OFF THE COURT
Written by Brady Akers
DUKE ATHLETICS
DUKE NOTEBOOK
Duke Recognized for Civic Engagement
Duke was honored with the highest federal award for its out-
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standing commitment to service-learning and civic engagement.
The Presidential Award for Service to Youth from Disadvantaged
88% Undergraduates
Circumstances was given to the University by the Corporation
that graduated in the top 10% of
for National and Community service. Duke was one of only three
their high school class
higher-level academic institutions to attain this award, which
recognizes the University’s continued contributions for the bet-
terment of the lives of Durham’s youth.
$26,914 Average finan-
The prestigious Presidential Award weighs the percentage
cial aid package awarded to
of participation in student service projects, course offerings for
students
service-learning, incentives for community involvement, and the
breadth and originality of community service opportunities. The
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Director of the University’s Community Service Center, Elaine Duke University Medical Center
Madison, said the honor was deeply gratifying and that she is
campus
“convinced that we have been able to make this impact chiefly
because of Duke’s powerful ethic of service and active citizen-
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ship.” This attitude toward service and citizenship is character-
able to Duke undergraduates
ized by students’ ambitious outreach to local youth, such as those
at the Emily K Center.
37 Members currently serving
on the Board of Trustees
Duke Introduces New Mobile Applications
Duke University is launching a suite of new mobile applica-
tions that will allow community members to use their mobile
devices to browse the campus calendar, access the campus
map, check live sports scores and view top videos from iTunes
U and YouTube.
The new applications, called DukeMobile, are being devel-
oped specifically to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile
campus, said Tracy Futhey, Duke’s vice president for informa-
tion technology and chief information officer. “The first step
was to deliver existing information platforms and applications
that were good candidates for mobile use,” Futhey stated.
“But our users want more than applications on the go; they
want information that’s relevant to their location. That’s why
our focus is on developing applications that use the location-
tracking capabilities of these devices.”
Michael Schoenfeld, Duke’s vice president for public affairs
and government relations, added, “GPS and mapping have
a lot of untapped potential, whether it’s for a campus tour,
or tracking your way to the nearest campus printing station,
or locating your friends on campus to connect up. We also
have a great and growing university events calendar, and to
be able to connect to your personal account on your mobile
device will be a tremendous asset.”
For more info. visit:
http://oit.duke.edu/web-multimedia/web/mobile.html
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