[Durham INC] Duke Community Affairs - Gratitude Edition

Wed Nov 20 08:00:15 EST 2024

Hayti home builds, Doing Good grants, DPS+Duke, community leaders & more

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The Duke Centennial Habitat for Humanity home joins the Duke Health build in Hayti, a historically Black neighborhood. The projects are part of Duke's partnerships addressing affordable housing.

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 Hundreds of Durham eighth graders try out college with School Days program (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/wdwpt7)

This annual experience is designed to encourage teens in families with no prior college experience, to aim for higher education.
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COMMUNITY, EDUCATION

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 NC Leadership Forum forges a decade of cross-partisan dialogue (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/8qypt7)

Unique statewide program thrives as a productive counter to polarization.
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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY

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 Duke Doing Good grants fuel food security innovation (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/k40pt7)

Diverse projects increased capacity and resilience of hunger relief efforts. The current grant cycle is open.
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COMMUNITY, HEALTH

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 School garden grows thanks to community support (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/wh3pt7)

A neighborhood team tapped Duke Doing Good grant to support an "outdoor classroom" refresh.
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HEALTH, NEIGHBORHOODS

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 Theresia McGee Passes on a Tradition of Service (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/8u5pt7)

A dedicated community leader starts an intergenerational program teaming young teen volunteers with senior mentors. Duke Doing Good funds helped the idea, coined Youth Supporting Roots, get off the ground.

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Civil discourse is about having open, honest, and respectful conversations; understanding each other better; and being understood. It's the minimum standard of behavior necessary to encourage the person you're talking with, to talk back with openness, honesty and respect. Want to get better at this?

1\. Start with the
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\- This online, four-week boot camp offered by
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consists of short, daily exercises that help you develop skills, improve relationships, and assist your community in solving problems together.

2\. Watch this short
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defining Good Conflict, and then practice "looping." While useful for conflicts, it's best to practice "looping" when the stakes are lower, such as when your toddler is having a meltdown or a colleague comes to you for support. This
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breaks it down. For more on this technique, see Amanda Ripley's book "
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3\. Host a "
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4\. Get more inspiration by diving into
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about the different ways Duke encourages dialog across differences.

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 Announcing Mina Silberberg, Ph.D. as first faculty director for the Duke Center for Community Engagement (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/wphqt7)

"There is a history of wonderful research and education collaborations between people at Duke and the Durham community, and there is more going on now than ever. I am excited by the opportunity for the Center to amplify the impact of this work..."

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# More @ community partners

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FEMA stood up an office in downtown Durham (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/82jqt7)
to serve those affected by Hurricane Helene thanks to quick work by the Durham Chamber of Commerce, American Tobacco Campus and Duke, which donated space and connectivity (WRAL.com).

  * The
West End Community Foundation, Inc. honored three leaders (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/ovkqt7)
at their fall fundraising gala & dinner. Celebrated were: Former Durham Mayor William Bell, Congressman David Price, and Mayme Webb Bledsoe, an assistant vice president at Duke Community Affairs.

  * The Durham County Department of Public Health was honored with the
Dr. Sarah Taylor Morrow Health Department of the Year (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/4nlqt7)
award by the North Carolina Public Health Association. The award noted its
Partnership for a Healthy Durham (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/kgmqt7)
work.

  * On a beautiful fall weekend, Pride: Durham, NC hosted a downtown festival and a parade on Duke's campus, as reported in
The Chronicle (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/08mqt7). Past and present
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(Duke Today).

  * The Centennial Volunteer Fair
helped 50+ area nonprofits recruit student volunteers (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/wtoqt7)
in person and 24 x 7 matching continues
online (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/cmpqt7).

# More @ Duke

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Duke University has achieved carbon neutrality (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/seqqt7), fulfilling its 2007 pledge to become carbon neutral by the year 2024.

  * Duke and Durham Tech have partnered to expand access to training for would-be nursing professionals.
Go into the classroom (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/86qqt7)
with for an update on this workforce development program.

  * The Duke community jumped into the effort to support those affected by Hurricane Helene.
Relief efforts are ongoing (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/ozrqt7)
including through this year's
Doing Good employee giving campaign (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/4rsqt7).

  * Speaking of Doing Good, several
grant cycles are now open (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/kktqt7). 100% of funds employees contribute go directly to community organizations.

  * Looking for specifics on
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Adam Klein shares some numbers and his mission going forward.

  * Duke is working to
reduce administrative barriers for community organizations who want to partner on research (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/g5uqt7). Organizations are invited to share feedback and sign up for more info via a
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Joel L. Fleishman (https://t.e2ma.net/click/gx4wyl/cmt9u4r/cqwqt7), a scholar of philanthropy and founding director of Duke's school of public policy, died Sept. 30 (The Washington Post).
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  * 🍿Our "all the feels" video pick:
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at the dedication ceremony for their namesake building on East Campus.
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or visit the lobby to take in the new portraits painted by Mario Moore.

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