OFF COURT
BLUE DEVILS ON CAMPUS
Feature by Duke Basketball Student Life & Campus Relations Director Kenny King
READING IS FUN(DAMENTAL)!
Duke players visit local schools
and make new friends in town
Hello Blue Devils fans! I wanted to highlight one of the most successful and popular community service programs in our
athletic department -- Read with the Blue Devils. The program, which was created eighteen years ago, strives to promote the
importance of reading to elementary school students in Durham. Our student-athletes spend time sharing personal stories
and answering questions before reading a book (as selected by the kids to an entire class). There are currently 15 schools
participating in the program and the list continues to grow.
Leslie Barnes, Director of Student-Athlete Development, oversees the program while former field hockey standout and Student
Athlete Development and Championships Assistant, Shayna McGeehan, masterfully coordinates the schedule across all 26
sports. I’ve included a quote from Shayna that speaks to the impact of the program on our student-athletes as well as some
recent pictures from our current players.
“Coordinating the Read with the
Blue Devils program has been a
great pleasure for me. As a former
Duke Student-Athlete who has
participated in the program, I
understand the importance of the
program to both the Duke Student-
Athletes and local Durham children.
This program provides Duke
Student-Athletes with the
opportunity to be more visible role-
models with our community’s youth
and to share the importance of
literacy and working hard to achieve
goals. Duke Student-Athletes are
always inquiring me about the date
of the next Read with the Blue Devil
visit to a local Durham Elementary
School. One of my favorite
experiences from the program is
to watch the children’s faces light
up into a huge smile every time the
Duke Student-Athletes walk into
their classroom. The Read with the
Blue Devil program is loved by both
the Durham youth and the Duke
Student Athletes, and is a great way
for the two to learn and grow
together.”
Shayna McGeehan, Student Athlete
Development and Championships
Assistant
Photos by Shayna McGeehan
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