Fire breaks out in Edens 1C
At approximately 3:30 a.m. Sunday, a fire alarm alerted residents of Edens 1C that there was a fire in a garbage can. The fire was extinguished when students removed the garbage can from the premises. Edens Residence Coordinator David Montag wrote in an e-mail that he was “not quite sure” how the fire was started or discovered. The Duke University Police Department and Residence Life and Housing Services are investigating the fire.
Former financial VP deals with his alcohol abuse after arrest
The University’s former top financial officer was arrested on charges of sexual battery and public drunkenness in July, prompting his indefinite leave from his current position at Emory University to receive treatment for alcohol abuse.
Michael Mandl, executive vice president for finance and administration at Emory, is not expected to return for the start of the year due to inpatient alcohol abuse treatment. He will transfer his duties to several members of the division during his absence.
“In the aftermath of this incident, it has become apparent that Mike has had difficulty addressing his problem with alcohol,” Emory President James W. Wagner wrote in a statement. “While the alleged behavior is something we must take very seriously and do not condone, we are hopeful that Mike will make a full recovery.”
Mandl left Duke for the position at Emory in 2002.
Duke community mourns loss of Trustee Emerita Susan King
Duke University Trustee Emerita Susan Bennett King died July 22 at Duke Health Community Care hospice after a long battle with lung cancer. She was 64.
“Susan will always be defined in my memory by her wonderful wit, clarity of purpose, loyalty to friends and her passionate love of Duke,” said former President Nan Keohane. “She enlivened any gathering and loved good conversation. She contributed much to her alma mater as a trustee, alumna, member of the faculty at Sanford Institute and vigorous supporter of Duke athletics, especially women's sports.”
King, who served on the Duke Board of Trustees from 1989-2001, was recognized for her work at Duke in October 2001 when she received the University Medal for Distinguished Meritorious Service. King worked in a variety of political and governmental positions in Washington, D.C. including the United States Senate.
Executive MBA Program Links Duke and Frankfurt University
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Frankfurt University’s Goethe Business School signed an agreement July 21, creating a dual-degree—a 22-month executive MBA program. The Duke Goethe Executive MBA program will begin in May 2005 with an anticipated class of 45 to 60 students predominantly from Germany and surrounding countries.
Except for two week-long blocks of classroom instruction at the Duke campus, classes will be held mainly at Frankfurt University, with Duke faculty initially teaching two-thirds of the courses. Upon graduation, the students will have earned both a Duke MBA and a Goethe MBA.
"Given Frankfurt's fine reputation in Germany, especially in finance and economics, we believe it is an excellent partner for us,” said Fuqua Dean Douglas Breeden. “Together we will offer working professionals an innovative educational experience that combines Duke's rigorous MBA curriculum with a strong focus on the specific needs of the European business community."
Jimmy John’s to Return to Merchants on Points
After a one-year hiatus, popular Ninth Street sandwich merchant Jimmy John’s will return to the Merchants on Points Program. The restaurant, which promises “Subs so fast you’ll freak,” will be available to students with food points “sometime early this week,” a representative said Sunday night.
Mary Semans to Receive Humanities Award
Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, the former board chair of The Duke Endowment and an emeriti member of the Duke University Board of Trustees, will be awarded the John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities Oct. 16 by the North Carolina Humanities Council.
The Award, named after the chancellor of N.C. State University from 1959-1979, is NCHC’s highest honor and pays tribute to individuals whose life and work has strengthened the educational, cultural and civic life of North Carolina citizens through the humanities.
Semans, a North Carolina native and Duke graduate, joins previous recipients John Hope Franklin, Anne Firor Scott and Reynolds Price.
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