The Chronicle T h e i n d e p e n d e n t d a i ly at D u k e U n i v e r s i t y
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH YEAR, Issue 31
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University will now fund DukeEngage
Trustees to meet this weekend
Applications made available Thursday
by Lindsey Rupp The chronicle
Public Policy and the Professions, said the prayer during his address at the Founder’s Day Convocation, shortly before President Richard Brodhead awarded him the University Medal for Distinguished Service. “You, Joel Fleishman, illustrate the continued work of institution-building as much as any living Dukie,” Brodhead said before Fleishman’s speech. “It’s almost
The Board of Trustees will meet on campus this weekend for the first time since May and address the continuing challenges presented by the University’s financial situation. During its two-day gathering, Duke’s governing body will hear updates from the Duke Administrative Reform Team on the University’s financial state and from the Duke University Management Company on Duke’s investments, said Chair and Democratic N.C. Sen. Dan Blue, Law ’73. Blue said the Board will revisit the budget at all of its meetings. “We’ll look at it and see what progress they’ve made,” Blue said. “Having looked at it over the summer and as [former] chair of the Business and Finance Committee, I know that they’re making good progress in demonstrating reductions.... I’m confident that the administration is making progress toward reaching those goals.” He added that the Board will also hear a proposal for an addition to Keohane Quadrangle and a review of the Campus Sustainability Committee’s Climate Action Plan. All parts of the Friday and Saturday sessions will be closed to the public,
See founders on page 5
See trustees on page 4
by Ben Joseph The chronicle
DukeEngage, which debuted in 2007, was the result of almost $30 million in donations from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Charlotte-based Duke Endowment. The program, currently in its third year of operation, has received dozens of program proposals and more than 1,000 applications. But due to difficult economic times, some are worried that funding for the program from the original endowments may be insufficient—making the program an expensive initiative. DukeEngage Director Eric Mlyn confirmed that the original donations were no longer sufficiently raising money to fund the program. “Right now, because of the economic circumstances, the endowments—the Duke Endowment and the Bill and Melinda Gates endowment—are not generating any money to pay for DukeEngage,” he said. “So the entire budget of DukeEngage is being funded by the University.” DukeEngage operates on $4 million annually—$3 million of which was funded by the University and $1 million of which was financed by DukeEngage. Now, the program is entirely funded by the University, Mlyn said. “DukeEngage has become a priority of President [Richard] Brodhead and so the University has made a commitment and is honoring that commitment by funding this program very generously,” he said. Mlyn added that he expects fundraisers will become an important contributor, suggesting that alumni may be interested in donating money to the program. A new year for DukeEngage The DukeEngage program officially started its third year Thursday when the 2010 application and list of programs went live on the DukeEngage Web site. The program has made a few minor changes, although the number of programs remains the same. The list, which contains 30 programs, has three additions in China, India and Washington, D.C. The new programs replace ones in Belize, Kenya and St. Louis. “We’re very excited about all three of the new programs,” Mlyn said. “We’ve wanted to set up a program in WashingSee DUKEEngage on page 4
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Professor Joel Fleishman (left) receives the University Medal for Distinguished Service from President Richard Brodhead (right) during the Founder’s Day Convocation in the Chapel Thursday.
Prof, trustee and alumnus honored on Founder’s Day by Zachary Tracer The chronicle
Joel Fleishman’s booming North Carolina voice filled the Chapel with a celebratory Jewish prayer Thursday, as the former director of what is now the Sanford School of Public Policy looked back on 38 years at the University. Fleishman, currently a professor of law and public policy and director of the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics,
University launches new Web site By Emmeline Zhao The chronicle
Duke officially launched its new Web site Thursday, highlighting numerous aspects of the University. The new duke.edu cost the University $100,000 in design and development. The site’s development began in January. The push to update the former Web site, launched in 2006, was headed by members of Duke Web Services and the Office of Information Technology. Their goal was to create a Web-based information center on par with current technology. A facelift from the former white background, bottom photo bar and centered search bar, the new home page features a slideshow of nine photos that focus on University themes such as global education and civic engagement. “I think it truly represents the very dynamic nature of the University—it shows a university that has momentum and is in motion and that’s what we set out to achieve,” said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations. The Web site boasts approximately 800 images and 150 narratives through student videos and other multimedia, Schoenfeld said. He added that through the site’s developmental stages, the University updated a blog with redesigns and templates to gauge user feedback. “I’m not going to predict right now how long this new site will stay in its current condition,” he said. “We did make it very flexible.”
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Duke’s new Web site, launched Thursday, features a slideshow of the University’s initiatives, such as global education and community engagement.
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“His naïveté is overwhelming.” —Former Ambassador to U.N. John Bolton on President Barack Obama. See story page 3.