About Us

Welcome. Whether this is your first interaction with Emory University, or your millionth, we extend a warm welcome and offer our pledge to make your time with us—online, or at one of our signature events—enjoyable, memorable, and worthy of this destination university.

Our mission is to define and continually refine the presidential standard of hospitality at Emory, and to extend that standard to all Emory events through educational opportunities, event-planning resources, and creative collaborations with Emory faculty, staff, and student event planners.

History

The Office of University Events was founded in 2005 as part of the Operations division of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR). While a part of DAR, from 2005 to 2009, the University Events office produced over 400 events including several signature events. During that same period, the office received several awards and recognitions and has helped to set a standard of excellence for events produced at Emory. The University Events office has also been housed in the Office of the Vice President and Secretary, the Office of the President, and the Office of the Executive Vice President for Business Administration.

Emory Events

In 2022 University Events returned to the development office, now the Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement, joining the Advancement and Alumni Engagement Events team to become Emory Events.