Founders Week, a midwinter academic festival, provides a stepping stone between the annual academic celebrations of Opening Convocation and Commencement, and celebrates the role of the university in promoting inquiry and intellectual life. The week-long series of events commemorates the first meeting of the Emory board of trustees following the college’s founding in 1836. Events are free and open to the public.
The celebration, which includes academic, social and cultural events, commemorates the first meeting of the board of trustees on Feb. 6, 1837 following the founding of Emory College.
Highlights of the week’s activities include:
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Annual Bach Bowl, at 4 pm in the Schwartz Center. Concertos for three and four keyboards performed by Timothy and Tamara Albrecht, William and Keiko Ransom, and the Vega String Quartet. No admission charge.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Faculty Author Panel Discussion: “Passion, Purpose and Page: Writerly Advice from Emory Authors,” at 3 p.m. in the Emory Bookstore, first floor, followed by a traditional Feast of Words Celebration, (Emory Bookstore, second floor), which recognizes books written or edited by Emory faculty in 2012 hosted by the Academic Exchange and Center for Faculty Development and Excellence and co-sponsored by the AJC/Decatur Book Festival.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
18th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture: “Fragile X Syndrome: Completing the Circle from Basic Science to Therapeutic Intervention.” 4 p.m., Winship Ballroom, DUC. Stephen Warren, William Patterson Timmie professor of human genetics, Charles Howard Candler chair in human genetics, chief of the Section of Human Genetics, Emory Clinic and professor of biochemistry and pediatrics, will speak. Warren has earned acclaim for his research on Fragile X Syndrome. A reception follows with presentation of faculty awards, including the Albert Levy Award for scientific research, a new Innovative Teaching Award, and recognition of faculty awards presented this past fall.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Wonderful Wednesday Celebration/Founders Day, 1 -- 5 pm. Festivities are planned at Asbury Circle between Cox Hall and Dobbs University Center. Yard signs will also be posted around campus to highlight key moments of Emory’s history. A TEDxEmory talk at 5 pm will feature Gary Hauk, vice president and deputy to the president and historian of Emory.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Opening Reception and Artist Talk, 5:30 pm, in the Visual Arts Center. Berlin-based artist Liane Birnberg will present new work in visual conversation with her long-time friend, Atlanta-based artist Katherine Mitchell. Birnberg’s work will be presented at the Visual Arts Gallery on Emory's main campus, and Mitchell‘s work will be presented concurrently at the Catherine Hunt Gallery of Candler Hall at Emory's Oxford College. No admission charge.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Emory Annual Jazz Fest: Big Band Night, 8 pm, in the Schwartz Center. Saxophonist Victor Goines plays with the Emory Big Band and the Emory University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Richard Prior, in a premiere of original work by Gary Motley in celebration of the Schwartz Center’s tenth anniversary. No admission charge.