Activities Duke University

1 activities

1.1 student organizations
1.2 civic engagement
1.3 student media

activities
student organizations

duke s west campus union building has restaurants, offices, , administrative departments. chronicle s editorial office, mary lou williams center black culture, , center lgbt life located in union.

more 400 student clubs , organizations operate on duke s campus. these include numerous student government, special interest, , service organizations. duke student government (dsg) charters , provides of funding other student groups , represents students interests when dealing administration. duke university union (duu) school s primary programming organization, serving center of social, cultural, intellectual , recreational life. cultural groups provided funding directly university via multicultural center other institutional funding sources. 1 of popular activities on campus competing in sports. duke has 37 sports clubs, , several intramural teams officially recognized. performance groups such hoof n horn, country s second-oldest student-run musical theater organization, cappella groups, student bands, , theater organizations prominent on campus. of 2016–2017 school year, there 7 cappella groups recognized duke university cappella council: deja blue, lady blue, out of blue, pitchforks, rhythm & blue, borrowed blue, , speak of devil. duke university mock trial team won national championship in 2012. duke university student dining advisory committee provides guidance administration on issues regarding student dining, life, , restaurant choices.

cultural groups on campus include asian students association, blue devils united (the student lesbian, gay, bisexual , transgender group), black student alliance, diya (south asian association), jewish life @ duke, mi gente (latino student association), international association/international council, muslim student association, native american student coalition, newman catholic student center, languages dorm, , students of caribbean.

civic engagement

the von der heyden pavilion popular place among students gathering , studying.

more 75 percent of duke students pursue service-learning opportunities in durham , around world through dukeengage , other programs advance university s mission of knowledge in service society. launched in 2007, dukeengage provides full funding select duke undergraduates wish pursue immersive summer of service in partnership u.s. or international community. of summer 2013, more 2,400 duke students had volunteered through dukeengage in 75 nations on 6 continents. duke students have created more 30 service organizations in durham , surrounding area. examples include weeklong camp children of cancer patients (camp kesem) , group promotes awareness sexual health, rape prevention, alcohol , drug use, , eating disorders (healthy devils). duke-durham neighborhood partnership, started office of community affairs in 1996, attempts address major concerns of local residents , schools leveraging university resources. community project, scholarship civic mission , joint program between hart leadership program , kenan institute ethics. program includes project child, tutoring program involving 80 first-year volunteers; , after-school program at-risk students in durham started $2.25 million grant kellogg foundation in 2002. 2 prominent civic engagement pre-orientation programs exist incoming freshmen: project change , project build. project change free weeklong program co-sponsored kenan institute ethics , duke women s center focus on ethical leadership , social change in durham community; students challenged in variety of ways , work closely local non-profits. project build freshman volunteering group dedicates 3,300 hours of service variety of projects such schools, habitat humanity, food banks, substance rehabilitation centers, homeless shelters. courses @ duke incorporate service part of curriculum augment material learned in class such in psychology or education courses (known service learning courses).

student media

the chronicle, duke s independent undergraduate daily newspaper, has been continually published since 1905 , now, along website, has readership of 70,000. editors responsible selecting term blue devil . newspaper won best in show in tabloid division @ 2005 associated collegiate press national college media convention. cable 13, established in 1976, duke s student-run television station. popular activity students interested in film production , media. wxdu-fm, licensed in 1983, university s nationally recognized, noncommercial fm radio station, operated student , community volunteers.

the rival duke online-only, student run publication. 3 sections, campus, culture, , current, feature opinion , commentary.