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WHY DUKE? FIT IN FITNESS GET IT LOCAL

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New employees like Is it tough to fit The Duke Farmers
Linda Hanna describe fitness into a day? Market opens its 10th
the value of working Working@Duke offers season April 23 on the
at Duke during a 10 ways to work in a lawn next to the Bryan
recession marked by workout on or near Research Building off
record unemployment. campus. Research Drive.

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Team
Behind
the
Team
Kerry Mullenix, left, athletic rehabilitation director, Dr. Claude T. Moorman III, center, sports medicine director and Hap Zarzour, right, athletic training director, tend to an injured Duke football player in 2009.

DUKE ATHLETES RELY ON TRAINERS, REHAB SPECIALISTS, DOCTORS AND OTHERS TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY

t the beginning of August, Duke football

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When players showed symptoms, the

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players were getting ready for practice by
focusing on where the playbook told When these
them to block and run when a player called an teams try
athletic trainer complaining of bad body aches.
Robert “Hap” Zarzour, then the head athletic
to win championships,
trainer for football, took the player to the Student everyone has a role
Health Center, where tests confirmed he had the to play – from the
2009 H1N1 flu virus, known as swine flu. Several
weeks before Duke’s home season opener, more
strength trainers to
than a dozen players were diagnosed with swine nutritionists to us.”
flu symptoms.
Lucky for them, they had Duke on their
side. And for the season kick-off in September,
all the starters were on field.
“The care for the team was incredible,” said senior quarterback
Thaddeus Lewis, a captain. “It was a difficult situation, especially given the
timing of it all with preseason camp going on. We always hear that we’re
lucky to be at Duke. where the medical staff is the best in the country, and
that’s definitely right.”
From the tackling on football fields in the fall to rowing on Durham’s
Lake Michie in the spring, Duke athletes rely on the team behind the team –
the dozens of full-time athletic trainers, doctors, rehabilitation specialists and
sports medicine fellows at Duke – to keep them healthy on and off the field.
“It’s all about being a part of something bigger than yourself,” said
Dr. Jeff Bytomski, the head medical team physician for Duke Athletics.
“When these teams try to win championships, everyone has a role to play –
from the strength trainers to nutritionists to us.”
When football players started coming down with H1N1, the virus
could have spread quickly, affecting more than just a dozen players.
But Zarzour and other members of the training staff held meetings
throughout the summer, working preemptively to aggressively treat
any potential outbreak.
From the first day on campus, doctors and trainers educated coaches
and players on techniques to stay healthy like washing hands often and
reporting any health problems. The head medical team physician for
Athletics set up a twice-a-day clinic where players went for health
evaluations to check for fever and flu-like symptoms or to learn more
about H1N1.
medical staff isolated them from practice and
kept them in separate living quarters so others
didn’t get sick. By Duke’s first game against the
University of Richmond on Sept. 5, the team
had beat the flu bug.
“It could’ve been terrible, but because it
was such a team effort, things were manageable
since everyone was doing their part – from the
people cleaning the buildings we work in to
our physicians,” said Zarzour, now director of
— Dr. Jeff Bytomski athletic training. “We were getting calls from
Head Medical Team Physician other schools around the country asking us
Duke Athletics what we did and what they could do to
prevent a spread of swine flu.”
But responding to seasonal viruses isn’t the only care the staffs from
athletics and sports medicine provide to Duke teams.
Acting as the frontline of injury prevention, athletic trainers like Kristi
Hall often work 10 to 12 hours a day – and that doesn’t count game days.
Hall, who works with the rowing and fencing teams, is one of 11 trainers
who typically care for two teams and handles anything from a sprained
ankle to rehabilitation.
Unlike football, where players are more likely to suffer unexpected and
serious injuries, Hall focuses more on preventing chronic injuries such as
tendinitis or inflammation of a joint or muscle, which are likely to happen
to rowers and fencers.
When she came to Duke in 2006, Hall implemented a preventative
habilitation program with her teams that was created by physical therapists
at Duke. The program runs athletes through tests to check muscle and joint
strength and flexibility before a season starts to find potential injury
problems. By finding problems early, Hall makes sure athletes strengthen
weaker joints like a knee, so they don’t get injured later.
“You don’t want to just react to injuries,” said Hall, who cares for more
than 70 student-athletes. “You want to make sure you’re doing everything
you can to prevent them.”
Since Hall became the first full-time trainer for the rowing team, head
coach Robyn Horner said her team has had the healthiest period in more
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llison Vorderstrasse, an assistant
professor in Duke’s School of
Nursing, is a new contributor to
Duke’s employee giving campaign.
Having worked at Duke a little
more than a year, she earmarked her
donation for programs that will improve
access to healthcare through
neighborhood health clinics and school-
based wellness centers.
The sour economy motivated her.
“The current economy in general
has made me realize that sharing
resources is more important than ever,”
Vorderstrasse said.
In fact, during tough financial
times, Duke employee giving increased
13 percent during the 2009 “Doing Good
in the Neighborhood” campaign to a
total of $554,642. The campaign
supports the Durham community
through the Duke Community Giving
options, or through the United Way of
the Greater Triangle.
In 2009, $289,052, or 52 percent
of all donations, was designated for
Duke Community Giving options, up
from 44 percent in 2008. The remaining
$265,590 was raised for United Way.
“Given the ongoing challenges in
the economy, we are especially proud of
the generosity of the Duke family,” said
Phail Wynn Jr., vice president for the
Office of Durham and Regional Affairs.
Many Duke Community Giving
options assist local agencies supported
by the Duke-Durham Neighborhood
Partnership and Duke University Health
System. No administrative fees are
deducted from them.
“For me, it feels good to give not
only financially, but to join in volunteer
programs that help people directly,”
Vorderstrasse said. “And in nursing, we
are in a wonderful position to help many.”
To learn more, visit
community.duke.edu
April 15 is the deadline for submitting Health and Dependent Care
Reimbursement Account receipts from 2009. Faculty and staff must
submit all receipts by April 15 for services provided from Jan. 1
through Dec. 31, 2009 to receive reimbursement. Receipts can be
scanned and submitted as attachments to an e-mail or submitted
online. Learn more at hr.duke.edu/benefits/reimbursement.
Reducing emissions from ground up
Take the Green Devil Challenge, Duke’s new effort to encourage
students, faculty and staff to take specific actions to help reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. Each month, a new challenge will be issued
to encourage individuals to make small changes in their daily lives
that will help reduce emissions at Duke. For
information about the Green Devil Challenge,
visit sustainability.duke.edu.
Employees can also reduce their
carbon footprint by choosing eco-smart
ways to commute during the 2010 Smart
Commute Challenge April 15 to May 15.
Last year, 625 Duke employees used
alternative transportation to get to work.
Learn more at
smartcommutechallenge.org.
Online book discussion April 21
Stephen Nowicki, dean and vice provost of undergraduate education,
will share his thoughts on the novel “Bel Canto” by Ann Patchett on
April 21 during the final DukeReads of the academic year.
Nowicki chose the narrative of a South American hostage crisis
because it engaged him intellectually and emotionally. “My favorite
books are always those that transport me deeply into their place and
time, and Bel Canto certainly did that for me,” he said.
DukeReads is a free online book discussion that connects Duke
faculty with thousands of viewers through video, e-mail, Facebook and
Twitter. Watch and join the conversation at 7 p.m. April 21 on
ustream.tv/dukeuniversity.
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“Duke on Demand,” a new Duke website, pulls together videos from
across campus, highlighting speakers, research findings, live events
and more. The new site represents a higher-education version of video
sites such as Hulu that have emerged in recent years; it is available at
ondemand.duke.edu.
The site’s recent offerings range from a discussion of the
ethics of paying for organ donations to a series of campus pranks
by the Blue Devil mascot to a conversation about global health
challenges. There are nearly 2,000 videos now on the site and more
are added daily.
“You can think of ‘Duke
on Demand’ as a kind of
online TV channel that is
constantly broadcasting the
best of what goes on at Duke,” said Michael Schoenfeld, Duke’s vice
president for public affairs and government relations. “Students,
alumni and anyone else looking for interesting material can watch
whenever it’s convenient for them.”
New process for computer purchases
As part the Duke Administrative Reform Team (DART), a new standard
process has been developed for the purchase of computers across Duke.
The Duke Computer Purchasing Program was developed to take
advantage of volume purchasing to negotiate better pricing and
extended warranties through preferred vendors: Dell, Lenovo and
Apple. The negotiated discounts and extending the useful life of
computers and servers is projected to create an annual savings of
about $2 million.
The pricing is based on standard configurations for three
different user levels, which were established by a group of faculty and
IT support staff across the university. The different levels will support
those who mainly use standard office software, enterprise applications
and the web to those who perform heavy data collection and analysis
or use graphic-intense applications.
Details about the program are available on the Duke Computer
Store website at dukestores.duke.edu, or call (919) 684-8956 for
more information.

Volunteer and give back Get Involved with DukeConnects

1. Visit community.duke.edu/volunteer, click

with ‘DukeConnects’ the “DukeConnects” tab and enter your

Duke engineering professor Gary Ybarra leads an effort to boost
the number of local children entering scientific fields through the
Engineering K-PhD program.
or more than 20 years, Gary Ybarra has
better,” said, Ybarra, a volunteer and director of
the Engineering K-PhD program. “You can
personally make a difference in the lives of people
and the community – and it’s a two-way gift that
improves your life too.”
Duke’s Office of Durham and Regional
Affairs hopes more faculty and staff will follow
Ybarra’s lead during April’s launch of
“DukeConnects,” a new community engagement
initiative to help employees find volunteer
opportunities and keep track of hours online.
The initiative will launch with the “DukeConnects
Challenge” that starts April 18, at the beginning
of National Volunteer Week, and lasts through
May 16.
As part of the program, a new portion of the
Durham and Regional Affairs website will allow
employees and departments to search for
volunteer activities and create a profile to track
NetID.*
2. Create your volunteer profile by providing
name and e-mail. (The profile is used to
track volunteer hours).
3. To find organizations to volunteer for
and to log hours, click “Volunteer
Opportunities” on the website after
completing your form.
4. After you volunteer, log into your profile
to share your volunteer information,
hours and pictures of the experience.
*The DukeConnects site will be live on or before April 18.
knowledge in service to society, the Duke
community can have considerable impact in the
community at large,” said Phail Wynn, vice
president of Durham and Regional Affairs. “We
hope this competition and the new features of
our website will help expand the culture of

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worked five to 20 hours a week making
sure it’s not just his own students at Duke
who are enthusiastic about math and science.
A professor in the Pratt School of
Engineering, Ybarra spends his free time
organizing a Duke program that places
engineering students in Durham’s elementary
and middle schools to help teachers create fun
math and science lessons.
“Working with our community provides
important connections that make everyone
2 Writer, Office of Communication Services
hours. The DukeConnects Challenge will act as
a competition similar to Shape Up Duke, the
health and fitness challenge. After
“DukeConnects” ends, the site will be available
for faculty and staff to find volunteer opportunities
and track their experiences.
Prizes will be awarded at the end of the
DukeConnects Challenge to the individual with
the most volunteer hours and the department with
the highest average of hours logged per employee.
“I expect that DukeConnects will bring new
and greater attention to what we all know to be
true. By fulfilling the university's mission of
service at Duke.”
Jessica Sheffield, an assistant in the Nicholas
Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, set
up a volunteer profile to log her hours
volunteering with the Animal Protection Society
of Durham. She and her husband, Glenn, have
volunteered with the organization for more than
a year, walking and playing with dogs.
“We don’t want to neglect the needs of our
own city,” she said. “We have more time to give
than money, and it feels good to do something
helpful with your time and skills.”
— By Bryan Roth

Learn more at community.duke.edu

Why Duke?
New staff describe value of working at Duke
hen Phil Nousak lost his job as an IBM data analyst in 2008, he

W decided to look for work at a local research institution with solid

benefits. While he collected unemployment benefits, he explored
Duke’s website for jobs and applied for 35 positions over the course
A Complete Pay Package
of a year.
As weeks of being unemployed mounted, so did sacrifices. Nousak and
his wife stopped dining out, and they dipped into their savings.
“We weren’t as badly off as many, but we had to give up luxuries. I
really hated not going to the U2 concert,” Nousak said. “Thankfully, my
wife still had a job, and she was patient enough to let me keep searching
for the perfect job.”
After 42 weeks on unemployment, Nousak landed a job at Duke in
January of this year as a database analyst for a program dedicated to
preventing child abuse and strengthening families in the local community.
His long search for work is not unusual: unemployment in North Carolina
hit a record 11.1 percent in January 2010, compared to 9.2 percent in
January 2009.
“It’s been a difficult two years for folks in North Carolina,” said
Larry Parker, spokesperson for the North Carolina Employment Security
Commission. “And this recession hasn’t been limited to manufacturing or
76% Salary
textiles. It has hit people in every job sector.”
Record numbers 9% Health Insurance/Employee Health Services
of people have been

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applying for work at
Duke. In 2009, over
I like being 7% Faculty/Staff Retirement Plan Contribution
124,000 applications in a place
were submitted to where I can follow 6% Social Security/Government Programs
Duke University and through with projects
Health System.
Including faculty and and know that they 1% Disability Insurance/Group Life Insurance
staff hired on are making a
research grants, the difference to people.” 1% Educational Assistance
university hired
2,151 new employees — Phil Nousak
Each employee’s total compensation package is unique, based on individual choices. To
Database Analyst, Center for Child and Family Policy
in 2009, down from highlight elements that comprise total compensation, the chart represents what a total
compensation package might look like for a typical monthly-paid employee earning a
2,688 the $56,182 salary.
year before. Source: Duke Human Resources
“In order to address our budgetary issues, the university workforce must
continue to become smaller over the next two years,” said Kyle Cavanaugh,
vice president for Duke Human Resources. “That will be done primarily After five months of networking and combing through job listings, she
through attrition in the coming years as people leave and their positions are landed an interview at Duke. “I was over the moon when I got the call
not refilled. We are not under a hiring freeze because there will continue to asking me to come for an interview,” she said.
be hiring of faculty, research funded positions and critical staffing roles for Hanna said she was impressed by the health care choices and savings
the institution.” available to

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More that 450 jobs have been eliminated through voluntary retirement employees through
programs and tight control of vacancies since February 2009. In addition, PERQS, the I never
for 2010, eligible university employees earning $80,000 or less will receive a employee discount
one-time payment of $1,000 in their July paychecks. This lump sum helps program.
thought that
save about $22 million. Last year, no salary increases for faculty and staff “I never I could actually have
earning more than $50,000 protected about 200 jobs and prevented more thought that I better benefits than at
than $18 million in added annual costs. could actually have
“These careful and strategic steps have allowed Duke to avoid large-scale better benefits than
the large corporations
layoffs and protect the benefits that Duke offers as part of its total at the large I’d worked for. When I
compensation package, unlike many local employers and other institutions of corporations I’d saw the multitude of
higher education that have had sizeable, system-wide cuts,” Cavanaugh said. worked for,” she employee benefits on the website I felt like
On average, for every dollar an employee earns, Duke contributes an said. “When I saw
additional 25 cents toward benefits. These include medical, dental, vision the multitude of I had hit the jackpot.”
and life insurance, retirement programs and other benefits such as tuition employee benefits — Linda Hanna
assistance. Last year, Duke invested $400 million in benefits for on the website I Executive Assistant, Duke Fuqua School of Business
University and Health System employees, and that number continues felt like I had hit
to grow. For the 2009-10 fiscal year, Duke increased its investment in the jackpot.”
benefits by $25 million to maintain the level of coverage for benefits such Competitive pay, valuable benefits and stability are important draws for
as health insurance, retirement savings plans and education assistance. employees like Hanna and Nousak, the database analyst who joined Duke
Duke’s benefit package drew Linda Hanna to seek a job at Duke last earlier this year. But both also said they value being a part of a world-class
year. She joined the Fuqua School of Business in December as an executive university.
assistant after being laid off from Kraft Foods in 2008. To pay bills after “I like being in a place where I can follow through with projects and
that layoff, she joined with a previous colleague in a start-up business in know that they are making a difference to people,” said Nousak, who works
Raleigh, but with a tough economy, the company floundered for revenue, for the Durham Family Initiative in the Center for Child and Family Policy.
and her hours and salary were reduced.
— By Marsha A. Green
“I put my all into it, but by the summer of 2009, my savings were Senior Writer, Office of Communications Services
dwindling. It was clear I needed to find a more stable job,” she said.

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 Fitting in
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Ruby Sinreich, new media strategist for the Franklin Humanities Institute,
walks to her Erwin Road office each day from the bus stop near Duke Chapel.
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John Fay, an instructor at the Nicholas School of the Environment, fits in a 20-lap
swim three days a week at Duke's Wilson Recreation Center.
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Gloria Graham, Duke's assistant police chief, squeezes in a gym workout before
work or during her lunch break five days a week.
ack of time is a leading excuse for not exercising, but you can overcome this
L hurdle by scheduling exercise into a daily routine.
“It can be as easy as standing up and walking out the door for a 10-minute
walking break,” said Liz Grabosky, fitness program manager at LIVE FOR LIFE,
Duke’s employee wellness program.
Health experts recommend that individuals perform at least 30 minutes of daily
exercise that noticeably increases the heart rate to maintain or improve health.
Is it tough to imagine how to fit fitness into a day? Working@Duke offers
10 ways to work in a workout on or near campus.
Take a walk
1
Ruby Sinreich, new media strategist for the Franklin Humanities Institute, walks
a roundtrip one-mile between the bus stop near the Duke Chapel and her office on
Erwin Road each day.
“I get time to listen to music or news, and I get some exercise along the way,”
she said. “It’s an upward spiral: the better I feel, the more active I want to be.”
Duke’s 45 miles of sidewalk offer employees ample opportunity to walk. A brisk
15-minute walk can burn 80 to 100 calories, depending on speed and an individual’s
weight.
“Walking is a great workout, especially if you push yourself to a brisk walk after
the first few minutes,” said Victor Ornelas, LIVE FOR LIFE fitness specialist.
Employees also have easy access to nearby trails, including the 2.8-mile Al Buehler
trail around the Duke University golf course, the 1.7-mile gravel path around the East
Campus perimeter and 5 miles of trails in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
Stretch it out
2
LIVE FOR LIFE offers a convenient way to exercise without leaving your desk
through “Take Ten: Energize Your Work Day.” This self-paced program describes
exercises employees can perform at their desks or workstations including wall push-ups
and chair squats. Studies show that brief periods of physical activity during a workday
help reduce stress and tension.
Learn more at hr.duke.edu/taketen.
Swim laps
3
John Fay, an instructor in the Nicholas School of the Environment, stays in shape
by swimming 20 laps three days a week in Duke’s Wilson Recreation Center on West
Campus. To keep his rhythm during the 45-minute workout, he often listens to music
on an underwater iPod.
“I try to push myself a bit, but I do need to maintain energy for the rest of the
day,” he said.
He also pushes himself to get to the pool early enough to snag a lane. “I really
value the opportunity to swim during the day, but it is often quite crowded,” he said.
“It would be great if the gym could reserve lanes for faculty and staff.”
The pools at Duke’s Wilson and Brodie Recreation Centers are open to center
members. LIVE FOR LIFE offers individual memberships through the Duke Fitness
Club for $15.83 per month.
Pedal to work
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Dr. Barbara Sheline bought her home in the Duke Forest neighborhood partly so
she could pedal to her family medicine clinic on Erwin Road. The 3.4-mile bike ride
is along rolling roads and “hilly enough to give me a workout, but not so much that
I get too hot and sweaty,” she said.
Employees who register as bicycle commuters at Duke and forego a parking
permit receive 24 daily parking permits each year for days they must drive to work.
Visit parking.duke.edu for more information.
Hit the gym
5
As a mother and Duke’s assistant police chief, Gloria Graham’s schedule is packed
and somewhat unpredictable, but she manages daily sessions on treadmills and weight
machines at Wilson Recreation Center.
Wilson is one of 20 gyms in the Triangle available at a discount membership to
employees through LIVE FOR LIFE’s Duke Fitness Club program.
On days when Graham doesn’t drop her daughter at childcare, she fits in an hour
workout soon after the gym opens at 5:30 a.m. On other days, she tries to get to the
gym at lunch.
“My goal is to take care of myself by working out five times a week, and I do that
by squeezing it in whenever I can,” she said.
For discount gyms, visit hr.duke.edu/fitness.
VIDEO: See how you can fit in
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Friends make exercise fun.
That’s why Keisha Martin, a patient account associate in Transplant Collections
at the Patient Revenue Management Organization, organized her co-workers to take
advantage of their two, 15-minute breaks.
She and four to six colleagues gather in the back of their office and pump iron
with hand weights or pump up their heart rates with grapevines, jumping jacks and
other aerobic moves.
“We just sort of make up moves each day,” Martin said. “But we make sure we

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stay on top of each other to stay motivated.”

Climb stairs

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Celeste Hodges, a web developer for the computer science department,
climbs 50 steps five times each day in the Levine Science Research Center.
“It’s not terribly exciting, but getting six or seven minutes of exercise on the stairs
is something I can do every day regardless of weather conditions,” she said.
At seven to 10 calories burned per minute, climbing stairs burns nearly twice the
number of calories as strolling on level ground.
Earn LIVE FOR LIFE dollars by enrolling in the LIVE FOR LIFE Stairwell
Challenge at hr.duke.edu/stairwell.

Catch a class Celeste Hodges, web developer for the computer science department, climbs stairs at
the Levine Science Research Center five times during lunch.

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Maurice Todd Jr. jogs through chest deep water each Monday afternoon during
an aqua aerobics class offered at Duke’s Brodie Recreation Center.
Aqua aerobics is one of several free group exercise classes offered to Brodie and
Wilson recreation center members.
“I saw a poster saying this was not your granny’s workout, and they are right,” said
Todd, an equipment distribution technician for Clinical Engineering, who attends the
class after his shift ends. “Afterwards, I can really feel my muscles.”
Check the class calendar at duke.edu/web/intramural/fitness or call (919)
668-4389 for group fitness or (919) 613-7537 for aqua aerobics.

Move with LIVE FOR LIFE

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Ever wanted to box?
Employees like Mia Martinez get group exercise through LIVE FOR LIFE, which
offered boxing lessons among its classes in January. Martinez paid $48 for eight weeks
of boxing lessons.
“My kids think it’s funny that mom is learning to box, but they always ask me to

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show them what I’m learning,” said Martinez, who provides desktop IT support for Duke
Health Technology Solutions. The lunchtime class fits well into her schedule, “although I
still have to wear my pager during class, just in case someone needs me,” she said.
LIVE FOR LIFE classes vary through the year but generally include aerobics, yoga
and Zumba (a form of dance). Visit hr.duke.edu/eohs/livelife/classes.html for more
information.

Get creative Della McKinnon, program coordinator for the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative at

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When University Development moved to the West Village office complex in the Sanford School of Public Policy, boxes through a LIVE FOR LIFE course.
downtown Durham, Vera Luck saw an opportunity.

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Since last summer, the program coordinator and yoga instructor has led free,
twice-weekly 45-minute yoga classes in donated space in a nearby building for her
co-workers.
“I figured this was a no-excuses, totally accessible way for people to try yoga,”
she said, “and for me to have some fun and get some extra yoga in myself.”

Get paid to exercise

Earn LIVE FOR LIFE dollars while you exercise. It’s as easy as 1-2-3.
1. EARN dollars by participating in LIVE FOR LIFE classes, events or
self-paced programs.
2. CLAIM dollars by tracking exercise online or through logs provided
by LIVE FOR LIFE.
3. SPEND dollars on merchandise at the LIVE FOR LIFE store in the
lower level of Duke South (Red Zone), or donate dollars to help
young patients at Duke Hospital.
Vera Luck, program coordinator for University Development, leads a free weekly yoga
Learn more at hr.duke.edu/eohs/livelife/lfl_dollars.html class for her colleagues and co-workers.

— By Marsha A. Green
Senior Writer, Office of Communications Services
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n fitness at hr.duke.edu/liveforlife
 Free online tutorials help Professional
Development
employees learn latest software On A Shoestring

LYNDA.COM PROVIDES LESSONS ANYTIME, ANYWHERE

ancy Walden wanted to make it easier for A monthly subscription to Lynda.com typically

N employees in her office to transition to the

latest version of Microsoft Word last
summer. So she invited the group to get together,
share some popcorn and watch videos.
Those video sessions – using online tutorials
available free to Duke staff and faculty through
the Office of Information Technology – helped
familiarize the group with new features of the
software, said Walden, an IT analyst with the
Duke Medicine Institutional Review Board.
“This is a great resource, because it’s there
when you have time to use it and when you’re
ready to use it,” Walden said.
Through an OIT pilot program with
Lynda.com, Duke users can access free online
training on a variety of technology topics from
Duke or at home. Lynda.com offers more than
42,000 online tutorials on topics ranging from
Microsoft Excel and Adobe Creative Suite to
Web design and computer programming.
Users can access the tutorials directly from
the OIT site, using their Duke NetID and
password. Thirty concurrent Duke users can
access Lynda.com at one time, and a limited
number of dedicated user accounts also are
available for individual faculty and trainers.
costs $25.
Meg Barker, a staff assistant at the Pratt
School of Engineering, said she uses the
tutorials as a refresher on programs and to build
new skills for professional development. She
especially likes the video format of the tutorials,
which are structured so users can review one
particular section without having to sit through
an entire course.
“It’s much easier than reading instructions
from a book or online help,” Barker said. “The Allen Creech, IT analyst for the Duke Center for Documentary
Studies, encourages staff, faculty and students to use the online
video tutorials are like asking the person next to
tutorials to learn more about multimedia technologies.
you, ‘How do you do this?’ and they come over
and show you.”
More than 500 Duke staff, faculty and stay up-to-date on emerging web and multimedia
students have participated in the pilot since it technologies.
began in 2008, viewing more than 67,000 online “It’s something they can get to whenever
video tutorials, said OIT training coordinator they want, and it gives them another option (for
Christine Vucinich. technical support), especially when I’m not
Tutorials in Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite always available,” Creech said.
and Microsoft Office have been among the most The pilot will continue through June. OIT
popular with Duke staff, who comprise about is considering extending the program, based on
75 percent of program participants to date. results of ongoing user surveys.
Allen Creech, IT analyst for the Center for — By Cara Bonnett
Documentary Studies, said the tutorials provide Managing Editor, News & Information
a convenient way for staff, faculty and students to Office of Information Technology

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Music in the
Garden
Employees can purchase
$5 tickets to the
Wednesday evening Music
in the Garden series in
May, June and July.
dukeperformances.
duke.edu
(919) 684-4444
For a full list of
PERQS discounts, visit
hr.duke.edu/discounts
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PERQS
E M P LOY E E D I S CO U N TS
Duke Performances offers discount tickets
W hen Professor Neil
McWilliam considered
moving from England
to take a job at Duke, he
wondered whether the
Triangle area was host to a
full cultural life.
Duke Performances, with
more than 50 performances a
year, helped answer that
question.
“We looked at what Duke had
to offer, and UNC, and the
North Carolina Symphony,” The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields will perform in Page Auditorium on April 16.
said McWilliam, a professor of
Art and Art History at Duke.
“We were impressed with the
offerings, but Duke Performances,
centrally amongst all of those things,
was very important in sealing the
deal.”
Plus, Duke Performances offers staff
and faculty a 10 percent discount on
individual performances (with a two
ticket limit per show).
Now, McWilliam and his wife pore
over the Duke Performance brochure
each summer to choose which
community. Last
December, for example,
175 employees took a 25
percent discount on
tickets purchased before
Dec. 21. Deep discounts
are also available during
the summer Music in the
Garden series, when Duke
employees can purchase
$5 concert tickets – half-
off the $10 public price.
Like Professor McWilliam,
Christina Chia, assistant
director at the Franklin
Humanities Institute,
concerts they will attend during the appreciates the chance to attend
academic year. They also take first-rate performances on campus.
advantage of the 20 percent
discount on season tickets to enjoy “The last performance I saw was the
music ranging from the homegrown amazing production of ‘Waiting for
Ciompi Quartet to internationally Godot’ by the Classical Theatre of
known performers such as the Harlem,” she said. “It is incredible to
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields have the opportunity to see world-
from London. class shows like that right here on
campus at an affordable price.”
“We generally both enjoy the same
music,” McWilliam said. — By Marsha A. Green
Senior Writer, Office of
Occasionally, Duke Performances
Communication Services
offers deeper discounts to the Duke
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Local harvest
Duke Farmers Market
opens April 23
atherine and Michelle Foss enjoy farm-fresh “I think it’s clear that the

C strawberries as often as they can when the fruit is in

season. Lucky for them, they don’t have to travel far
to satisfy their craving.
importance of eating locally-
grown fruits and vegetables is a
priority for employees at Duke
Catherine and Michelle, mother and daughter who and people throughout
both work in the Health System, are regulars at the Duke America,” said Diana Monroe,
Farmers Market, which opens its 10th season April 23 at a health education specialist for
the green space between the Bryan Research and Seeley G. LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s
Mudd buildings. The market runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. employee wellness program and
every Friday through July 30. organizer of the famers market.
“We try to eat nutritious, fresh fruits and vegetables as “We’re glad to be able to give
opposed to frozen or canned ones because fresh things are people what they want in a
better,” said Catherine Foss, a clinical research coordinator convenient location during the
in Pulmonary Allergy and Critical Care Medicine. “The workday.”
food we get at the farmers market is healthier.”
In addition to local
Added her daughter, Michelle, a nurse in the
products, shopping at the
Emergency Department, “I work 12 hour shifts, and I
market is more sustainable than
could go to the grocery store on my way home, but by the
finding goods at a chain store,
time I’m there, the fruit has been out all day.”
Strawberries aren’t the only popular item at the farmers Monroe said. None of the foods are processed or
market, which features more than 10 vendors selling
produce and goods such as sweet potatoes, grass-fed beef
contain ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup, and
they’re transported a short distance, which means less Want to go?
and flowers. This year’s market will also have guest cooking carbon emissions are involved in getting the products 11 a.m. to 2 p.m
demonstrations, music and more. from farm to fork.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary, the market will have Farmers like Richard Holcomb, who operates Coon Every Friday,
a theme of “10.” The first two weeks of the market will Rock Farm in Hillsborough, take pride in the fact that April 23 – July 30
feature a booth with information about 10 popular locally they’re able to provide local goods. Holcomb travels about (every other Friday on
grown products and 10 ways to become more sustainable. 15 miles to Duke, where he sells chemical-free produce like August 13, 27 and
Other themes through September include highlighting local heirloom tomatoes. September 10)
restaurants, creative recipes and ways to support the “Most grocery stores sell produce that have been
sprayed with a large number of chemicals and have an On the lawn next to
Durham community through donations and volunteering.
While the Duke Farmers Market celebrates 10 years, its emphasis on how big something is and how it looks, not Bryan Research Building
growth has been part of a larger trend. how it tastes,” he said. “Locally grown food is going to be & Searle Center off
The search for more local and nutritious foods has healthier, safer and taste better. There really aren’t any Research Drive
become popular across the country. The number of farmers negatives to shopping locally.”
markets in the United States has grown steadily with a total
of 5,274 reported in 2009, compared to 1,755 in 1994, the — By Bryan Roth
first year the United States Department Agriculture began Writer, Office of Communication Services
tracking them. 7
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 You don’t want to
than a decade because rowers have been able to avoid just react to
recurring injuries like tendinitis, and players also healed injuries. You want to make
By The Numbers more quickly when hurt. That presence has helped keep
the Blue Devils one of the top rowing teams in the
sure you’re doing everything
Atlantic Coast Conference. you can to prevent them.”
11 — Kristi Hall
Athletic Trainers
Trainer
Duke Athletics
2
Physical
Therapists/Athletic helped to educate and treat football players, while
Trainers responding to last summer’s swine flu outbreak.
“Handling the swine flu was a perfect example of
4 how we’re all working together to build something great,”
Orthopedic Team Bytomski said. “Everyone has their own little part in
Physicians working toward the big picture of keeping all these
students healthy.”
3 That includes Claude T. Moorman III, director for
Duke Sports Medicine and head team physician, who
Medical Team Members of the Duke rowing team commonly receive treatment from team
athletic trainer Kristi Hall previously held that title with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.
Physicians Moorman said the work being done by trainers and
“Having Kristi on our staff has been absolutely physicians at Duke is like a space program. The university, he
600+ pivotal,” Horner said. “As a coach, I have all sorts of things explained, has some of the best care providers in the country
Student-Athletes to worry about, but when it comes to the medical side, I who try new techniques to keep student-athletes healthy –
know I don’t have to worry about anything. It’s a good like using new radiology scans to discover potential injuries
26 peace of mind.” or introducing oral strips that release electrolytes to athletes,
Varsity Teams When there’s a case Hall can’t handle, other members allowing them to better hydrate and avoid cramping.
of the training and sports medicine staff can step in. “The beauty of being at Duke isn’t just having the
10 On a daily basis, Dr. Jeff Bytomski, head medical capability to care for some of the country’s best student-
Total NCAA Titles team physician for Duke Athletics, visits with up to 20 athletes, but helping them stay healthy and become better
athletes from various teams at Duke. He helps them with at what they love,” Moorman said. “There’s nothing that
anything from treatment for a common cold to happens on or off the field we can’t handle.”
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