DukeEngage Durham

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DukeEngage - Durham

• Think Globally, Act Locally

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DukeEngage-Durham 2009
DukeEngage-Durham Class of 2008
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DukeEngage-Durham

• Think Globally, Act Locally
• Durham, NC
• Program Leaders Elaine Madison, Director,
  Community Service Center and Senior Advisor,
  DukeEngage
• Sam Miglarese, Director of Community
  Engagement
• Office of Community Affairs
• Prerequisites/Language Req. None?
• Group Size 30?
• Dates May 21 - July 17, 2009
• NOTE Dates are subject to change due to air
  travel availability

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Program Goals

• Provide an immersive, 40 hr./week internship
  experience for 30 students
• Introduce interns to the social, economic,
  cultural and environmental issues that shape
  their work
• Contribute to improving the effectiveness of each
  partner organization
• Challenge students to step out of their comfort
  zones

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Support For Your Volunteer Service In Durham

• Welcoming Community Partnerships
• Staff Support
• placement interviews arranged with up to 3 local
  nonprofits in preparation for making a selection
• in-service support
• Housing
• Duke Central Campus Apartments
• Each apartment shared by 2 participants
• Transportation
• Daily ground transportation provided to service
  sites
• Stipends
• For meals and incidentals

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Our Approach

• Service To Meet Human Needs
• Arts Community Development
• Education Elder Care
• Environment Health
• Hunger/Homelessness
• Neighborhood Outreach
• Youth Summer Camps
• Service Rooted in Community Context
• Speakers and Panel Discussions
• Reflective Dialogues
• Weekend Festivals and Cultural Activities

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Our Approach

• Some of the Things You Will Do
• Kick-off retreat that introduces DukeEngagers to
  the program
• Historical tours of Durham Bennett Place, Duke
  Homestead, Hayti Center
• Tours of the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership
  and downtown Durham
• Meetings with Durham city and county leadership
• Meeting with Duke Vice President for Durham and
  Regional Affairs
• Selected readings on the history of Duke and
  Durham
• Facilitated weekly reflection sessions
• Scheduled fun events at Durham Bulls Park, Eno
  River adventures, and participation in summer
  festivals.
• Final celebration and evaluation

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Benefits

• Professional Growth
• Relationships

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Professional Growth

• Presentation Skills
• Evaluation and Assessment Reports
• Grant Writing/Fundraising
• Teambuilding

• Curriculum Development
• Teaching
• Program Planning and Implementation

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Relationships

• New
• Old

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Making a Difference in Durham

• What Our Community Partners
• Say About DukeEngage
• It was fabulous having the interns with us last
  summer, and I hope that
• we can be one of your partners in the future. -
  Betty Platt, State Program
• Director, Corporation for National and Community
  Service
• Thanks again for all your hard work and
  assistance. Vyshak was certainly
• a breath of fresh air and we enjoyed having him
  around. Looking forward
• to next summer! - Cayte Connell, American Dance
  Festival
• Sterlingproved to be a very industrious,
  sincere and sensitive young man, who worked
  well with young people. He "expected"
• their best without having to say it. He
  always SMILED. In the words of my grand
  daughter who attended Camp Calvary . . .
• "I LOVED MR. STERLING". - Rebecca Oats,
  Executive Director, Calvary Ministries
• John has fit in well as an intern and team
  member. He began
• as a worker and has quickly moved to leader.
  He has a job here
• while still in school or once he graduates.
  - Robert Panoff,
• Executive Director, Shodor