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The Duke Forward capital campaign may be more than halfway to its goal, but recent research shows that women make up significantly less than half of of alumni leadership positions and high-level donors—statistics that a new initiative hopes to change.
Summer may mean fewer people on campus, but it does not mean less news. Take a look at some of the biggest headlines from May and June.
Café de Novo has been announced as the replacement vendor for the space that will be left vacant by the soon-to-depart Law Refectory Café.
Freshman dormitory Aycock will be renamed East Residence Hall, following years of protest over the building's namesake—former North Carolina governor Charles Aycock, a prominent figure in the white supremacy movement in the early 1900s.
Janie Long, currently the director of the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, was recently appointed associate vice provost of undergraduate education. Long, Divinity '81, will replace Donna Lisker in the role when Lisker leaves to become Dean of Smith College in Northampton, Mass. July 1. The Chronicle's Emma Baccellieri sat down with Long to discuss her work with CSGD and her goals for her new position
The last week in May saw two prominent Duke alumni in the news for significant—albeit very different—career moves.
A Durham County Superior Court judge has ruled that Duke does not have to immediately give Lewis McLeod his degree—but also said that the University cannot make McLeod's expulsion official until a trial takes place, local news outlets are reporting.
After being expelled due to an alleged sexual assault, Lewis McLeod—who entered Duke as part of the Class of 2014—is suing the University for his degree.
Lewis McLeod, who entered Duke as part of the Class of 2014, is suing the University after being expelled due to an alleged sexual assault, WRAL News is reporting.
For the second time in three weeks, Duke's campus was put on alert for a tornado warning.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Those returning to Duke for Summer Session I encountered a number of changes to campus.The days following Commencement weekend brought a new stage of library renovations and a roped-off quadrangle for the removal of a century-old tree. The two projects are but part of a slate of improvements the University is undergoing—including the current renovations to West Union and the upcoming restoration of Duke Chapel and Page Auditorium.The entrance and lobby area of Perkins Library are being renovated, requiring the closure of the main entrance beginning this week and lasting until summer 2015, The Chronicle previously reported. To accommodate the change, the side entrance facing Bostock Library is now unlocked during the day and a Help Desk has been placed near the doors. The rear entrance to von der Heyden Pavilion will also be accessible during the renovations.The first floor of Bostock is undergoing renovations to facilitate the establishment of the Research Commons—an area that will combine technological services with collaborative work spaces, similar to those of the Link. The floor will be closed until Oct. 31 while the $3.5 million project is completed.Meanwhile, the quadrangle anchored by the Social Psychology and Old Chemistry buildings has been roped off to allow for the removal of an infected willow oak tree. Earlier in the week, a willow oak in front of the Allen Building that is similarly infected underwent the same procedure. Among the original plantings on West Campus, the trees recently developed fungal infections in their roots that the Facilities Department observed.All parts of the trees will be recycled, noted an internal notification sent to the Facilities Department."Duke University has a wood policy that ensures we are good stewards of our trees by providing guidelines about how we use the wood harvested on campus," the notification read.Portions of the trees will be given to Durham’s Museum of Life and Science, so that tree trunks can be used for play areas in the museum’s Hideaway Woods. The solid pieces of the tree will be milled and available for campus projects including buildings, cabinets, theater sets and student work. Smaller pieces of wood will be given to Duke employees who depend on wood heat during the winter and the smallest branches and leaves will be used for mulch around campus."I am thrilled that Duke is putting so much time and money into treecycling," Katie Rose Levin, natural resource manager of Duke Facilities, wrote in an email Wednesday. She noted that trees will be replanted in the area in an arrangement similar to the original.The start of the summer session also saw an additional section of the Bryan Center Plaza closed to pedestrians for continued work on the new West Union. The exit from the Flowers Building to the plaza—used by many members of the community as a shortcut since the original closure of part of the plaza last Fall—is now inaccessible.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Marion Broome has been named dean of the School of Nursing.Broome will replace Catherine Gilliss, who has served in the position for 10 years and announced her intent to step down last September. Currently the dean of the Indiana University School of Nursing, Broome will also serve as associate vice president of academic affairs for nursing at Duke University Health System—a new position created to form a closer partnership between the School of Nursing and DUHS.“Dr. Broome brings valuable experience in managing a complex system and aligning nursing academics with care delivery, having served as the dean of a highly regarded nursing school as well as associate vice president for academic affairs at Indiana University Health System,” said Dr. Victor Dzau, CEO and president of DUHS and chancellor for health affairs, in a Duke Medicine News release. “Her skills as a proven leader are exactly the qualities we sought in bringing her to Duke.”Broome has published five books and is editor-in-chief of Nursing Outlook, the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing and the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science. Her research focuses on pain interventions for children.The search committee for the new dean received nominations from across the country, said Dr. James Tulsky, professor of medicine and nursing and chair of the committee. Broome was one of four finalists brought to campus for interviews.The new role of associate vice president of academic affairs is a particularly exciting opportunity, Tulsky said."One of the things we’re looking for is a close partnership with the health system," Tulsky said, noting that such a partnership could differentiate Broome's time as dean.Broome will assume her positions Aug. 1. As Gilliss prepares to step down, she leaves a legacy of distinct growth—a decade in which the school doubled its enrollment and constructed a new building."Dean Gilliss has been an outstanding dean and has done an excellent job of taking the Nursing School from a place where it was growing and... bringing it up to a very high profile and making it a top 10 nursing school," Tulsky said. "She leaves big shoes to fill."
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Alan Townsend, an ecosystem ecologist and professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been named dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment.Townsend will replace Bill Chameides, who has served as dean for seven years and announced his intent to step down in August. Chosen from an international search that involved 270 candidates, Townsend will step into the role July 1."We felt great about everyone, but we were particularly ecstatic from the beginning about Alan," said Dean Urban, chair of the Nicholas School's Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy and head of the search advisory committee for the position. "He didn't disappoint." Townsend was first considered for the position of Nicholas School dean in 2007, when William Schlesinger left the role. Townsend was named one of five finalists, but Chameides was ultimately given the position, said Urban, who was also part of the 2007 search committee."The issue earlier was that he was just too junior," Urban said. "Since that time, he has been deliberately getting the experience he needed to be our dean."Townsend, now 48, has engaged in a number of ventures in the time since he was last considered for the role. At the University of Colorado he launched an interdisciplinary program and secured several notable grants for doctoral research, and he proved his capability with working in science administration as director of the Division of Environmental Biology at the National Science Foundation, Urban noted.The combination of academic credentials and administrative leadership was appealing to the search committee, Urban added. "We wanted somebody who would be a leader that people would look up to," Urban said.Townsend has also been named a Google Science Communication Fellow and been an author on more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. His research focuses on the ways in which ecosystems interact with the changing global environment.Townsend will be the fourth person to serve as dean since the Nicholas School was established in 1995. In April, the school debuted its new home—the 70,000 square foot Environment Hall, completed after two years of construction that totaled $40 million."Alan Townsend is a distinguished scholar who has the proven ability to get large, diverse groups to work together in the environmental field," President Richard Brodhead said in a Duke News release. "Under his leadership, the Nicholas School will play an ever greater role in research and teaching on campus as well as in the national and international conversations on the care of the natural world."
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Board of Trustees approved a $2.2 billion operating budget for 2014-15 at their meeting Saturday, in addition to signing off on upcoming renovations to Wallace Wade Stadium.The budget represents 1.5 percent growth from the 2013-14 fiscal year and supports strategic investments in a number of initiatives and programs. It includes a drawdown of $56 million from existing fund balances and reserves to attend to the expected difference between annual revenue and expenditures.The Trustees approved the 2014-15 capital budget as well, which has planned expenses of $322 million for construction projects including the Student Health and Wellness Center and renovations to the West Union and the Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library.The budget also includes an expected 4.5 percent increase in financial aid for undergraduates—following the 3.9 percent increase in the total cost of attendance that was announced at the Trustees' February meeting.The Trustees also approved improvements to Wallace Wade Stadium that are expected to begin after the 2014 season and will cost approximately $15 million, funded by private contributions. The playing field will be lowered and new seating will be added at the field-level. The Board will consider further updates to the stadium at a later date, including replacing the Finch-Yeager Building with a stadium press tower and adding structures to the east side of Wallace Wade.At Saturday's meeting, the Trustees also approved the awarding of degrees to undergraduate, graduate and professional students and heard updates from Kelly Brownell, dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy, and Dean of Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Contrary to rumors, Grace's Café is remaining on campus next year.A post on Duke's Fix My Campus Facebook page that stated the café would close quickly garnered dozens of comments from concerned students Friday afternoon. Both Duke Dining Services and Grace's management, however, said that the claim was false. Grace's owner Jack Chao confirmed that the restaurant is staying on campus in its Trent Hall location, without any changes in management."I've been with Grace's Café for 16 years," Chao said. "I have no intention to change any management."Director of Duke Dining Services Robert Coffey verified that the restaurant would remain on campus in an email Friday afternoon. With more than 2,200 members, the Fix My Campus page—run by Duke Student Government's Fix My Campus committee—operates as a forum for students to voice concerns about campus life. A number of recent posts have focused on dining culture, particularly the departure of the Law Refectory Café.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Students trying to catch up on sleep during finals week received a rude awakening Wednesday morning when the campus sirens were set off to signal a tornado warning.Shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday, Duke University Police Department issued a DukeAlert containing information about the tornado warning and activated the siren system. About 10 minutes later, radars indicated that the storm might be focused nearer to campus, and DUPD set the sirens off for a second time, said Vice President of Administration Kyle Cavanaugh. Though the warning was in effect until 6:15 a.m. and heavy thunderstorms passed over campus, no twisters were reported touching down in the area."From a communication perspective and a coordination perspective, it worked very, very well this morning in terms of ability to get information out quickly," Cavanaugh said.Cavanaugh noted that the University had been monitoring the possibility of a tornado since this weekend, and the Severe Weather Action Team watched the storm through the night and into the morning."The challenge with tornadoes is that they're highly unpredictable," he added.The tornado watch was issued for a number of nearby counties this morning—including Orange, Chatham, Wake and Granville— and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill also activated its campus sirens. Although twisters did not touch down in the Triangle area, several were spotted in eastern North Carolina. Several counties have canceled school Wednesday, and minor damages have already been reported."It is important for folks to stay tuned to local weather reports because another round is expected to hit later today," Governor Pat McCrory said in a statement. "Safety should be everyone's top priority."
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After allegedly stealing a student's backpack from Perkins Library Monday evening, Jeffrey Alan Velez of Durham has been charged with felony larceny, second-degree trespass and resisting, obstructing and delaying officers.Velez, 20, was apprehended yesterday by campus police on the West Campus main quadrangle. Not a Duke student, he is being held at Durham County Jail on $5,000 bond. When Velez initially resisted arrest, officers used pepper spray to subdue him, and a video of the incident taken by a bystander has circulated on social media. Velez has been charged with trespassing on Duke's campus twice in the past, said Chief of Duke Police John Dailey—first in January 2013, when he stole a motorcycle, and again in May 2013, in which he was found carrying a pocket knife while trespassing.Junior Alexa Frink was studying on the fourth floor of Perkins when she left her seat to fill up her water bottle. When she returned, her backpack—including her laptop, a camera and her wallet—was gone. A student sitting nearby had seen Frink's possessions being taken and helped her report the crime, including a description of the suspect.When Velez was seen boarding a bus at the West Campus bus stop—carrying a backpack that officers said matched Frink's, in addition to matching the description of the suspect himself—he was stopped by police. Velez refused to exit the bus and was escorted off by officers, said Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh. Velez then allegedly resisted arrest, before being forced to the ground and pepper sprayed by five police officers, as is seen in the video filmed by freshman Gilbert Brooks. The legal case will proceed through the state court system, Dailey said, and Duke will participate in court processes as necessary.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Duke School of Medicine is using a new tool to appeal to prospective applicants this year: a musical.DukeMed debuted a 16-minute montage of Broadway song parodies on YouTube last week.
For two Duke alumni, the shootings at Jewish community centers in Kansas City last weekend had an unusual significance.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Internet education consortium Semester Online has been disbanded less than a year after the Arts and Sciences Council voted to block Duke's membership in the program. Semester Online's parent company, 2U, announced last week that the entire consortium would come to an end following the upcoming summer session. The program offers Internet classes for course credit to students at 10 member schools. It launched last Fall after some tumult regarding its member universities—Duke withdrew from its agreement to enter the consortium last April, two other schools also backed out."Semester Online was always an experiment," Chance Patterson, senior vice president of communications for 2U, wrote in an email Monday. "The pilot program experienced significant challenges related to the complexities of a consortium structure."The University entered into an agreement with Semester Online in November 2012, when Provost Peter Lange signed a contract with 2U to introduce Duke as one of 10 member schools in the consortium, which would offer online courses for credit. At the time, however, the Arts and Sciences Council had not yet voted on how online courses could be included in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences curriculum and graduation requirements.A proposal to grant credit for online classes was put to a vote during the Council's April meeting last year and did not pass, with 14 votes for the policy change and 16 against. "As council chair, I'm pleased in hindsight with how we handled the proposal," said Tom Robisheaux, chairman of the council and Fred W. Schaffer professor of history.Although the proposal dealt only with generic policy on online courses for credit and not with the Semester Online partnership specifically, an affirmative vote would have meant automatic participation in the consortium because Duke had already signed the contract with 2U. At the vote, a number of faculty members who spoke against the proposal noted that they took issue not with online education as a whole, but instead with the Semester Online consortium.“It’s a disaster,” physics professor Steffan Bass, a member of the Executive Committee of Arts and Sciences Council, told The Chronicle after the vote. “It was not voted down because online education is a bad thing. It was voted down on the basis of very political arguments.”Professors who took issue with Semester Online presented a number of arguments—a perceived lack of transparency from the administration regarding the contract, the prestige of other partner schools and whether the deal would devalue a Duke education."Semester Online was very ambitious because it put together so many complicated issues into one," Robisheaux noted. "I wasn't too surprised that they ended the program."Robisheaux added that he had heard of logistical issues with Semester Online from faculty at member institutions—mainly dealing with how to assign credit and handle registration, even though faculty seemed to like the platform itself."In the end, it was too much to disentangle," he said.Duke faculty's debate on the consortium received considerable media attention. Covered by media outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Chronicle of Higher Education, Duke's withdrawal was called a "huge disappointment" by 2U CEO Chip Paucek in an interview with Inside Higher Ed.After the Council's vote forced Duke to back out of the consortium, Vanderbilt University and the University of Rochester also withdrew from Semester Online.“At Vanderbilt, we were concerned that the decision to charge full tuition for the 2U courses was at odds with our own commitment to meet demonstrated financial need in full for all of our undergraduate students,” Cynthia Cyrus, Vanderbilt’s associate vice provost for undergraduate education, told The Chronicle in June 2013. She added that Vanderbilt officials were also uncomfortable with 2U's focus on general courses with large potential enrollment over "niche courses" that would broaden Vanderbilt students' access to curricular content. The final edition of the consortium included Boston College, Brandeis University, Emory University, Northwestern University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Melbourne, University of Notre Dame, Wake Forest University and Washington University in St. Louis. Patterson said that the decision to end Semester Online was mutual between 2U and the partner universities.Discussion on online education has continued at Duke throughout the school year. The Arts and Sciences Council has hosted several forums for faculty and students to examine the possible merits and drawbacks on Internet courses for credit, and the council presented a new proposal on online course credit at their January meeting. The new policy would allow students to take one Internet class for credit each semester—whether from Duke or another accredited university—as long as it is approved by the director of undergraduate studies for the department.It has not yet been decided when the council will vote on the proposal, Robisheaux said, and he emphasized that the conversation is ongoing."Innovation is always going to be by a minority—always going to be a small, bold group of individuals," Robisheaux said. "Some things are going to work and some things are not, so how do we find a place for that while holding ourselves to the high standards of a Duke liberal arts education?"
