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FISCAL FITNESS

Attend the annualDuke Financial FitnessWeek May 19-22 forworkshops onretirement, benefits,insurance and more.

WORKING

DUKE

SUSTAINABLE DUKE

Reusing and recyclingconstruction debris atDuke gives materialsa second life andreduces landfill waste.

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DUKE OLYMPIANS

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From reduced waterconsumption toinvestigating solarenergy, Duke is leavinga lighter environmentalfootprint.

DukeOlympians

DUKE BLUE DEVILS’ QUEST FOR OLYMPIC GOLD

Liz Wort, coach of Duke’s Women’s Track Team, leaps over hurdles at Wallace Wade Stadium. She is vying for a position on the U.S. Olympic Track Team

ave Sime – aDuke School of Medicine studentdubbed the “world’sfastest human” by Time magazine in1956.Nancy Hogshead-Makr – aswimmer who overcamechildhood asthma tocapture three gold medals anda silver in the 1984 Olympics.Randy Jones – a former Dukefootball and track star who traveled the world – on a bobsled.These former Duke athletes are among about 30 Blue Devils whosequest for Olympic gold is a testament to Duke’s mission of excellence inathletics, academics, research and healthcare.“Duke has always been dedicated to excellence, so it’s not surprisingthat we’ve had so many Olympians here,” said Duke professor and track coach emeritus Al Buehler, who trained Olympic athletes as coach of Duke’s track and cross country teams. He also is a longtime member of theU.S. Olympic Committee. “The amount of focus, determination and skillthat it takes to be an Olympian is something we see at Duke in all areas.”Duke’s ties to Olympic track and field, along with basketball andsoccer are legendary, with most athletes competing in those sports. Ascaptain of the U.S. Soccer Team, Carla Overbeck, assistant coach of Duke’s soccer team, grabbed the gold in 1996 and silver in 2000. AndCoach Mike Krzyzewski, who helped the U.S. capture gold medals inLos Angeles in 1984 and Barcelona in 1992, is shooting for another win in Beijing this summer as head coach of the USA Men’s SeniorNational Team. With the 2008 Olympics in Beijing Aug. 8 to 20, Working@Dukeexplores Duke’s connection by sharing stories of three Duke faculty andstaff with ties to the world’s most historic athletic event.There’s Buehler, the former U.S. OlympicTrack and Field team manager.He’s spent 53 years at Duke, encouraging Blue Devils. Duke also countsamong its ranks a star fencer, Leslie Marx. She is an economics professor atDuke’s Fuqua School of Business who competed in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. And there’s Liz Wort, an assistant coach of Duke’s Women’s CrossCountryTeam and a Duke alumna. She is vying for a position on the U.S.OlympicTrackTeam and will race in the 3,000-meter steeplechase duringthe U.S. OlympicTeam trials in Oregon (June 27 to July 6). She overcamehurdles, literally, even despite an injury.Here are their stories: After stretching her muscles, Liz Wort sprinted around the Wallace Wade Stadium track, leaping over 30-inch hurdles. But the three-time All American athlete wanted to improve her speed. In her second attempt, shesailed over the barriers faster.“I’m still recovering from a hamstring injury, but I’m determinednot to let that stop me,” said Wort, 24, as she wiped sweat from herbrow. “Every time I see an ad for the Olympics, it suddenly hits methat it’s right around the corner.”In late June, Wort, assistant coach of Duke’s Women’s Cross Country Team, will compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in the Olympic Trialsfor a spot on the 2008 U.S.Olympic Track Team.“This will be my firsttime to try out for theOlympics, and it probably won’t feel real until I’mactually there,” said Wort,a 2007 Duke graduate who joined Duke’s coaching staff last summer.

Duke track coach Liz Wort will race in the U.S. OlympicTeam trials June 27 to July 6.

LOOKING

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For more events, check theuniversity’s online calendarat http://calendar.duke.edu

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Celebrate faculty and staff at Duke Appreciation

The annual Duke Appreciation events kick off this month andrecognize the work, dedication and commitment of Duke faculty andstaff. The special activities run through the end of May and culminatewith the Duke Children’s Classic celebrity golf tournament on May 31and June 1. A new event this year is Duke Family Night at the DurhamBulls Athletic Park at 5 p.m. May 11 and 18. Duke families with a validDukeCard will receive a ticket for reserved terrace seating and a BullsT-shirt for $10 per person. For advance tickets, call the box office at(919) 956-2855. Other events include the Duke Chapel Service (11 a.m.,Sunday, May 4); Duke Night Out at Local Restaurants (Wednesday,May 14); and Lunch on the Quad (11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, May 19).For full event details, visit

www.hr.duke.edu/da2008

Duke Child Care Partnership adds centers

Parents who work at Duke University and Health System have morequality child care through the newly expanded Duke Child CarePartnership. So far this year, the partnership added five new centersto its roster, with an additional three anticipated in the months ahead.This will make a total of 35 participating child care centers by the endof the calendar year.Duke has provided nearly$1 million – $200,000 per yearover a five year period – to fundgrants to area child carecenters. This program is aunique partnership developedbetween Duke and Child CareServices Association (CCSA) toaddress the shortage of qualitychild care in the community.In exchange for financial support, Duke faculty, staff andstudents receive priority for vacant spaces at these facilities whenthey become available. Since its inception, more than 800 new 4 and5 star spaces have been created and more than 400 Duke familiescurrently have a child enrolled at a participating center. For moredetails, visit

www.hr.duke.edu/dccp

Just in time for summer – save on theme park tickets

A special, limited time discount is available through the Duke PERQSProgram for Carowinds, Kings Dominion and Wet’n Wild EmeraldPointe Water Park. To qualify for the discounts, tickets must bepurchased online, using a Duke unique ID. Ticket prices vary and somediscounts areonly availableuntil June 8.There is noservice chargefor eTicketpurchasesprinted at home;service chargesapply if you haveyour ticketsmailed. For moreinformation on pricing and purchasing, visit

www.hr.duke.edu/discounts/entertainment.html

Discount offered for Fuqua’s Executive Education

Duke’s Fuqua School of Business is offering a 40 percent discount ontuition for Duke faculty and staff enrolled in non-degree, ExecutiveEducation programs. For example, ExecutiveEducation offers the “Dynamic Management”program. The program improves overallmanagement and leadership skills by trainingparticipants to benefit from intuitive judgment,leverage available resources and act in themoment. Participants refine their abilities torespond to unanticipated challenges, promoteinnovation and creative problem solving, build trust and teamworkand foster better communication. Duke faculty and staff receive40 percent off the $4,800 program, which is offered in October.Fuqua’s programs are ranked among the best in the world andcover a range of topics including general management, leadership,marketing and finance. For more information, visit

www.ee.fuqua.duke.edu

or call (919) 660-8011.

MAY 6

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Duke Run/Walk Clubworkshop, “Core Training.” Learn thebenefits of proper core (abdominal)training to help prevent back injuriesand make everyday activities easierto perform. Workshop led by LIVEFOR LIFE, Duke’s employee healthand wellness program, 5:30 p.m.,Wallace Wade Stadium, alumni boxat the end zone.

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Duke 2008Commencement, Barbara Kingsolver,novelist, essayist, non-fiction andshort-story writer, delivers thecommencement address, 10 a.m.,Wallace Wade Stadium.

MAY 30

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Duke Farmers Market,fresh produce and lunch options fromarea restaurants, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., infront of the Medical Center Bookstoreon Coal Pile Drive, next to thewalkway connecting Duke Hospitaland the Clinics.

ohn Rorem is a poster child for Blue Devilsustainability. An assistant managing editor at Duke University Press, Rorem rode a Duke bus from his Brightleaf Squareoffice to the Bryan Center to participate in April’sPrimetime employee forum, whichfocused on sustainability at Duke. While there, he signed the Dukesustainability pledge, making acommitment to consider theenvironmental, social and economicimpact of his daily actions. At the end of the forum, Rorem won a rain barrel, which he latercarried on a Durham city bus to hishome, where it will be used to waterlandscaping.Using alternative transportationand changing behavior to conservenatural resources were among the“green” tips offered during the April 1 Primetime with Executive Vice President Tallman Trask III and Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Dean Bill Chameides.“If every American would change three lights tocompact florescent bulbs, it would be the equivalent of taking 3.5 million cars off the road,” Chameides told about300 Duke faculty, staff and students in the Griffith Theater.The 60-minute conversation included a question-and-answer session that touched on Duke’s efforts to leave alighter environmental footprint by enhancing alternativetransportation options, requiring eco-friendly campusdevelopment, reducing greenhouse gas emissions andexploring alternative power and fuel sources.Trask said Duke is investigating using alternativepower sources such as solar panels, particularly for the newcampus expansion along Campus Drive near the NasherMuseum of Art. “We’re looking into the possibility that we might generate some of our own electricity,” said Trask,noting that Duke is also looking at ways to offer freecharging of electric vehicles.Trask and Chameides said the Duke community deserves praise for supporting sustainability efforts,especially during the severe drought. Through changes suchas switching auto toilets to manual, reclaiming storm waterto irrigate and modifying Duke’s chilled water plant tocapture condensation, Duke is saving a significant amountof water.“We’re 60 percent below the point of consumptionat the peak of last year,” Trask said.Following the forum, attendees said the commentshelped them “rethink” how their daily actions impact theenvironment.Rorem, who won the rain barrel, said the conversation was beneficial.“I think sometimes people feel overwhelmed, wondering what they can do on a personal level to makea difference, so it was nice that this forum offered somepractical advice,” he said. “It really made me think abouthow I can change my behavior to conserve. Plus, Idiscovered that hauling a rain barrel home on a city busis a great conversation starter.”

— By Missy Baxter SeniorWriter, Office of Communication Services

Changing three light bulbs takes3.5 million cars off the road

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.

Bill Chameides, dean of the NicholasSchool of the Environment and EarthSciences, left, and Tallman Trask III,executive vice president, offer“green” tips during the April 1Primetime.

uke is greatly expanding its cellular phone coverageacross campus for every day situations, as well asinstalling a new, powerful wireless data network.The increased cellular coverage will dramatically reducecell phone dead zones and expand wireless coverage toencompass the main campuses and facilitate morecommunication and information sharing.Throughout 2008, Duke’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) willadd antennas and other hardwarein buildings and outdoors toensure coverage forcommon cell phonetechnologies, said Bob Johnson, director of communicationsinfrastructure.“Five years ago,the goal of every campus was to be the most wired,” Johnson said. “Now the goal is forthe fastest and most complete wirelesscoverage. For cellular, there will always be a spotor two where you can’t get a signal, but we’ll comeclose to total coverage – 95 percent coverage, 95 percent of the time.” While it expands cellular phone coverage, Duke isinstalling an advanced wireless data network with aninitial focus on residence halls, many of which haven’thad wireless data coverage for computers. The network uses a new wireless standard called 802.11n, whichallows users to download far more data much fasterthan previous wireless data networks. The coveragearea on campus – more than 6 million square feet – will make Duke the nation’s largest 802.11n hotspot.Installation of the new wireless data network started in March and will be completed campuswide by the end of this year. The goal is to have residence hallsready by fall.One beneficiary is Duke University Stores, which usesabout 100 wireless hand-held, point-of-sale devices – wireless cash registers – to process sales at athletic events.“We used to have coverageproblems in the stadiums or nearplaying fields,” said Scott Barkie,IT analyst with CampusServices. “Now because of expanded coverage, theDuke Stores staff canuse themanywhere.”The wirelessimprovements“will supportnot only growth in wireless uses, but alsonew methods of use,” saidTracy Futhey, Duke’s vice presidentfor information technology and chief information officer. “Video, for example,consumes much more bandwidth than oldgenerations of wireless can provide. People alsoneed a reliable cellular signal for their mobiledevices.” Academic buildings are already networked,but the increased 802.11n wireless capacity willallow faculty, staff and students to downloadlarge files in real-time while not plugged intothe wired network.

— By S.D.WilliamsOIT News and Information

Duke’s new high-wireless act

he new campus planned for the area between theNasher Museum of Art and West Campus will betterintegrate Duke’s campus and fully incorporate themuseum and Duke Gardens as focal points and gatheringspaces for the Duke community. During an open forum inMarch, more than 100 Duke and Durham community members got a closer look at Duke’s initial plans for thecampus expansion along Campus Drive and how theproject will build upon Duke’s extraordinary resource – thenatural environment. Bounded by the Duke Gardens, threemajor hollows and Duke University Road, the proposedcampus will include approximately 1.5 million square feetof new building space for academics, the arts andneighborhood-style housing.“The notion that Duke is a university in a forest, which is really one of its key defining characteristics, issomething that we felt from the beginning had to underlieour work,” said Fred Clarke from Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the master design team developing the overall vision for the campus and its architecture.

What are the benefits of the proposed site alongCampus Drive?

After conducting an extensive analysis of existingconditions such as terrain, transit routes and other issues,the Pelli team concluded that the proposed site providesmany practical, environmental and aesthetic advantagesover the previous proposal to build the first phase closer toErwin Road. The new site provides programmaticconnections and integrates the Nasher, which is centralbetween East and West campuses; it engages West Campusand builds upon existing pedestrian and motorist links suchas Campus Drive and Duke University Road, offeringconvenient access to downtown and the American TobaccoHistoric District.

What are key principles,programs guiding the newcampus?

The new campus gives Dukethe opportunity to bring togetherthe arts, humanities andinternational programs, whilestrengthening interdisciplinary education and research. Housing will be a key program element withas many as 1,450 beds in the styleof dorms, suites and apartments. Inaddition to an emphasis on the artsand humanities, which will helpDuke foster interaction with thecommunity, the new campus willbe part of the existing naturalenvironment. For example,buildings would sit at least 75 feetoff Campus Drive, allowing forpedestrian movement anddevelopment of walkways and bikepaths. Parking is proposed for theperimeter of the new campus to keep vehicles away from the core.

What is the project timeline?

School officials must first decide which buildings willbe constructed in Phase I, which is anticipated to cost $400million. Then the design stage, which requires trusteeapproval, will take at least six months. Infrastructure work could begin in early 2009, with buildings beginning toopen in 2011.

— By Leanora Minai Editor,Working@Duke

Duke’s campus expansion takes shape

Five years ago,the goal ofevery campus was to bethe most wired. Now thegoal is for the fastestand most completewireless coverage. Forcellular, there will alwaysbe a spot or two whereyou can’t get a signal,but we’ll come closeto total coverage –95 percent coverage,95 percent of the time.”

— Bob Johnson,Director, OIT CommunicationsInfrastructure

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FOR MORE INFORMATION,INCLUDING A VIDEO ANDAUDIO FROM THECOMMUNITY FORUM, VISIT

WWW.DUKE.EDU/WEB/ CENTRALCAMPUS

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