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ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH YEAR, ISSUE 43
By the numbers: Class of 2015 post-grad destinations Grace Mok The Chronicle Although Duke is known for churning out qualified pre-med students, less than 25 percent of the Class of 2015 attended graduate or professional schools, according to the Career Center senior survey. Statistics from the survey show that most Duke students successfully transition from their senior year of college to employment or graduate and professional schools. For many seniors, the search for these postgraduation opportunities occupies much of their final year. The job search typically involves either on-campus recruiting for consulting, engineering, computer science and financial service firms or networking for positions in public policy, the arts and the humanities, said William WrightSwadel, Fannie Mitchell executive director of the Career Center. “We spend a lot of time here in the Career Center helping students figure out what they want to do and then how to attack that particular market,” WrightSwadel said. Although data on the Class of 2016 will not be available until next Spring, statistics for the Class of 2015 from the annual senior survey suggest that a majority of seniors accept full-time employment or graduate school offers by the spring. Almost 70 percent of students reported that they planned on having full employment, parttime employment or self-employment after graduating. Of those students, 56.4 percent had already accepted positions by the time the survey was administered— April and May of this year. In the past four years, the five
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organizations that hired the most Duke graduates were Accenture, Duke University, Oracle, Microsoft and Teach for America. The average estimated annual salaries for graduates of the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and Pratt School of Engineering for their first jobs after college were $61,895 and $71,031, respectively. Additionally, 23 percent of the Class of 2015 applied to graduate and professional
school programs. Of those students, 85.8 percent had been accepted to one or more programs by the time of the survey. The most popular graduate schools last year were Duke, Stanford University and Columbia University. Senior Devin Solanki noted that there are three categories of Duke seniors who are looking for jobs. “There are those that have a job or are set on their job. There’s another group
that has opportunities, but doesn’t know what to decide. And [there are] those now coming into the deadline really hard,” he said. Those who have already received job offers can focus on enjoying their senior year. Senior Diego Nogales, who will be working at the Royal Bank of Canada next year, said that he is fully appreciating See CAREERS on Page 5
Wannamaker, Giles next in line for renovations Samantha Neal The Chronicle
Annie Wang | The Chronicle Edens Quadrangle was recently renovated as part of a long-term plan to renovate nearly every dormitory on campus.
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Recent renovations to Edens Quadrangle and Brown residence hall are only the beginning of construction projects for residence halls on campus. Wannamaker Quadrangle and Giles residence hall will undergo renovations in Summer 2016 that will update current facilities and add new amenities. These two projects are part of a string of renovations to residence halls set to occur on both East and West Campus in the next few years. Rick Johnson, associate vice president of student affairs for housing, dining and residence life, said that the plans represent an attempt by HDRL and the University to update nearly every dormitory on campus. “We want to bring housing up to the level of the academics,” Johnson said.
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“It’s both pieces of the puzzle—great academics and great facilities that support co-curricular learning.” The renovations to Giles will include improving lighting in the hallways and rooms, completely redoing the bathrooms and refurbishing and renovating the common rooms, he explained. The budget for the project is currently estimated at $3 million. Air-conditioning was added to all East Campus residence halls this past summer. “Every interior space, we’re going to redo,” Johnson said. The Wannamaker renovations will involve similar improvements to bathrooms and common areas. In addition, a unique feature to fit the needs of the residents will be included. “We look at each building and that community—Wannamaker—and ask ourselves, ‘What is something different
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that we can add to build community?’” Johnson said. Although this addition to Wannamaker has not yet been decided, the Edens renovations included a fitness center, study areas and the Bolt, a game room. The approximate budget for the Wannamaker renovations is approximately $4.5 million. Past and current residents of Wannamaker and Giles noted that these improvements will make the dorms more appealing places to live. “The renovations will add a cherry on top to Giles,” said junior Alex LaDue, who lived in Giles during his freshman year. “The bathrooms have been in need of a renovation for a long time. They weren’t very nice and the showers all had issues, were kind of old and gross and the bathroom stalls had weird saloon doors on them.” See CONSTRUCTION on Page 6
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