Working@Duke - April, 2009

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ECO-FRIENDLY PARKING GARAGE A 1,920-space garage will open near Erwin Road and Research Drive in January, givingemployees more options.

In times of economic turmoil, Duke has survived – and even thrived.

Five years after James B. Duke createdThe Duke Endowment in 1924, formallyestablishing “an institution of learning to beknown as Duke University,” the GreatDepression hit.

During the 1930s, Duke made sacrifices,but it also completed its transformation fromthe small, regional Trinity College of theearly 20th century to a world-renownedresearch university, complete with a newhospital, new schools of medicine, nursing,engineering and forestry, and expandedschools of religion and law.

The economic insecurity of that timedidn’t derail Duke from its pursuit ofexcellence, a standard President Richard H.Brodhead has touched on in recent months.He has encouraged faculty and staff to regardthe current economic downturn as “a time ofchallenge, not of retreat.”

“I think President Brodhead is echoing what President Few felt duringthe 30s,” said Tim Pyatt, Duke University archivist. “President Few had avision that even during hard times, higher education had the opportunityto keep things moving and expanding.”

National Attention

The unquenchable optimism of Duke in the 1930s is captured in aniconic picture taken nearly two years after the 1929 stock market crash:Duke Chapel rising on the west end of the quad.

The Chapel capped a massive seven-year building spree thatcreated the new Duke University. At slightly more than $21million (the equivalent of more than $250 million today), therenovation of the Trinity campus and creation of the new gothic

campus was the largest construction project undertakenin the South up to that time.

Duke’s quick growth gained nationalattention. A TIME article in 1931 noted “31 separate structures” and described thecampus as “the most prodigious new educationalproject in the land this century – DukeUniversity, now nearly complete though littlegrass yet grows on its sandy campus, no ivy on itsneo-Gothic walls of soft-colored fieldstone.”

“All is modern, thoroughly equipped,efficient,” the magazine said. “In the students’union are shiny dish-washing and potato-peelingmachines. In the theatre is the latest cinema for150. The stadium seats 35,000.”

The construction of the campus provided workfor Durham residents, and many trained stonemasonsfrom Italy. These construction jobs were a boon whenthe North Carolina Commissioner of Labor estimatedthat total unemployment in North Carolina hadreached 22 percent.

After the completion of the Chapel, even morebuildings rose. Baker House opened to house nursing students; DukeGardens took shape; and Few Quad was built to provide housing for theinflux of graduate students.

“The construction of Duke was a huge effort during a time when mostof the country was not building,” Pyatt said.

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DESPITE GREAT DEPRESSION OF 1930S, DUKE PERSEVERED

>> See GROWING IN TROUBLED TIMES, PAGE 5

The mostprodigious

new educationalproject in the landthis century” is howTIME magazinedescribed the Dukecampus and itsconstruction boom.Nanaline Duke, widow of James B.Duke and the only woman trustee forDuke University, is featured on thecover, at right, in April 1931.

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As markets crashed in the early 1930s, the Chapel rose, completing a $21 million building boom at Duke and

setting the stage for a decade of growth.

A1,920-space parking garage willopen on campus by January,giving employees more parking

options, while freeing up spaces toreduce some waiting lists.

The Sands Parking Garage by thecorner of Erwin Road and ResearchDrive is expected to open spaces innearby PG-II, LaSalle Street, HockPlaza and Circuit Drive – parking lotsthat are currently sold out.

With more than 1,800 people onwaiting lists to gain access to the lots,the addition of the new parking garagecan potentially allow many employees

on waiting lists to gain access to a parking garage near themedical campus, said Melissa Harden, assistant director ofParking and Transportation Services.

“Parking anywhere at Duke is in high demand and inshort supply,” Harden said. “The most highly demandedparking is in the research sector of campus, where thegarage is being built. This is going to help relieve someparking congestion.”

The new seven-level garage, which will be consideredfor a LEED (Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign) designation, will have one level for visitor and EyeCenter patient parking; the rest is for employees andstudents. A permit will cost $62.50 a month, the samepremium rate for seven other parking locations at Duke.

A special “reserved” levelwill be available for$96.50 a month, thesame rate as the BryanResearch Garage onResearch Drive.

In an effort to makethe garage LEEDcertified, the garage willinclude unique “green”aspects such as:

� Two 10,000 gallon cisterns that collect rainwater andre-use it for watering landscaping

� Overhead canopies that can grow plants to provideshade on the roof

� Parking spaces with electrical outlets for re-charginghybrid vehicles

“It would be quite an honor to achieve a LEEDcertification since no parking garage in the United Stateshas achieved the goal to date,” said Dudley Willis, projectmanager for the construction. Willis added that Duke isinstalling a LED lighting system in the garage that woulduse less power than commonly used overhead fixtures seenaround campus.

— By Bryan RothWriter, Office of Communication Services

NewsbriefsUniversity Implements New Vacancy ManagementProcessAs part of the effort to address Duke’s budgetary challenges, theUniversity has initiated a process to better manage existing vacanciesand recruitment of all staff positions.

The new Vacancy Management Model has two components: first,Duke Human Resources requests that each unit re-validate the needfor all currently open positions. Deans and vice presidents have beenasked to review a list of open positions within their schools andoperating units to determine which positions should close withoutfilling and those for which recruitment will continue.

The second component requires approval in advance by ProvostPeter Lange, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask III, or theirdesignee before a staff position is posted.

All postings for staff positions require submission of a VacancyManagement Approval Form prior to posting the position. Schools anddepartments should continue to follow their normal internal processfor opening a requisition before submitting the approval form. Thereview process is slightly different for the School of Medicine andrequires a different form.

Both forms are available on the Manager section of the Formspage of the Human Resource website at:hr.duke.edu/forms/vacancy.html. For additional information, contactSally Allison at [email protected] or (919) 681-8680.

Flower power, expert adviceDuke staff and faculty can get a jump-start on the annual plant sale at SarahP. Duke Gardens from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.April 24. A valid DukeCard ID isrequired during the special pre-sale.The festival itself is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.April 25 and features flowers, herbsand other plants, along with vendors.Admission is free.

Get smart: save fuel, cut emissionsHelp reduce Duke’s carbonfootprint by using eco-friendly transportation suchas riding a bus, carpooling or walking to work during the 2009 SmartCommute Challenge, a six-week campaign from April 15 to May 30.

Along with reducing traffic congestion and emissions,participants can win an array of prizes.

In 2008, 450 Duke employees used alternative transportationduring the Smart Commute Challenge, an annual campaigncoordinated by Triangle Transit and SmartCommute@rtp. For details,visit SmartCommuteChallenge.org

To find Duke carpool buddies, purchase discount local andregional bus passes or learn about other commuting options, visitparking.duke.edu

Duke wins award for diversity program Duke’s ongoing commitment to support diversity in the localcommunity received recent recognition by the Carolinas MinoritySupplier Development Council, a non-profit organization thatfacilitates the development of business relationships with minority-owned enterprises. The organization selected Duke’s SupplierDiversity Program for its Supplier Diversity Award for 2008Corporation of the Year.

Duke’s Procurement and Supply Chain Management oversees theDuke Supplier Diversity Program, one of many strategic Duke effortsto help diverse businesses, such as minority-owned Durhamcompanies, grow locally and globally.

“Through our outreach efforts and community participationinitiatives, we have not only helped grow diverse businesses but havealso lessened our dependence on the transport of goods and servicesfrom outside our region,” said Mary Crawford, associate director of Procurement and Supply Chain Management.

To learn more about the Duke Supplier Diversity Program, visitwww.procurement.duke.edu or call (919) 613-8352 for personalizeddepartment guidance.

Letters to the Editor must include name and contact information. E-mail letters to [email protected] or mail them to Working@Duke Editor, Box 90496, Durham, NC 27708. Fax letters to (919) 681-7926. Please keep length to no more than 200 words.

Editor’sNote

New eco-friendly parking garageto open on campus next year

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Don’t miss the cover story thismonth, “Growing In TroubledTimes.” The article, packed with

interesting facts and narrativegathered from our UniversityArchives, takes readers on a journeyto the Great Depression, a time oftransformation for Duke University.

Did you know the gothic campusrose during that time of economicturmoil? Or, that a new hospital andnew schools of medicine, nursing,engineering and forestry were born?

A TIME article about Duke in April1931, “In a Carolina Forest,” noted “31separate structures—except the greatchapel which is rising opposite wherethe asphalt avenue sweeps into theclearing.”

Sure, sacrifices were made. Duketrimmed salaries, including the pay of former Duke President WilliamPreston Few. But as noted in ourWorking@Duke story, the spirit of thepeople at Duke remained strong. Andnow, we face the most severeeconomic downturn since the 1930s. AsDuke President Richard H. Brodheadhas said, this is “a time of challenge,not of retreat.”

Take this opportunity to be partof the creative and strategic processby visiting a new Duke website,“Enduring A Troubled Economy,”where you can join the conversationby offering suggestions about howDuke might improve efficiency andcut costs. We’ve received a variety of ideas from students, faculty andstaff ranging from adjusting thethermostat in the summer to gettingthe lowest prices from vendors forproducts and services.

Submit your idea atduke.edu/economy.

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Want to parkin Sands?� Reserve a space on a first-come, first-served basisby sending e-mail [email protected].

� After all permits arereserved, a waitlist willbegin.

� Permit payments beginwhen the garage opens in January 2010.

Top: A rendering of what Sandsparking garage will look like whenfinished by January 2010. Bottom:Sands under construction.

BOOK CLUB PROVIDES FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Duke

employee

Cheryl

Noga, right,

attends the

Professional

Development

Institute Book Club

with other staff.

The club's April 15

selection “What

Should I Do with

My Life?” is a New

York Times best

seller.

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Conversation flowed freely in asmall conference room as eightDuke staff members discussed,

“One Minute Manners: QuickSolutions to the Most AwkwardSituations You'll Ever Face at Work.”

The employees, gathered forDuke’s Professional DevelopmentInstitute (PDI) Book Club, chuckledas they swapped stories aboutembarrassing office situations.

An e-mail addressed to Mrs.,although the recipient was a mannamed Terry.

An important document sent to asupervisor with misspelled words.

A chatty co-worker who seemed abit too flirtatious.

“We’ve all had awkward momentsat work, but the key is knowing howto handle them before they happen,”said CT Woods-Powell, an educationand outreach coordinator who overseesthe PDI Book Club.

The club, open to staff andfaculty, meets every other month andallows members to hone publicspeaking skills, expand their networkand learn from each other. The bookclub provides an opportunity for

professional development that does notcost more than the price of a book –or trip to a library.

“Not only is the club a wonderfulprofessional development tool, but it’sa great way to learn about otherresources at Duke such as benefits andcontinuing education opportunities,”Woods-Powell said.

During the next meeting April 15,club members will discuss the NewYork Times best seller, “What Should IDo with My Life?” by Po Bronson.

Cheryl Noga joined the club twoyears ago and has used tips andinstructions from about a dozen bookclub selections to refine herprofessional and personal goals byfocusing on her strongest skills.

“It motivates me to think aboutmy career plan,” said Noga, a programcoordinator at the Terry SanfordInstitute of Public Policy. “Plus, it’sbeen a great way for me to meetpeople from different parts of Dukewhom I probably would never havemet otherwise.”

Without the club, Noga said, she’dprobably be less likely to read career-oriented books.

“Taking a step back from the day-to-day hustle and bustle of daily livingis not always an easy thingto do, but I foundthat having anassignment toread a bookby aspecificdeadlinehelpedme to dojustthat,” shesaid. “Ihavelearnedthrough muchof what we havedone in the bookclub that professionaldevelopment is a process, andperhaps a lifelong one, which I hope to enjoy along the way.”

— By Missy BaxterSenior Writer, Office of

Communication Services

To prevent thefts at Duke, the Duke University PoliceDepartment is offering a surprise inspection programcalled “Gotcha.”During inspections of targeted areas, patrolling Duke

officers check if doors are locked and if personal items areleft unattended. When officers find an ideal situation for alarceny, they leave a specialized comment card to let theowners know they are at risk.

“Throughout the years, larcenies are by far the numberone crime problem we have on campus,” said Duke PoliceMaj. Gloria Graham.

In 2007, there were 487 larcenies at Duke; in 2008,there were 607, an increase of about 25 percent. Thatprompted Duke Police to conduct more Gotcha initiativesacross campus to combat these crimes that involve propertyworth less than $1,000.

Most recently, Gotcha visited West Campus, whereofficers focused attention on high-traffic areas like theBryan Center and Perkins Library. Duke officers have leftnotes in those areas with the intention of getting Dukecommunity members to think twice before leaving personalproperty unattended.

Open areas tend to be more susceptible to larcenies,police said, because people leave personal items like purses,laptops and cash unattended. Offices and residences that areleft open or unlocked are also targets for thefts, police said.

Officer Aaron Muscle, who conducted the Gotchainitiative in the Bryan Center and Perkins, said a majorityof property thefts are “crimes of convenience” because

people make it easy for someone to simplywalk by and take property without anyonenoticing.

“I call those ‘giveaways,’ ” said BradSchlitz, a Duke Police security manager. “It’slike a free gift.”

The easiest way to protectproperty, police said, is tosimply store items in lockeddrawers or offices, or avoidbringing unneeded personalitems to work.

Gotcha began in 2007 inthe 4200 unit at DukeHospital North, after labelguns and television remotesturned up missing. Sincestarting Gotcha, propertythefts have dropped in certainareas, including the hospital, said Schlitz, who overseessecurity at the medical center. Overall larcenies in theHealth System, for example, dropped 7 percent between2007 and 2008 due in part to Gotcha, police said.

The program is helping people become more consciousabout where they put belongings, police said.

“People will automatically change their behaviors,” saidDuke police Maj. Graham, “because they know at anygiven moment, they can get checked.”

— By Bryan RothWriter, Office of Communication Services

Reading between the lines

Curbing campus propertythefts with ‘Gotcha’ SAFETYFIRST

Want to schedule a “Gotcha” visit? Contact Duke Police Maj. Gloria Graham at (919) 684-2444

ProfessionalDevelopmentOn A Shoestring

Duke Police Officer Aaron

Muscle fills out a "Gotcha"

card to leave on an

unattended backpack in

Bostock Library.

hr.duke.edu/pdi/bookclub.html

Your annual salary is just one part of your total compensation at Duke. For most faculty and staff, Duke also pays a portion of healthinsurance, helps with retirement nest eggs and offers other valuable

benefits such as life insurance and tuition assistance.Your personalized benefits statement will arrive by mail at your home

by early May, providing an overview of the value of your totalcompensation package, which includes salary and benefits.

“In today’s economy, it is essential for each Duke faculty and staffmember to become more familiar with the benefits connected to their job,” said Kyle Cavanaugh, vice president of Human Resources at Duke. “I believe that Duke’s combination of direct pay, benefits–and a supportivework environment–makes Duke anunbeatable place to work.”

On average, for every dollar an employee earns, Duke contributesabout 25 cents in additional benefits. This includes financial provisionssuch as insurance or retirement plans, as well as investments in discounts,wellness programs and other opportunities.

Each employee’s total compensation package is unique, based onindividual choices. To highlight elements that comprise total compensation,here’s what a total compensation package might look like for a typicalmonthly-paid employee earning a $56,182 salary.

More than a paycheckUnderstanding your net worth at Duke

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The opportunities that Duke offers are

amazing. You could start off inhousekeeping and end up adirector ifyou havethe goal forit. Dukegives youthe tools toget there.”

— Juanita JohnsonStaff assistant,

Multicultural Center5 years at Duke

“The benefits are great.My daughter was able

to use the Children’s TuitionGrant Program so she could get agreat education at Duke. But oneof the biggest values of workingat Duke issimplyworkinghere. We getto see allthe cutting-edgemedicalcare.”

— Kevin KraftNurse manager,

Hyperbaric Division18 years at Duke

“What I really likedduring my first visit

to Duke,which in theend helpedme to wantto end up atDuke, wasDukeGardens.Because my office is so close, I can walk over and sit where it’squiet among the flowers andcontemplate in deep thought tothink about a class or my day. I often do that and it's been agreat benefit for me.”

— Hanming FangAssociate professor, Economics

2 years at Duke

“I value the retirementplan because it’s extra

money, and the more, the better.If you don’t have enough of yourown money, then you have thatto fall back on because of Duke.It’s something we’ll need whenwe do retire.We don'twant toretire, thenhave tocome backto work.”

— LaShosta ParhamLead food service worker,

Duke Dining Services12 years at Duke

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76%

9%

7%

6%

1%

1%

Salary

Health Insurance/Employee Health Services

Faculty/Staff Retirement Plan Contribution

Social Security/Government Programs

Disability Insurance/Group Life Insurance

Educational Assistance

What do you value about working at Duke?

Most of a Duke employee's total compensation

package is salary with about 25 percent

comprised of benefits such as health insurance,

retirement plans and tuition reimbursement. Duke

Human Resources is mailing a personalized benefit

statement to each employee's home by early May.

Watch a video with employees about the value of working at Duke at hr.duke.edu/value

A Complete Pay Package

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Wealth of Talent

As the U.S. economy stagnated, Duke’s enrollmentrapidly grew, and its academic reputation flourished in the1930s. The Association of American Medical Collegesranked Duke’s new medical school among the top 25percent in the country. Duke was invited to join Harvard,Yale and 26 other universities as a member of the eliteAssociation of American Universities (AAU).

“Looking back, there was an exceedingly short timebetween the birth of Duke as a research university on the eve of the Depression and the recognition of it as a top-notch school by the AAU, which includes the top schools inthe country,” said Mike Schoenfeld, vice president for publicaffairs and government relations at Duke. “Imagine the self-confidence it took to say not only are we going to survive,but we aren’t going to give up on our vision of excellence.That attitude carries forward today.”

While Duke grew, thanks to the generosity of donorsand steadily increasing enrollment, many other collegescurtailed classes or shut down completely during theDepression. The result was a wealth of talent flocking toDuke’s doors.

“We have had to decline the offers of thousands of menwithin the last few years who want to come here in someconnection with the University,” wrote WilliamWannamaker, dean of Trinity College, in 1932. He notedwith regret that he “had during the last year to decline theapplications of many first rate persons.”

Many who landed coveted jobs at Duke were young,able faculty and staff who helped shape the university, andwhose names still grace the campus – Wallace Wade(football), Frederick Hanes (medicine) and ClarenceKorstian (forestry).

“Some may have come to Duke just for a job, but manywere attracted to launching a first class university in thesouth, because they were scarce,” said Robert Durden, Dukeprofessor emeritus of history and author of “The Launchingof Duke University.”

Endowment Plummets

Despite its growth, Duke did not come through theeconomic turmoil of the Depression unscathed.

Investments, a key source of income for the university,were hit by the collapse of the stock market. Duke’s incomefrom the Duke Endowment plummeted from just over $1.3million in 1931 to slightly more than $660,000 in 1933 – a drop of nearly 50 percent.

Then, as now, the precipitous drop in income required a careful review of the budget.

The 1933-34 academic year included a freeze on newfaculty hires, cancellation of all paid leaves of absence,cutting of research funds by 50 percent and cuts in salary of at least 10 percent for every person at Duke.

President William P. Few’s salary dropped from $21,000to $16,800; his assistant’s from $1,380 to $1,238.

“In many ways, the 10 percent cut was lenient,” saidDurden, adding that the University of North Carolina hadcut salaries a year earlier and many schools had to close. “To have a job at that time was lucky.”

Even President Few, struggling to manage debts hisfamily had incurred, rented most of the upper bedrooms in the President’s house. “This rent about takes care of therunning of our house and we are tryingagain this year to eliminate practically allother expenses,” he wrote to a friend in1933. He cited the toll on his family butconcluded, “I do not think any of thesesacrifices will hurt any of us. Sacrificialliving is well in keeping with the hardtimes that confront us all.”

Trying Times

Despite adversity, morale at Dukeremained high. The editorial note ofthe June 1932 Alumni Registerillustrated the determination of Dukestudents to thrive in hard times.Describing the May commencement,the first ceremony held in the newchapel, the magazine said:

“This is a trying time, and a timein which graduates will find it extremely difficult to adjustthemselves. The men and women who this month left thiscampus went with heads up and they intend to fight, andthey will make the grade. …You can’t down such a spirit. Itfaces odds, but conquers them.”

President Few, speaking a year later in July 1933 at a Duke University Day celebration, captured DukeUniversity’s reaction to the troubled times more succinctly.

“I do not care for the Depression,” said Few, accordingto the alumni magazine. “But I am not afraid of it.”

— By Marsha A. GreenWriter, Office of Communication Services

Growing In Troubled TimesCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Duke and Carolina joinforces in football event

One creative response to the economicdownturn was a charity football game at Duke in December 1931.

A regional effort, the game pitted thecombined teams of Duke University andUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillagainst a team from North Carolina StateUniversity, Davidson and Wake Forest.

“Dukolina Captures Thrilling Tilt FromWakidson State,” proclaimed a headline in the TheDuke Chronicle. Dukolina won the game, 14-0.

The article’s writer lamented that only a“meager crowd” of 4,000 to 5,000 attended towitness the unusual sight of rivals Duke and UNCon the same side. However, money raised fromtickets ($1 for general admission, $2 for reservedseating) was put to good use: the purchase anddistribution of vegetable seeds to local families for their gardens.

“Of course the players did not play as hard as they might if they had been playing for theirrespective schools,” said The Chronicle, “but theywere playing for charity and they certainly didtheir duty towards helping the unfortunate thiscoming winter.”

The Duke School of Nursing welcomed its first class in January 1931. Bessie

Baker, dean of the school, gathers with faculty, the first class of students

(seen here in black tights) and nurses of Duke Hospital.

Stonemasons place the spire on Duke Chapel.

Construction at Duke provided employment for

many local residents in the early 1930s.

“I do notcare for the

Depression, but I amnot afraid of it.”

— Duke President William Preston Few, 1933 “

In 1933, as seen in this

image above of an archival

record, Duke cut all

salaries, including former

Duke President William

Preston Few’s, by at least

10 percent.

Coming Next Month: Don’t miss the May issueof Working@Duke andthe cover story about

how Duke is responding tobudget challenges.

Duke Chapel concertrecordings. Coach K’s thoughtson effective team building. “Duke

Reads” book club discussions.With hundreds of lectures and

events across campus each week, Duke’s iTunes Uoffers one resource for staff, faculty and students tokeep up – and keep learning.

Duke’s iTunes U contains more than 1,800 audioand 1,400 video tracks, including speeches,performances, news, research updates and student-produced movies, all downloadable for free. Anddepartments across the University are adding newcontent all the time.

The Pratt School of Engineering, for example,uses iTunes U to distribute weekly engineering andtechnology management seminars with tips onlaunching a new product and career advice, featuringspeakers from companies such as Proctor & Gamble.

The iTunes U site offers a way to leverage theuniversity’s intellectual resources, while engagingalumni, prospective students and the widercommunity, said Jeff Glass, Pratt’s senior associatedean for education.

“In today’s work environment, the key iscontinuing to learn,” Glass said. “If you stop learningwhen you graduate, your education starts to becomeobsolete the day after you graduate. Duke’s iTunes Uprovides an opportunity for our alumni and friends tocontinue their education in a flexible format.”

Popular downloads include Washington, D.C.,chancellor Michelle Rhee’s talk about educationreform at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy;Duke basketball videos from DukeBluePlanet.com;and Duke faculty panel discussions about the globalfinancial crisis.

In addition to Duke content, iTunes U alsoincludes material from more than 70 other collegesand other universities, including Carnegie Mellon,MIT, Stanford, Vanderbilt and Yale.

Materials from Duke on iTunes U have beendownloaded or accessed online more than 1 milliontimes since the site was launched May 30, 2007.

Audio and video files downloaded from the sitecan be played on a computer or transferred to aniPod or other compatible digital player, so users canlisten to a lecture or the latest research findings whileworking out or commuting.

Courses, departments and student groups mayalso create and share podcasts and video files oniTunesU.

“iTunes U is an easy-to-use, effective way to share media content with members of the Dukecommunity, on campus and around the world,” said Samantha Earp, director of academic services for Duke’s Office of Information Technology.

In the coming year, OIT will explore newdelivery mechanisms for media content, includingmobile devices such as the iPhone and BlackBerry.

— By Cara BonnettManaging Editor, News & Information

Office of Information Technology

Techtalk

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Duke Farmers Market invites you to bea locavore, someone who eats localfoods to improve your health and

your community’s health.The 9th season of

the market, sponsoredby LIVE FOR LIFE,Duke’s employeewellness program,opens April 24 withfresh fruits andvegetables from localfarms. Local vendorsalso sell other products,including fragrantlavender items, flowers,aromatic roasted coffee

beans, specialty crafts and prepared meals.The market is open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

and continues every Friday in May, Juneand July, except July 3. In August andSeptember, the market is open every other Friday.

Look for the market in front of theMedical Center Bookstore off Coal PileDrive, next to the walkway connectingDuke Hospital and Duke South Clinic.

— By Marsha A. GreenWriter, Office of Communication Services

Did you know?The Oxford AmericanDictionary chose“locavore” as the “wordof the year” in 2007.

If You Go 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Every Friday in May, Juneand July (except July 3)Every other Friday inAugust and September

In front of the MedicalCenter Bookstore, CoalPile Drive, next to thewalkway connecting DukeHospital and Duke SouthClinic

Turn your mobile device into a portable Duke with iTunes U

For answers to the crossword puzzle, visithr.duke.edu/farmersmarket/puzzle.html

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Across1. Fruit with seed on outside

3. Tender and tasty when young and small, bitter when large

5. Originally white, now usually purple

9. Recommended # vegetable servings(three words)

12. Bugs Bunny’s favorite

14. Another name for corn

15. Flesh can be pink, green, orange oryellow

Down2. Native North American fruit

4. Popeye’s favorite

6. Capsaicin makes some of these hot

7. Third part of BLT

8. Worth crying over

10. Well-known in Ireland

11. One cup provides 100% of dailyvitamin A and C

13. Another name for Butter Beans

Test your knowledge of local fruits and vegetables

Livin’ la vida locavore

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By The NumbersTop Downloads

51,420 Duke Chapel Choir’s performance

of Mozart’s Requiem

45,470 Duke Fuqua School of Business ProfessorDan Ariely’s video podcast “FREE!”

explaining why that word is a powerfulmarketing tool

14,948 “Broken,” a short film promoting

HIV prevention in South Africa, edited by Maital Guttman, a Duke alumna and Center for Documentary

Studies Hine Fellow

7,924 Anne Belec, president and CEO of VolvoNorth America, speaking at the Fuqua

School of Business about the Volvo brand

4,260 Nobel Laureate Steven Chu, now U.S.secretary of energy, speaking at theopening of the French Family ScienceCenter about the energy problem and

what can be done about it

Learn more at itunes.duke.edu

Y O U R S O U R C E F O R G R E E N N E W S A T D U K E

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For a list of Earth Month activities in April, visit duke.edu/sustainability

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rder food and drinks? Check. Book bands? Check.Offset carbon emissions? Check.

This isn’t a typical party checklist, but a Dukestudent committee organizing the 2009 Last Day ofClasses concert and celebration is voluntarily working toshrink its carbon footprint by planting trees and buyinglocal carbon credits to help offset emissions from buses,electricity and waste.

The April 22 celebration, which falls on Earth Day andis expected to draw about 7,000 people to the WestCampus Quad, is like other large events that requiretransportation and energy: it will produce carbon dioxide,which contributes to overall greenhouse gas emissions.

“Our goal is to conserve resources and reduce waste asmuch as possible, such as having a sustainable dinner atGreat Hall with local food and setting up recycling bins,”said Meredith Estren, a Pratt School of Engineering seniorand Baldwin Scholar leading the effort.

On a broader scale, Duke is facing the same challengein working to become a climate-neutral campus, a pledgemade by President Richard Brodhead in 2007, as part ofthe American College & University Presidents ClimateCommitment.

Last year, Duke produced 434,000 metric tons ofcarbon dioxide through electricity, transportation and steamto heat buildings and sterilize medical equipment. Whilechanges are underway to reduce the university’s overallemissions, it is virtually impossible to totally eliminate thecampus carbon footprint.

To help mitigate the impact of emissions, someinstitutions and corporations purchase carbon credits, or offsets. But Duke is exploringoptions beyond purchasingcredits such as investing inresearch and projects that willimprove North Carolina’senvironment and createrenewable energy sources.Instead of simply buying offsets,Duke’s goal is to make positivechanges to improve the localenvironment and quality of life.

For example, a recent NicholasInstitute study recommends thatDuke play a leading role in pilot projectsto reduce methane emissions at hog farms using innovativewaste systems, improve statewide forest management andraise public awareness about the importance of energyefficiency. For an offset to be valid, it must reducegreenhouse gas emissions in a way that would not haveoccurred otherwise.

“It would take about $4 million to purchase enoughcarbon credits to offset our current emissions, but we’redetermined to do as much as possible to reduce actualemissions on campus before we opt for any offsets,” saidTim Profeta, director of the Nicholas Institute forEnvironmental Policy Solutions and member of thecommittee developing Duke’s plan to become a climate-neutral campus.

For Duke students organizing the Last Day of Classesevent, the offset options include recruiting students and

other Duke community membersto plant trees on campus andpurchasing carbon credits fromNCGreenPower.org. As the firststatewide green energy program inthe nation supported by the state’sutility companies,NCGreenPower.org offers localoffset options, a more viable way tocompensate for carbon emissionsthan purchasing carbon credits thatdon’t directly benefit NorthCarolina.

“When we started working ongreening Last Day of Classes, all I knew about offsets is thatit was a trendy thing that people were doing to reduce theimpact of things like flights,” said Estren, the Pratt Schoolof Engineering senior. “If we purchase carbon credits, wewant to make sure they directly improve the localenvironment.”

— By Missy BaxterSenior Writer,

Office of Communication Services

Growing GreenerGrowing Greener is a continuing series about Duke’s goalto become a climate-neutral campus. The first segment inFebruary examined Duke’s 2008 greenhouse gas inventory,the major contributors to emissions on campus and howyou can make a difference. This month, we explore carboncredits, which help offset an individual’s or organization’scarbon emissions. The next segment, coming soon, willexplain Duke’s long-term strategy to become a climate-neutral campus.

“Our goal is to

conserve resourcesand reduce waste asmuch as possible.”

— Meredith Estren, Pratt School of Engineering Senior and Baldwin Scholar

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Carbon OffsetsSymposium Learn more about the roleof offsets in reducingDuke’s carbon footprintApril 10-11. The free eventin the French FamilyScience Center is hostedby the Duke EnvironmentalMarkets Student Groupand features paneldiscussions on carbonoffsets dealing withenergy efficiency,renewable energy,forestry and methanecapture. To register andlearn more, visitduke.edu/sustainability.

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PERQSHalf-price family fun at the races

For Rita Chambers, anadministrative assistantin the Institute for

Genome Science & Policy,going to the Orange CountySpeedway is a family affair.

“I’m usually in the pit,helping my husband andsister-in-law as they racetheir cars. Grandma Flo andmy mother-in-law, Tammy,usually stay in the standsentertaining our daughter,Gracelyn. And my father-in-law, Tim, is usually listeningto the race on the radioback in Timberlake,” she said. “We are addicted, but it is agreat family tradition.”

Chambers has been visiting the track near Rougemont severaltimes a month since she met her husband there nine years ago.She was delighted when she started work at Duke in 2007 anddiscovered the PERQs discount offered half-price admission.

“The tickets are only $10, but when you go as often as we do,getting in for $5 each time makes a difference,” she said. Thefamily puts the extra cash toward refreshments, such as thetrack’s famous bologna burger.

The tradition at the track is more than a spectator sport. RitaChambers’ husband, Mike, races and builds custom race cars

at Chambers Auto, themechanic shop he ownsand operates with hisfather. Over 10 years ago,he talked his sister,Tracey, into racing.

“I’m number 77, and he’snumber 27,” said TraceyChambers, who works atDuke in the Fuqua Schoolof Business. “We try notto race against eachother very often due toour budget restraints,lack of crew members andour competitiveness. It is

better if we take turns helping each other out as teammembers in the pit.”

Mike and Tracey Chambers are old hands at the racetrack:they used to sneak into the pit with their father, and theyboth raced go-carts as children. Now they roar down the trackat speeds over 100 miles per hour most weekends during theseason, which runs April to November. They’ve even set up awebsite, techracing.com to share their progress.

“Once the anthem is sung and the green flag is dropped,racing is non-stop excitement,” Tracey said. “Once you get in,you can’t help but get hooked.”

— By Marsha A. GreenWriter, Office of Communication Services

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Want to go?Orange County Speedway isin northeastern OrangeCounty, just south ofRougemont, on Highway 57.With a racetrack bankedfrom 16 to 19 degrees, andwide enough toaccommodate side-by-sideracing, the speedway haswon a National Speed Awardfor 3/8 mile tracks.Spectators can sit inbleachers, or bring ablanket or chairs and watchfrom the lawn. Gates usuallyopen around 5 p.m. onSaturday for a full eveningof racing. More information,including the racingschedule, is available atocstrack.com.

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The Chambers family has plenty to cheer for at the Orange County Speedway. MikeChambers races car #27.