Students in Chris Sims's "Farmworkers in NC: Roots of Poverty, Roots of Change" course and students from the Levante Leadership Institute Program of Student Action with Farmworkers joined thousands to march in the HKonJ People's Assembly held on February 13. The Historic Thousands on Jones St. (HKonJ) People's Assembly Coalition was formed under the leadership of Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and the North Carolina NAACP. It has grown to include over 150 coalition partners. Each year this fusion movement comes together on… read more about Doc Studies 332S Takes to the Streets »
Dane Emmerling led our workshop, Mindfulness as a Tool for Reflection in Service-Learning. Workshop participants experienced a lively discussion around Opening up Service-Learning Reflection by Turning Inward, Trae Stewart's essay that argues that reflection traditionally practiced in service-learning asks students to focus on the past for insights about the future, skipping over present thoughts and feelings. Read the article about mindfulness and its possible uses in service-learning and community-engaged experiences. read more about Mindfulness as a Tool for Reflection in Service-Learning »
Students from the Economics class "Selected Topics in Economics: Social Inequalities and Low-Wage Work" created this poster for Job Tank, a workforce development event presented by the Durham Economic Resource Center (DERC) Job Club. Michelle Haubold designed the poster. read more about Job Tank from ECON 390 »
There is now a "Persians in Triangle" page on the Languages in Durham website! Check it out here. The Persian students at Duke University want you to learn about the stories of Iranians living in the RTP area. They invite you to visit the site and explore the various materials presented, including videos, photos, and English-language reports! read more about New Website! »
Students in Bruce Orenstein’s fall 2015 course Video for Social Change captured the stories of men and women struggling to cope in today’s low-wage service economy. Challenged to think critically about how this socioeconomic structure has arisen, students placed a human face on one of the defining issues of our time and learned the skills to direct and produce original short-form videos that bring attention to it. TRYING TO GET BY: [Not] Making Ends Meet In Our Low-wage Economy… read more about Video for Social Change »
A Service-Learning course, Issues in Global Displacement: Voix Francophones class (French 325), explored the stories of refugees making their way to Durham in an exhibit at the Durham History Hub called "Resettlement Journeys: Central Africa to Durham" in November. Students in the class based the exhibit on their conversations with families they have been meeting with this semester who are refugees from Central African Republic and Republic of the Congo. Several of the African refugees and their children attended the event… read more about Issues in Global Displacement »
Students in the Duke S-L class Capturing Transience: Documentary Photography and the Digital Age, taught by Susie Post-Rust, spent the semester photographing at Club Boulevard Humanities Magnet. As a public magnet, Club attracts students from all over Durham with from a diverse array of backgrounds. The Duke students each chose a topic and turned their topic (some were students, some were faculty, some were programs at the school) and turned their photographs into a story, which together document a very vibrant… read more about Capturing Club »
Duke Chemistry Outreach took their show on the road again - this time to the Nasher Museum. People of all ages had the opportunity to perform four hands-on activities (Milk Art, Ink Pen Chromatography, Calcium Alginate Pearls, & Acid-Base Indicators and Dry Ice) in the "Messy" Class Room at the Nasher. DCO also performed two stage shows demonstrating the variety of ways that color was related to chemistry. read more about Duke Chemistry Outreach Visits the Nasher »
Professor Kevin Caves teaches this dynamic biomedical engineering course in which students apply engineering skills to real-life situations. In groups of three or four, students design and build custom devices to aid an individual with a disability. Health care professionals in the community partner with the students to supervise the development of projects for individual clients who vary from about 4 to 80 years of age. The service experience is integrally related to the academic subject matter of this course, allowing… read more about Devices for People with Disabilities »
Professor Charlotte Clark and three students from her Theory & Practice of Sustainability class went to a Duke football game for some recycling and composting, with a goal of having Duke be the first ACC team to achieve a waste-free football game! Go Duke - bleed blue but live green! read more about Bleed Blue but Live Green! »
There are 35 million refugees and internally displaced persons in the world. Students in Profesor Suzanne Shanahan's Refugees, Rights and Resettlement class grapple with the ethical challenges posed by humanitarian intervention on behalf of refugees and the often unintended consequences of such policies, and they examine case studies to determine how different models for dealing with refugee resettlement affect the life chances of refugees. But they also have some fun as they work with refugees from Bhutan, Burma and Iraq… read more about Refugees, Rights and Resettlement Activities »
Students in the class, Computer Science: Delivering software: from concept to client, designed software for real clients such as Duke Hospital and the NC Maritime Museum, and they developed programs including a CPR app and Tiny Tastes to encourage a healthy diet in sick children. Along the way, in addition to learning new technical skills, the students had to learn teamwork, social entrepreneurship and people skills to satisfy their clients. read more about Computer Science Class Learns More Than Software »
GANO (Gente Aprendiendo para Nuevas Oportunidades, a student-run volunteer program at Duke offering free English as a Second Language tutoring to Hispanic adults in Durham) had a potluck last week and clearly enjoyed the fellowship! read more about GANO Hosts Potluck »
The Issues in Global Displacement class hosted the Central African community event October 18th, which brought together member associations, refugees community partners, and students to enjoy the beautiful fall day. They painted pumpkins, played soccer, and shared food together with friends aged 5-65. read more about Central African Community Event »
The Service-Learning Program is happy to announce the 2015 Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Award winners. The Awards recognize graduating seniors, one faculty member and one community partner for their outstanding commitment to the ideals of service-learning. Betty Johnson has partnered with Duke for many, many years. In her 19 years since beginning the Crest Street Tutorial Project, she has helped teach not only generations of Durham school children, but generations of Duke students as well. Ms. Betty facilitates… read more about Betty Johnson of Crest Street Tutorial Project Wins 2015 Alden Award »
The Service-Learning Program is happy to announce the 2015 Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Award winners. The Awards recognize graduating seniors, one faculty member and one community partner for their outstanding commitment to the ideals of service-learning. Professor Sims has built an enduring relationship with his partner, Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF). Students in the class "Farmworkers in NC" attend marches and rallies with SAF, work in collaboration to produce documentary work, and try to truly… read more about Sims Wins 2015 Alden Faculty Award »
The Service-Learning Program is happy to announce the 2015 Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Award winners. The Awards recognize graduating seniors, one faculty member and one community partner for their outstanding commitment to the ideals of service-learning. Two students won 2015 Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Awards. Trish Ike: Trish has spent much of her time at Duke championing and leading reflection. Her academic involvement with service-learning was largely related to Dr. Deborah Gold;… read more about Rajak and Ike Win 2015 Alden Awards »
In the Dance and Theater class “Performance and Social Change,” Duke students learn about theater techniques while telling the stories of the women at the Durham Crisis Response Center. For their final performance, the classes invited the community to join in their interactive theatrical event. read more about Dance Performance Explores Community Stories »
Students in DOCST 347S Civil/Human Rights Activism in Durham: In the Spirit of Pauli Murray spent a day staging events around Duke and Durham focusing on feminism and other gender issues. Highlights were living sculptures and the trivia game "Feminist Feud!" Students also created and distributed postcards with information about gender issues that exist in the community. read more about "Kaleidoscope: Gender Still Matters" Day Brings Equality in the Spotlight »
INJAZ, a group associated with Service-Learning's Community Based Language Initiative, consists of students in third and fourth-year Arabic courses who work with recently-arrived refugess in a cultural and language exchange experience. The group hosted a dinner for Sudanese and Iraqi refugees featuring musical performances and locally-made food. The night gave students and community members a chance for interaction, language practice, and cultural exchanges. read more about INJAZ Hosts Gathering for Arabic Speaking Refugees »