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Duke in the top ranks of universities,” President Richard Brodhead wrote in an e-mail. “They should, since this is a great place. But the numerical rankings imply a degree of precision they simply don’t have, and any year’s numbers need to be taken with a grain of salt. The best strategy is to work to make your school the best you can, and the reputation will follow.” In its annual rankings, U.S. News tabulates data from 15 indicators of academic excellence and orders the schools according to their score. A year ago, Duke fell three spots from fifth to eighth. In addition to its place in the overall rankings, Duke was mentioned in four of the eight lists of “Programs to look for”—categories described by U.S. News as “outstanding examples of academic programs that are commonly linked to student success.” Provost Peter Lange said Duke’s placement in the service learning category stems from the introduction
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'We want you not just to attend Duke but to own it. Last spring we admitted you. Now it's time to come take possession."
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In a statement released Au President Richard Brodhea nounced that he had reappoi JoeAlieva as director ofAthl« Alieva was retained in ligl an extensive report generate* summer by a nine-person r committee comprised ofTrus alumni and faculty and chain Trustee Emeritus Harold Yoh gineering ’5B. Over 150 people comme to the committee on Alieva performance, said John Bum vice president for public aff and student relations. Brodhead said “the emp on the integrity that [Alieva infused in our programs am central place he gives to the of scholar-athletes” was th factor in granting the director of athletics the five-year extension afforded by the reappointment. ‘You take all the different parts of what you hear and try to get a sense of what the main lines of the story are,” Brodhead said. “I thought the case for Joe Alieva’s strengths in the report was very strong and they’re very central strengths for a program like ours.” Alieva has been a member of the Department ofAthletics since 1980 and has held his position as director since 1998. He earned a second appointment in September 2003.
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Joe Alieva has been the director of athletics since 1998and part of the Duke staff since 1980.
“I am excited and honored to be reappointed as the director of this outstanding athletic department,” Alieva said in a statement. “We have made tremendous progress over the past nine years and there is much more to do.” In the statement, Brodhead said he has asked Alieva to construct a “comprehensive strategic plan” for Duke Athletics within the next year. SEE ALLEVA ON PAGE 4
FACs raise diversity within staff Lysa Chen THE CHRONICLE
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Although the First-Year Advisory Counselor Program has been criticized for its lack of diversity in past years, FAC board co-chairs Geoff Bass and Bronwyn Lewis, both seniors, said this year’s group of counselors is more ethnically diverse due to a more diverse recruitment pool.
The percentage of Asian students accepted as FACs has doubled since last year, and the number of multiracial students has seen a fivefold increase, Bass and Lewis wrote in an e-mail. Ethnic diversity, while important to the program, is not emphasized
in the selection process, the cochairs said, and greek affiliation is not considered at all. Disproportionately high numbers of fraternity- or sorority-affiliated students in the program have been one criterionfor criticism in the past. Instead, applicants are evaluated numerically based on five qualities, including peer leadership ability and Duke enthusiasm, which the program has identified as necessary to serve as an effective FAC, Bass and Lewis said. “The selection process itself places no emphasis on the diversity of individual applicants,” they said. “We
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FACs, comprised of sophomores, juniorsand seniors, help freshmen io
move into their dorms across East Campus Tuesday.