DUKEENGAGE PERSPECTIVES: Dr. Eric Mlyn, Executive Director
An editorial co-authored by Amanda Moore McBride of Washington University and Eric Mlyn, Duke University, appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education on January 25, 2012:
An excerpt:
"The last decade has seen the proliferation of international volunteer programs and international service-learning courses offered by American colleges and universities. Such opportunities send undergraduate and graduate students abroad to work with local nonprofits and other community partners.
Our experience has made it clear that we need to better understand what exactly these volunteer activities are producing for the students and communities."
COMMUNITY VOICES: DukeEngage documentary explores digital literacy project as part of a special partnership with youth in western North Carolina
The Spring Creek Literacy Project pairs Duke University students participating in the DukeEngage program with girls from several mountain communities in Madison County, North Carolina, in a summer enrichment program that focuses on digital literacy.
Learn more about the DukeEngage in Spring Creek program.
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ALUMNI NEWS: Koglmeier (DukeEngage indy project 2009) named Venture for America fellow
Chelsea Koglmeier is one of seven U.S. college or university students to be selected as Venture for America fellow for 2012.
A 2009 DukeEngage participant, Chelsea completed a microfinance-based independent project through DukeEngage in 2009, in Kampala, Uganda, where she also raised more than $5,000 to fund the schooling of children in the Acholi Quarter. A public policy major who will graduate in May 2012, she is president of Duke’s Triathlon Team and a a member of the DukeEngage Student Advisory Committee as well as Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Venture for America recruits college graduates to work for two years at emerging start-ups and early-stage companies in lower-cost cities. Modeled after Teach for America, Venture for America provides a path for entrepreneurship to college graduates who want to learn how to build companies and create jobs. Venture for American bases its selections on intellectual ability, accomplishment, demonstrated leadership and initiative, communication and interpersonal skills, and mission-orientation.