Seven-year-old Stella Younes raised over $400 for the Duke Marine Lab in lieu of receiving birthday gifts this year. In late 2017, Duke alum Paul Younes (MBA’16) came across an episode of BBC’s popular series Blue Planet that showed the damage humans are doing to the earth’s oceans in the […]
Monthly Archives: March 2018
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On February 21, Janet Hill (Duke Board of Trustees member, principal of Hill Family Advisors, and mother to Duke alum and basketball star, Grant Hill) visited the Nicholas School and provided a talk on “How to Build an Inclusive Culture and Become an Influential Leader.” The presentation was organized as […]
Karen Kirchof, long-time Assistant Dean of the Nicholas School’s Career & Professional Development Office, is retiring at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. Karen Kirchof has been the cornerstone of career services for students for nearly three decades, dating back to 1990 when she served as a one-woman internship […]
The Nicholas School strives to maintain positive relationships with alumni, hence the development of our alumni engagement initiative, Go·Grow·Give. One way alums can stay engaged with the Nicholas School is through our Executive Education program, which provides professional development opportunities for a variety of environmental and communication-based topics. Many alums […]
When Zackary Johnson’s “algae ponds” were first being constructed last summer, there was a lot of speculation by visitors as to what exactly was being built in the large dirt hole next to the Administration Building. Was it a garden? A pool perhaps? It turns out it was equipment to […]
Michaela Margida MS’13 is changing the lives of chronically ill children and their families — one valentine at a time. In 2010, when Michaela Margida was still a student at the Nicholas School, she and her brother co-founded The Valentine Project: a small non-profit organization that distributes care packages to […]
The Nicholas School of the Environment is hosting its 4th Annual Reunion Weekend on April 13th and 14th, and there are two additions to the weekend’s schedule that are poised to make this year’s celebration the best yet. Beginning Friday evening, Dean Vincent will be giving an update on the school, followed […]
Love them or hate them, strategic plans are a must for any successful organization. The Duke Forest — one the University’s oldest and most dynamic resources — is no exception. While the origins of the Duke Forest date back to the 1920’s, it’s purpose and influence are still misunderstood by […]