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DukeEngage in the United States - 2010

The application deadline for our domestic programs is January 14, 2010.

Details related to any of our group programs are subject to change. 

NEW:  As you consider a group program that may be right for you, check out our newest reference guide to programs: DukeEngage Categories of Service


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USA - Durham, NC
Program Name:  “Think Globally, Act Locally” (see listing under "Durham Programs" in navigational tabs above)


USA – Durham (ELI)
Program Name:  “Social Entrepreneurs in Action” (see listing under "Durham Programs" in navigational tabs above)


USA - Crownpoint, New Mexico
Program Name:  “DukeEngage with Amizade in Crownpoint, New Mexico”
Program Partner:  Amizade
Prerequisites/Language Req.:  None
Group Size:  8
Dates:  May 25 - July 20
NOTE: Dates are subject to change due to air travel availability

Program Synopsis:  DukeEngage students serve as facilitators, instructors, and educational counselors to help prepare high school students in the Navajo Nation for college. This preparation will take place in the form of a 6-week college prep camp for Navajo high school students who have the desire and academic promise to attend college. In partnership with Amizade Global Service Learning Center, DukeEngage students will spend the first two weeks of the program receiving vital cultural education from local teachers and, together with local students, finishing the preparation of the program. The college prep program will include instruction in the following areas: standardized test preparation, college application instruction, interview practice, research related to scholarship opportunities, introduction to college life, mentorship, as well as the development of basic academic skills. At the end of this six-week camp Navajo students should feel confident about the college application process and be prepared to submit applications to colleges. Learn comprehensive details about the DukeEngage in Crownpoint program by accessing the program overview below.

DukeEngage with Amizade in Crownpoint, New Mexico Program Overview

USA - New Orleans, Louisiana
Program Name:  “DukeEngage in NOLA”
Project Leader:  Inga Peterson
Prerequisites/Language Req.:  None   
Group Size:  12
Dates :  May 30 – July 31           
NOTE: Dates are subject to change due to air travel availability
       
Program Synopsis:  DukeEngage students, through a program partnership with the Center for Public Service at Tulane University, will work to assist local public health organizations in efforts to rebuild the healthcare system and efforts to forward an equitable distribution of health resources. The students and staff at the Tulane Center for Public Service work annually with over 300 local community partners.  Duke students will be paired with several of the Center’s partners focusing on community health.  Some examples of partners are the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Catholic Charities of New Orleans, the Louisiana Public Health Institute, and a community healthcare program through the Tulane School of Medicine.  Learn comprehensive details about the DukeEngage in NOLA program by accessing the program overview below.

DukeEngage in NOLA Program Overview


USA - Portland, Oregon
Program Name:  “Managing Environmental Organizations”
Project Leaders:  Lisa Keister, James Moody, Brooke Robinson
Prerequisites/Language Req.:  None   
Group Size:  10
Dates :  June 14 – August 7           
NOTE: Dates are subject to change due to air travel availability
       
Program Synopsis:  This project focuses on working with environmental non-profits in the Portland area. This program, which supports participants as they learn about management at environmental organizations, is intentionally designed to foster sustainability and green practices in all programmatic aspects and seeks students who are interested in living sustainably and supporting these ideals. The coming decades will force our nation to face environmental challenges that we have managed to avoid in the past. Leaders in political, economic, and social organizations will find they need to confront the issues that global climate change and other environmental changes create. Although climate change is nothing new, the need to manage how human behavior affects the climate and to find ways to address human impact on the environment will demand increasing attention. Participants in this program will work with organizations that play important roles in protecting, advocating for, and maintaining various aspects of the environment. Students interested in all aspects of management, environmental issues and studies, and other fields will find this a rare and worthwhile experience.  Learn comprehensive details about the DukeEngage in Portland program by accessing the program overview below.

DukeEngage in Portland Program Overview


USA - Seattle, Washington
Program Name:  “DukeEngage in Seattle”
Program Partner:  Duke Alumni Association & Seattle-based Duke Alumni
Prerequisites/Language Req.:  None
Group Size:  14
Dates:  June 18 – August 15
NOTE: Dates are subject to change due to air travel availability

Program Synopsis:  In partnership with the Duke Alumni Association and Seattle-based Duke alumni, DukeEngage students will volunteer in the non-profit sector with a variety of non-profit organizations. Students will serve at their volunteer placement 40 hours a week while contributing to the mission and needs of the organizations. There will be opportunities to be placed with organizations that promote and support projects related to: health, social justice, the environment, youth, minority advocacy, micro finance, technology, and politics. All DukeEngage students will be paired with a Duke alumni mentor from Seattle. Students will meet with their mentor during the summer to discuss their civic engagement in Seattle. Through service placements as well as immersive educational and cultural opportunities, students will gain an understanding of the host of unique issues related to the region.  Learn comprehensive details about the DukeEngage in Seattle program by accessing the program overview below. 

DukeEngage in Seattle Program Overview


USA/ Tucson & Mexico
Program Name:   “Encuentros de la Frontera: U.S.—Mexico Border Civic Engagement”
Project Leaders: Charlie Thompson, Jennifer Snead Williams
Prerequisites/Language:  None
Group Size:  8
Dates:  June 13 – August 8
NOTE: Dates are subject to change due to air travel availability

Program Synopsis:  Immigration is perhaps the single largest domestic challenge facing both the United States and Mexico today. People die nearly every week attempting to cross the border.  Under a faltering economy, hostilities against immigrants in the U.S. have been mounting, with evidence in every state across the nation, including, to a large extent, in North Carolina.  Local, state, and international relations are strained.  This program is a collaborative effort between the Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, the Center for Documentary Studies, and Student Action with Farmworkers.   Through this program, both domestic and international, students will spend at least 10 days in Mexico learning about the US/ Mexico border, with a focus on national security, human rights, and comprehensive immigration reform.  Students will also have opportunities to connect these experiences in the border region to realities back “home” in North Carolina.  The experience will be closely tied to the work of BorderLinks, a well-respected bi-national organization with a 20+ year history of educating around global political economics. Tangible outcomes of this project will likely consist of documentary projects that students will share through exhibits, forums, class presentations, independent studies and thesis projects.  Learn comprehensive details about the DukeEngage in Tucson program by accessing the program overview below. 

DukeEngage in Tucson Program Overview


USA – Washington, D.C.
Program Name:  “Rock the Vote 2010 Summer Civic Engagement Program”
Program Partner:  Rock the Vote
Prerequisites/Language Req.:  None
Group Size:  10
Dates:  June 11 – August 7
NOTE: Dates are subject to change due to air travel availability

Program Synopsis:  After years of declining participation, young Americans ages 18 to 29 have increased their political participation at the polls, on the ground, and online for three election cycles in a row. During the 2008 elections, Rock the Vote (RTV) helped fuel this increased civic engagement by running the largest non-partisan youth voter registration drive in history, generating 2.6 million registration applications. RTV knows that basic understanding of the political process – registering to vote and casting a ballot – is the largest barrier to civic participation for new and young voters. Once registered, young people vote (84 percent of registered 18-29 year olds cast a ballot in 2008 according to the U.S. Census Bureau). But only about 60 percent of young Americans are registered. The 2010 Summer Civic Engagement Program aims to address this gap.  RTV remains a trusted leader in reinvigorating democracy and redefining citizenship for this generation, building relationships with and activating a growing and diverse base of young voters, and ensuring that young voices are heard by those in power. In 2010, RTV will continue to simplify the electoral process for the Millennial generation, register new voters, and provide young people with opportunities to get involved in online and one-the-ground voter registration and turnout efforts. RTV will also reach potential voters before they turn 18 through a new high school civics education program. The Summer Civic Engagement Program will enlist DukeEngage participants in these two core areas.  Learn comprehensive details about the DukeEngage in D.C. program by accessing the program overview below. 

DukeEngage in Washington, D.C. Program Overview