Working@duke - February, 2008

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The Wilson Recreation Center has a new 32-foot tall climbing wall that will put the burn back in your workouts this year.

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THE $100 MILLION QUESTION

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SUSTAINABLE DUKE Duke pledges to become climate neutral over time. How will the university reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

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Members of Duke’s class of 1970, above, included a dozen students who later became Duke faculty and staff members.

N E A R LY 2 , 0 0 0 D U K E A LU M N I W O R K AT D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y A N D H E A LT H SYS T E M esearch scientist Rebecca Buckley, basketball coach Johnny Dawkins From the university’s desegregation in 1961-63 to the merger of and police officer Adam Berg spend their work days in different the Woman’s College with Trinity College for Men in 1972, the campus ways, but they share something in common – they’re all Duke culture has blossomed with the increase of female, minority and graduates and current employees. international students, staff and faculty. Many grads played hands-on And they’re not alone. roles in helping Duke mature into a national research university, medical Nearly 2,000 people who received their leader and athletic powerhouse. undergraduate degrees at Duke work at Duke. Like Grads have witnessed a stark change in the physical many other Duke grads, they share a love for Duke appearance of the campus, too. About 50 buildings and connection with the university that extends dotted the 5,200-acre campus in 1950; today’s campus You think, beyond cap and gown. includes 220 buildings and 8,610 acres. ‘Oh, I’ll stay “There’s always that overriding sense of doing “I enjoyed being on this campus so much that I something worthwhile when you work at Duke, didn’t want to leave,” said Lauren Braun, who joined for a year or two,’ and then whether in academics, science or medicine,” said Duke’s Focus Program as an administrative assistant all of a sudden, Sterly Wilder, a 1983 Duke graduate and director of after graduating from Duke in May 2007. “Working Alumni Affairs. “You think, ‘Oh, I’ll stay for a year here keeps my intellectual curiosity alive. There are so boom! You’re or two,’ and then all of a sudden, boom! You’re many opportunities to meet amazing people and learn here, and you here, and you have a life; your friends are here.” from them.” Along with loyalty to their alma mater, many Alma Jones, director of financial and payroll have a life; graduates stay or return because of Duke’s services for Student Affairs and a member of the intellectual atmosphere, commitment to excellence Class of 1969, was lured back to campus 25 years your friends and family-friendly benefits. after graduating. are here.” Inside Working@Duke, you’ll read about seven “I never really thought I would come back here, — Sterly Wilder alumni employees who are dedicated to Duke. but I’m glad I did,” she said. “Duke has good benefits, 1983 Duke graduate There’s Murray Brandt, Class of 1944. He’s a golf especially the tuition reimbursement for children.” and director of Alumni Affairs shop assistant and avid Blue Devils fan. There’s Duke’s benefits also attracted Cassandra Jones, Dr. Brenda Armstrong, a physician whose ongoing information technology analyst at Duke Clinical commitment to diversity started when she was a Research Institute. She graduated in 1990. student activist in the 1960s. And there’s music “I worked in the corporate world for nine years, but I professor Anthony Kelley, who traveled the globe before being decided to come to Duke after I had children because Duke offers a lot for drawn back to Duke. families, and the pace is more relaxed and not driven by the bottom line,” Although their reasons for staying are eclectic, alumni who work she said. “A lot of alumni seem to return for the same reasons. Not only is at Duke share a similar past. They’ve watched Duke grow – culturally Duke a fantastic place to go to school, but it’s also a great place to work.” and physically.

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AHEAD @ DUKE FEBRUARY 5 : : Helen Thomas, former White House bureau chief, discusses her life, breaking through barriers for women reporters while covering every presidency since John F. Kennedy, 7 p.m., Reynolds Theater. FEBRUARY 7 : : “Tea with Trailblazers;” African- American trailblazers Dr. Brenda Armstrong, Dr. Joanne Peebles Wilson and Dr. Thelma Brown, share their stories of “trailblazing experiences” at Duke, 2 p.m., Duke Medical Center Library. FEBRUARY 24 : : Froshlife, the 6th annual digital movie festival; first-year Duke students produce stories about their first year at Duke, 8 p.m., Richard White Lecture Hall.

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Discount tickets available for Harlem Globetrotters

Volunteers from Duke Law School will prepare tax returns for Duke employees free of charge. To be eligible for the Volunteer Income Tax Service, known as VITA, employees must earn less than $30,000 annually. Among the locations, Duke Law students, faculty and staff will be at the Duke University Federal Credit Union, 2200 West Main St. Appointments can be scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, 15, 22 and 29, and on April 4. To make an appointment at the credit union, clients must visit the Erwin Square Plaza branch. For additional information and other Durham locations, visit www.law.duke.edu/student/act/vita/index or call (919) 613-8526.

The The Harlem Globetrotters – a famous basketball team known for complicated and entertaining moves – will be at the RBC Center as part of their Magic as Ever 2008 World Tour. Duke faculty and staff can save $7 per ticket to the 2 p.m. March 2 show. Groups are invited to enter the doors early to attend a pre-game session of Globetrotter University at 12:30 p.m. Seating is limited; tickets must be ordered by Feb. 15. Download the ticket form at http://hrwebdev.oit.duke.edu/discounts/printables/globetrotters2008.pdf.

Nominations underway for Presidential Award Nominations for the 2007 Presidential Award are being accepted through Feb. 22. The award recognizes a faculty or staff member who has made distinctive contributions to Duke University and Health System in the past year. The Presidential Award and up to five Meritorious Service Awards will be selected from each of the job categories. The Presidential Award recipient receives a Presidential Medallion and $1,000. Meritorious Service Award winners receive an award box containing an etched frame with certificate and an engraved pen as well as $100. All winners are recognized by President Richard H. Brodhead during a luncheon. Call (919) 684-9040 or visit www.hr.duke.edu/recognition/ presidential.html for nomination forms.

Coming Soon: New self-service Web site Later this month, all faculty and staff will have direct online access to view and update personal information at Duke through Duke@Work, a new self-service Web site. The site will offer flexibility and convenience to view pay statements online, sign up to discontinue paper pay statements, update home and work addresses, set up or change bank accounts for direct deposit, and review benefit selections and retirement plan balances. Eventually, the Web site will be the onestop-shop location to allow faculty and staff to enroll in benefits, renew parking permits, and access retirement accounts and tools. Michelle Nunalee, a postdoctoral associate in Biomedical Engineering, won an iPod in the contest to name the site from more than 1,200 entries last fall. Beginning Feb. 18, the secure site – www.work.duke.edu – will be accessible to all faculty and staff using NetID and password

For more events, check the university’s online calendar at http://calendar.duke.edu

Duke’s annual economic impact on Durham $3.4 billion Duke University has a $3.4 billion annual economic impact on the city and county of Durham, according to a study of Duke’s influence on the local economy. The latest figures, which cover fiscal year 2006-07, are up from $3.2 billion determined by a study two years ago, and are 62 percent higher than the economic impact of $1.9 billion when the first such study was conducted 10 years ago. The largest portion of Duke’s economic impact is employmentrelated. As the county’s top employer, the university employed 19,755 Durham residents, with salaries and benefits totaling $931 million. About half of Duke employees are Durham residents. Duke’s Office of Public Affairs, with help from such local organizations as the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce and the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau, performed the analysis, which takes place every two years. Read the economic impact report at www.community.duke.edu

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Take it to the extreme – hit the wall for a good workout ichard Hain has been a rock climber since the early 1970s. With a dearth of rocks to climb in the Triangle, he trains on indoor walls. While there are several indoor facilities in and around Durham, he’s had the option since mid-September of using a new one on Duke’s campus. Nestled in a corner of Wilson Recreation Center stands a climbing wall with nearly 30 different routes, ranging from beginner to expert, to the top of the three-story structure. “I use the indoor wall for training,” said Hain, a Duke math professor who visits the climbing wall once or twice a week. “Climbing on anything is fun.” The 32-foot tall climbing wall opened in September and is available to anyone at Duke who has a Wilson membership. All climbers must first take a belay certification course before using the wall. The $25 fee includes the belay certification, access to the wall and all other climbing necessities. The one-hour class is currently offered two days a week. All other climbing necessities are available at the wall, free of charge.

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The 32-foot tall climbing wall in Wilson Rec Center opened in September and is available to anyone at Duke who has a Wilson membership.

“The classes have been filled since virtually the moment I put out the sign-up sheets,” said Jan Hackett, who oversees the wall. So far, Hackett said the wall has been immensely popular among students. In an effort to introduce more faculty and staff, Hackett said it could be used by various university departments for team-building exercises. “It’s pretty personal to be standing on the other end and holding somebody up on the wall,” Hackett said. “If you let them fall, they’re going to be not real happy.” The wall can accommodate as many as 22 people at a time. Because of the belay technique necessary to safely climb, one person scales the wall, while one person guides them with the rope from the ground and acts as their safety net. “One of the things we talk about is getting faculty, staff and students doing something together,” said Lee Tucker, director of Wilson Recreation Center. “It takes two people to climb. It doesn’t matter who’s holding the rope and who’s climbing. It’s a bonding thing.” While students are mostly using the wall now, Hain, the math professor, would like to see it turn into a gathering place for the entire Duke community. “My hope is that in the near future, it’s a place where there are undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff who climb, and they all interact,” Hain said. “That’s the goal.” — By Tim Candon Working@Duke Correspondent

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What to do with $100 million? DUKE DEANS ANTE UP IN DIALOGUES n terms of solving the world’s problems, $100 million isn’t all that much. But Duke’s deans of the sacred and secular worlds agree – its power can be leveraged as seed money. “A hundred million dollars can disappear very quickly,” Divinity School Dean Greg Jones told the audience in December during a Deans’ Dialogue conversation. “But it can do an extraordinary amount to build capacity that gets multiplied several times over.” Duke Chapel Dean Sam Wells began the conversation series in 2006, inviting deans of various Duke divisions for one-on-one discussions, asking, “Is it possible to do any good?” In the 2007-08 series, Wells is asking, “What would you do with $100 million?” “Duke Chapel has a unique role in encouraging discussion about matters of common concern and in enabling dialogue to occur around the deeper issues that shape our character, lives and world,” Wells said. The discussions, which are free and open to the public, resume Feb. 19 with Nicholas School Dean William L. Chameides. Past conversations with Wells have included Duke’s Fuqua School of Business Dean Blair Sheppard; Kristina Johnson, former dean of Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering; and Sandy Williams, former dean of Duke’s School of Medicine. “Deans are top scholars, but they can also take an idea and pragmatically put it into action,” said Gaston Warner, Duke Chapel’s director of university and community relations. For instance, Sheppard, dean of the business school, said $100 million alone will not eradicate a major problem. In his conversation in October, he said the sum “can be enough to start helping people build their own capacity for solving their problems.” Sheppard said that approach oriented him toward teaching. “I realized I could educate 450 MBAs to go out and solve lots of problems,” Sheppard noted. In his conversation in December, Jones, the divinity school dean, said the school prepares leaders of the church. He referred to the saying: “give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.” “We are in the business of teaching people to fish,” Jones said. “With $100 million, I’d change the nature of the fishing industry. I’d develop the capacity of organizations, especially religious ones, to develop leadership in service to God.” The dialogues draw students, faculty, staff and community members. Judith Hays, associate professor in Duke’s School of Nursing, said the conversations spark provocative discussion at home. “The talks do spill over into our lives,” she said, “if we give ourselves time to consider what our own values are and how we are putting them into play.”

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Grants offered for ethical reflection, deliberation and dialogue at Duke he timing couldn’t have been better for Bonnie McManus, who was searching for funding to make a course on Latino identity in local and global communities a reality. “We knew we had a good course and good faculty support; we just needed financial support as well,” said McManus, senior program coordinator for Duke’s Spanish Service-Learning, a unit within the Spanish Language Program in the Department of Romance Studies. McManus found the funding through Duke’s Kenan Institute for Ethics Campus Grant Program. With the $250 grant, her department was able to offer Latino/a Voices in Duke, Durham, and Beyond, one of nine projects awarded a Spring 2007 Campus Grant from the Institute. “This course gives students a specific opportunity to engage in ethical discussions about immigration and identity, both in the classroom and through service-learning experiences beyond the classroom,” McManus said. The Kenan Institute for Ethics Campus Grants program offers up to $500 to Duke students, faculty and staff to support initiatives that promote ethical reflection, deliberation and dialogue at Duke. Since the program’s inception in 1999, the Institute has awarded more than $42,000 for projects at Duke. Applications for grants are considered twice a year; the next deadline is Feb. 15. Students in Latino/a Voices in Duke, Durham, and Beyond, worked closely with El Centro Hispano, a downtown Durham-based organization dedicated to strengthening the Latino community and improving the

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quality of life of its residents. Students conducted interviews, attended meetings and created a publication celebrating El Centro Hispano’s 15 years of community service. El Centro will use the publication to garner support for current and future programs. Ada Gregory, one of the Institute’s assistant directors, said the course was a natural fit for a grant. “The goal of the Campus Grants program is to allow members of the Duke community to embrace and promote ethics on campus, and this project did that in an interesting and relevant way,” she said. The grants provide support for speakers, workshops, meetings, curriculum development, publications, organizational collaborations, and other activities. The Kenan Institute for Ethics welcomes diverse perspectives and submissions from organizations and individuals in all areas of the University and Health System. — By Aimee Rodriguez Communications & Advancement Specialist Duke’s Kenan Institute for Ethics

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Duke Chapel Dean Sam Wells, left, asks Divinity School Dean Greg Jones what he would do with $100 million.

The talks do spill over into our lives if we give ourselves time to consider what our own values are and how we are putting them into play.” — Judith Hays Duke’s School of Nursing

Bonnie McManus, right, senior program coordinator for Duke’s Spanish ServiceLearning, received funding for a class through Duke’s Kenan Institute.

How To Apply Visit www.dukeethics.org for an application. Submissions are accepted twice a year – submit by Feb. 15 and Oct. 1.

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Murray Brandt, a graduate of Duke’s class of 1944, is one of the

oldest “fixtures” at Duke University Golf Club. But unlike many of his retired classmates, Brandt isn’t playing golf. He’s balancing the books. “I started working at Duke 25 years ago after retiring from my other career,” said Brandt, 85, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. “Duke offers great benefits, and you can’t beat this for an office,” he added, pointing to the 120-acre golf course behind Washington Duke Inn. Golf shop assistant Murray Brandt, an avid Brandt’s sports enthusiasm Blue Devils fan, met his wife, Henrietta, at Duke in the 1940s. sealed his longtime relationship with Duke. He’s a founding member of the Duke University Golf Club and Blue Devil Club, and Iron Dukes charter member. When Coach Vic Bubas arrived on campus in 1960, he recruited Brandt and other Blue Devil fans to boost basketball game attendance. “A group of us got together at the gym one evening, and we started calling every person in the Durham phone book, asking them to buy basketball tickets,” Brandt said. “Everyone started talking up the games, turning it into a social event people didn’t want to miss.” After graduating, Brandt operated The Fashion, a family-owned apparel store in downtown Durham for 30 years before returning to Duke. “When I went to Duke, everyone really dressed up on campus, which was a good thing,” he said. “That might have helped me when I first met my wife, Henrietta.”

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During 50 years of treating children with immune disorders at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Rebecca Buckley has witnessed many lifesaving miracles based on her research. “It’s always a wonderful feeling when research translates into real-life changes,” said Buckley, a 1954 Duke undergraduate and director of Duke’s Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) Center of Excellence for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases. Among her accomplishments, Buckley is respected internationally for pioneering the use of T-celldepleted bone

Dr. Rebecca Buckley pioneered treatments for primary immunodeficiency diseases at Duke in the ‘50s.

marrow transplants to treat infants with genetic conditions, such as severe combined immune deficiency (SCID), also known as “bubble boy disease.” “Since 1982, we’ve treated 159 children with SCID, and we’re currently following more than 124 survivors, which is heartwarming because most of

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those people would have died before the age of one without these transplants,” she said. “The oldest survivor is almost 26 now, and she’s in grad school, and the second oldest just entered medical school.” In addition to overseeing the center, Buckley, 74, also lectures around the globe, cares for patients in Duke clinics and works long hours in her Edwin L. Jones Building lab on Research Drive. When she’s not working, Buckley watches Duke basketball games and travels. She recently visited Egypt. “I don’t plan on retiring yet,” Buckley said. “I’ve still got more research I want to do, and I don’t think you could find a better place to do research than at Duke.”

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Over four decades, Catherine Craver’s relationship with Duke has come full circle. When she graduated from Duke in 1967, Craver was treasurer of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Today, as a Duke employee, she is still involved with the sorority. She has served six years as an advisor, attending meetings and offering guidance on philanthropic projects, among other activities.

Sorority advisor Catherine Craver’s connection with Greek Life at Duke originated in the ‘60s.

“Mentoring young people is rewarding because they’re so vibrant and their enthusiasm is contagious,” said Craver, 62. “It’s important for students to know there are adults who truly care about them. I consider mentoring a very important part of our life’s work.” Craver, now assistant director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center, said staying connected to young people, Duke’s sense of community and the intellectual campus atmosphere are among reasons she joined Duke in 1994 after moving to Durham from Winston-Salem. Craver is an avid reader and pianist who enjoys spending time with her 10 grandchildren. Her latest reads include a 900-page biography of Winston Churchill. Duke plays a vital role in Craver’s family. She met her husband at Duke. And two of her four children graduated from Duke. “I’ve been a Duke student, a parent, an alumna, a patient, an employee and a fan,” she said. “We’re definitely a Duke family.”

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Promoting diversity is a passion for Dr. Brenda Armstrong. As director of admissions for Duke’s School of Medicine, Armstrong helps Duke lure the nation’s brightest students, including under-represented minorities. Nearly half of Duke’s current medical students are women, and 45 percent are ethnic minorities. “I enjoy helping spread the word that Durham – and the South in general – is a great place to live, go to school and work,” said Armstrong, a practicing pediatric cardiologist. “My mother always encouraged me to dream without boundaries, and that’s a message I share with young students.” Armstrong’s dedication to diversity began as a Duke undergrad in the ‘60s. She was among Duke’s first black students and president of Duke’s Afro-American Society, which staged a sit-in inside the Allen Building in 1969. The sit-in resulted in policies that encouraged recruiting more black students and faculty. “We went into the Allen Building with very innocent intentions,” she said. “Some of that innocence was gone when it was over, but it was a test

Dr. Brenda Armstrong’s passion for promoting diversity developed at Duke as a student in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

of what my parents had told me about doing the right thing.” Armstrong, who graduated from Duke in 1970, has three sons and is a youth group leader, church organist and community volunteer for the Durham Striders Track Club. She returned to Duke in 1975. “I always knew in my heart that I would eventually come back to Duke.”

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Associate head basketball coach Johnny Dawkins considers the Blue Devil players part of his extended family. He takes pride in watching them excel on and off the court. “I remember what it was like when I was a young player and can relate to many of the things they’re going through,” said Dawkins, who graduated from Duke in 1986. “I know what it’s like to be studying for finals when you’re on the road to a game or missing your family while you’re at school.” During his undergrad years at Duke, Dawkins, 44, was a political science major, a two-time All-American guard and the leading scorer in Blue Devils’ history with 2,556 career points. He held that record until J.J. Reddick surpassed it in 2006. Before joining Duke’s coaching staff in 1997,

one of the top Blue Devils on the court in the ‘80s. Dawkins played with the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons. He was also a Duke radio network analyst. “To have an opportunity to come back to Duke as a coach felt amazing,” he said. “Duke has taken me to some great places – as a student and coach.” Dawkins is beloved by many players and Cameron Crazies, but his most dedicated fans are his wife, Tracy, and their children, Aubrey, Jillian, Blair and Sean. “Whether I’m with my children at home or the players at Duke,” Dawkins said, “I’m doing what I love to do, so it doesn’t feel like work at all.” Associate head basketball coach Johnny Dawkins was

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Music professor Anthony Kelley’s original compositions have been performed by symphony orchestras in Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, San Antonio and Richmond, as well as Carnegie Hall in New York City. Since graduating from Duke in 1991, Kelley has worked from Virginia to California, but he always considered Durham and Duke home. “I’m proud to say that I’m just a guy who loves Durham,” said Kelley, 42, an award-winning composer who joined Duke’s music

department in 2000 after three years with the Richmond (Va.) Symphony. “The arts scene in Durham and at Duke is very vibrant, which is one of the reasons I came back.” Duke’s “nurturing atmosphere for artists” serves as a creative incubator, said Kelley, whose musical scores are on film soundtracks for Conjuring Bearden (Waters/Whiteside, 2006) and The Doll (James, 2007). After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Duke, Kelley received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. He plays piano, tuba and trombone. “But mostly, as a composer, I play the Human Imagination.”

Music professor Anthony Kelley’s creative spark was ignited at Duke in the ‘80s and ‘90s.

A member of Duke’s faculty-in-residence program, Kelley often hosts impromptu jam sessions with students in his apartment on East Campus. “In many ways, I’m even more connected – emotionally and physically – to the campus now than I was as a student,” he said. “After living around the world, I realize that Duke truly is a great place for creative people.”

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Duke police officer Adam Berg considers Duke his second home. “When I was a student, I was very involved on campus and developed a strong attachment to the Duke community,” said Berg, 29, who joined the Duke University Police Department in 2001, a year after receiving a political science degree at Duke. “I’ve met great people here. I guess that’s why I feel protective of the Duke community and why I’ve stayed.” As an undergraduate, Berg volunteered as an emergency medical technician with Duke Emergency Medical Services and worked part-time with Durham County EMS. He also served four years on Duke Student Government, including the organization’s attorney general. Those experiences prompted Berg to pursue a law enforcement career. Officer Adam Berg attributes his While working at loyalty to Duke to his student Duke, Berg attended involvement in 1996-2000. law school at UNCChapel Hill. He graduated in May 2007 and passed the bar exam. Berg said the most challenging police calls involve car wrecks and incidents with injuries. “When a person winds up in the hospital emergency room, there are so many emotions involved for everyone, especially the family,” he said. Berg assists the Duke community in many ways, from helping community members who have locked their keys inside their car to providing security at athletic events. “One of the things that makes Duke unique is that you’re dealing with a diverse population, people of all ages and backgrounds,” he said. “That’s what keeps my job interesting.” — By Missy Baxter Senior Writer, Office of Communication Services

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Lifestyle makeover winners begin eat wise, exercise program IVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s employee health promotion program, is sponsoring Eat Wise and Exercise, a 10-week initiative encouraging healthy diet and exercise. LIVE FOR LIFE received more than 50 essays for a lifestyle makeover. Individual and group winners were selected in December, and the program began Jan. 14. Winners receive personal consultations with nutritionists and fitness trainers, as well as other incentives. Read about the winners’ progress online.

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Individual lifestyle makeover winner Craig Galunas Nurse Clinician, Clinical Cardiology, Medical Center 2 years at Duke

As a registered nurse, Craig Galunas knows better than to let his health slide. Ironically, his diet and exercise became a low priority when he enrolled in nursing school in 2003. “I promised to get back in shape after finishing school,” Galunas said. “I graduated in 2005. When I entered the makeover contest, I was the heaviest I’ve ever been – 250 pounds.” Despite a fairly healthy diet, his blood pressure Craig Galunas and cholesterol were mildly elevated, and he suffered from fatigue and knee pain. Galunas had knee surgery in December 2006 when he was a cardiology floor nurse, but he didn’t completely recover because he didn’t follow doctor prescribed exercises. After surgery, his weakened leg couldn’t take 12-hour shifts, so he began working in the diagnostic unit. “I really enjoyed floor nursing and would love to get back to that,” Galunas said. “I need to build the muscles in my leg first. I thought having a trainer would be a big help, so I entered the makeover contest.”

Group lifestyle makeover winner School of Nursing Co-captains: Catherine Taylor and Debra Mattice Group members: 14

Catherine Taylor and Debra Mattice know they should eat right and exercise. “We just needed something to get us going,” said Mattice, director of academic support operations at the School of Nursing. Mattice and Taylor, manager of clinical placements, got 12 co-workers together and entered the group lifestyle makeover contest. They thought participating in Eat Wise and Exercise would help build camaraderie, and encourage everyone to take care of themselves. “In general, nurses and staff at the School of Nursing take care of everyone else first,” Taylor said. “We need to learn to take care of ourselves.” One group member hopes to lose Pictured are, front row from bottom to top: 40 pounds, while others simply want to Program Coordinator Lynette Edgerton, HR/Payroll Specialist Selnatta Vereen, tone up. They are eager to learn how to Budget Financial Management Analyst Carolina Simpson, Staff Assistant Jennifer fit good nutrition into daily routines Higgins, Administrative Secretary Barbara Pellizzari, and Network Administrator John and resist unhealthy foods. Carbuccia. “Everyone in our group is From back row, bottom to top: Manager Clinical Placements Catherine Taylor, Staff committed to this,” Taylor said. “We’re Assistant Tina Moore, Data Manager Nina Hines, Graduate Placement Coordinator Izy going to support each other and make Obi, Assistant Professor Jane Bloodsure that no one fades into the Siegfried and Director of Academic Support Operations Debra Mattice. background.” Not pictured are Registrar Abbie McCaffity and IT & Administrative Support Specialist Kristy Chu.

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COMMIT TO A HEALTHIER YOU IN 2008 Visit www.hr.duke.edu/eatwise

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eather Webb believes good things come in small packages – like the type that include Duke’s new Health Care Reimbursement Card. “I said, ‘Hallelujah, it’s coming!’ when I found out that the card would be offered for 2008,” said Employees Covered by Heather Webb Webb, associate Employer Health Plans director in Duke’s The high enrollment in Duke’s health plan Office of Sponsored Programs. suggests that they are a better value than plans During Open Enrollment in available through a spouse or same-sex partner. October, Webb was one of 5,789 Duke 90% faculty and staff who signed up for a health care reimbursement account – an increase of 36 percent. The total amount contributed by faculty and staff to 60% Health Care Reimbursement Accounts for 2008 is more than $8 million. Benefits Director Lois Ann Green said the increase was the most significant change for 2008, and she attributes it in large part to the Health Care Card, which makes paying for eligible health care expenses more convenient. When an eligible purchase is made with the card, the Duke National average amount is automatically deducted from an Source: Human Resources employee’s Health Care Reimbursement Account. Eligible expenses include medically necessary dental, vision and doctors’ fees, prescriptions and some over-the-counter drugs.

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“Often, my health care expenses are one-time deals, so being able to swipe the card to pay for those things is a lot easier than filling out all the paper work that was previously necessary,” Webb said. Webb was also one of 9,271 faculty and staff who made changes to either health, dental, vision and/or reimbursement accounts during Open Enrollment. That’s up from 8,247 the previous year. Green said several factors could have impacted enrollment, including a larger workforce and enhanced communications. Duke’s health plans cover more than 51,000 faculty, staff and their family members, representing a new record for enrollment. Overall, Duke’s health care plans cover 90 percent of eligible faculty and staff; the national average is about 60 percent. “Many of our faculty and staff have a choice between Duke’s plans and those offered by an employer of a spouse or same-sex partner,” Green said. “The fact that 90 percent of eligible faculty and staff are enrolled in one of our plans is a good indication that we have better coverage and lower cost compared to other employers in the area.” Open Enrollment survey results back up that theory. Nearly 94 percent of those surveyed said they believe Duke’s health care plans provide coverage that meets their needs or the needs of their family. And 97 percent said health care and/or dependent care reimbursement accounts are valuable to them. Webb counts herself among them.

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Changing the campus climate Last summer, President Richard Brodhead signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. In doing so, Duke pledged to become climate neutral over time. Brodhead appointed a committee of students, faculty and staff to develop a plan to reach the ambitious goal of making Duke’s campus climate neutral. The committee is co-chaired by Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and Bill Chameides, dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment. Working@Duke sat down with Chameides to talk about issues facing the committee. What is the greenhouse gas problem?

ourselves. We have the opportunity to partner with Durham, the Triangle, the state and on up to do something far more significant in the way of transportation, and we should.

Greenhouse gases absorb a certain type of radiation in our atmosphere and act like a huge blanket that insulates the earth and keeps heat in. These gases stay in the What can people do to atmosphere for about 100 make a difference? years, so some of the We simply need to carbon dioxide emitted be smarter about how we into the atmosphere by the use energy. That involves first Model T is still in the lifestyle changes. Some of atmosphere today. The those are fairly trivial, like other thing that is really turning the lights off and Bill Chameides, dean of Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment. scary is it takes about 30 using less water. If every years for the full impact of home in the United States the emissions to be felt in changed out three regular light bulbs to compact the climate. Even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases fluorescent bulbs, it would be equivalent to taking three today, the earth would still warm up for another 30 years. million cars off the road. That’s significant. In the final analysis, however, I don’t believe the necessary changes will What would “climate neutral” look like at Duke? Being climate neutral means at some time in the future happen on a national scale until appropriate signals appear the university will be responsible for no net greenhouse gas in the marketplace. emissions. There are a variety of ways of doing that, such What needs to change nationally to reduce emissions? as cutting emissions by being more efficient to changing The federal government should put a cap on emissions the energy infrastructure for the campus so we are burning by some specified year and allow the marketplace to figure less or even no fossil fuels. Offsets can also help. We can, out the best way to meet it. Whoever figures out the best, for example, pay hog farmers in North Carolina to use cheapest way to supply the energy we need without technology that captures methane, a powerful greenhouse emitting too much CO2 will create the technology that gas and a by-product of the breakdown of manure. By paying the farmer to capture the methane before it escaped wins. Today, there is little incentive in the marketplace. We’re all putting out CO2 into the atmosphere for free, but to the atmosphere, Duke would own those negative there really is a cost. Coal is cheap, but the reason why coal greenhouse gas emissions or offsets, which could then be is so cheap is because no one is paying for all the CO2 that used to negate an equivalent amount of CO2 Duke put in is going into the atmosphere. Once you internalize the cost the atmosphere. of those emissions, coal is not so cheap, and other sources of energy, such as wind and solar power, begin to look a What are the key issues in making Duke a climate lot more attractive. neutral campus? I think the big issues will be power and steam How will Duke play a role in helping our country cut generation and transportation, which represent our largest sources of emissions. We purchase electricity from Duke emissions? Energy, which has a large number of coal-fired plants. So a The advantage we have at Duke is our culture of being lot depends on what happens nationally. If the U.S. passes interactive and interdisciplinary. For example, part of the legislation that requires energy companies to decrease their answer will be coming up with new technologies. That’s CO2 emissions, it will help us meet our goal because we primarily an engineering challenge, and we’ve got great assume responsibility for the emissions that Duke Energy folks at Pratt who can help do that. But if you don’t have a emits to generate power on our behalf. good business model, the technology won’t be adopted in Coal is also the fuel used in Duke’s steam plant to heat the marketplace. We’ve got people in Fuqua School of buildings on campus. One of the things we are considering Business thinking about that. You also need good policies is to co-fire the steam plant using biomass, which would to provide the incentives for making new technologies cut fossil fuel emissions significantly. attractive. We’re working in the Nicholas Institute and the I think the transportation sector is especially challenging Sanford Institute of Public Policy to make that happen. because of the lack of alternatives in this area. If we want — By Paul Grantham to address the transportation issue, we really can’t do it by Assistant Vice President, Office of Communication Services

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With the water treatment system, we’re doing things like making sure that every part of the closed loop and condenser systems are working their best and that there are no leaks. We’ve also made some other changes such as running the conductivity higher by adding solids like scale buildup to the water, which reduces the amount of water we use.”

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John Davis HVAC & Refrigerant Systems Senior Mechanic, Facilities Management Department 21 years at Duke

There are only four people in our office, and we’re all very concerned about the drought and want to do everything possible to save water. One thing I’ve done is to report a leak that I noticed in a sink inside the ladies restroom near Reynolds Theater. I also e-mailed a suggestion to disconnect the auto flush mechanisms on the toilets in the Bryan Center.”

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Megan Stein Marketing and Programs Assistant, Duke Performances 8 months at Duke

To cut back on dishwashing, we’ve switched to paper plates at East Campus Marketplace, and we’re making sure the dishwashers are entirely full before we run them. Also, we used to thaw food under running water but now we take it out of the freezer a day ahead and let it thaw in the refrigerator.”

Jermall McRae Cook, Duke Dining 12 years at Duke — By Missy Baxter Senior Writer, Office of Communication Services

Tech talk Something wiki this way comes

Share files across the building, across campus or across the globe. Keep track of tasks and manage projects. To do these and a lot more, Duke students, faculty and staff should consider a wiki – a DukeWiki. Starting this fall, Duke OIT began offering a wiki specifically designed for the Duke community. A wiki is a collaborative Web space in which members can freely create and edit content using any Web browser. Unlike traditional Web pages, which only the owner can change, wikis enable timely, group-driven collaboration – any member of a group that has wiki space can add to or change that group’s content. So far, more than 80 groups have set up sites, allowing nearly 300 users to easily share information and collaborate online with no training, no software to download and no special skills required. The Web-based wiki technology allows users to build secure team sites, project management sites, collaboration sites and more – with ease. Wiki spaces are great for workgroups or other communities that want to share and jointly modify documents like project notes, meeting minutes and lists. Individual space “owners” control their portion of the wiki site and grant access via Duke NetIDs. You can restrict viewing to certain Duke affiliates or make spaces publicly available for browsing on the Web. Even if they’re made public, however, DukeWiki pages can be edited only by those Duke affiliates whom the owners allow to edit the space, not the general public. More details at www.wiki.duke.edu, where you’ll find the DukeWiki Help space, an online guide to using DukeWiki.

Digital tools for Duke

To help meet Duke's Web and other digital needs, OIT has launched Blackwell Interactive. Its mission is to help parts of Duke that don’t have time or resources to build and maintain their own digital services and media – whose efforts go into using digital media rather than building them. “Blackwell will be a part of Duke’s Web and interactive media community available to provide hands-on help to any part of the university that needs it,” said Stephen Toback, Blackwell Interactive’s senior manager. The help includes Web site and custom application development; weband video-conferencing; iTunesU tech support and programming; streaming video and 3-D learning-space development and support. Blackwell Interactive provides services at varied rates depending on the scope of the project. Toback said the group is also interested in starting a service that will update Web page content for busy content managers around the university. For more information about Blackwell Interactive, e-mail [email protected]. More information about Web and multimedia services through OIT are at www.oit.duke.edu/web-multimedia/ index.html. — By OIT Staff Writers

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