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Duke Run/Walk Clubworkshop, “Ease into Walking/Running – Learn the Basics of GoodForm and Technique.” Al Buehler,former head coach of the Duke men’strack and cross-country programs,teaches the basics of good formwhile walking/running, 5:30 p.m.,Wallace Wade Stadium, alumni boxat the end zone.
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Learn IT @ Lunch,Contributing to iTunesU. In apartnership with Apple, Duke hasmade available a wealth of universitycontent via the iTunes client. Learnhow to contribute content, noon,Collaboratory Lab inside the Officeof Student Activities & Facilities in101 Bryan Center.
APRIL 25
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Duke’s Film, Video,Digital Program presents, “DukeStudent Film Showcase.” This is thebest of student films produced atDuke over the past semester withfilmmakers appearing, 5:30 p.m.to midnight, Griffith Film Theater,Bryan Center.
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Learn how to reduce your ecological footprint duringEarth Month 2008
Duke’s Earth Month celebrationwill include an environmental movieseries, brown bag lunches onsustainable living and several“garbology” events, where daringvolunteers pick through disposed trashfor recyclable materials. Festivities willculminate in an environmental fair on Earth Day – April 22 – from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. on the West Campus Plaza. During the fair, campusorganizations and local businesseswilldemonstratehowpeoplecangetinvolvedinsustainability and other green initiatives at Duke and theregion. Duke Recycles is spearheading planning for Earth Month withassistance from the Sustainable Duke Program, Students forSustainable Living and the Nicholas School. Learn more at
www.duke.edu/sustainability
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Celebrate Passover at Duke
In observance of Passover, which begins at sunset on April 19,Jewish Life at Duke will offer Kosher for Passover lunches and dinnersfeaturing traditional dishes such as matzah ball soup, gefilte fish andhomemade chocolate-covered macaroons.Meals will be served from April 19 through April 26 in Henry’sPlace, which is Duke’s only kosher kitchen and is in the FreemanCenter for Jewish Life at the corner of Campus Drive and SwiftAvenue.Lunches are 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.Reservations and advance payment are required for lunch and can bemade at
http://jewishlife.studentaffairs.duke.edu
or by calling 684-6422. Dinner is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.Dinner reservations are not required. Meals cost $13.45, and arepayable by cash, check or Duke FLEX.
Monthly talks explore health and wellness
Duke Prospective Health and Duke Integrative Medicine offerfree monthly lectures at Duke’s Center for Living Campus. Thelectures are March 20, “It’s a matter of time: How to prioritize andachieve a healthy balance”; April 17, “Simply Green: Integratingorganic foods into your lifestyle” and May 15, “I quit! What to do whenyou’re sick of smoking, chewing or dipping.” Call 1-866-313-0959 toregister or visit
www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org
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Produce “to go” at the Mobile Farmers Market
Too busy to shop for groceries? Save time and effort by pre-purchasing fruits and vegetables from local farmers. The farmersdeliver produce to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens or Durham RegionalHospital for pick-up from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.Tuesdays. Each farmer grows somethingdifferent and many use organic orsustainable farming methods. The mobilemarket offers more than fruits andvegetables – mushrooms, herbs, spicesand flowers are also available. Readfarmer profiles, product descriptions and costs on the Mobile FarmersMarket Web site at
www.hr.duke.edu/mobilemarket
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Duke Trustees approve new Ph.D.marine science program, building projects
The Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences hasestablished a new Ph.D. program in Marine Science and Conservation.The program will offer doctoral degrees in two concentrations:marine biology and marine conservation biology and policy.“This new Ph.D. program will allow us to build on our emergingstrengths in marine conservation while retaining our traditionalstrengths in marine biology,” said Cindy L. Van Dover, chair of theNicholas School’s Division of Marine Science and Conservation anddirector of the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, N.C.Andrew J. Read, Rachel Carson Associate Professor of MarineConservation Biology and the division’s Director of Graduate Studies,will coordinate the new Ph.D. program.In other business, the trustees approved several buildingprojects, including construction of a new 1,900-space parking garageat the southeast corner of Erwin Road and Research Drive;improvements to Wallace Wade Stadium, including the construction ofa new scoreboard, additional restrooms and a concession building; andrenovations to the Nanaline Duke Building on Research Drive, theMedical Center Library and the Teer Engineering Library Building.
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Additional informationabout the project’shistory and planningis at
www.duke.edu/ web/centralcampus
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Duke’s expansion planstake advantage of art museum, gardens
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n early sign of planningDuke’s campus expansionis wrapped around treesdotting Campus Drive.White ribbons.They’re part of an ongoingsurvey for Central Campus planning,and they’ll help designers better preserve the historiccharacter of Campus Drive and plot the terrain to placebuildings, utilities, sidewalks, pathways and more.“The new concept is to understand the nature of the landand to conform to the contours, respect the hollows, and of course, to save and emphasize the trees as much as possible,”said John Pearce, university architect. “Our goal in campusplanning is to preserve a feeling of a university in a forest.”In March, the Duke University Board of Trusteesapproved a master plan design of the new campus, whichincludes focusing initial development along Campus Drive,between Duke’s East and West campuses and alongside twoprominent landmarks – the Nasher Museum of Art and theSarah P. Duke Gardens.Once university officials agree on which buildings willbe constructed in Phase I, the design stage, which requirestrustee approval, will take at least six months. Infrastructurework could begin in early 2009, with buildings beginningto open in early 2011.Duke’s new plan follows an extensive review of how tobest meet student needs and serve the campus communityin future decades. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (PCPA)concluded that expansion along Campus Drive providesmany practical, environmental and aesthetic advantages overthe university’s previous plan to build closer to Erwin Road.In addition to producing a more integrated feeling toDuke’s campus as a whole, the new approach will complywith all zoning commitments the university previouslyagreed to with the City of Durham and local communityleaders. This includes improvements to Anderson Street togive it more of a campus feel.The expanded campus also will include residences for asmany as 1,400 undergraduate students, graduate studentsand visiting faculty. Academically, there will be space forthe arts, humanities, international programs and otherpurposes.“This new design will bring together programs thathave been distributed across campus to provideopportunities for new synergies and interdisciplinarylearning,” said Provost Peter Lange, the university’s chief academic officer.The new plan takes advantage of existing bus routes andencourages more walking and biking by students and others.And all buildings will be designed and constructed to below-energy and resource-efficient to meet Leadership inEnergy and Environmental Design (LEED) green buildingstandards.“We want Duke to be a model of sustainability, andone way to do that is to make it easier for our students andothers to walk or bike to where they are going,” saidTallman Trask, executive vice president.
For more events, check theuniversity’s online calendarat http://calendar.duke.edu
Members of the Duke and Durhamcommunities look at a model of theexpanded campus during a meetingat the Nasher in March.
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