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Facing Retirement

By 2018, a third of the University workforce will be eligible to retire. Will they be ready?

Editor’s Note Leanora Minai

Pay Yourself First

n 2008, before the economy took a dive, I increased my voluntary contribution to my Duke retirement savings plan. That was the last time I touched my plan. In a way, that’s good. I didn’t lower the pre-tax dollars going directly to my retirement savings account, and I didn’t make any withdrawals. But I also haven’t increased my contribution in nearly six years, which is not recommended. I spoke with Sylvester Hackney, associate director of Duke Benefits, to get his take on some best practices for retirement planning. In this month’s issue, we explore saving for the future in the story, “Facing Retirement” on page 4. At Duke, this topic is especially timely since a third of the university workforce – 6,000 staff and faculty – will be eligible to retire with benefits by 2018. Will they be ready when the time comes? Hackney offered several key ways to ensure you’re on the right track. First and foremost, he said, start saving for retirement, preferably when you’re young. This may seem simple enough, but only 47 percent of Duke’s eligible workforce is making a voluntary individual contribution to a Duke retirement savings plan. “Start as soon as possible,” Hackney said. “The compounding power of money and interest is what accumulates wealth in a retirement plan.” Next, he suggested, increase your contribution to a retirement savings plan by 1 percent every year, or at least every other year, to offset inflation for goods and services in retirement. “If you’re not increasing your contribution, you may not have the income to offset inflation that’s going to keep happening,” Hackney said. It may be tough to find flexibility in your budget to direct more money to retirement savings. To help, Hackney recommended this exercise: keep track of expenses with receipts for a week and separate them into two categories – what you could spend less on and what you could do without. “Most people will find excess spending habits that they can use to save for retirement,” Hackney said. “Pay yourself first.” Finally, he said, once you’re contributing to a plan, regularly assess your investment mix. Duke can help with all of this. Representatives from Duke’s four retirement vendors are here on campus for one-on-one retirement counseling sessions. You can make an appointment at hr.duke.edu/retirement. That’s what I plan to do.

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Contents Cover: Facing Retirement

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Currently, 3,707 staff and faculty in Duke University’s workforce are eligible to retire. By 2018, that figure is expected to rise to more than 6,000 employees. Will they be ready?

Peter Lange Looks Forward

As Provost Peter Lange prepares to leave office at the end of this semester, his decisions have affected thousands of faculty, staff and students and made Duke a different institution.

Farmers Market Opens

Duke Farmers Market returns on Fridays beginning April 25 through September. Learn how to align your diet with healthy options from the market.

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Deadline for reimbursement receipts April 15 The deadline for submitting Health Care and Dependent Care Reimbursement Account receipts from last year is April 15, 2014. Faculty and staff must submit all receipts by April 15 for services provided from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2013 to receive reimbursement. Receipts can be scanned and submitted online or through WageWorks’ EZ Receipts mobile application. Learn more at hr.duke.edu/reimbursement.

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Duke Appreciation events honor faculty and staff Bring your family, grab a blanket or chairs, and come out to the East Campus quad May 16 for a movie on the lawn as part of the annual Duke Appreciation events in May. Duke Family Movie Night will feature a family-friendly film and include free hot dogs and popcorn. The movie will begin around 8:30 p.m., when it’s dark enough to screen.

“It’s important to look back at what we have accomplished together during the year,” said Denise Evans, executive director for Human Resources’ Staff and Family Programs. “Duke Appreciation is one way of thanking our faculty and staff and celebrating their hard work and positive contributions, which continue to make Duke the outstanding institution it is.” Duke Appreciation also includes a special service in Duke Chapel, discounts at area restaurants and Durham Bulls baseball games, and special recognition of employees celebrating career service milestones. Also during Duke Appreciation, colleagues can show their gratitude for co-workers by writing a note on the “Making a Difference” blog at hr.duke.edu/ makingadifference. Get the full schedule for Duke Appreciation events at hr.duke.edu/appreciation.

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Warning: Retirement ahead, be prepared The Great Recession may be in the rearview mirror, but many faculty and staff still may not be on the road to their retirement destination due to insufficient financial planning. Duke Human Resources can help you chart the right course during the 12th annual Financial Fitness Week, May 12 to 16. During the week, staff, faculty and spouses/partners can attend workshops, webinars and presentations that cover a range of financial issues, including estate planning, investment strategies, how Duke Retirement Plans work and how to build credit. The week kicks off May 12 with “Cyber Monday,” a series of webinars presented by Duke’s investment carriers. “Most people tell us they know they should review their finances and retirement savings to make sure they are on track, but many never find the time,” said Sylvester Hackney, associate director for Benefits. “We want to help make it easier for people to make it a priority by offering a series of workshops online and onsite.” Learn more about saving for retirement in this month’s cover story on page 4. For a full list of Financial Fitness Week workshops and seminars, visit hr.duke.edu/ financialfitness.

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Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff delivers commencement address Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a Duke University alumnus, will deliver the commencement address at Duke on May 11. Commencement exercises begin at 10 a.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium and are open to the public. Dempsey is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and the principal military adviser to the secretary of defense, National Security Council and President Barack Obama. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey “A proud Duke alumnus with a master’s degree in English, Gen. Dempsey is a brilliant example of the way broadbased education prepares students for the ever-changing world,” said Duke President Richard H. Brodhead. “He’ll make a compelling speaker for this May’s commencement.” Full details of commencement weekend, including parking and transit information, will be available at duke.edu/commencement.

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Take a run through the forest Join with family and friends for the 5th annual Pine Cone Pacer, a 5K run/walk on April 12 in the Durham Division of Duke Forest. The Pine Cone Pacer is the biggest fundraising event of the year for Duke Forest. “An enormous amount of work has been done on trails in the past five years that wouldn’t have happened without the money we’ve raised with the Pine Cone Pacer,” said Sara Childs, program director for Duke Forest who will become director of the forest on April 1. “Participating is a great opportunity to enjoy the forest while helping to improve it.” Check-in is from 7:15 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. at Gate 12 just off NC 751. The run begins at 8 a.m. Pre-registration is $20 and closes April 4. Race-day registration is available for $25 and ends 10 minutes before the race starts. To register, visit dukeforest.duke.edu.

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Cover Story

Facing Retirement

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Sherman James, far left, the Susan B. King Professor of Public Policy, plans to retire at the end of this academic year.

By 2018, a third of the University workforce will be eligible to retire. Will they be ready?

wo years ago, when Sherman James was 68, he met with the dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy to discuss the next chapter in his life. James told the dean that teaching Duke undergraduates was a highlight of being at Duke, but after nearly a decade on campus and four decades in higher education, he wanted to spend more time writing and visiting with his three grandchildren. He also wanted to help reshape the Sanford faculty by mentoring a junior faculty member. “If we are in a position to liberate a tenure track position so that younger faculty can begin a career … we should be sensitive to that,” said James, the Susan B. King Professor of Public Policy who plans to retire at the end of this academic year. “That is also part of my motivation, in addition to just being ready.”

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You cannot start saving too soon. The most c ommon comment I hear is, ‘I wish I had started sooner.’ ” — Chris Mann, Fidelity Investments

James is among approximately 3,707 staff and faculty in Duke University’s workforce who are currently eligible to retire with benefits. By 2018, as the baby boomer generation ages, that figure is expected to rise to more than 6,000 university employees, or 33 percent of the university workforce. One question for these employees and their younger colleagues is: Will they be financially ready when the time comes?

Nationally, individual contributions to retirement savings took a hit following the collapse of the financial markets in 2008. According to Duke Human Resources, 47.3 percent of eligible Duke University and Duke University Health System employees are voluntarily contributing to a Duke retirement plan, compared to 38 percent of U.S. workers. Kyle Cavanaugh, vice president for administration, said that while Duke is recognized for offering competitive retirement benefits, individuals still need to supplement that benefit with individual savings in today’s economic climate. “The increased contributions by our employees to retirement savings is good news,” Cavanaugh said. “But our hope is that those numbers will keep going up so that more employees can look forward to retirement confidently.”

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Susan Jones, an administrative assistant in the Provost’s office, has worked at Duke for 31 years.

Experts suggest individuals should have enough savings to replace 75 to 80 percent of their salary in retirement. According to the above chart, if you are 35 years old and plan to retire in 30 years with 80 percent of your income, your savings now should be 2.1 times your current salary. By age 50, with 15 years before retirement, you should have saved 4.5 times your salary. And when you retire at age 65, your savings should equal 7.7 times your salary. SOURCE: Duke Human Resources

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Susan Jones, an administrative assistant in the Provost’s office, saves regularly for retirement, but she has not always been so disciplined. In a rash decision 24 years ago, Jones withdrew money from her Duke retirement savings account to pay an $8,000 car loan for a new Honda Civic. “I practically tiptoed across the hall to Human Resources to fill out the paperwork because I knew that you weren’t supposed to touch retirement savings except in a dire emergency,” said Jones, 65. “But I was young and didn’t want to be car poor, and retirement seemed a long way off.” Jones, who has worked at Duke for 31 years, returned to saving seriously in her 50s. She planned to retire this June. But after examining expenses, including a car lease, mortgage and veterinarian bills for her cat, she discovered she did not save enough and will wait a year to retire. “I don’t live extravagantly, but I hate the thought of spending my retirement worrying about bills,” Jones said. A 2013 survey conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a non-profit organization that studies workforce health and retirement benefits, reported that 22 percent of workers surveyed revised their expected age of retirement upward in the past year, largely due to financial concerns. “With life expectancy of a 65-year-old hovering around 84, retirement is no longer just a few short years of rest and relaxation,” said Linda George, a gerontologist at Duke’s Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. “We have to get people to register that retirement can now last 20, 30 or even 40 years.”

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Many variables affect how fast retirement savings grow, said Chris Mann, a representative from Fidelity, one of Duke’s four retirement vendors. But if an employee begins saving at age 30 and consistently puts aside 5 to 8 percent of his or her annual income into retirement savings, that nest egg can grow to roughly eight times an annual income by age 65. “You cannot start saving too soon,” Mann said. “The most common comment I hear is, ‘I wish I had started sooner.’ People say, ‘I couldn’t save,’ but if you can’t afford to live now, how will you afford it when your paycheck stops?” Many U.S. workers are not saving enough, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, which reports that 57 percent of workers polled in 2013 have less than $25,000 saved for retirement. When Celeste Hodges joined Duke in 2000 at age 53, she decided to put the maximum amount into her Duke retirement account allowed by the Internal Revenue Service – currently $17,500 per year. Even with the downturn in the economy, she never deviated from that savings plan. “My husband and I both come from thrifty families, so we like the ability to save our money and reduce our tax bill at the same time,” Hodges said. Sylvester Hackney, associate director of Duke Benefits, encourages employees to save early. He also suggests reviewing saving habits regularly and meeting with representatives from Duke’s retirement vendors for planning advice. “Every employee deserves the opportunity to create a financial plan, regardless of how much or how little they have saved, or how close or far they are from retirement,” Hackney said. “It costs the employee nothing but time.”

Advice from Often the best advice for a journey comes from those who have already gone ahead. To help employees prepare for life after Duke, Working@Duke surveyed members of the Duke University Retiree Association about how they handled retirement.

Steps I took for retirement planning

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It took me two years to decide when to retire. I met with a Human Resource benefits adviser several times to make sure I would have enough income for my retirement.” Mohammad Saeed Rashdi, clinical data specialist, DCRI, 12 years at Duke

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I developed a budget based on projected pension income. I had a clear idea of the income I would need, paid off credit cards, obtained warranty coverage for household appliances, and delayed retirement in order to retain medical insurance at an affordable monthly rate.”

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Jennifer Johnson, nurse, Duke University Hospital, 20 years at Duke

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I took advantage of the 403(b) options offered by Duke for pretax contributions. I made an early commitment to save a certain percent of my salary into my account with the mindset that the funds were there for retirement and were not to be accessed for any other reason. Alfreda (Freda) Kohan, manager, DUHS Clinical Laboratories, 40 years at Duke

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I contributed a percentage of my salary to the 403(b) plan. I started at 5 percent and worked up to 15 percent.” Thomas Harkins, University Archivist, 22 years at Duke

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Iris Turrentine, left, who has worked at Duke Libraries since she was 19, said she feels more confident now about retiring.

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During the recession, Iris Turrentine received a letter from Duke offering her early retirement with a larger than expected pension. She was one of about 900 bi-weekly employees offered voluntary retirement in 2009 due to a budget shortfall caused by the decline of economic markets. Turrentine dreamed of spending more time with her husband, Lonnie. For most of their marriage, he has worked nightshift at Duke Regional Hospital while she worked days as an HR associate in the Duke Libraries Human Resources Office.

Duke retirees Something I wish I’d done differently

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Started saving earlier and saved the maximum amount allowed every payday.”

Donald Rust, assistant director, Medical Center Engineering and Operations, 44 years at Duke

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Used my vacation time to travel more. Travel time is best done when you are younger.”

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Alphonso Hayes, nurse, Psychiatry, 33 years at Duke Campbell Harvey, finance professor at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

Parting advice

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At least a year in advance, go over the checklist provided on the HR website. Go through it carefully. Gather all questions, then meet with an HR rep for an initial information session several months in advance of retirement.” Diane Crayton, financial analyst, Pediatrics, 44 years at Duke Diane Crayton

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Start planning for retirement as soon as you start working. Begin contributing to a 403(b) as soon as you can. Start working with a certified financial adviser early on so that you can get sound advice on investing and saving decisions.” Lynette Teague, nurse manager, Duke Family Medicine, 36.5 years at Duke

After careful consideration, Turrentine declined the offer. She had been saving for retirement since she was 30, but her plan didn’t include leaving work at age 53, six years before she could draw on those savings and nearly a decade before she could claim Social Security. “It was too risky for me,” said Turrentine, 58. Campbell Harvey, a finance professor at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, said that while some employees may retire later to recoup losses during the recession, a long-term trend might be at

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play. Over the past two decades, lower returns on stocks and low interest rates have meant that savings grow more slowly. “A lot of people are finding that to retire now, compared to two decades ago, you have to accept a smaller nest egg than you planned for, or wait a bit longer for it to grow,” he said. While the national average of retirement has risen from 59 to 61 over the past decade, the average age of retirement at Duke has moved from 62 in 2003 to 64 in 2013. Turrentine, who has worked at Duke Libraries since she was 19, said she feels more confident now about retiring. “I’ve loved my years here in the library, but it has been almost 40 years,” she said. “I’m ready to start a new chapter and hope to start it sooner rather than later.”

Stretching the Dollar James, the professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy, has been closely monitoring his savings as he prepares for retirement at the end of this academic year. He began meeting quarterly with a financial adviser in his 40s and continues to have meetings with his local adviser. “I’ve always wanted to retire at age 70 and live a long life without having to rely on anyone else,” he said. “So I want to know what my money is doing.” James was reminded of the importance of saving three years ago when his 93-year-old mother asked him to take over her finances. “I had always known she was frugal,” he said. “We ate a lot of leftovers in our house, but now I have proof about just how conscientious she was about stretching the dollar. It’s a good habit to have.” ■

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Peter Lange Looks Forward Duke’s longest-serving provost prepares to step down in June

f you want to know what a provost does – and after 15 years in the office, Peter Lange sometimes still gets that question – Duke’s Africa Initiative provides one of many answers. Cultural anthropologist Charles Piot and other faculty members came to Lange in 2010 seeking to promote more interactions among a growing network of faculty working in Africa. Lange heard them out, reviewed their data and provided $100,000 in strategic funds annually for four years to help launch the initiative, which has since grown steadily. “I think the key for Peter was for him to see that there was broad faculty support,” Piot said. “He liked the fact that demand for the initiative came from faculty, not administrators, that it was bottom-up. “Also, he’s a doer and wants to see the goods. The fact that we organized an ambitious program of popular events and activities right off the bat was proof enough for him that we would use the money to good effect. In short, the lesson for me was if you bring him a good idea, one that has broad support, he’s easy to work with and he moves quickly.” The Africa Initiative is one example of how Lange, the university’s longest-serving provost, has placed his fingerprints on a range of global initiatives, interdisciplinary institutes and innovative undergraduate education programs that have changed the university. As he prepares to leave office June 30, Lange’s decisions have affected thousands of faculty, staff and students and made Duke a different institution. Sally Kornbluth, a prominent cell biologist at Duke with long experience leading academic programs, was named provost in March and will succeed Lange. When Lange took office in 1999, he was one of the nation’s leading scholars of European politics. He left that work behind because he wanted to do what he asked so many faculty to do over the next decade and a half: expand their intellectual interests. “It’s all been a continuous learning process,” Lange said during an interview in his Allen Building office. “I said to [then President] Nan Keohane on the day she offered me the job that, ‘This is

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At left, Provost Peter Lange at Duke’s 2009 commencement ceremony with Paula McLain, then chair of Duke University’s Academic Council, and Oprah Winfrey, commencement speaker. Above, Lange discusses Duke Kunshan University in 2013.

going to be fun.’ To my recollection she was surprised to hear me say that. But to my mind, that’s what it’s been throughout. There’s not a day I haven’t learned something valuable or interesting.” For the past decade, current President Richard H. Brodhead and Lange have met for at least 90 minutes a week to discuss university issues. Those conversations are a highlight of the day for Brodhead. “I remember the first time I met him,” Brodhead said. “I had been appointed president, and I knew a little about him but we hadn’t talked. We just sat and talked about plans, and I immediately thought he was going to be great to work with. Peter doesn’t have good and bad days. He gives attention to all the issues in his sphere. He always approaches them with curiosity and resourcefulness and with attention to the well-being of Duke University.” Colleagues say Lange has put his stamp on Duke by a combination of approaches. On one hand, he has an open door policy, as with the Africa Initiative, and is willing to hear new ideas and act quickly on them. Lange has built flexibility into the decision-making process, said Susan Roth, vice provost for interdisciplinary affairs. “If there is an issue about X and he needs a decision, he’ll want you to get back to him within a day,” Roth said. “Sometimes it’ll be a question from a dean or a faculty member, but sometimes it’s just an interesting idea. But we’ll drop what we’re doing to act on it.”

for APT you did 30 years ago, then these people aren’t going to get tenure and you don’t get alignment.” When faced with tough decisions, Lange said his strategy was “conversation. Lots and lots of conversation and being straightforward. That’s the only way to build trust. “That was our approach during the 2008 downturn. I went to every school and talked to faculty about where the university was, the implications of the downturn for the university and for their school, and what their choices and opportunities were.” After leaving office, Lange will take accumulated leave before rejoining the faculty at Duke. He won’t return to European politics, saying too much has happened while he was provost for him to catch up on the scholarship. Instead, his future scholarship will build on what he has learned Peter Lange, center, and President Richard H. Brodhead, right, talk with Academic Council from the Duke experience. Chair Susan Lozier in 2012. “We’ve had a culture that has been built around ambition and innovation for quite some time, at least dating back to Terry Sanford,” he said. “We’ve moved from being But that flexibility comes within a tight strategic intellectual framework that shapes university priorities. Much of this framework a place that looks at others to decide what we should be to one that looks at ourselves when deciding what to be. still comes out of the 2006 strategic plan “Making a Difference.” “We have an intellectual vision of how a 21st century university Written soon after Brodhead arrived by a panel led by then Vice should prepare students, conduct research and contribute to the Provost John Simon (current provost at the University of Virginia), development of knowledge and to society. Now, other schools are the plan marks a moment where various visions for Duke came looking and copying what we do.” ■ together. Lange said much of his work since then has been to implement that vision and to adapt it to a changing academic and By Geoffrey Mock financial landscape. “Making a Difference” was the blueprint for how Duke could leverage its interdisciplinary strengths and connect faculty from different disciplines to collaborate on real-world problems, and To keep his office running effectively, Provost Peter then use that knowledge to serve society and Lange generally turned to executive assistant Patricia enhance the undergraduate experience. McHenry. Now with Lange stepping down as “When Dick arrived as president, we provost at the end of June, McHenry will end already had in place the interdisciplinary her own long tenure at Duke and retire. commitment we made in the ‘80s and the “She is indispensible to any success I global commitment in the ‘90s,” Lange said. had,” Lange said. “Besides always being a “But he made ‘knowledge in the service of calm, friendly, warm presence for anyone who society’ a theme of his presidency from the contacts my office, she is the master of my outset, even in his inaugural speech, and it calendar. She has a superb sense of what my mapped very well upon the entrepreneurial priorities are and need to be, and how conflicts efforts of our faculty. in the calendar ought to be resolved.” “What changed was that we realized that McHenry celebrated her 25th anniversary at if we’re going to do interdisciplinary, we’re Duke Feb. 1. She joined the provost’s office in August 1999, going to have to change structure. one month after Lange assumed his office. We couldn’t just throw money at it. After the Faculty members generally have praised Lange for being responsive to their strategic plan, the institutes become more concerns. McHenry and other staff members were crucial to this effort, Lange said. formalized. We put in a process for joint “We have a rule in the office that nobody ever gets voice mail,” he said. “I don’t appointments, sharing research overhead and ever want someone to call into the office and not speak to a person. Patty works adapting the Appointments, Promotions extremely well with the other staff, and everybody works together to make this and Tenure (APT) process to interdisciplinary happen. She’s just a great person.” work. We had to get all of these things in alignment. If you employ the same criteria

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or Duke Farmers Market visitors, the bounty of fruits, vegetables and farm-fresh items offer an array of possibilities for getting produce into a diet. But on average, 33 percent of American adults consume two or more servings of fruit a day and 27 percent eat three or more servings of vegetables, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Our goal by hosting the Duke Farmers Market is to make healthy eating options easily accessible and affordable for employees,” said Julie Joyner,

manager for LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s employee wellness program that sponsors the market. Visit Duke The annual Duke Farmers Market returns Farmers Market to West Campus on Fridays beginning April The Duke Farm ers Market ru ns 25 through September. Here are farmers and 11 a.m. to 2 p. m. on Fridays beginning vendors to help align your diet with healthy April 25 thro ugh Septembe r. The options from the market and prepare meals market is betw een the Brya n Re search and Na that meet the ideal standards of “MyPlate,” naline H. Duke the nutrition guide supported by the buildings off Research Driv Department of Agriculture. ■ e. By Bryan Roth

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Find Information and Support for

Mood Disorders

Duke offers free group for those coping with mental illness or helping others

or one Duke employee, dealing with depression is something she’s put up with for 30 years, suffering through lack of appetite, inability to sleep, concentration problems and more. She cycled through counselors and therapists until medication helped her find more control of her life. Along with treating her depression, she’s also found solace at Duke, where she’s met with other employees and community members dealing with mood disorders of their own. Duke’s Mood Disorders Support and Education Group, a monthly meeting organized by Duke Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is a free and open discussion for those impacted by mood disorders. It’s not meant to act as a therapy group, but instead offers a place to ask questions, receive support and hear from experts who offer tips for supporting people with mood disorders. Meetings are 6 to 7 p.m. every fourth Thursday of each month in the third-floor conference room in Erwin Square Plaza. “We started the group simply because we want people to know they’re not on their own,” said Cynthia Jones of the Duke Faculty Duke employees and students can attend monthly meetings of the Mood Disorders Support and Education Group. Photo illustration by Bigstock. Practice in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. “It’s an opportunity to share things that are on your mind or just listen and not say anything at all. It’s an open discussion.” Jones noted that participants in the group deal with a variety of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety. The group is open to anyone who wants to learn about or be supported in dealing with the effects of mood disorders. For Durham resident Kim Jackson, joining Duke’s mood disorders group has changed her life. She said she began attending sessions four years ago to learn how to better cope with an eating disorder and borderline personality disorder. Jackson said the group became invaluable for her because of a guest speaker who worked on art projects with participants. “I felt like I would have a million things running through my head, but something as simple as making a collage or painting a tree slowed things down and taught me to focus on one thing,” Jackson said. “From there, I started picking up other activities to help, like knitting or crocheting.” Throughout the year, the group will offer a variety of discussions on health topics and talks with guest speakers. Upcoming programs include how to manage sleep disorders, a caretaking resource guide and financial planning for people with mood disorders. “Mental illness is a spectrum and no matter what issue a person deals with, there will be ups and downs,” Jones said. “But it’s different when you get to interact with people who deal with illness and want to get better.” By Bryan Roth

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Sharpen skills with new professional development classes Dinetta Richardson, right, facilitator with Duke Learning & Organization Development, teaches a recent Fundamentals of Feedback class.

New courses cover branding, leadership and presentation skills

hen colleagues in the Duke University Energy Initiative told staff assistant Michelle Jones that their email system was loading outdated contact information, she paused 10 seconds to assess her priorities before taking action. Using a technique she learned from a Duke Learning & Organization Development class on “Managing Multiple Priorities,” Jones mentally ranked the issue against other tasks she had that day, then told her team she would report the issue to IT immediately and trust troubleshooters would handle it while she worked on other priority tasks. “Before I took the class on priorities, I probably would have tried to solve it myself and obsessed about it all day,” she said. Each semester, Learning & Organization Development (L&OD) offers about two dozen classes on professional work skills, computer technology and management techniques for Duke employees. This spring, L&OD added new classes based on an employee survey to assess professional development needs. New offerings include:  Professional Branding. Half-day class about using a personal brand and basic business etiquette skills to create a competitive edge. April 2, $65  Dimensions of Management for Successful Leaders. Two-day workshop on best practices to enable improved performance of employees and teams. Includes 360-profile assessment. April 24 and 25, $260  Presentation Skills. One-day course highlighting best practices for planning and delivering presentations. May 14, $130 “These were elements of work/life that many individuals said they were interested in learning more about, and many supervisors

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How to Register for Classes View and register for classes through the Learning Management System, which is accessed through the Duke@Work self-service website at work.duke.edu. Once in Duke@Work, select “MyInfo” > “MyCareer” and then the “MyLearning” link to access the Learning Management System. To find all L&OD courses, select the “Search Catalog” link and choose “Browse by Category” in the left hand navigation. Select “L&OD Course Offerings.”

indicated would be beneficial for their employees,” said Keisha Williams, director of Learning & Organization Development. Other classes range from a two-hour course on database queries in Microsoft Access to a two-day exploration of leadership skills. To help raise awareness of its courses, L&OD has published and distributed its course catalog to employees through inter-department campus mail. Employees can review all classes at a glance then go online to register. “Having information online is great, but sometimes people want something tangible to take home for reference or take to a meeting with their supervisor to review,” Williams said. Jones, now an administrative and business operations coordinator for L&OD, said access to professional development is one reason she chose to work at Duke in 2012. “I feel that if I’m not stretching professionally, I’m shrinking,” Jones said. “Duke makes it easy to grow.” By Marsha A. Green

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Marathon Motivation with the Duke Endurance Team Employees train together for April race in Raleigh

everything from diet to injury prevention and how to best strengthen ince November, there have been many changes in muscles for running. Janice Mrkonjic’s life. “We knew that we would have a variety of runners with all She’s dropped weight, started counting calories, makes regular trips to the gym and tries to take at least 10,000 steps sorts of skill levels and experience, so we tailored the program to be approachable for everyone,” said Katie MacEachern, a LIVE FOR four days a week. She’s made it a priority to get her health on track LIFE fitness specialist and Endurance Team coach. “If our runners with the help of programs from LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s employee wanted to set a goal of finishing the race, we were going to get them wellness program. there.” In December, Mrkonjic also joined the Duke Endurance Team, That was important for Carson Garoni, who found success in a collection of faculty and staff training together to run in Raleigh’s training for the 13.1 miles of the Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon because “Rock ‘n’ Roll” half and full marathons. It’ll be the first long race for of the team approach. Mrkonjic since 2012, when she ran in Raleigh’s “City of Oaks” race but lost her running motivation shortly after. “The more camaraderie I found, the more it motivated me “To be an effective leader, you have to be conscious of your because I knew people were going after the same goal,” said Garoni, health and well-being because there are a clinical dietitian in the Duke Center too many people depending on you,” said for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery. Mrkonjic, associate director of executive “Knowing that the Duke Endurance Team education at the Fuqua School of Business. leaders and my fellow Duke employees “Joining the Duke Endurance Team and know my goals provided the accountability I LIVE FOR LIFE offers free wellness training for this race means I’m able to walk needed to do long training runs.” programs for faculty and staff, That mindset has helped propel the talk and truly live what I’m trying to including a social running and walking Mrkonjic toward the finish line, where she’s promote.” club that runs to May 28. A list of not focused on race time, but the satisfaction Along with Mrkonjic, nearly 200 programs is at hr.duke.edu/liveforlife. of the accomplishment. other Duke employees are part of the Duke “I’m proud to wear my Duke Endurance Endurance Team, which was spearheaded Team shirt,” she said. “I value the people I’ve by LIVE FOR LIFE. The team met twice a come to know, and we’ll all share in this success.” ■ month on weekends for group training, and in between, LIVE FOR LIFE coaches sent weekly tips, tricks and reminders of how to best By Bryan Roth prepare for the Rock ‘n’ Roll race on April 13. Advice focused on

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PERQS employee discounts

Tailoring a Discount to Suit Your Wardrobe Brooks Brothers offers 15 percent corporate discount membership

How to Save at Brooks Brothers Staff and faculty who want to save 15 percent off Brooks Brothers merchandise must first enroll in the corporate membership program. Visit bit.ly/PERQS_BrooksBrothers to join. Brooks Brothers has stores at Streets at Southpoint, Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Crabtree Valley Mall.

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hen Joanna Cole shops at Brooks Brothers with her husband, they head straight to the custom fitting section, where the sales associate greets the couple by name and pulls out a measuring tape and fabric swatches for shirts. Each year, Cole’s husband, Ed, purchases up to three Brooks Brothers custom-fitted shirts at the Crabtree Valley Mall store in Raleigh with the 15 percent corporate membership discount through PERQS, Duke’s employee discount program. “When you are only five feet four inches tall, like Ed, it’s almost impossible to find a dress shirt that fits well off the rack,” said Cole, a clinical data specialist for the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Through the PERQS program, Duke faculty and staff can sign up for a Brooks Brothers corporate membership card. It’s valid for two years and offers 15 percent savings on all regularly priced merchandise online and in stores. The discount also provides access to periodic exclusive deals. To get the discount, employees must first enroll in the corporate membership program (bit.ly/PERQS_BrooksBrothers). Cole’s husband, who owns a pest control company, wears polo-style shirts with his company logo at work. But he loves a tailored, 100 percent cotton shirt for church or when he goes out to eat. “I started buying the best quality because I like how fine fabric feels,” he said. “I used to cut grass and pick up bottles to reclaim the deposit money back in seventh grade just so I could buy my own clothes. When I discovered Brooks Brothers, it felt like rediscovering the shirts I bought when I was young.” He also appreciates the personal service from Lee Costa, the sales associate at Brooks Brothers. “I started working with Lee about a decade ago and bought over a dozen shirts before we discovered the discount,” he said. “Now, with getting 15 percent off each shirt, it’s almost like getting a free shirt every so often.” n By Marsha A. Green

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Green On Your Plate – and Off Duke Dining’s ‘green’ approach is about more than food

s part of ongoing efforts to incorporate sustainability into campus eateries, Sustainable Duke and Duke Dining have made it a priority in 2014 to best define “sustainable food.” That’s meant a growing focus on a variety of things, from local farmers and vendors to fair trade coffee and using reusable food containers instead of Styrofoam. But there is still more to consider, like supporting the local economy and educating the campus community. “Do you focus on health, local, humane treatment of animals, organic agriculture practices, farm worker rights, cost or something else?” said Tavey Capps, Duke’s director of sustainability. “As part of Duke’s Sustainability Strategic Plan, we’re working toward defining and prioritizing these issues.” In the future, Duke will incorporate food into its ongoing sustainability strategic plan. That will reflect on campus, where Duke is already taking actions to promote a healthy relationship with the environment as much as healthy food on a plate. “By striving for an environmentallyconscious program today, we will help ensure a brighter tomorrow and help Duke reach carbon neutrality by 2024,” said Robert Coffey, director of Duke Dining. ■ By Bryan Roth

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I am preparing for retirement by saving through Duke’s 403(b) program. I’m saving money each month that automatically comes out of my paycheck, and I’m saving for retirement so I don’t have to worry about making ends meet when I’m older, which will allow me time to travel and volunteer. I greatly appreciate that Duke contributes so generously to these plans.” Juline Chevalier Curator of Education, Nasher Museum of Art 9 years at Duke

I make sure I meet with my financial planner at least once a year. I’m putting money aside through TIAA-CREF and sit down with my planner to guide me through the process because I’m not savvy about the whole process. At my last meeting, it turned out my plan was deemed too risky, so it was good to consult with them. You should always look to see how you’re doing because you never know what could happen.” William Villalba Lecturing Fellow, Romance Studies 7 years at Duke

I’ve contributed monthly to my 403(b) for a year-and-a-half. I don’t want to end up like a retirement horror story you see on TV, so I meet with a retirement planner every quarter and I ask them about what I’m doing and if there’s anything else I need to do to grow my savings faster. I want to have a comfortable lifestyle when I retire, so I want to prepare.” Michelle Jones Administrative and Business Operations Coordinator, Learning & Organization Development 2 years at Duke

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