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BLEED BLUE, LIVE GREEN

Tallman Trask and Bill Chameides discuss Duke’s environmental efforts during an April faculty and staff forum.

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MOBILE FARMERS MARKET

It’s time to sign up for your weekly box of produce, delivered fresh to Duke from area farmers.

SUSTAINABLE DUKE

Duke introduces a new Web site that offers employees the option of discontinuing paper pay statements, among other features.

Dream Job

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Duke head women’s basketball Coach Joanne P. McCallie was hired last April as Duke’s fourth head women’s basketball coach in Blue Devil history.

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in the NCAA Championship game in 2005. She molded Michigan State basketball into an elite national program with a 81-23 record in her last three years.

The daughter of a Navy pilot, McCallie is known in basketball circles as an intense competitor with an affinity for Duke since she was a standout point guard at Brunswick High School in Maine and had to decide where to play ball and attend college. She narrowed her final choices between Duke and Northwestern, eventually deciding on Northwestern.

But she kept an eye on the Duke program.

“At Duke, our staff is blessed to be at the best basketball laboratory nationwide,” she wrote to fans in her online journal, Coach P Notebook.

“We can do so much with such fine, smart, athletic and tough-minded women. There are no limits and our play and attack will reflect that fact.

Fast, furious, tough and talented marked by a fighting spirit that will be second to none.”

McCallie played her collegiate career at Northwestern, where, as a senior, she was an All Big Ten honorable mention selection.

After graduating from Northwestern in 1987 with a degree in political science, McCallie worked for a Chicago telecommunications firm. She wanted to get an MBA and began looking for graduate assistant positions around the country and landed at Auburn, where she earned a master’s degree in business administration and joined the staff of women’s basketball coach Joe Ciampi as a full-time assistant.

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t’s an unseasonably warm January afternoon, and head women’s basketball Coach Joanne P. McCallie is sitting behind a desk in her immaculate fourth floor campus office with a pristine view of a blue sky and the hustle and bustle of campus life.

Below, the tent village known as Kville is teeming with tents and students willing to sleep in the elements for There are no basketball tickets, a reminder of how important the sport is limits and our to the Blue Devil faithful.

McCallie, or Coach P as play and attack will reflect she’s affectionately called (the that fact. Fast, furious, P stands for her maiden name Palombo), dreamt of one day tough and talented marked being in this very position. But by a fighting spirit that will she’s been so engrossed in leading a new program and be second to none.” living what she described as her — Joanne McCallie “dream job,” she hasn’t had an Duke head women’s basketball coach opportunity to process how it came to fruition.

“I haven’t had the chance,” said McCallie, 42.

“I imagine that will happen in the spring some time, when I can look around and really absorb that feeling of, ‘Isn’t it really great to be at Duke.’ ” McCallie was hired last April as Duke’s fourth head women’s basketball coach in Blue Devil history, replacing Gail Goestenkors, who now leads the women’s team at the University of Texas.

Entering her 16th season as a head coach, McCallie made her way to Durham via Michigan State, where she spent seven seasons, leading the Spartans to a 149-75 record. She led the team to five straight NCAA Tournament appearances, four straight 20-win seasons and an appearance

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Newsbriefs Children's summer camp schedule available Got plans for your children this summer? Duke Staff & Family Programs has a list of the summer camps and programs in Durham, Orange and Wake Counties. The list includes camps sponsored by Duke, as well as other camps in the area. Select from camps with concentrations in athletics, recreation, academics, arts, music and more. Some camps offer discounts and scholarships.

Spaces fill quickly, so reserve now. Visit www.hr.duke.edu/family/camps.php.

MARCH 6 : : First Thursday at the Nasher Museum of Art; Jeremy Strick, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, talks with Nasher Museum Director Kim Rorschach, 6 p.m., reception with cash bar.

MARCH 19 : : Wednesdays at The Center, “Beyond Hallie and Whoopi: Black Women and American Cinema – A Conversation;” noon, John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Rd, Room 240.

MARCH 23 : : Easter Sunrise Service, 6:30 a.m., Duke Gardens, near fish pond.

MARCH 26 : : Learn IT @ Lunch, Creating a Personal Web site at Duke, noon, Collaboratory Lab inside the Office of Student Activities & Facilities in 101 Bryan Center.

A new monthly online publication called Duke Research highlights the personalities and projects that have helped Duke become one of the nation’s largest research universities. Created by Duke’s Office of News and Communication (ONC), the periodical Web site and e-mail newsletter makes extensive use of short video and other multimedia and covers a range of topics from biomedical and engineering advances to studies of global climate change, gun violence and consumer behavior. Readers will meet students and faculty engaged on the cutting edge of many fields.

The site offers concise navigation to important research resources around the campus, making it a new “front door” for Duke’s research activities. See it on the Web, or subscribe to a monthly e-mail or RSS feeds at www.research.duke.edu.

Duke Run/Walk Club begins March 17 The Duke Run/Walk Club is a 12-week walking and running program that includes cardiovascular training for all fitness levels, from new exercisers and beginning runners to those training for 5K events. This spring, participants will have the chance to attend an April workshop hosted by Al Buehler, Duke’s former track and field coach of 45 years. Buehler will speak about the basics of good form and technique while walking and/or running. Other fitness workshops will be held throughout the program. The club meets 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at both East and West Campus. The Run/Walk Club is coordinated by LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s employee health promotion program, and is open to all Duke faculty and staff. For more information, and to register, visit www.hr.duke.edu/runwalk or call (919) 684-3136, option 1.

Test your basketball skills during “Shootout” on the Plaza Duke faculty, staff and students are invited to show off their basketball skills March 26 during the “Duke University Stores Annual Shootout On the Plaza.” The friendly competition runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the West Campus Plaza. Participants compete against the clock to determine who can make the most free throws or three-point shots in one minute. Winners receive a trophy and a gift card from Duke Stores. In case of inclement weather, the event will be postponed, and a new date will be announced at www.dukestores.duke.edu.

For more events, check the university’s online calendar at http://calendar.duke.edu

New monthly research magazine launched

Duke’s annual report looks ahead Duke’s Year In Review, or annual report, is available online. Like past reviews, it is loaded with reports of accomplishments for the academic year 2006-2007 — such as faculty promotions and new appointments, student awards and achievements and new programs and buildings.

However, the focus of the latest Year In Review is as much forward-looking as it is reflective of the past. One of the major milestones of the past academic year was the development of a $1.3 billion, eight-year strategic blueprint to guide the future of Duke.

The report also details the activities and accomplishments within individual schools and departments, such as student and faculty awards, major gifts of support and significant research findings garnering media attention. The Year In Review also includes a detailed financial statement covering Duke University and Duke University Health System.

Read the annual report at www.yearinreview.duke.edu.

Letters to the Editor must include name and contact information. E-mail letters to working@duke.edu 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.

Primetime: Hear how Duke is Going Green

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ast fall, students, staff and faculty submitted more than 200 ideas in two days on how to conserve water at Duke.

Since then, Duke has distributed free low-flow showerheads, disabled the automatic flush in many campus bathrooms and installed 200 new water-efficient washing machines in residence halls, among other efforts.

The persistent drought is one striking example of the impact our environment has on the lives, work and studies of Duke community members.

In the future, how Duke manages water, transportation, power and heat may look much different and require changes in how we work and live.

In July 2007, Duke took a bold step to make such changes with the signing of the American College University Presidents Climate Commitment. The commitment requires Duke to develop a plan over time to eliminate campus greenhouse gas

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Late last year, Duke established a committee cochaired by Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and Bill Chameides, dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, to develop the plan to achieve this ambitious endeavor.

On April 1, during the Primetime quarterly forum, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to hear from Trask and Chameides about the climate commitment, other Duke efforts to address environmental issues and how faculty and staff can make a difference.

Primetime begins at noon in the Bryan Center’s Griffith Film Theater. All attendees will be entered in a raffle to win a free rain barrel.

Take the Pledge

Attendees of Primetime will be able to sign the Sustainable Duke Pledge, which encourages members of the Duke community to consider the environmental, social and economic impact of daily decisions. Everyone who signs the pledge will receive a Sustainable Duke reusable shopping bag made from organic cotton. The reusable bag will help reduce the use of paper and plastic bags and share the sustainability message with others.

— By Paul Grantham Assistant Vice President, Office of Communication Services

Got a sustainability question for Primetime? Submit it at www.hr.duke.edu/primetime

A Recipe for Success hef Jeff Henderson strode confidently across the Reynolds Theater stage in a spotless white apron and freshly-pressed chef ’s jacket.

“I’m just a homeboy from the neighborhood who woke up one day and decided I wanted to make a difference,” he told about 200 people, many of whom were Duke Dining employees gathered for culinary training.

Henderson, 43, whose life story was featured on Oprah, spoke about his transition from convicted crack cocaine dealer to award-winning executive chef and the New York Times best-selling author of “Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras.”

“When I got out of prison and started looking for a job, I had to make the felony persona, the prison stigma, disappear,” he said. “I had to improve my appearance, my attitude.”

During a motivational presentation, Henderson emphasized the power of potential and the importance of knowledge, dedication and professionalism. His message: Success is attainable if you’re willing to put forth extra effort, and challenges can be overcome with persistence and a positive attitude.

“What you’re looking at was 20 years in the making,” Henderson said.

“Change didn’t come overnight.”

After his conviction, Henderson served nine years in prison, where he honed his cooking, read his first book and received a GED. He got out in 1996. His first culinary job was as a dishwasher at a Beverly Hills restaurant. A strong work ethic – arriving early and staying late – paid off. He later became executive chef at Cafe Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Columbia Pictures has purchased the film rights to Henderson’s story, and Henderson has a new cookbook due out soon.

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During a motivational presentation at Duke in January, Chef Jeff Henderson drew a crowd of 200 people, many of whom were Dining Services employees gathered for culinary training. He also signed copies of his best-selling memoir.

Chef Jeff’s Signature Lump Crab Cakes From “Chef Jeff Cooks” arriving in stores this summer WHAT YOU NEED: 1 pound lump crab meat 2 large eggs ¼ cup minced red & yellow bell peppers ¼ cup minced red onion ¼ cup minced cilantro 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 tablespoons sour cream 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Zest from 1 lemon Juice from ½ lemon 2 tablespoon barbecue sauce 3 dashes of Tabasco sauce 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 ¾ teaspoons cracked black pepper 1 ½ cups dried cornbread crumbs (or bread or cracker crumbs) 3 tablespoons canola oil WHAT TO DO: ● In mixing bowl, combine eggs, mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, barbeque sauce and Tabasco. ● Drain liquid from crab meat if it has been pasteurized.

Pick the meat clean off all shells. Gently fold remaining ingredients (except canola oil) into mix, being careful to keep crab meat in lumps and not to over mix. ● Add enough corn bread crumbs (about 1 cup) to absorb excess moisture and hold mixture together. ● Form into medium-sized cakes. Cover and refrigerate cakes for15 minutes. ● Remove from refrigerator and dust both sides of the cake in remaining cornbread crumbs. ● Drizzle 3 tablespoons of canola oil in sauté pan; place over medium heat. When temperature is right, gently add crab cakes. Cook about 5 minutes on each side, until brown on both sides. Drain on paper towel.

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Don’t get taken for a ride ATTEND A DUKE CREDIT UNION CAR BUYING SEMINAR ou want the car; the dealer wants a sale.

This could be a recipe for consumer disaster, unless you put your emotions in park and engage your intellect, says Scottie Dowdy of the Duke University Federal Credit Union.

“When it comes to car buying, facts matter more than falling in love,” she said.

Duke faculty and staff recently attended “Drive Away Happy,” a Duke Credit Union seminar to learn how to buy a car that fits lifestyle – and budget. The seminar was part of the credit union’s financial seminar series, which also offers free workshops on home buying, reducing credit card debt and identity theft.

When it comes to car buying, the Duke Credit Union offers a Web site with resources and counselors who will help navigate the loan, warranty, insurance and more.

Dowdy said a car buying decision should first start with research.

Buy or lease? New or used? These are only the beginning of the questions. Dowdy said each option comes with pros and cons, and the best chance at a good deal is to research before visiting a dealer or car lot.

“Do your homework,” Dowdy said. “You need to be prepared.”

She suggested buyers keep the following in mind: New cars are typically more reliable and have repair warranties, but a new car costs more to buy, insure and register. Used cars may be cheaper outright; however, consumers don’t know how well the car was maintained,

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and it may not have a warranty.

Down the road, maintenance costs can be an issue.

Leasing a car may come with lower monthly payments, but insurance costs more and getting out of a lease contract is difficult. Leased cars come with comprehensive warranties – but mileage limits.

After deciding on type of car, consider your budget, Dowdy said. Calculate how much extra it will cost each month for the car payment, registration, insurance, gas, parking and routine maintenance. Put that money aside each month for a few months.

Can you live on the new budget?

“If you can’t, where’s the money going to come from?” Dowdy asked.

Libby Lang, a Durham Academy teacher, learned about the credit union’s car buying seminars from her father, a retired orthopedic surgeon at Duke. She attended a session last year when she was thinking about replacing her 13-year-old Honda Accord. She didn’t end up immediately buying a car, but she has the information for when she shops around this year.

“The session addressed everyone’s diverse backgrounds and needs,” Lang said. “I loved that it was free. That is a positive outreach Duke provides.”

—By Nancy E. Oates Working@Duke Correspondent

MORE INFO? THE NEXT CAR BUYING SEMINAR IS APRIL 22. LEARN MORE AT WWW.DUKEFCU.DUKE.EDU.

Tech talk The dark side of e-communications, and what to do about it

The Rev. Sam Wells, dean of Duke Chapel, had been in the United States just three weeks when he received his first angry e-mail at Duke from someone he’d never met.

“It was the Sunday after Hurricane Katrina,” he recalled. “I’d suggested in my sermon that the tragedy could have been related to global warming. I didn’t think I’d said anything very provocative, but this person wrote to tell me, in strong language, that he thought I was injecting my political views gratuitously into an act of worship.”

Wells was being “flamed” – insulted via blog, listserv, e-bulletin board or e-mail.

Paula McClain, professor of political science, had a more frightening experience. During the lacrosse investigation, she received racist messages.

She learned how to filter e-mail through Duke’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) and stopped most of the offending messages. Some had been sent from work computers at distant organizations. McClain tracked down the organizations by e-mail address, located supervisors and sent them the messages and writers’ addresses. One supervisor wrote back, “You’ll never hear from this person again.”

People have a legal right to say unpleasant things, but Duke faculty and staff can take steps to limit intrusions. If someone sends malicious e-mail,

In fall 2006, OIT spam filters blocked 1.4 million messages a day.

In fall 2007, the rate increased to more than 1 million an hour. resist the urge to reply but save all threatening e-mail. The Online@Duke Web page allows you to set spam filters on your NetID e-mail account and block messages from senders. You can also set up a filter system in the email software on your computer, generally located under the “Tools” dropdown menu.

Filter E-mail The Online@Duke Web page allows you to set spam filters on your NetID e-mail account and block messages from senders. You can also set up a filter system in the e-mail software on your computer, generally located under the “Tools” drop-down menu. For more information, visit www.oit.duke.edu and click “Email & Messaging” in the upper left.

Need help?

The OIT Help Desk can provide it. Call (919) 684-2200, e-mail help@oit.duke.edu or visit www.oit.duke.edu and click “Live Chat Online” in the lower right.

Stop Spam

Spam is unsolicited bulk electronic messages. It might be an undesired ad for cheap pharmaceuticals, or an enticement to “click here” and visit a Web site. In fall 2006, OIT spam filters blocked 1.4 million messages a day. In fall 2007, the rate increased to more than 1 million an hour.

There are some laws against spamming, but people who send spam have learned how to hide by harnessing other people’s

computers from a distance.

OIT’s Chris Colomb says there is “an increasing amount of bandwidth” available in the world, meaning people have the capacity to send more data to more computers at ever faster speeds. What can you do about it? Increase the sensitivity of the spam filters on your own e-mail program and in the Duke network through OIT. This would be a relief to Joel Rosch, senior research scholar at the Center for Child and Family Policy. “I just don’t want to see this stuff on my computer. I’m really offended by a lot of it. It’s embarrassing.”

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Duke head women’s basketball Coach Joanne P. McCallie teaches members of the women’s basketball team, including junior guard Abby Waner, with ball in bottom photo.

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“I really began to see how the game was taught,” McCallie said. “Joe was the first person to show me there is a thing called coaching, and you do teach this game. And there is a way to do it.”

After four years at Auburn, she joined the University of Maine in 1992 for her first head coaching job at age 26.

In her eight seasons at the helm of the Black Bears, McCallie registered seven straight 20-win campaigns and went to the NCAA Tournament six times.

“What could be more fun than going back to your home state?” she said. “Everyone was really supportive…

I then began to really love coaching.”

That led to a seven-year stay at Michigan State, where she guided the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament five times; the team advanced to the NCAA National Championship game in 2005.

McCallie’s accomplishments, including being named National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, helped pave a way to Duke, where she hit the ground running. She spent work days in Durham and weekends in Michigan with her husband, John, and children, Maddie and Jack.

Over the summer, she traveled overseas and coached the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Under 21 national team, winning the gold medal in Russia, before hitting the road again to recruit. Soon after, she began preparing for the fast-approaching season, which McCallie knew would be challenging with the coaching transition.

“This is a crazy time for me and my family,” McCallie said at the time. “But, sometimes in life you just have to seize the moment and keep that faith that all will come together in a very special way. John has been a gem in terms of providing great stability to our family while I run and fly all over the place.”

After starting the Duke season with six straight wins, the team lost three straight games in eight days – the first to No. 2 Connecticut, the second to No. 20 Vanderbilt, the third to unranked Penn State – all on the road. It was the first time since 1994 that a Duke team had lost three in a row.

“She’s always encouraged us and told us when times are hard, that’s when you have to stay together the most,” said Duke sophomore guard Keturah Jackson. “So I think, with those three losses, not only have we drawn close together, but we’ve learned to trust each other more. It’s helped us grow a lot already.”

In addition to adjusting to a new coach, players were adapting to life without central figures during the last four years – All Americans Alison Bales and Lindsey Harding. On top of that, Duke was hit hard by player injuries early in the season.

“You coach and bring your philosophy and teach, but you don’t make any illusions about it,” McCallie said. “You just sort of keep doing. It’s just one step in front of the other; just simple, simple steps of having experiences with each other.

You’ve got to travel together. You’ve got to have adversity together.”

In their game against No. 4 Rutgers at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Blue Devils knocked off the Scarlet Knights 49-44, kicking off a seven-game winning streak.

“She has a lot of philosophies and teaches a lesson in everything she tells us,” said Jackson, the sophomore guard.

“Sometimes, we’ll come in and we’ll have a quote we have to memorize, and we’ll have to think about how we can apply it to basketball and apply it to life.”

While McCallie and the team work toward a 14th straight NCAA Tournament bid, the nature of the season and demands of her time will not allow her much time to ponder how special a place Duke is.

She already knows.

“I love the crowd at Cameron,” she said. “They shake the place. That’s a wonderful, wonderful thing.”

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Sometimes, we’ll come in and we’ll have a quote we have to memorize and we’ll have to think about how we can apply it to basketball and apply it to life.”

— Keturah Jackson, Duke sophomore guard

Last book read: “Good to Great”

Position in College: Point Guard/2-Guard

Favorite movie: Life is Beautiful

Off the court: Golf, running, spending time with family

Fun Fact: Two hole-in-ones

Community service: Ronald McDonald House & Duke Children’s Hospital

Motivational quote: “Choice, not chance, determines destiny. Choose to be a champion in life.”

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Got produce?

For more information and to sign up for Duke’s Mobile Market, visit www.hr.duke.edu/liveforlife/mobilemarket or call 681-0504.

You must contact farmers of your choice directly by calling or e-mailing them. Each farmer has different registration dates; farmers accept new customers until they reach capacity.

The produce pictured is an example of the produce that Coon Rock Farm outside Hillsborough has available in late spring/early summer. As a participating farmer in the mobile market, Holcomb delivers his produce in boxes like the one pictured below. Learn more about Coon Rock at www.coonrockfarm.com. Box sizes and produce differ by farmer.

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hristine Tenekjian was bored with buying the same fruits and vegetables week after week. As a Duke Diet and Fitness Center clinical dietitian, Tenekjian knows that eating produce is key to a healthy diet.

“I had to step out of my box to try something new,” Tenekjian said.

She did, and it led her to another kind of box – one filled with an assortment of colorful, fresh produce.

Last year, Tenekjian signed up for the Duke Mobile Farmers Market, an initiative through Live For Life, Duke’s employee health program. Every week, she picked up her share from WeatherHand Farm at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Over the fall and winter, Tenekjian signed up with Coon Rock Farm – the only farm that offered produce during colder months. The farm, outside Hillsborough, is run by Richard Holcomb and his family.

“There was always something different in the box,” Tenekjian said. “I like the idea of the farmer choosing the produce for me. Whenever I got something new, it was a nice challenge. I looked up recipes and learned how to cook things like turnips, kohlrabi and a variety of leafy greens.

Now I’m better equipped to tell my clients how to prepare different vegetables.”

Eight farmers are participating in this year’s mobile market. Their produce, share size and prices vary.

Squash Richard Holcomb of Coon Rock Farm includes recipes for his produce on the Coon Farm Web site, like this one for grilled squash.

Ingredients: 4 medium squash (any summer squash will do) 2 cup melted butter 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon salt and pepper to taste Preheat grill for medium heat. Cut squash into 4 inch to 2 inch thick slices. Brush squash with butter and season liberally with cinnamon. Grill squash slices for 5 to 10 minutes per side, until they reach the desired tenderness. Turn occasionally to prevent sticking or burning.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

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Heirloom Tomatoes Holcomb grows 50 different tomato varieties.

Holcomb and his family enjoy eating them by taking a slice and layering with fresh mozzarella cheese.

They drizzle it with olive oil, and sprinkle with fresh herbs, salt and pepper.

One of the Holcomb family’s favorite recipes is for greens. Wash the greens well, and arrange a handful, with the stems lined up. Roll each bundle of leaves like a cigar. Use a sharp knife and cut them into inch slices, including the stems. Put the slices in a pot with no water and place on stove on medium heat. The natural water in the greens will come out and they will cook down. Once they cook down about half way (approximately 5 minutes) remove from stove and pour out the juice. Return to stove and add olive oil, salt, and pepper and sauté until they are bright green and still crunchy.

Add garlic, onions or vinegar, to taste. Holcomb likes to add hot pepper flakes, too.

e mployee spotlight DUKE POSTAL CLERK DELIVERS POSITIVE MESSAGES

Meet Bobby Laws Laws will sign copies of his book from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

March 28 in Duke’s Gothic Bookshop in the Bryan Center on West Campus.

Did You Know?

Duke Postal processes nearly 12 million pieces of mail annually.

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obby Laws lifted a large plastic mail bin and headed into the Academic Advising Center.

“My route has the friendliest people on campus,” said Laws, as he handed envelopes to Francie Sweet, a program coordinator with the Peer Tutoring Program.

Although Laws typically delivers mail on East Campus, he covers other campus routes, too.

“I’ve been in almost every building at Duke,” said Laws, 34, who joined Duke Postal 10 years ago. “One of the coolest things about my job is I get to explore campus and meet a lot of interesting people. It’s never boring.”

In recent months, Laws’ upbeat attitude has become more known at Duke with his new motivational book, “The Positive Flow: Your life can be so much more!” published

by Outskirts Press. The book is available online and at select bookstores, including Duke’s Gothic Bookstore, where it was a bestseller for a week last December.

Laws, also pastor of Pilgrim Baptist of Oxford Ministries, penned the 170-page book because he wanted to achieve his longtime aspiration of writing and encouraging others to pursue their dreams.

“One of my fears in life was that I’d leave this world without maximizing my potential,” he said. “I had wanted to write a book for a while, but I didn't feel as though I was ready until recently. I believe that our passions and creativity are gifts we should all cherish and share.”

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Duke Postal clerk Bobby Laws delivers mail on Duke’s East Campus.

Laws’ book offers tips about maintaining a positive outlook such as, “It’s not the obstacles in your life that will stop you from achieving goals; it’ll be your attitude.”

During seven months of writing, Laws received support from co-workers and customers along his Duke Postal route. Stacey Meyers, a Kenan Institute for Ethics staff assistant, proofread his manuscript and offered suggestions about expanding personal anecdotes. And the book cover was illustrated for no charge by Jonathan Slone, a former Duke Postal employee.

“A few weeks later Jon got a call from a publishing company and now he’s working there,” Laws said. “That’s a real-life example of how being positive and doing positive things can help your life flow in the right direction.”

— By Missy Baxter Senior Writer, Office of Communication Services

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Duke Introduces New Self-Service Web site We b s i te s ave s p a p e r, offe rs co nve n i e n ce Rosa Whitworth dreaded pay day. direct access to faculty and staff will help It’s not that she didn’t like getting ensure records remain accurate and up paid; it’s that the distribution of to date. direct deposit statements always “In the past, you would have came at a bad time. to search for multiple Web sites “I didn’t like having to stop from different departments at Offering the opportunity to opt out of paper my work to sign for my pay Duke or visit the physical pay statements for direct deposit supports statement,” said Whitworth, a locations for some of these Duke’s environmental sustainability efforts. Last medical technologist II in the departments to access and year, Duke printed and distributed more than half a Duke Outpatient Clinical Lab. update the information million direct deposit statements and another “And I had all these blue available on Duke@Work,” 77,522 pay checks. In a survey of Duke@Work pilot pieces of paper all over the he said. “Having the ability participants, 75 percent said they would consider place.” to review and make changes opting out of paper pay statements. If that So when Whitworth directly will streamline percentage holds true with the general discovered she could go to a new administrative processes and also Duke population, more than 386,160 Duke self-service Web site to view reduce the potential for errors from paper statements could be her pay statements dating back to multiple points of data entry.” saved this year.

2002, she chose to discontinue receiving Donald Gillard, communication paper statements, an option available through center operator in the Office of Information the site. Whitworth was part of a pilot for the site, and Technology, used the site to check his home address and she now receives an e-mail notice every pay day to let her found that the address did not include his apartment know that her pay statement is available online. number. With a few quick key stokes, he changed that.

Duke@Work, which was introduced broadly to all “It’s possible that I was not receiving some Duke mail faculty and staff in mid-February, is a secured site that at home because my address was not complete,” he said. offers the ability to log in using NetID and password to “I think it’s real convenient. I was also able to change my view personnel information. In addition, faculty and staff withholdings without having to complete a form and take can perform a wide variety of transactions, such as it down to Human Resources.” updating home and work addresses, viewing pay Plans to add information and functional capability are statements, signing up for direct deposit, changing bank already in the works. Eventually, Duke@Work will be the accounts or deductions, viewing retirement plan balances one-stop-shop to allow faculty and staff to enroll in and enrolling for certain benefits. benefits, renew parking permits, and access retirement Clint Davidson, vice president for Human Resources, accounts and tools. said consolidating information on the site and providing

Going Green

My Profile

What’s in your wallet?

Review the details of your personnel data — name, address, title, benefit status, how long you’ve worked at Duke, organizational unit, etc. Update your home and work address. Edit your email privacy settings or change your NetID. Add money to your DukeCard Flex Account.

View current and past pay statements to 2002. Go “green” and opt out of receiving paper pay statements.

Check the payroll schedule. Change your state and federal withholdings. Update your bank account information for direct deposit.

You’re in good hands Review your coverage for dental, vision and health insurance. See how much Duke contributes for your health insurance. Find out if you are saving enough for retirement. Check your reimbursement account balances.

Duke@Work Features:

䡵 View current and past pay statements from August 2002 䡵 Change home address 䡵 Update work address (physical location) 䡵 Access health care or dependent care reimbursement account 䡵 View retirement plan balance 䡵 Review benefit participation in certain plans 䡵 Add money to DukeCard FLEX account 䡵 Explore professional development opportunities 䡵 Search for jobs at Duke 䡵 Set up or change bank accounts for direct deposit 䡵 Change Federal and North Carolina tax withholdings

My Pay

Who are you?

My Benefits

At Your Fingertips

My Career Oh, the places you’ll go Find resources for professional development. Search for transfer or promotional opportunities at Duke. Enroll in a training course. Visit iTunesU to hear a lecture talk by one of Duke’s prominent faculty members or visiting speaker or view one of the digital movies produced by first-year students as part of Froshlife.

— By Paul Grantham Assistant Vice President, Communication Services

For More Information: www.hr.duke.edu/selfservice

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PERQS

Frame Warehouse 4600 Chapel Hill Blvd.

Durham (919) 493-5640

E M P LOY E E D I S CO U N TS Eric Ardery, manager of Frame Warehouse, said that

W

hen Susan Page wanted to create a special Father’s Day gift for her husband, Kris, she knew

the store has offered the PERQs discount for several

just where to turn.

years and that members of the Duke community take

She asked the staff at Frame Warehouse in Durham to frame a fabric art creation by her daughter, Brittany, who

advantage of it.

“We do a lot of business not only with employees but

was 7 at the time. The stitching read “Happy Birthday

also students and all the departments at Duke,” Ardery

Dada.”

said. “The 10 percent off is just the beginning — we offer

A regular customer of the Frame Warehouse, Page was able to use the 10 percent PERQs discount offered by the store to Duke faculty and staff. She also had a series

larger discounts for big jobs for Duke departments.”

Page said that with the discount, she saved approximately $25 on the framed pieces.

“They are excellent framers,” she said. “The framer

of mini vintage posters from the film, To Kill a Mockingbird, artfully arranged and framed. She was

who worked with me took a personal interest in the

pleased with the results.

creative design. And Kris was thrilled — it was really

“They were really pro-active about asking about the discount,” said Page, a Patient Resource Manager at Duke. “They were eager to ask and encourage use of the

special.”

— By Leslie Pardue Program Coordinator, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences

PERQs program.”

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