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hen Richard H. Brodhead, Dukes ninth president, looks back on the

past year, he said one of the untold stories is Duke employees

commitment to service in the face of controversy.

The Duke community pulled together and reached out following allegations

against members of the mens lacrosse team, he said. Relationships with Durham

and its institutions are growing. Students and staff are talking about community

issues and thinking about the kind of place they want Duke to be.

When I walk around this university every day, I see people who not only do

their work, I see people who take pride in their work and who take pride in trying

to live up to a certain quality of service, Brodhead said. In the long run, thestrengths of this place will be as strong as theyve ever been.

Working@Duke sat down with Brodhead in February to talk more about the

lacrosse situation and its affect on the Duke community.

What are you most proud of since joining Duke two and a half years ago?

All across Duke, I see people doing interesting and important work ina high-spirited way. Thats what Im proud of. There are things Ive wantedto accomplish as president. I started out trying to raise a lot of money forfinancial aid to guarantee Dukes accessibility to students of talent fromevery background. Another goal was to bring together people across theuniversity in the global health initiative to address health issues anddisparities, in Durham and around the world. I would also say Im proudof the way this university has come through the difficulties of the last10 months. That was a very trying situation that put us really at the centerof international attention for a very long time. Its put this university undera lot of stresses, but I believe this place has held together as a communityand has held together with the community of Durham in a way that weshould all take pride in.

Has the lacrosse situation drawn attention away from other important

issues at Duke?

Duke was caricatured as a place with all rich, white students, whereaswe have nearly 40 percent minority undergraduates and more than 40percent of our students on financial aid. Duke and Durham were also

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SEE BRODHEAD, PAGE 7

Top: President Richard H. Brodhead visits with Durham Regional Hospital employees during a lunch. Middle: Brodhead meets with a local media member following

allegations against members of the lacrosse team. Bottom: Brodhead, right, and student Nicole Schneider, left, volunteer at Durham Central Park.

EAT FRESHSign up for the mobilefarmers market byApril 13 and pick upproduce weekly atDuke Gardens. 4 6

THE HEAT IS ONAn inside look atDukes steam plant,a 24-hour operationserving 250 campusbuildings, includingthe hospital.

WORKING@DUKE

3MEET DUKESBASEBALL COACHSean McNally playedthird base for Duke.Now hes back, coachingthe Blue Devils.

N E W S Y O U C A N U S E : : V o l u m e 2 , I s s u e 2 : : M a rc h 2 0 0 7

A Place

To BeProud OfAn interview with President Brodhead


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Directory ofsummer youthcamps andprograms availableStaff & Family Programs

in Human Resources has

compiled a list of 2007

summer camps andprograms in Durham,

Wake and Orange

counties. The list includes athletic, academic and nature camps

sponsored by Duke, as well as other arts and recreation camps in the

area. Copies of the directory are available at the Staff & Family

Programs office, 154 Trent Dr. The directory is also online at

www.hr.duke.edu/child-family/camps.html .

Duke named campus sustainability leaderDuke was recognized in January as a campus sustainability leader

among higher education institutions in the United States and Canada.

The university received an overall B rating, placing it among 26 schools

recognized in the College Sustainability Report Card for such areas

as construction, energy and food and recycling. Duke also received

high marks for its investment priorities, notably its $5 millioninvestment in the Latino Community Credit Union in Durham.

Sustainability is part of how we do business today, and we are

committed to seeking new ways to protect our campus, our neighbors

and our environment for years to come, said Tavey McDaniel Capps,

Dukes environmental sustainability coordinator.

Duke received As in sustainable indicators such as administration,

climate change and energy, food and recycling, green building and

investment priorities. Duke received an F and D for endowment

transparency and shareholder engagement, respectively.

The ratings regarding the endowment reflect the transparency

of investment not the quality of those investments from a

sustainability perspective, said Anne Light, assistant director of

Dukes Office of the Executive Vice President. It is the policy of the

Duke Management Company (DUMAC) to not publicly disclose how it

invests Dukes endowment or other investment assets. Read thereport card at www.endowmentinstitute.org.

Submit receipts for health and dependent carereimbursementFaculty and staff enrolled in health or dependent care reimbursement

accounts for 2006 (January 1 through December 31, 2006) should

submit all claims by April 15 for reimbursement. To be considered for

reimbursement, completed claim forms and supporting documentation

must be post marked or faxed to WageWorks by April 15. Claims for

2006 submitted after this date will not be reimbursed. Claim forms areavailable online at www.hr.duke.edu/forms or at the Human Resources

office at 705 Broad St.

Nominations for Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awardbeing acceptedThis May, Duke will award a graduating senior and faculty, staff or

graduate student with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan award, which

recognizes excellence of character and humanitarian service. The New

York Southern Society established the award in 1925 for universities in

the South in memory of Sullivan, a prominent lawyer, businessman and

philanthropist in the 19th century. Nominations are due by March 9.

Winners receive an engraved medallion and framed certificate signed

by President Richard Brodhead. Visit www.provost.duke.edufor forms

and more information.

$1 million arrives a month earlyDonations for the 2006 United Way Duke Partnership Campaign

reached the goal of raising $1 million at the end of January, said

Monica Pallett, manager of Staff

& Family Programs and campaign

ambassador for Duke. The majority

of funds raised support more than

30 Durham County non-profits,

including the Coordinating Council for Senior Citizens, American Red

Cross of Central North Carolina and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the

Triangle. The million dollar mark was reached with 12 percent of faculty

and staff making pledges, a 2 percent decrease from the 2005

campaign. Pallett said she hopes more employees will decide to

contribute to the campaign next year. For more information about the

United Way campaign, visit www.hr.duke.edu/unitedway/index.html orcall Staff & Family Programs at (919) 684-9040.

LOOKINGAHEAD@ DUKE

MARCH 26 : : Documentaryfilm and privacy: An analysis ofthe legal and ethical issues indocumentary film, FrederickWiseman, independent filmmakerand general manager, ZipporahFilms, Inc., 5 p.m., LoveAuditorium, Levine ScienceResearch Center.

MARCH 27 : : Labyrinth atDuke Chapel, the 40-foot windingpath is an ancient spiritualtradition. Walk the self-guidedpath to follow twists and turns inthe spirit of prayer andmeditation. Allow 30 minutes toan hour to complete, 10 a.m., DukeChapel.

APRIL 10 : : New Perspectiveson Civil Rights, politicalengagement and the Voting RightsAct, 5 p.m., Rhodes conferenceroom, Sanford Institute.

For more events, check theuniversitys online calendar

at http://calendar.duke.edu

Newsbriefs

Employee reading group examineswhite privilege,how to stand against it

W

hen Bernie Stewart heard abouta study circle that met at Duke todiscuss racism, he wanted to learn

more. He joined one session, then another.Before long, he attended nearly 24 meetings.

What hooked me was the fact that I

found other white people who shared the

same passion as me, said Stewart, a

registered nurse and patient safety associate

for Duke Private Diagnostic Clinic. As a

60-year-old white man born and bred in the

South, I have lived through and observed

first-hand the evil and cruelty of racism. Sadly, as a product

of my environment, I have often contributed to racism by

refusing to stand up to it. Through reading, dialogue and

introspection, Ive become more enlightened to an evil that

remains quite prevalent and destructive in our society.

Stewart was one of 23 Duke University and Health

System employees who met over lunch for six weeks in

January and February to discuss how racism and white

privilege have affected whites and people of color, and

how to confront racism.

The study circle, whose participants meet on campus

during the lunch hour, was introduced by Polly Weiss,

director of diversity and equity programs for Dukes

Office for Institutional Equity. Since 2003, she has

facilitated 14 circles, each meeting weekly.

Weiss uses books and invites circle participants to tell

their personal experiences as a backdrop for dialogue about

subtle privileges white people enjoy and how people can

interrupt racism at work and in their communities.

White privilege is a system of unearned privileges

that most whites are unaware of, Weiss said. For

example, not being followed by security guards in retail

places; being given the benefit of the doubt when stopped

by a police officer; or it can be institutional oppression

not having systems of accountability for recruiting or

promoting under represented minorities.

Aziza Jones, a circle participant and social work

intern at Duke, learned about the study circle from her

supervisor. As a person of color, I am constantly forced

to think about race and racism, she said. For example,

I frequently find myself asking, Did I get poor service

because that salesperson is having a bad day, or is it

because I am African American?

Jones said she was pleasantly surprised Duke offers

employees an opportunity to challenge themselves.

Few institutions are willing to provide such a space

for dialogues about race and the effects of racism within

the workplace, Aziza said. Learning about the existence

of this group made me hopeful and excited that in this

post-civil rights era, there are still individuals and

institutions working toward racial equality.

By Leanora Minai

Working@Duke Editor

Aziza Jones, a social work intern, left,

and Bernie Stewart, middle, discuss

white privilege with Polly Weiss, right,

from the Office for Institutional Equity.

WANT MORE INFO?Visit www.duke.edu/web/equityor contact Polly Weiss at (919) 684-8222.

Few institutions

are willing to

provide such a space for

dialogues about race and

the effects of racism

within the workplace. Aziza Jones

Social Work Intern


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Mark Kitchenstradedpotato chips

for cucumbers as

a snack, thanksto Dukes MobileFarmers Market.He signed up forthe first mobilefarmers market lastspring because hewanted to eat morevegetables andsupport localgrowers.

A supervisor for Duke Technical Services, Kitchenswas so pleased with his experience that he will once againbuy shares from a local farmers crop during the secondmobile farmers market from April to October.

Employees can sign up for the mobile market from4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. March 27 at the Sarah P. DukeGardens or 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 13 at the DukeFarmers Market in front of the medical center bookstoreoff Coal Pile Drive. Employees can also sign up directlywith farmers by calling or e-mailing them before April 13.The list of farmers is on the LIVE FOR LIFE Web site.

The mobile market, which is managed by LIVEFOR LIFE, Dukes employee health promotion program,involves pre-paying for one or more shares, whichrepresent a part of a weeks harvest. Items vary by weekand farmer. Farmers bring their products, already boxed,to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens parking lot off AndersonRoad from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays for pick up.

You can literally drive up right next toyour farmer, get out, get your box and go onyour way, said Kitchens, who bought shareslast year from Brinkley Farms of Creedmoor.

Dukes market is the first of its kind at auniversity, said Theresa Nartea, agribusinessand marketing specialist for the CooperativeExtension Program at North CarolinaAgricultural & Technical State University.

Nartea helped launch the first workplacecommunity supported agriculture in 2002 inResearch Triangle Park. She helped LIVEFOR LIFE create Dukes market.

The mantras of food with a face andfarm to table are resonating with our society,Nartea said. The mobile market serves as a

touch-and-feel wellness program that can inspire other largeworkplaces to be a link between local farms and their

employees.Kitchens paid $13 a week for his share, comparable,

if not cheaper than buying similar produce in a grocerystore. And its fresher. The cucumbers had a texture thatwas far superior to anything Ive ever gotten in a grocerystore, he said.

The mobile market is also beneficial for farmers suchas Bonnie Williams who runs Belle-Lark Farms with herfamily in Sanford. Williams had 17 customers at Dukelast year, but she has expanded farm production to take30 customers this year.

Its nice when you can sell everything that yougrow, she said. The more we sell, the more encouragedwe are to grow.

By Elizabeth Michalka

Writer, Human Resources Communications

From farm to table

I

t was 25 degrees at 10 a.m., already three degreeswarmer than when the February workday started. With

a light wind and bright sun, Willie Summerlin said thismorning would be easy, comparatively.

Last week, we were across the road, said Summerlin,pointing across Erwin Road toward the shady front ofDuke Hospital. We had no sun, and the wind wasblowing hard. Today, were in the sun, moving around,doing physical labor. Itll be okay.

As the mercury plunged in the teens on Feb. 6,most Duke employees were able to keep warm indoors.But some jobs on campus require dozens of grounds,police, parking and other university employees to beoutdoors. Even at research sites, such as Duke Forest,employees spend significant time outside.

When a winter chill comes, some departments shift

to inside work, but monitoring parking lots, providingsecurity, directing traffic and keeping the campus clean areessential and require outside labor, said Joseph Jackson,assistant director of grounds and sanitation in the FacilitiesManagement Department (FMD).

This time of year, we have to do quite a bit ofmulching, both for appearances and for the protectionof the trees and plants, Jackson said. A great amountof pruning can be done while trees are dormant. And wewill always have a lot of cleaning to do, particularly in themedical center area.

During Februarys cold snap, several grounds teamsmulched in the morning. Summerlin and three co-workersspread mulch across beds in front of Parking Garage 2on Erwin Road. They wore three to four layers, includinguniversity-issued thermal overalls. And they donned gloves,hats and pairs of socks.

The thing thathas been different

about this winter isthat the temperatureskeep rocking back,Summerlin said. Acouple of weeks agoI was in my shorts,playing golf, and nowweve got this. Youcome to workneeding several layersand spend the daytaking layers off.

Supervisorsregularly check in

with the employeesto make sure theyrewarm. Duringbreaks well havecoffee and teaavailable, Jacksonsaid. Well let them get into buildings and vehiclesto warm up.

Jack Chance, parking enforcement officer, spendshis time outdoors, directing traffic or riding a bike.Chance is accustomed to frigid temperatures, but on abike, he is particularly careful about protecting himselfagainst wind chill.

You throw on an extra pair of wool socks, and thats

fine, he said. Ive been doing this so long, I know whatworks for me and what doesnt work.

By Geoffrey Mock and Sylvia Pfeiffenberger

Duke Today

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EAT FRESH THROUGH DUKES MOBILE FARMERS MARKETWANT TO

SIGN UP?4:30 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M.

MARCH 27, AT

SARAH P. DUKE GARDENS, OR11 A.M. TO 1 P.M. APRIL 13, AT

DUKE FARMERS MARKET IN

FRONT OF THE MEDICAL

CENTER BOOKSTORE OFF

COAL PILE DRIVE.

VISIT WWW.HR.DUKE.EDU/

FARMERSMARKET/

MOBILE_MARKET.HTML

OR CALL (919) 684-3136,

OPTION 1.

Elizabeth Barry of the Law Library, left, enrolls in the mobile market

with Mathura Spradling, right, owner of Snow Creek Family Organics

Farm as Betsy Levitas, center, from LIVE FOR LIFE, looks on.

Brrrremployeesbrave chilly days outdoors

Clenton Rochelle, a sanitation equipment

operator, is one of many Duke employees who

worked outdoors during cold snaps in January

and February.


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Just after midnight, Gary Sims felt the familiarvibration in the control room of Dukes steam plantas rail cars rolled along the tracks toward the plants

receiving area.

That means the coals here, said Sims, who has worked

at the steam plant 18 years. I can feel the building shake

when the rail cars get here.

The rumbling grew louder as a blue locomotive,

affectionately referred to by employees as the little engine

that could, pushed the rail cars, each packed with 90 tons

of West Virginia coal, into a three-bay garage and over

open grates in the floor.

Frank Warren, steam plant mechanic, grabbed a giant

crowbar and inserted it into the bottom of a rail car. He

pushed, opening the cars frozen bottom doors. Chunks

of coal poured out and through the floor grates, bound for

conveyers that feed the steam plants three coal-fired boilers.

Year round, employees in Dukes Facilities

Management Department (FMD) unload thousands of

tons of coal, the fuel that produces steam to heat Dukes

buildings, sterilize the hospitals surgical equipment and

maintain proper humidity for art work and lab research.

Day and night, control room operators monitor and feed

the infernos raging inside the boilers to ensure clean steam

flows through 13 miles of underground pipe.

Most people dont realize what we do, said DennisKennedy, steam utilities manager. Its a behind-the-scenes

operation, but its so critical to the success of the

university.

Nestled in the center of campus near Research

Drive, the steam plant, built in 1929, is a 24-hour operation,

producing 1.3 billion pounds of steam a year, enough to

heat about 5,000 homes in Durham. On any given day, a

black mountain 4,000 to 6,000 tons of reserve coal rises

from the plants yard off Coal Pile Drive.

In addition to Duke, other universities such as

Clemson, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia and

the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill operate

coal plants.Inside Dukes plant, boilers pump steam every day,

except for a one-time shutdown in August for scheduled

maintenance by mechanics who pack and repair valves

and fix underground pipes. During this maintenance,

which takes a year to plan and coordinate, surgeries at the

hospital are curtailed because steam is not available for

sterilization.

The medical center depends on the steam, Kennedy

said. We have to supply steam 24 hours a day, seven days

a week, 364-and-a-half days a year. There really is no room

for error.

Thats where FMD employees like David Long come in.

On a January day, Long sat in the control room onthe plants main operating floor. Computer screens flashed

numbers and symbols in yellow, red and green hues. The

computers are part of a state-of-the-art fiber optic

network that monitors 2,000 points in the steam plant.

And operators like Long ensure the numbers on gauges

stay within acceptable ranges.

During his 12-hour shift, Long kept watch over the

three coal boilers. The plant has three more boilers, for

gas, oil and recycled fuel oil. They were not running

because of unseasonably warm weather. On this 65-degree

Most people

dont realizewhat we do. Its a

behind-the-scenes

operation, but its so

critical to the success

of the university. Dennis Kennedy

Steam Utilities Manager

The locomotive arrives just after midnight at the steam plants receiving

area off Coal Pile Drive and pushes a 90-ton coal car into one of the garage

bays for unloading.

AWAKE FOR THE MIDNInside Dukes Steam Plant

DID YOU KNOW?

The coal travels by rail from Kentucky and West Virginia

to an area near the Searle Center. A locomotive, driven

by hospital employees, pushes the rail cars up to six

cars a night to the steam plant off Coal Pile Drive. Just

after midnight, a section of the monorail that links Duke

South Clinics and Duke North Hospital is raised, allowing

the locomotive to travel to the plant.

Approximately 85 percent of the water used to generate

steam returns to the plant for reuse.

Coal is less expensive than natural gas and oil. If gas was

used as a primary fuel, the steam plant would require a

major capital investment and significant increase in

operating expenses.

Steam plant operators are licensed by the National

Institute for the Uniform Licensing of Power Engineers.


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David Long, steam plant operator, uses a long rake to dump fire from one of the boilers. This clears the ash, allowing fresh coal

to fall into the boiler and burn to provide steam to Dukes 250 buildings , including the hospital.

On any given day, a blackmountain 4,000 to 6,000

tons of reserve coal rises

from the plants yard off

Coal Pile Drive.

January day, 150,000 pounds of steam left the plant per

hour, enough to heat 4,000 homes; on Feb. 6, when

temperatures dropped in the teens, the plant produced

a record of 336,000 pounds of steam per hour.

I have to watch all my numbers, my temperatures,

pressures and steam flows, said Long, an 18-year steam

plant employee. Youve got so many things happeningat one time. Its real challenging. Youve got to be aware

of what youre doing at all times.

Every six hours, Long left the control room and

walked several yards to a bank of coal furnaces to dump

fires, which clears the ash from each of the boilers four

burning sections. As he walked, the cranking sound of

feeders sprinkling coal into the boilers reverberated

through the plant.

If that squeaking stops, youll see three or four

people running in different directions, said Kennedy,

the steam utilities manager. Its music to their ears.

Long grabbed a 15-foot-long rake and opened the

door to a boiler. A row of gray ash blanketed one of

the boilers sections. In the other sections roared a

1,800-degree blaze with blinding flames that licked up

the furnace.

Nice clean fire, said Long, as he pushed the rake

with gloved hands, sweeping ash down the furnace grates.

He turned a few dials, and fresh black coal rained from a

feeder, taking the place of the ash. A moment later, that

section burned again, and the cycle repeated over and over.

Downstairs, steam plant fireman Garry Mitchell waited for

a light above his head to flicker five times. When it flashed,

he opened an ash door and sent the ash to silos, where it is

collected and used again in concrete blocks, walking trails

and road beds.

Recycling ash is not the only measure Duke is takingto protect the environment.

Each boiler has a baghouse with 820 filters that

collect particles before they can be released through the

smokestacks. Kennedy said the devices filter 99.7 percent

of soot and ash. In addition, Duke is spending $4.5 million

to add lime scrubbers to the system that will remove

gases and heavy metals. These improvements keep the plant

in or ahead of environmental compliance requirements.

Duke has been very proactive when it comes to

environmental issues, Kennedy said. Theres so much

that goes on here to make the plant work efficiently. We

have a responsibility not only to serve the university and

health system but also to be responsible stewards of our

environment.

That philosophy makes Paul Schuler proud to be

among the FMD steam plant employees who bring at least

200 years of experience to the plants daily operation and

maintenance.

Said Schuler, Were a good team.

By Leanora Minai, Working@Duke Editor;Missy Baxter,

Working@Duke Correspondent, contributed to this report.

GHT TRAIN

STEAM PLANT

BY THE NUMBERS

54,000Tons of coal burned annually

13Miles of underground

steam pipe

1,800-degreesFahrenheit temperatureat the center of a boiler

coal fire

2Number of 100-ton

roof bunkers that feedcoal to boilers

3Tons of coal burned

an hour in each boiler

250

University and healthsystem buildings served

8,000Tons of ash

recycled annually

23Employees who operateand maintain the plant

Frank Warren, steam plant mechanic, uses a crow bar to open

the bottom of a rail car to dump coal bound for conveyers inthe steam plant.


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eaching was almost predetermined in Sean McNallys

world.

The son of history teachers, McNally earned

degrees in history and political science from Duke in 1994.

He says hed probably be teaching history today had it not

been for his excellence in another arena baseball.

McNally was a four-year starter and two-year captain

for the Blue Devils from 1991 to 1994. After 12 years

playing and coaching professionally, he returned to

Durham in the summer of 2005 as head coach for the

Duke baseball team.

Though he never made it to a traditional classroom,

McNally, who played third base at Duke, is still a teacher,

and he relishes the role.

Thats the other component thats a really neat part of

this job I get a chance to teach, McNally said recently in

his office under the bleachers at Jack Coombs Field. Imteaching baseball. Thats probably the most fun that I have.

McNally emphasizes his players academic development,

in addition to their on-field progress. As he sees it, no one

can be lax in one area and expect to excel in the other. This

approach has proved endearing to his players.

Its definitely nice to have somebody that youre

playing for who takes as much pride in the school and the

baseball program as you do, said senior Jonathan

Anderson. You understand he played here and everything

means a lot to him, so you want to show him the respect.

Before returning to Duke as baseball coach a year-and-

a-half ago, McNally spent the three previous years

coaching in the Cleveland Indians organization. He beganto wonder what his career path might be. He was unsure if

he wanted to remain a coach, become a scout or move into

the front office.

When he accepted the job at Duke, he got the

opportunity to do all three.

In pro ball, everything is segmented, said McNally, 34.

Youre either on the field, scouting in the stands or youre a

front-office guy. At the college level, you get to combine all

three. Its forced me to grow much more than I would have

in pro ball doing one specific thing in one area.

The Blue Devils went 15-40 in McNallys first season

(6-24 in the ACC). They have not won an ACC

championship or reached the College World Series since

1961. But his team, which began play Feb. 10, is young.

The Blue Devils feature 10 freshmen, five sophomores, six

juniors and two seniors.

Some days well come out and play great and other

days you dont know, McNally said. I know well be

excited, energetic and ready to go every single day.

ByTim Candon

Working@Duke Correspondent

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Duke Screen Societyoffers flicks for free

J

oan Morgan enjoys catching a good movie, but notnecessarily the blockbusters that most people clamor

to see.International films appeal to Morgan, staff assistant

for the Program in Literature. Luckily, a theater that often

shows foreign, independent and historically significant

films is only a short walk from her office on East Campus.

The Richard White Auditorium on East Campus is one of

three campus venues where free films are shown by Dukes

Screen/Society. The films, which are open to the public

and Duke community, are also shown at the Griffith Film

Theater and Nasher Museum Auditorium.

Its one of the best kept secrets at Duke, Morgan

said about the Screen/Society films. Its a treasure. Its

there, but people arent really taking advantage of it.

Hank Okazaki, Screen/Society programmer, saidawareness of the films has increased, but he wants to see

more employees and community members at screenings.

Still, he said, high attendance numbers are not the only

gauge of success.

We like to show films that pack Griffith Theater, but

we also like to show some that only bring out 10 people,

Okazaki said. If something is well done and meaningful,

then it is worthwhile showing it, even if it is only

appreciated by a small audience.

The Screen/Society was originally established in the

early 1990s by a group of Duke graduate students who

wanted a venue to see films not available at commercialtheaters. Since its re-launching in 2001 as a branch of

Dukes Film/Video/Digital Program, the Screen/Society

has expanded operations and now shows 35 to 60 films

each semester.

Several film series are showing this spring, including

International Science Fiction Films, and films by

documentarian Frederick Wiseman, who will be at Duke

on March 26 as part of the Provosts lecture series.

Wiseman will use sequences from several of his films

to examine legal and ethical issues in documentary film.

Okazaki said many of the film series are co-organized

by a Duke department and focus on a theme that

corresponds to material taught in classes that semester.He helps departments choose films for series, and he keeps

an eye on current events, film festivals, awards, critics and

publications as he considers what films to screen at Duke.

Morgan, who has watched dozens of Screen/Society

films over the years, said the films are stellar. Shes

particularly enjoyed Asian films in the Cine-East series

because of the beauty of the scenes and historical context.

The films have been a draw for her and her husband after

work and on weekends. Its a great date night, she said.

By Elizabeth Michalka

Writer, Human Resources Communications

WANT THE FILM SCHEDULE?Visit www.fvd.aas.duke.edu/screensociety/schedule.php

MORE THAN 35 FILMS PLAYING THIS SPRING

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#22 Sean McNally, Dukes baseball coach, meets with the Blue Devils.

Hank Okazaki

Its one of

the best kept

secrets at Duke. Its a

treasure. Its there, butpeople arent really

taking advantage of it. Joan Morgan

Staff Assistant

Program in Literature


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caricatured as bitterly estranged forces. But people have been workingtogether in this city for years and years. This has been a painful episode,yet Duke has not lost sight of its mission, which is to create an excellenteducation, to support the kind of research that pushes the frontiers ofknowledge, and to offer truly excellent patient care to thousands andthousands of people every year. Every day, our students, faculty andstaff are making a difference in our community and around the world.

How do you think the lacrosse issue has affectedpeople who work here?

The story weve all lived through has

contained bitterly divisive issues. I think its very

important for the community to be able to take

seriously issues of race, respect, and treatment of

women without drawing unwarranted conclusions

about this particular legal case. When I think how

this has affected the people who work here, I bet

its pretty similar to the way its affected me,

which is, anywhere I go in this city or the country,

and people say, Where do you work? and you

say, Duke, the first thing that comes to theirmind is this story. Weve all endured a lot of

questions and comments as a result.

What would you say to them?

I would say I regret we have all had to live through this. Duke is a

place to be proud of, and when I walk around this university every day,

I see people who not only do their work, I see people who take pride in

their work and who take pride in trying to live up to a certain quality of

service. All of our work is service. Its been difficult to have this event

overshadow the good work that goes on here. In the face of that, people

have continued to be friendly and service-oriented. They take pride in our

mission. I think that has been the great plus, and one of the great untold

stories of this university. By facing the lessons this event brings, we can

make Duke a better place.

What would you say to someone considering working here about the

environment at Duke?

People look deeper than yesterdays sensational headlines before they

make judgments about a place to work or a place to go to school. Actually,

all through last spring, we recruited a new class of students; we hired lots

of faculty; and weve successfully hired lots of staff since last year as well.

I believe that anybody who cares to look at Duke

understands that this is a great university with great

people. A few weeks ago, we had an event in Boston

with 300 people. Someone asked a student on stage

with me, How did you come to go to Duke? He

said he was admitted to a lot of schools, but when

he came to the Duke campus, he was standing here

with his map, trying to figure out where in the world

he was, and five people came up and asked if they

could help. That spirit of helpfulness and

friendliness permeates Duke.

Support, as well as criticism and anger, have been

expressed about Dukes handling of the lacrosse

allegations. How has the criticism affected you?

The situation weve lived through has been

a very complicated one and very emotional. The

allegations are a very serious matter. Going back to those earliest days,

there were statements by the district attorney who spoke as if what was

alleged had certainly happened. That helped create an atmosphere in which

there were very high feelings from every possible angle. And that being so,

however the president behaved would have been criticized from a variety

of perspectives, and I promise you Ive been criticized in the fall for things

that are the opposite of what I was criticized for in the spring. I try to take

that in good heart. I just had to do what I thought was right for the

university and right in general. Ive tried to observe three principles. One,that the category of behavior that was charged is a serious matter. Two, we

have to go forward on the basis of the presumption of innocence, rather

than assume a person is guilty because a story has been told about them

in the newspapers or elsewhere. And three, we need to find something

separate from your or my private opinion to look into this matter, to look

to the legal process to assess the evidence.

How do we move forward from this?

One way to move forward is to remember that all along, weve been

here working toward common goals. It takes the work of every single

person to make Duke work, and we didnt stop being good nurses; we

didnt stop being good IT staff; and we didnt stop taking care of the

physical plant because there was a very trying episode. Everyone kept

working hard through that time. It would be a lot harder to start the

healing if we didnt have a community pulling together already. Now what

we need to do is remind ourselves what were here for; remind ourselves

how fortunate we are to work with the people around us, and remind

ourselves that we all have obligations to our community from the

first-year student to the person who has worked here 40 years.

Much of the focus has been on students and faculty. What role do employees

play as we move forward?

There are thousands of individuals who come to work every day and

do exemplary work and work well with each other. They are an important

part of this community. That was evident last October when three separatetown hall events were held for students, faculty and employees as part of

the Campus Culture Initiative. The employee event was by far the best

attended. Thats a clear indication that employees here not only have an

interest in the events of this university, but they take pride in this place

and how we get better.

By Leanora Minai and Paul GranthamOffice of Communication Services

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When I walk around

this university every

day, I see people who not only do

their work, I see people who take

pride in their work and who take

pride in trying to live up to a

certain quality of service. Richard H. Brodhead

Duke President

Top: President Richard H. Brodhead

greets Brenda Abdelrasoul, right, and

her son, Ahmed, a 2005 graduate,

during A Duke Conversation in

November in Cleveland. Bottom:

Brodhead welcomes students in

September during move-in on

East Campus.


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It doesnt really apply to us too much. We just hadto deal with some media parking. We stay out of

that. Every once in a while, someone might make a littlejoke about it, but we dont hear too much about it.

Murvin Headen

Facilities Management Department

5 years at Duke

As a Duke employee, how has the lacrossecase affected you?

Its brought to the forefront the race relationsin Durham. Im from Connecticut and grew up in

a 100 percent Caucasian area. This brought to the forefronthow the racial tensions still exist.

Alisha Holland

Associate in research, editorial assistant

1 year, 4 months at Duke

By Eddy LandrethWorking@Duke Correspondent

It has made me discuss the aspects, the culture,with the students more. It also teaches me how

risky publicity can be.

Michelle Connolly

Associate Professor of the Practice

Department of Economics

9 years at Duke

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Stand nearly anywhere in the 275,000-square-foot French Family Science Center,and you get an outdoor view.

Thats one of many eco-friendly features that make this new Duke buildinga contender for the silver rating in the U.S. Green Building Councils Leadershipin Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. A nationalbenchmark, LEED promotes sustainability by recognizing environmentallyresponsible site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materialsselection and indoor environmental quality.

It shows that youre a responsible designer, responsible

contractor and responsible owner, and that you care about the

quality of life of the inhabitants of your building, said Peter

Romeyn, a Facilities Management Department project manager

who helped oversee design and construction.

The $115 million French Family Science Center, tucked

between the Biological Sciences and Physics buildings, opened

in December after two and a half years of construction. It

brings research and teaching of biology, chemistry and physics

and other departments under one roof.

Its appeal stretches beyond the oversized windows and

grand views.

Duke included other sustainable attributes in this bright and

airy building such as two green roofs, waterless urinals, recycledand regional materials, soil conservation and relocation of existing

trees and plants. The green roofs stretch over the lecture hall and

biology labs. Comprised of vegetation, soil, gravel and water-tight

insulation, they reduce water runoff and keep the building cool. The

building also includes other energy saving features all windows have

exterior reflectors that direct sunlight into the space.

The grassy Science Terrace, which resembles an amphitheater, is

outdoor space for studying, lunch or a break. And if you need to meet

someone in the building, tell them, Meet me under the moon. Thats the

large round architectural accent in the ceiling.

By Leanora Minai

Working@Duke Editor

French FamilyScience Center:

Building agreener future

157Chemistry, biology

and physics labs

59,000Square feet of carpet with

recycled content

15,000

Square feet of green roof

275Energy efficient windows

800,000Bricks

11,238Fire sprinkler heads

305,600Feet of plumbing, lab and utility pipe

590Miles of cable and electric wire

$520,000

Cost of wood harvested in a sustainablemanner such as from forests where

new trees are replanted. This represents

94 percent of all new wood in the building.

2 millionGallons of water saved annually

from 50 waterless urinals

Designers:Moore Ruble Yudell Architects

& Planners, Hillier

Architecture

Contractor:Skanska

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