Graduation is a profoundly personal accomplishment in one’s life, but graduation ceremonies are rarely personal. Between large majors’ ceremonies and commencement, few Duke students and their families are fortunate enough to share an intimate ceremony with faculty and staff. Recently, I was able to observe such a ceremony at the Baldwin Scholars graduation. Co-directed by our office’s own Donna Lisker, the Alice M. Baldwin Scholars program supports undergraduate women in becoming engaged and confident leaders, at Duke and now beyond. Last week, the program feted the 18 young women who will become the second class of Baldwin alumnae. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Commencement’
Celebrating Women of a Higher Degree
0May 15th, 2009 by Snapper Underwood
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We have recently launched DukeList, an online database for student employment, work study, volunteer, and research opportunities.
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The DukePass student portal provides undergraduate, graduate and professional students with a dashboard of interactive functions and real-time information.
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buzz is Duke’s first student activities calendar. buzz provides a one-stop location for student events and activities, on and off campus. For university events, check out Events@Duke.
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Learn with Duke. Anytime. Anywhere. From your computer, to your iPod.
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Duke has a repository of video content in a partnership with YouTube. From lectures to sports, check it out.
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