June/July, 2007 Working@Duke

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PRIMETIME WITH THE PRESIDENT

President Richard Brodhead will discuss the past year and take questions during a June 19 Primetime employee forum.

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PARKING RATES RISE As costs increase, consider alternate ways to commute to work such as biking or sharing a ride.

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CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHY OCEANS

Duke food vendor selects fish caught or farmed in ways that do not harm marine life or the environment.

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Choosing Child Care

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Duke partnership provides resources in finding centers uinnlan Davis, 3, adjusted his eyeglasses as he focused intently “There’s a great demand for quality child care in our community, and on creating a fuzzy caterpillar. With the patience of a budding the partnership model has created more than 800 new four- or five-star artist, he methodically glued small shreds of yarn on circularspaces, mostly in Durham, that are now a permanent resource,” said shaped construction paper, lost for a moment in the land of creativity at Monica Pallett, manager of Staff & Family Programs for Duke Human Tutor Time day care.

Resources. “Even with the new spaces, many quality facilities still have When he saw his mother, LaKiesha McCray, a registered nurse at Duke waiting lists, but the Duke Child Care Partnership helps speed up the Hospital, arrive about 4 p.m. to pick him up, he scurried over to greet her. process for Duke faculty, staff and graduate students.”

“Look what I made,” Quinnlan said, guiding his mom toward The Duke Child Care Partnership has grown from 11 centers in 2003 his artwork. to 30 with the recent addition of five centers, including the first in Raleigh.

“Wow, what a great job! That’s a very The partnership is working to accommodate an cool caterpillar, Quinnlan,” she said, hugging increasing demand for child care. her son.

Duke employees say the partnership helps I think it is wonderful Quinnlan and his mother are among alleviate some of the anxiety when searching for that Duke recognizes the more than 300 Duke families participating child care. in the Duke Child Care Partnership. The Since enrolling Quinnlan at Tutor Time in Durham tremendous importance of good partnership formed in 2003 as part of a fivein March, LaKiesha McCray said her son has formed quality child care for its employees year $200,000 annual grant from Duke to the many new friendships and explored his creativity.

Child Care Services Association, the Triangle’s “I think it’s wonderful that Duke offers this as and the entire community.” non-profit resource and referral agency that one of the employee benefits,” McCray said. “I’ve — Katherine Stanley helps families access affordable, high-quality worked at other university hospitals across the Director of Operations, Duke Center for Living child care. The grant from Duke provides country, from Baltimore to Los Angeles, as a traveling funding to local child care centers to increase nurse, and there aren’t many places that provide the number of quality infant and toddler anything like this. We moved here recently from Los spaces available for children Angeles, and I was so happy to hear Duke had a program like this.” of Duke faculty, staff and graduate students.

Though the partnership has expanded, the demand for quality child In exchange for Duke’s financial support, participating child care care has also boomed, creating waitlists at some centers. Without the centers allow Duke faculty, staff and graduate students to receive priority partnership, Pallett said, Duke parents would likely have to wait much placement for spaces when they become available. By doing so, the longer to get their children enrolled at some high-demand centers. partnership offers parents at Duke greater access to quality child care.

Pallett suggested that prospective parents plan ahead as much as possible.

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From top: Quinnlan Davis, 3, glues small shreds of yarn on circular-shaped construction paper at Tutor Time day care in Durham. His mother, LaKiesha McCray, a registered nurse at Duke Hospital, picks him up from the day care, which is part of the Duke Child Care Partnership.

>> See CHOOSING CHILD CARE, BACK PAGE

Editor’s Note This issue is a combined June/July edition. Working@Duke will resume publishing in August. Enjoy the summer!

This paper consists of 30% recycled post-consumer fiber.

LOOKING

AHEAD @ DUKE JUNE 7 : : First Thursday at the Nasher Museum of Art, meet Courtney Reid-Eaton, curator at Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies, 5:30 p.m., free for Duke faculty, staff, students and museum members.

JUNE 7-JULY 21 : : American Dance Festival, performances by major companies, as well as emerging artists from around the world, co-commissioned

by Duke University, for information and tickets, go to www.americandancefestival.org

JULY 6 : : Farmers Market, fresh produce, flowers and more available from local vendors, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in front of the Medical Center Store off Coal Pile Drive and next to the walkway connecting Duke Hospital and Duke Clinics. Market runs every Friday through June, then every other Friday through Sept.

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I would like to offer my feedback to the article in the April Working@Duke highlighting and praising the Duke Children’s Tuition Benefit Program for faculty and staff. I hope you will write a second article about the other two-thirds of children of faculty and staff who go to college without any tuition assistance because they go to North Carolina public institutions. All of us work hard at Duke with the hope that we will benefit from tuition assistance only to find out that if our children choose UNC or NC State or any of the other public institutions we are out of luck. Only the kids who go private get help.

If Duke is going to help us educate our kids (and Duke promises that it will), Duke needs to help ALL kids. When my daughter went to UNC, I was told by Human Resources that Duke would not help because the state system is so generously funded by taxes. However, if she had gone to the University of Colorado or Michigan or Texas, she would have received benefits. That argument is full of holes. The Duke Tuition Program sets up its per semester deductible to be equal to the cost of tuition at UNC-Chapel Hill to make it impossible for any child going in-state to benefit from the program. It is unfair and should be advertised as the unfair program that it is.

The tuition benefit at Duke is a real lure for recruiting faculty and staff. I hope that Human Resources will correct all of its PR, mailings, and articles to reflect the reality – that ONLY one-third of children of faculty and staff will benefit from the program. That’s not how it is presented now nor was it presented that way in 1990 when I came back to Duke.

I was incredulous when after working for 10 years with the expectation that we would get some tuition relief, we got zero.

(We did benefit the one semester Caroline went abroad).

Please do something to clarify what the program is all about and the truth about who will benefit.

Caroline CHRISTY Lentz, RN Nurse Clinician The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke

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The children’s tuition grant program has been a benefit at Duke for many years. The intent of the program was never to contribute toward tuition for the children of all employees; rather, it was designed to level the playing field to make tuition at state or private schools anywhere in the country comparable to the more affordable state tuition here in North Carolina.

In the state of North Carolina, we are fortunate to have very affordable college tuition. Presently, the in-state semester tuition is $1,800 or less per semester. It is the state of North Carolina tuition rate that has served as a deductible amount for the children’s tuition grant. Above that amount, up to 75 percent of Duke’s tuition (presently $12,316.88 per semester), tuition expenses would be covered by the children’s tuition grant. Above the 75 percent threshold, the tuition expense must be covered by the parent.

In essence, with the exception of the most expensive schools, eligible children of parents at Duke can attend most any college for the cost of a public university in North Carolina. In the case of those who attend schools whose tuition is above the 75 percent threshold, they incur expenses beyond $1,800.

The tuition grant program was designed to cover expenses beyond a deductible threshold, similar to home or auto insurance. All parents have a similar level of basic tuition expense, after which the tuition grant is available. The implication of the deductible for state schools in North Carolina is outlined prominently in the second bullet of the benefit description (www.hr.duke.edu/benefits/education/tuition.html).

The tuition grant program is intended to help parents provide educational opportunities for their children that are not limited solely by the cost of tuition. When we compare this benefit design and coverage to those of other employers, it is one of the more attractive programs available.

Lois Ann Green Director, Benefits Duke Human Resources Letters to the Editor must include name and contact information. E-mail letters to working@duke.edu or mail them to Working@Duke Editor, Box 90496, Durham, NC 27708. Fax letters to (919) 681-7926.

For more events, check the university’s online calendar at http://calendar.duke.edu

Primetime employee forum June 19 PRESIDENT BRODHEAD TO DISCUSS DUKE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHALLENGES n the past year, Duke University unveiled a new strategic plan for the University and Health System. It opened the French Family Science Center and completed the first phase of planning for a revitalized Central Campus. The university also created a one-of-akind student service program called DukeEngage and announced a new employee tuition assistance program.

Then there are the stories of remarkable individuals, such as John Cline, associate director in the Facilities Management Department. He has facilitated upgrades in several neighborhoods, including Carter Community Charter School. ident s e r P e There’s Marcus Butts, who won a Presidential Award for his with th dhead’s o r B unflappable spirit in solving IT challenges at Duke University d r ha ent Ric ar at Duke. id s e Press. And there’s also Linda Belans, director of the Health r ast ye hear P Come ns on the p Arts Network at Duke. She created a series of portraits of io reflect ed? h s li p Duke employees and medical students that honors Martin ? accom llenged ccess? ve we a a h h c t n a u Luther King, Jr. bee 䡵 Wh uke’s s ve we lay in D ere ha p h u W o It has been a year of many accomplishments, but also y 䡵 do ne 19, at role u J . , r y e t 䡵 Wh a one of deep reflection following the spring 2006 lacrosse uesd an Cen noon T level of the Br y t a t incident. u o r ind er, lowe t VIDED a Come f e O h R T P From noon to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, join Y riffith ENTS TODA ESHM in the G E K REFR President Richard H. Brodhead for a discussion about the U dD UKE an D @ G highlights and challenges Duke has faced in the last year.

RK I N O W y b d re He will look ahead to the next academic year, offering his thoughts on the Sponso ways employees can contribute to his vision for an increasingly engaged and service-oriented university. President Brodhead also wants to hear from you, and will take your questions after brief remarks.

The event, the third in the Primetime employee forum series, will be in the Griffith Film Theater in the Bryan Center.

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— By Kelly Gilmer Senior Communications Specialist Office of the President Office of News and Communications

SAFETY

Campus security chief, others reviewing Duke’s emergency response plans n 1992, when a gunman took several employees hostage in Duke Hospital, the best way for university officials to notify and update key people around campus was to send out faxes.

“We were standing by the fax machine, sending updates to the deans and others every 10 minutes or so,” said John F. Burness, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations. “That was the technology we had at the time.”

The incident ended when a Durham police sniper shot and killed the gunman. No members of the Duke community were injured.

Since then, technology and emergency response procedures have changed. In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings in April, Duke and other institutions are reviewing emergency response and notification procedures.

Executive Vice President Tallman Trask III has asked Kemel Dawkins, vice president for campus services, and Aaron Graves, associate vice president for campus safety and security, to review Duke’s emergency preparedness.

“I can assure you we have good plans,” Trask said during an Academic Council meeting in April. “We have equipment. We have the notification systems … e-mail, text and voice that people have been talking about.

Whether they are fully enough deployed is something we’re going to rethink, but we have all those systems in place.”

Graves, who came to Duke in January 2006 from the University of Southern California, said that in an emergency, police would use a combination of high and low technology to notify the campus: Telephone notification: Police have phone trees for every building, starting with a building or facility manager.

This would be an initial step, with a manager contacting others in the office. If a manager is not immediately

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available, police call back-up numbers, Graves said.

E-mail blast: Although e-mails can be sent to all members of the Duke community, this could be a lengthy process and not necessarily conducive to all emergency situations, Graves said. Instead, Duke is evaluating a notification system that can target messages to specific groups by phone, pager, text message and e-mail.

Public address systems: Many buildings feature systems that can broadcast messages to specific buildings quickly.

Text messaging: Duke has an operational text messaging system and is exploring options for an enhanced system that could broadcast emergency messages.

Web sites: Initial notices will be posted on the Duke University homepage with updates on “Duke Aaron Graves Today.”

Direct contact: Police runners can be sent to specific buildings to alert people.

“There is no one method that is foolproof,” Graves said, “so we use a combination of methods in our attempt to contact members of the Duke community as quickly as possible.”

— By Geoffrey Mock Editor, Duke Today

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A memorial on the Virginia Tech campus following the April shootings at Virginia Tech.

We use a combination of methods in our attempt to contact members of the Duke community as quickly as possible.”

— Aaron Graves Associate vice president for campus safety and security

SAFE AT DUKE Visit Duke Police online www.duke.edu/web/police

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high blood pressure and ore than 20 pounds. chronic fatigue.

That’s how much Now, she walks two weight Joyce Fullwood and to three times a week, plus Sharon McQuade each lost in 10 eight miles on weekends, and weeks through LIVE FOR LIFE’s she does strength-building Eat Smart, Move More program. exercises with weights and “I thought it would be really bands twice a week. She eats difficult,” Fullwood said. “I felt a three meals a day and more lot of pressure to succeed from fruits and vegetables. my co-workers and from being Fullwood said she has more in the spotlight, but that actually energy, is less stressed, dines made it easier for me to do what out less, and her skin is I was supposed to. I needed to clearer. Her blood pressure be held accountable. Now, this is also decreased and she the best I’ve felt in years.” hopes to be off her About 1,200 staff and medication within the next faculty participated in the few months. program, which began Jan. 15 “I have a lot more and ran 10 weeks. It included confidence in myself now,” an essay contest for a lifestyle Joyce Fullwood, left, a nurse manager at Duke, enrolled in Eat Smart, Move at Duke in January. She lost 21 pounds Fullwood said.

“I feel makeover, with an individual during the 10 week program. At right is Fullwood at the completion of the program. healthy. I look forward to and department winner. exercising, and it’s easier for me to say ‘no’ to foods that are not healthy.”

Fullwood, a nurse manager in Medical Cardiac Care who’s worked at Every now and then, she’ll eat her favorite foods – mashed potatoes Duke 23 years, won the individual contest. She lost 21 pounds. Lincoln with gravy or macaroni and cheese.

Pharmacy, where McQuade is a technician, won the departmental contest “I learned you don’t have to give up everything you like – it’s all about and 18 staff members participated, walking during lunch three times a portion control,” Fullwood said. “You also have to be consistent with week. McQuade lost 22 pounds. exercising.

Even if I don’t feel like walking, I still do it. You just have to With guidance and support from LIVE FOR LIFE Nutritionist believe that you can do it.”

Jennifer Prish and Fitness Specialist Gail Komm, Fullwood learned to eat healthier and developed an individualized workout routine. Previously, Fullwood rarely exercised, did not eat a balanced diet and suffered from

Visit www.hr.duke.edu/eatsmart to learn more about Eat Smart, Move More at Duke, including resources and participants’ progress.

— By Elizabeth Michalka Writer, Human Resources Communications

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Monthly parking rates to rise slightly in August INCREASE IS BETWEEN 20 CENTS AND $2.75 PER MONTH o help cover rising operating costs associated with fuel for transit buses and parking lot maintenance, parking permit rates for 2007-08 will increase slightly.

Rates for non-reserved spaces in decks and surface lots will rise between 20 cents and $2.75 per month, depending on location.

As Duke’s work force and buildings grow, FAST FACTS so does demand for parking spaces. To help keep parking rate If you have a 2007 permit through payroll expenses to a minimum deduction, you do not need to do anything.

Your new permit will be mailed to your while advancing Duke’s home or work address – the address commitment to environmentally friendly practices, Duke Parking & Transportation Services has officials are urging faculty and staff to consider other ways to on file. If you moved, update your address commute to campus when possible. (See story below). at www.parking.duke.edu.

Chuck Catotti, the director of Duke’s Event Management If you have a 2007 permit but do not pay who oversees Parking & Transportation, said that 476 people through payroll deduction, renew online at www.parking.duke.edu between June 11 and currently carpool or share a ride to work at Duke. That saves Aug. 3. If you select to pay online, the fee 282 parking spaces – more than two acres of asphalt. is automatically deducted from your pay.

“If we can balance demand for parking through With payroll deduction, your permit will transportation alternatives such as bicycling, rideshares, carpools automatically renew on a pre-tax basis or vanpools, we can reduce the number of additional parking each year. spaces we need to build, and leave more of the campus green,” If you do not have online access, visit the Catotti said.

Parking & Transportation Services office The parking permit renewal process for Duke employees on Coal Pile Drive between June 11 and Aug. 3 to renew your permit. The office will begin June 11. Notices will be sent by e-mail to current accepts cash, personal checks, Visa and permit holders of parking rate changes in 2007-08.

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Monthly Parking Permit Rates 2007-08 Remote Lots $6.55 to $9.30 Gated/Proximate Lots $29.25 to $33.75 Garages/ Premium Lots $50.50 to $60.50 Universal Access $77.50 Reserved Spaces $93.25 Hourly Parking $1 to $2

All new permits must be displayed starting Aug. 16.

start a vanpool ith gasoline more than $3 a gallon, and rising concern about climate change, now may be a good time to start sharing a ride to work.

Consider Dorothy Wagstaff, a clinical data specialist for Duke Clinical Research Institute. She rides a van with 14 other Duke employees from her home in Roxboro to work.

“It saves gas,” she said. “It saves the wear and tear on your car, and there are just so many cars out on the road.

With the fumes and stuff, it’s bad for the environment.”

Wagstaff, who has worked at Duke for 30 years, participates in a van pool program through the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA). TTA provides the van and pays for gas and insurance; Duke’s Parking & Transportation Services provides a reserved parking space for the van on campus at no charge and 24 free daily parking passes for each rider to use when they COMMUTING RESOURCES need to drive • Triangle Transit Authority – www.ridetta.org separately.

• Commuting - www.gotriangle.org The van Wagstaff • Environmental Sustainability@Duke – www.duke.edu/sustainability drives leaves • Duke Parking & Transportation Services – www.parking.duke.edu Roxboro at 6:35 a.m. with stops at North Pavilion, then Duke North and Duke South. Since she is one of the drivers, Wagstaff rides for free; passengers pay $69.95 a month.

“Vanpooling or carpooling is the way to go,” Wagstaff said. “Just get in and ride with somebody else.”

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The vanpool program is just one way faculty and staff can save on commuting costs and make a difference in creating a sustainable environment. Duke offers a reduced monthly parking rate and 24 free daily parking passes for people who bike, carpool (three people) or share a ride (two people) to work.

“By taking advantage of alternative transportation options, employees can save money and help reduce the environmental footprint of the university,” said Tavey McDaniel Capps, Duke’s Environmental Sustainability Coordinator. “Even small steps like carpooling or biking once a week can have a huge impact if everyone participates.”

GETTING STARTED

For a 15-passenger van, get at least 11 people (a driver

and 10 riders) who live and work near you and share approximately the same work hours. TTA can assist in finding commuting partners. TTA has vans that seat seven people, so that may be another option.

Select a primary and backup driver. Determine

pickup and drop off locations and times. One leg of the commute must begin or end in Wake, Durham, or Orange counties. The van must travel 20 miles round trip.

Van drivers do not pay a monthly rate. Passengers

generally pay a monthly rate based on total trip miles and number of riders.

Complete a TTA application and pay a $150 refundable security deposit to TTA.

— Stories by Leanora Minai Editor, Working@Duke

BLEED BLUE: BUY A

DUKE

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luffy clouds dotted the blue sky above Wallace Wade Stadium as Vicki Stone settled into her seat for Duke’s 2006 Homecoming football game last September.

“This is perfect football weather,” said Stone, assistant director of athletic development, as she settled into a bleacher behind friend and co-worker, Alice McKenzie.

“We’re loyal to the Blue Devils. We bleed blue.”

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Vicki Stone, assistant director of Duke athletic development, has bought the employee athletic pass the past four years. She’s shown here at a football game at Wallace Wade Stadium last year.

Stone and McKenzie, administrative coordinator for the Office of Major Gifts, attend almost every home game during football and basketball season.

Their ticket? The Duke Employee Athletic Pass.

For $70 per person, the pass provides 2007-08 season tickets to Duke Football and Duke women’s basketball home games. Also included is a ticket to one men’s and one women’s basketball practice, and a gift item such as a Duke T-shirt.

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A family athletic pass is also available for $150, which buys four season ticket passes to home football and women’s basketball games.

“I just love college ball,” McKenzie said. “It is such fun to watch.”

McKenzie and Stone have each purchased the pass for the past several years. “It’s really a great deal,” said Stone, who joined Athletics this year after 10 years as major gifts director for Duke’s Office of University Development. “It’s a lot less than you’d pay if you just bought individual tickets or a season pass.”

The Employee Athletic Pass program began several years ago to build the fan base among faculty and staff.

The women’s basketball game seats with the pass are general admission; the football seats are in the end zone.

Bart Smith, director of promotions for Duke Athletics, said athletics sells about 1,000 passes each year, but that number fluctuates, based on predictions for the teams.

“It’s a bargain because you can’t get cheaper admission any other way,” he said.

Stone and McKenzie are looking forward to using their pass to follow the women’s basketball team, which finished the 2006-07 season with a 14-0 ACC conference record and welcomed new Head Coach, Joanne P. McCallie, or “Coach P.” For fans like Stone and McKenzie, the math is simple: Employee Athletic Pass: $70.

Drinks and snacks during each game: $7.

Duke pride: Priceless.

WANT TO BUY A PASS?

• wwOrdew.gor online at duke.com • Call (919) 681-BLUE • inVisithtethsoe ticket office

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— By Missy Baxter Working@Duke Correspondent

e mployee spotlight MEET JIM EAGAN, DUKE TRANSIT BUS DRIVER AND JOKESTER im Eagan whistles while he drives. He also sings and shares funny stories, including one-liners.

“I used to do stand-up, but my knees gave out,” Eagan quipped as he steered Bus 909 around the circle in front of Duke Chapel.

Eagan, a retired New York State Trooper, joined Duke’s Parking & Transportation Services about four years ago. Since then, his morning route between East and West campus has become the closest thing to an evening at a comedy club for many Duke faculty, staff, students and visitors.

On a recent morning, Eagan was swapping friendly jokes and serenading passengers with Irish folk songs, one of which drew applause from a student who requested an encore.

“He’s very entertaining, and he’s also nice enough to wait for you if you’re rushing to catch the bus,” said Margaret Brill, a reference librarian who rides Eagan’s bus to Perkins Library.

Eagan’s jovial nature recently helped him earn a “Duke Excellence Team” award from members of Duke Student Government’s community interaction committee. Eagan was among seven non-faculty employees recognized for creating a positive environment for students. Other winners included Angie Bowes (Student Activities and Facilities); Iris Googe (East Campus housekeeping); Tiana Flores (West Campus housekeeping); Wallace Burrows (Dining Services, Marketplace); Corliss “Faye” Keith (Residence Life); and Arthur Brodie (Dining Services, Great Hall).

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Daniel Bowes, a senior who helped organize the award, said students launched the program because they wanted to express their appreciation to employees such as Eagan.

“When we asked students to nominate someone who made their lives a little easier and brighter, we got an overwhelming response of 255 nominations,” Bowes told about 200 employees and students who attended a banquet in April. “There were so many depictions of friendships among the students and employees, which made it really difficult to narrow it down.”

In Eagan’s nomination, students commended his kindness and friendly nature. One student said riding Eagan’s bus is “just like hanging out with your favorite uncle every morning.”

Peter Murphy, assistant director of Duke transit, said Eagan’s ability to “put almost anyone at ease,” is a true asset. “Having a good personality is very important for a bus driver because it eases the difficulty of the job and makes the ride much more enjoyable for everyone,” Murphy said.

Eagan, who was in law enforcement for 20 years, used his wit to write a humorous advice book, “A Speeder’s Guide to Avoiding Tickets,” published by Avon books in 1991. But he isn’t bound for Hollywood any time soon.

“I already know I shouldn’t quit my day job,” he said.

— By Missy Baxter Working@Duke Correspondent

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He’s very entertaining, and he’s also nice enough to wait for you if you’re rushing to catch the bus.”

— Margaret Brill, Perkins Library Reference Librarian

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Healthy choices, healthy oceans DUKE ALUM OFFERS TIPS ON BUYING ECO-FRIENDLY FISH e’re eating more fish.

That can be good for our health, but not so good for the health of ocean life, says Jesse Marsh, Duke alum and senior fisheries research analyst with Seafood WATCH at Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif.

Marsh, who received a master’s degree in environmental management from Duke and studies fish populations for overfishing, visited campus in April for Earth Month.

During her talk, Marsh offered Duke community members information on how to make sustainable seafood choices at the market or restaurant.

“We encourage consumers to vote with their wallets and make choices for healthy oceans,” Marsh said.

Compass Group, Duke’s food services vendor, follows guidelines suggested by Seafood

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Some species to avoid are grouper, Chilean sea bass and snapper. The Chilean seabass has been fished to near extinction and is listed as one to avoid because it is caught or farmed in ways that harm marine life or the environment.

Hauling large amounts of fish stresses their populations and can damage other marine life, Marsh said. Sea turtles and marine mammals, for example, get caught on longlines, targeting fish such as tuna.

Marsh said consumers can make a difference and offered these tips: Ask questions. Supermarkets post information on where fish is caught (although not on method) and whether it is wild or farmed.

Educate yourself. Visit the Seafood WATCH Web site for information, including a printable pocket guide (left) listing best and worst seafood choices.

Support Ocean-Friendly Seafood Speak up. If your favorite market Best Choices are abundant, well or restaurant offers sustainable managed and caught or farmed in environmentally friendly ways. seafood, thank the owner. The Good Alternatives are an option, Seafood WATCH Web site offers but there are concerns with how they’re caught or farmed — or with printable “Thank You” and the health of their habitat due to “Become Aware” cards to leave other human impacts. on a table or counter.

Avoid for now as these items are

WATCH. At the Marketplace on East Campus and Great Hall on West, chefs select tilapia, mahi mahi and catfish from the “Best Choices” guidelines because those species are abundant and caught or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.

“Since we feed such a large population and have over 600 operations nationwide, we believe we play an important role when it comes to educating our consumers, especially when it comes to the sustainability of our oceans and the importance of helping it sustain itself to keep up with the growing population of the world,” said Travis Burns, director of marketing for Compass Group at Duke.

According to Seafood WATCH, sustainable seafood is “seafood from sources, either fished or farmed, that can exist over the long-term without compromising species’ survival or the health of the surrounding ecosystem.”

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Barramundi (US farmed) Catfish (US farmed) Clams, Mussels, Oysters (farmed) Cod: Pacific (Alaska longline)* Crab: Dungeness, Snow (Canada), Stone Crayfish (US farmed) Croaker: Atlantic* Halibut: Pacific Herring: Atlantic/Sardines Lobster: Spiny (US) Mackerel: King*, Spanish* Mahi mahi (US Atlantic troll/pole) Mullet: Striped Pollock (Alaska wild)* Salmon (Alaska wild)* Scallops: Bay (farmed) Striped Bass (farmed or wild*) Sturgeon, Caviar (farmed) Tilapia (US farmed) Trout: Rainbow (farmed) Tuna: Albacore (BC, US troll/pole) Tuna: Skipjack (troll/pole) Wreckfish

Basa/Tra (farmed) Clams, Oysters* (wild) Cod: Pacific (trawled) Crab: Blue*, King (Alaska), Snow (US) Crab: Imitation/Surimi Lobster: American/Maine Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (US) Scallops: Sea (Canada and Northeast) Shrimp (US farmed or wild) Snapper: Gray, Lane, Mutton*, Yellowtail (US) Squid Swordfish (US longline)* Tilefish (Mid-Atlantic) Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin (troll/pole) Tuna: canned light, canned white/Albacore* Wahoo*

Chilean Seabass/Toothfish* Cod: Atlantic Conch: Queen Crab: King (imported) Flounders, Soles (Atlantic) Groupers* Halibut: Atlantic Lobster: Spiny (Caribbean imported) Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (imported) Orange Roughy* Pompano: Florida Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic)* Scallops: Sea (Mid-Atlantic) Sharks* Shrimp (imported farmed or wild) Snapper: Red*, Vermilion (US) Snapper (imported) Sturgeon *, Caviar (imported wild) Swordfish (imported)* Tilefish (Southeast)* Tuna: Albacore, Bigeye, Yellowfin (longline)* Tuna: Bluefin*

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— By Debbie Moose Working@Duke Correspondent

Key BC = British Columbia Northeast = Connecticut to Maine Mid-Atlantic = North Carolina to New York Southeast = Texas to South Carolina * Limit consumption due to concerns about mercury or other contaminants.

Visit www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm * Certified as sustainable to the Marine Stewardship Council standard.

Visit www.msc.org

WANT TO PROTECT THE OCEAN? Visit www.seafoodwatch.org

Seafood may appear in more than one column

Source: SeafoodWATCH

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n a narrow trail in the Duke Forest, Mikiya Hall stood still, surrounded by a dozen children. She held out her hand carefully so everyone could see the long, slimy earthworm crawling in her palm – only to be met with “ewww,” “yuck” and “gross!”

“I picked it up because I thought it was cool, and I wanted to see how it felt,” said Mikiya, a fourth grader at Holt Elementary School in Durham. “I’m not afraid of crawling bugs, except for spiders and red ants.”

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Mikiya Hall, right, shows Ayomi Walker an earthworm she found in the Duke Forest. Mikiya is the daughter of Michael Hall, senior plumber in facilities management. Ayomi is the daughter of Julia Walker, staff assistant in campus services.

— Photos and Story by Elizabeth Michalka Writer, Human Resources Communications

View a slideshow from Spring Fling www.hr.duke.edu/news/ 2007/spring_fling.php

Mikiya – whose father, Michael Hall, is a senior plumber with facilities management – and 24 other children in grades three through six, were touring the Duke Forest as part of the 2007 Spring Fling Enrichment Camp. This is the second year of the week-long day camp at Duke for children of campus services’ employees.

“Spring Fling is held during spring break to provide campus services’ employees with another option for their children,” said Marjorie Black, executive assistant to Kemel Dawkins, vice president of campus services. Black is chair of the Spring Fling Committee. “The camp is free and contains educational components. At the end of camp, a refurbished computer is given to each child’s household.”

During the week, April 9 to April 13, campers took part in aerobic activities, created crafts, watched a chemistry demonstration, worked on an online blog and toured campus, including the steam plant, Primate Center and Duke Forest.

Read the campers’ online blog www.dukespringfling. blogspot.com

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Dr. Kenneth Lyle, chemistry instructor, magically turns a beaker of clear liquid black, through an iodine clock reaction during a chemistry demo.

Karen Jean Hunt, director of the John Hope Franklin Center and librarian for African Studies & African American Studies, helps Emanuel Brown post comments on an Internet blog created for campers. Emanuel is the son of Kiesha Brown, Duke Computer Store customer support representative.

Otis Harvey reads the first sign on a Duke Forest path. It includes information about the history of the forest and how it was affected by Hurricane Fran. Tour guide Kurt Schlimme is at left. Otis is the son of Norma White, lead food service worker.

My Story: Leslie Barnes

I had to muster up all the patience I could on race day, April 16, while waiting for threeand a half hours to start running after a bus dropped us in nasty weather conditions – wind, rain and lots of puddles.

Then, five miles into the marathon, I found myself determined to run smart early to finish strong. I tried to be in the moment, taking in what was going on around me – the crowds and each historical section of the course. As new mile markers flashed, I thought of How do you make a difference at Duke? reasons to be thankful and for the special people in my life, to run Tell us your story. that mile.

Next thing I knew, mile 16 We’re looking for Duke faculty and staff was upon me. I still had the ever to write about their work or personal popular “Heartbreak Hill” at the achievements at Duke or in the community.

21 to 22 mile mark. Strength Share your perspective and inspire others. became the mantra. Even in the longest, steepest grade of We want to hear from you. Tell your story in “Heartbreak Hill,” I kept up to 450 words. All writers receive a small thinking this “heartbreak” gift. Shy? Tell your colleagues to put a little doesn’t hold a candle to other bird in our ear. real heartaches encountered in life such as losing Get in touch with Working@Duke Editor someone special to us.

Leanora Minai at 681-4533 or As I neared the finish working@duke.edu line, I thought of Coach Myers and my dear friend, TC, who just finished her final chemotherapy rounds for breast cancer. I thought of the amazing friends and family who have supported me. I heard a random voice from the spectators lining Boylston Street. Someone shouted, “You have 1,000 meters to go!” If I pushed through sore quads to sprint to the end, I would qualify again for the 2008 Boston Marathon – so I took off and did.

If Coach Myers had someone set to qualify for a tournament, and it was the 18th hole, he’d tell them to get out that “big dog” focus and par or birdie. In other words, when presented with an opportunity or challenge, embrace it. Seize the moment.

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Leslie Barnes

y road to the Boston Marathon covered 400 miles of training, but one run in particular inspired me to take a slightly different direction and challenge in crossing the finish line.

During a 15-mile run in February, I was thinking about a conversation I had with a student on the Duke men’s golf team. His coach, Rod Myers, had recently been diagnosed with leukemia. The student and I wished we could do something. And so the next part of my journey was born: to run Boston and raise money for the Duke Cancer Center in honor of Coach Myers, who passed away in March.

“Kick Butt and Take Names” was Coach Myers’ motto. The phrase and his initials, RWM, were imprinted on a Duke blue wristband worn by me and friends and colleagues in the athletics department to show support for him. The phrase and his traits of patience and determination inspired and motivated me during the 26.2 mile marathon.

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Leslie Barnes, 33, is the director of Student-Athlete Development at Duke. She raised $1,200 for the Duke Cancer Center and finished the Boston Marathon in 3:40:37, or 8,100’ish out of 21,000 runners. She qualified for the 2008 Boston Marathon.

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methia Clay wanted to get her mind off a busy schedule, her computer and her work. She wanted to do something that wouldn’t require analysis or complicated thought.

So moments after receiving an e-mail about a beading workshop at the Duke Women’s Center, Clay responded with an RSVP and attended the April workshop with about 20 other Duke students and employees. She created a ring using fire-polished glass beads.

“It was really a chance for me to decompress,” said Clay, a financial management analyst at Duke. “It was just good to focus on something that wasn’t taxing on the brain.”

Tracy Thomasson, assistant manager of Ornamentea, a bead and craft shop in Raleigh, and coworker Megan Diamond led the Women’s Center workshop on April 19.

As beading grows in popularity, Sandie Stern, who runs The Bead Room in Durham with husband Peter, has expanded from a 12-by-12 foot room to 4,000 square feet. Their space

has a studio, office and three rooms filled with thousands of strands of freshwater pearls, precious gemstones, glass beads, shell beads and more.

The Bead Room offers Duke employees a 10 percent discount on most gemstones and glass beads. About once a quarter, the store hosts a special Duke Day for Duke staff and faculty featuring more discounts and special events such as visiting artists or workshops. Ornamenta does not offer an employee discount, but shoppers can qualify for a frequent buyer discount card.

Stern, who worked in various positions at Duke Hospital from 1979 to 1986, said she’s happy to offer The Bead Room discount as part of PERQs, Duke’s employee discount program. “I would have liked to have something like this when I worked at Duke,” she said.

Amethia Clay, a financial management analyst at Duke, creates a ring using fire-polished glass beads.

The Bead Room 3321 Guess Rd. Durham (919) 309-2639 www.beadroom.biz

— By Elizabeth Michalka Writer, Human Resources Communications

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To learn more about PERQS or to join the mailing list for discount e-mail alerts, visit www.hr.duke.edu/discounts.

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Choosing Child Care

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DID YOU KNOW? • The Duke Child Care Partnership was launched to enhance work-life balance, based on the recommendations from the Women’s Initiative in 2003.

• The partnership consists of 30 child care centers that provide priority to Duke families.

• The partnership has helped Duke earn recognition as “one of the top familyfriendly workplaces in North Carolina” in Carolina Parent magazine.

• More than 400 children of Duke families are currently attending a DCCP center.

• 171 new infant/toddler spaces have been created since the partnership began in 2003.

• The average star rating of all centers in the partnership is 4.5 of 5.

parents start the search days to accept a space for childcare as soon as before it is offered to the possible and utilize the next Duke family. If no resources on the Web spaces are available, Duke site, which the Lombardis families are added to a found helpful because all Duke – specific waiting list. information about “The crunch for accreditation and ratings spaces is most acute for is in one place. infant and toddler spaces,” Katherine Stanley, Pallett said. For that reason, mother of two and the partnership has focused director of operations specifically on creating for the Duke Center for additional high-quality Ryan Lombardi, left, associate dean of students, and his wife, Kara, senior associate director of the Career Center, are expecting their first child in September. They are Living, started searching infant and toddler spaces. selecting a day care center through the Duke Child Care Partnership. before she was pregnant.

Timing is everything.

Stanley’s children, Charles, 5, and Liza, 3, attend The “New spaces tend to become available in the fall when the Little School of Hillsborough through the partnership. oldest children go to kindergarten, so it’s smart to get on a “Luckily, I was not wait-listed at The Little School,” she waiting list well in advance of these openings,” she said. said. “It was a brand new center, so there wasn’t a long list Expectant parents and Duke employees Kara and at the time. We got right in.”

Ryan Lombardi, whose first child is due in September, Like many Duke parents, Stanley said she was relieved visited the partnership Web site long before announcing when she learned about the Duke Child Care Partnership.

Kara’s pregnancy to friends and co-workers. They are on “I think it is wonderful that Duke recognizes the the waitlist at several centers.

“We started getting on lists in February, before we told tremendous importance of good quality child care for its employees and the entire community,” she said. people I was pregnant,” said Kara Lombardi, senior — By Missy Baxter associate director of the Career Center. Ryan is associate Working@Duke Correspondent dean of students at Duke.

The Lombardis learned about the partnership through Duke Human Resources. They recommend that other

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