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GREEN MARKET Duke introduces a
Tallman Trask and Bill It’s time to sign up new Web site that
Chameides discuss for your weekly box offers employees the
Duke’s environmental of produce, delivered option of discontinuing
efforts during an April fresh to Duke from paper pay statements,
faculty and staff area farmers. among other features.
forum.

Dream
NEWS YOU CAN USE :: Vo l u m e 3, I s s u e 2 :: March 2008

Coach P’s

Job

“
Duke head women’s basketball Coach Joanne P. McCallie was hired last April as Duke’s fourth head women’s basketball coach in Blue Devil history.

‘ I L OV E T H E C R O W D AT C A M E R O N . T H E Y S H A K E T H E P L A C E .’

t’s an unseasonably warm January afternoon, and head women’s in the NCAA Championship game in 2005. She molded Michigan State

I basketball Coach Joanne P. McCallie is sitting behind a desk in her

immaculate fourth floor campus office with a pristine view of a blue
sky and the hustle and bustle of campus life.
Below, the tent village
known as Kville is teeming with
tents and students willing to
sleep in the elements for
basketball tickets, a reminder
of how important the sport is
to the Blue Devil faithful.
McCallie, or Coach P as
she’s affectionately called (the
P stands for her maiden name
Palombo), dreamt of one day
being in this very position. But
she’s been so engrossed in
leading a new program and
living what she described as her
“dream job,” she hasn’t had an
opportunity to process how it
basketball into an elite national program with a 81-23 record in her last
three years.
The daughter of a Navy pilot, McCallie is known in basketball circles
as an intense competitor with an
affinity for Duke since she was a
standout point guard at Brunswick
High School in Maine and had to
There are no decide where to play ball and attend
college. She narrowed her final choices
between Duke and Northwestern,
limits and our
play and attack will reflect eventually deciding on Northwestern.
But she kept an eye on the Duke
that fact. Fast, furious, program.
“At Duke, our staff is blessed to
be at the best basketball laboratory
tough and talented marked
by a fighting spirit that will nationwide,” she wrote to fans in her
online journal, Coach P Notebook.
“We can do so much with such fine,
be second to none.”
— Joanne McCallie smart, athletic and tough-minded
Duke head women’s basketball coach
women. There are no limits and our
Max Turner

came to fruition. play and attack will reflect that fact.

“I haven’t had the
chance,” said McCallie, 42.
“I imagine that will happen in the spring some time, when I can look
around and really absorb that feeling of, ‘Isn’t it really great to be at Duke.’ ”
McCallie was hired last April as Duke’s fourth head women’s
basketball coach in Blue Devil history, replacing Gail Goestenkors, who
now leads the women’s team at the University of Texas.
Entering her 16th season as a head coach, McCallie made her way to
Durham via Michigan State, where she spent seven seasons, leading the
Spartans to a 149-75 record. She led the team to five straight NCAA
Tournament appearances, four straight 20-win seasons and an appearance
Fast, furious, tough and talented
marked by a fighting spirit that will be second to none.”
McCallie played her collegiate career at Northwestern, where, as a
senior, she was an All Big Ten honorable mention selection.
After graduating from Northwestern in 1987 with a degree in political
science, McCallie worked for a Chicago telecommunications firm. She
wanted to get an MBA and began looking for graduate assistant positions
around the country and landed at Auburn, where she earned a master’s
degree in business administration and joined the staff of women’s
basketball coach Joe Ciampi as a full-time assistant.
>> See DREAM JOB, PAGE 5

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LOOKING
@ DUKE
AHEAD
MARCH 6 : : First Thursday at
the Nasher Museum of Art; Jeremy
Strick, director of the Museum of
Contemporary Art, Los Angeles,
talks with Nasher Museum Director
Kim Rorschach, 6 p.m.,
reception with cash bar.
MARCH 19 : : Wednesdays at The
Center, “Beyond Hallie and Whoopi:
Black Women and American Cinema –
A Conversation;” noon, John Hope
Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Rd,
Room 240.
MARCH 23 : : Easter Sunrise
Service, 6:30 a.m., Duke Gardens,
near fish pond.
MARCH 26 : : Learn IT @ Lunch,
Creating a Personal Web site at Duke,
noon, Collaboratory Lab inside the
Office of Student Activities &
Facilities in 101 Bryan Center.
For more events, check the
university’s online calendar
at http://calendar.duke.edu
Newsbriefs
Children's summer camp schedule available
Got plans for your children this
summer? Duke Staff & Family Programs
has a list of the summer camps and
programs in Durham, Orange and Wake
Counties. The list includes camps
sponsored by Duke, as well as other camps
in the area. Select from camps with
concentrations in athletics, recreation,
academics, arts, music and more. Some
camps offer discounts and scholarships.
Spaces fill quickly, so reserve now. Visit
www.hr.duke.edu/family/camps.php.
Duke Run/Walk Club begins March 17
The Duke Run/Walk Club is
a 12-week walking and running program that includes cardiovascular
training for all fitness levels, from new exercisers and beginning
runners to those training for 5K events. This spring, participants will
have the chance to attend an
April workshop hosted by Al
Buehler, Duke’s former track and
field coach of 45 years. Buehler
will speak about the basics of
good form and technique while
walking and/or running. Other
fitness workshops will be held
throughout the program. The club meets 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. every
Monday and Wednesday at both East and West Campus. The Run/Walk
Club is coordinated by LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s employee health
promotion program, and is open to all Duke faculty and staff. For more
information, and to register, visit www.hr.duke.edu/runwalk or call
(919) 684-3136, option 1.
Test your basketball skills during “Shootout”
on the Plaza
Duke faculty, staff and students are invited to show off their
basketball skills March 26 during the “Duke University Stores Annual
Shootout On the Plaza.” The friendly competition runs from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m. on the West Campus Plaza. Participants compete against the
clock to determine who can make the most free throws or three-point
shots in one minute. Winners receive a trophy and a gift card from
Duke Stores. In case of inclement weather, the event will be
postponed, and a new date will be announced at
www.dukestores.duke.edu.
New monthly research magazine launched
A new monthly online publication called Duke Research
highlights the personalities and projects that have helped Duke
become one of the nation’s largest research universities. Created by
Duke’s Office of News and Communication (ONC), the periodical Web
site and e-mail newsletter makes extensive use of short video and
other multimedia and covers a range of topics from biomedical and
engineering advances to studies of global climate change, gun
violence and consumer behavior. Readers will meet students and
faculty engaged on the cutting edge of many fields.
The site offers concise navigation to important research
resources around the campus, making it a new “front door” for Duke’s
research activities. See it on the Web, or subscribe to a monthly e-mail
or RSS feeds at www.research.duke.edu.
Duke’s annual report looks ahead
Duke’s Year In Review, or annual report, is available online. Like
past reviews, it is loaded with reports of accomplishments for the
academic year 2006-2007 — such as faculty promotions and new
appointments, student awards and achievements and new programs
and buildings.
However, the focus of the latest Year In Review is as much
forward-looking as it is
reflective of the past. One of
the major milestones of the
past academic year was the
development of a $1.3 billion,
eight-year strategic blueprint
to guide the future of Duke.
The report also details
the activities and
accomplishments within
individual schools and departments, such as student and faculty
awards, major gifts of support and significant research findings
garnering media attention. The Year In Review also includes a detailed
financial statement covering Duke University and Duke University
Health System.
Read the annual report at www.yearinreview.duke.edu.
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. Please keep
length to no more than 200 words.

Primetime: Hear how

ATTEND
Duke is Going Green
ast fall, students, staff and faculty submitted more emissions – gases produced to generate electricity, create
steam to heat buildings and clean hospital instruments and
PRIMETIME
AND ENTER A L than 200 ideas in two days on how to conserve water
at Duke.
Since then, Duke has distributed free low-flow
transport thousands of people.
Late last year, Duke established a committee co-
chaired by Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and Bill
DRAWING TO showerheads, disabled the automatic flush in many campus
bathrooms and installed 200 new water-efficient washing Chameides, dean of the Nicholas School of the
WIN A RAIN machines in residence halls, among other efforts. Environment and Earth Sciences, to develop the plan to
BARREL! The persistent achieve this ambitious endeavor.
drought is one striking On April 1, during the Primetime quarterly forum,
example of the impact faculty and staff will have the opportunity to hear from
our environment has Trask and Chameides about the climate commitment,
on the lives, work other Duke efforts to address environmental issues and
and studies of Duke how faculty and staff can make a difference.
community members. Primetime begins at noon in the Bryan Center’s
In the future, how Griffith Film Theater. All attendees will be entered in a
Duke manages water, raffle to win a free rain barrel.
transportation, power
and heat may look Take the Pledge
much different and Attendees of Primetime will be able to sign the
require changes in Sustainable Duke Pledge, which encourages members of
how we work and the Duke community to consider the environmental, social
live. and economic impact of daily decisions. Everyone who
In July 2007, signs the pledge will receive a Sustainable Duke reusable
Duke took a bold shopping bag made from organic cotton. The reusable bag
step to make such changes with the signing will help reduce the use of paper and plastic bags and
of the American College University Presidents Climate share the sustainability message with others.
Commitment. The commitment requires Duke to develop — By Paul Grantham

a plan over time to eliminate campus greenhouse gas

Assistant Vice President, Office of Communication Services

Got a sustainability question for Primetime? Submit it at www.hr.duke.edu/primetime

A Recipe for Success
hef Jeff Henderson strode confidently across the Reynolds Theater stage in a

C spotless white apron and freshly-pressed chef ’s jacket.

“I’m just a homeboy from the neighborhood who woke up one day and
decided I wanted to make a difference,” he told about 200 people, many of whom
were Duke Dining employees gathered for culinary training.
Henderson, 43, whose life story was featured on Oprah, spoke about his
transition from convicted crack cocaine dealer to award-winning executive chef and
the New York Times best-selling author of “Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove,
from Cocaine to Foie Gras.”
“When I got out of prison and started looking for a job, I had to make the
felony persona, the prison stigma, disappear,” he said. “I had to improve my
appearance, my attitude.”
During a motivational presentation, Henderson emphasized the power of
potential and the importance of knowledge, dedication and professionalism. His
message: Success is attainable if you’re willing to put forth extra effort, and
challenges can be overcome with persistence and a positive attitude.
“What you’re looking at was 20 years in the
making,” Henderson said.
“Change didn’t come overnight.”
After his conviction,
Henderson served nine years in
prison, where he honed his
cooking, read his first book and
received a GED. He got out in
1996. His first culinary job was as a
dishwasher at a Beverly Hills
During a motivational presentation at Duke in January, Chef Jeff Henderson drew

restaurant. A strong work ethic –

a crowd of 200 people, many of whom were Dining Services employees gathered
for culinary training. He also signed copies of his best-selling memoir.

arriving early and staying late – paid

off. He later became executive chef at
Cafe Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Chef Jeff’s Signature Lump Crab Cakes
Columbia Pictures has purchased
From “Chef Jeff Cooks” arriving in stores this summer
the film rights to Henderson’s story,
and Henderson has a new cookbook
WHAT YOU NEED:
due out soon.
1 pound lump crab meat
2 large eggs
¼ cup minced red & yellow bell peppers
¼ cup minced red onion
¼ cup minced cilantro
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Zest from 1 lemon
Juice from ½ lemon
2 tablespoon barbecue sauce
3 dashes of Tabasco sauce
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 ¾ teaspoons cracked black pepper
1 ½ cups dried cornbread crumbs
(or bread or cracker crumbs)
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 Don’t get taken for a ride

“
ATTEND A DUKE CREDIT UNION CAR BUYING SEMINAR

ou want the car; the dealer wants a sale. and it may not have a warranty.

Y This could be a recipe for consumer disaster, unless

you put your emotions in park and engage your
intellect, says Scottie Dowdy of the Duke University
Down the road, maintenance costs
can be an issue.
Leasing a car may come with
Federal Credit Union. lower monthly payments, but
“When it comes to car buying, facts matter more than insurance costs more and
falling in love,” she said. getting out of a lease contract
Duke faculty and staff recently attended “Drive Away is difficult. Leased cars come
Happy,” a Duke Credit Union seminar to learn how to buy with comprehensive warranties
a car that fits lifestyle – and budget. The seminar was part – but mileage limits.
of the credit union’s financial seminar series, which also After deciding on type of car, consider your budget,
offers free workshops on home buying, reducing credit Dowdy said. Calculate how much extra it will cost each
card debt and identity theft. month for the car payment, registration, insurance, gas,
When it comes to car buying, the Duke Credit Union parking and routine maintenance. Put that money aside
offers a Web site with resources and counselors who will each month for a few months.
help navigate the loan, warranty, insurance and more. Can you live on the new budget?
Dowdy said a car buying decision should first start “If you can’t, where’s the money going to come
When it comes
to car buying, with research. from?” Dowdy asked.
Buy or lease? New or used? These are only the Libby Lang, a Durham Academy teacher, learned
facts matter more than beginning of the questions. Dowdy said each option about the credit union’s car buying seminars from her
comes with pros and cons, and the best chance at a good father, a retired orthopedic surgeon at Duke. She attended
deal is to research before visiting a dealer or car lot. a session last year when she was thinking about replacing
falling in love.”
— Scottie Dowdy “Do your homework,” Dowdy said. “You need her 13-year-old Honda Accord. She didn’t end up
Duke University to be prepared.” immediately buying a car, but she has the information for
Federal Credit Union She suggested buyers keep the following in mind: when she shops around this year.
New cars are typically more reliable and have repair “The session addressed everyone’s diverse
warranties, but a new car costs more to buy, insure and backgrounds and needs,” Lang said. “I loved that it was
register. Used cars may be cheaper outright; however, free. That is a positive outreach Duke provides.”
consumers don’t know how well the car was maintained, —By Nancy E. Oates
Working@Duke Correspondent

MORE INFO? THE NEXT CAR BUYING SEMINAR IS APRIL 22. LEARN MORE AT WWW.DUKEFCU.DUKE.EDU.

In fall 2006, OIT spam filters blocked 1.4 million messages a day.

Tech talk In fall 2007, the rate increased to more than 1 million an hour.

resist the urge to reply but save all threatening e-mail. The Online@Duke
Web page allows you to set spam filters on your NetID e-mail account and
The dark side of e-communications, and what
block messages from senders. You can also set up a filter system in the e-
to do about it
The Rev. Sam Wells, dean of Duke Chapel, had
mail software on your computer, generally located under the “Tools” drop-
been in the United
down menu.
States just three weeks
when he received his first Filter E-mail Stop Spam
angry e-mail at Duke from someone he’d Spam is unsolicited bulk
never met.
The Online@Duke Web page allows you to set
spam filters on your NetID e-mail account and
electronic messages. It might be
“It was the Sunday after Hurricane block messages from senders. You can also set
an undesired ad for cheap
Katrina,” he recalled. “I’d suggested in my pharmaceuticals, or an
up a filter system in the e-mail software on

sermon that the tragedy could have been enticement to “click here” and
your computer, generally located under the

related to global warming. I didn’t think I’d visit a Web site. In fall 2006,
“Tools” drop-down menu. For more

said anything very provocative, but this OIT spam filters blocked 1.4
information, visit www.oit.duke.edu and click

person wrote to tell me, in strong language,

“Email & Messaging” in the upper left.

million messages a day. In fall

that he thought I was injecting my political 2007, the rate increased to more
Need help?
views gratuitously into an act of worship.” The OIT Help Desk can provide it. Call (919)
than 1 million an hour.
Wells was being “flamed” – insulted There are some laws against
684-2200, e-mail help@oit.duke.edu or visit

via blog, listserv, e-bulletin board or e-mail. spamming, but people who send
www.oit.duke.edu and click “Live Chat Online”

Paula McClain, professor of political spam have learned how to hide

in the lower right.

science, had a more frightening by harnessing other people’s

experience. During the lacrosse investigation, she received racist messages.
She learned how to filter e-mail through Duke’s Office of Information
Technology (OIT) and stopped most of the offending messages. Some had
been sent from work computers at distant organizations. McClain tracked
down the organizations by e-mail address, located supervisors and sent
them the messages and writers’ addresses. One supervisor wrote back,
“You’ll never hear from this person again.”
People have a legal right to say unpleasant things, but Duke faculty and
staff can take steps to limit intrusions. If someone sends malicious e-mail,
computers from a distance.
OIT’s Chris Colomb says there is “an increasing amount of
bandwidth” available in the world, meaning people have the capacity to
send more data to more computers at ever faster speeds. What can you do
about it? Increase the sensitivity of the spam filters on your own e-mail
program and in the Duke network through OIT.
This would be a relief to Joel Rosch, senior research scholar at the
Center for Child and Family Policy. “I just don’t want to see this stuff on
my computer. I’m really offended by a lot of it. It’s embarrassing.”
— By S. D.Williams
OIT News & Information

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 Duke head women’s basketball

“
Coach Joanne P. McCallie
teaches members of the
women’s basketball team,
including junior guard Abby
Waner, with ball in bottom photo.

In addition to adjusting to a
new coach, players were adapting
Dream Job
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
to life without central figures
“I really began to see how the game was taught,” during the last four years – All
McCallie said. “Joe was the first person to show me there is Americans Alison Bales and
a thing called coaching, and you do teach this game. And Lindsey Harding. On top of that,
there is a way to do it.” Duke was hit hard by player
After four years at Auburn, she joined the University injuries early in the season.
of Maine in 1992 for her first head coaching job at age 26. “You coach and bring your
In her eight seasons at the helm of the Black Bears, philosophy and teach, but you
McCallie registered seven straight 20-win campaigns and don’t make any illusions about it,”
went to the NCAA Tournament six times. McCallie said. “You just sort of
“What could be more fun than going back to your keep doing. It’s just one step in front of the other; just She has
home state?” she said. “Everyone was really supportive… simple, simple steps of having experiences with each other.
I then began to really love coaching.” You’ve got to travel together. You’ve got to have adversity a lot of
That led to a seven-year stay at Michigan State, where together.” philosophies and
she guided the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament five In their game against No. 4 Rutgers at Cameron
times; the team advanced to the NCAA National Indoor Stadium, the Blue Devils knocked off the Scarlet teaches a lesson in
Championship game in 2005. Knights 49-44, kicking off a seven-game winning streak.
McCallie’s accomplishments, including being named “She has a lot of philosophies and teaches a lesson in
everything she tells us.
National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, everything she tells us,” said Jackson, the sophomore guard. Sometimes, we’ll come
helped pave a way to Duke, where she hit the ground “Sometimes, we’ll come in and we’ll have a quote we have
running. She spent work days in Durham and weekends in to memorize, and we’ll have to think about how we can
in and we’ll have a quote
Michigan with her husband, John, and children, Maddie apply it to basketball and apply it to life.” we have to memorize
and Jack. While McCallie and the team work toward a 14th
Over the summer, she traveled overseas and coached straight NCAA Tournament bid, the nature of the season and we’ll have to think
the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Under 21 and demands of her time will not allow her much time to about how we can apply
national team, winning the gold medal in Russia, before ponder how special a place Duke is.
hitting the road again to recruit. Soon after, she began She already knows. it to basketball and
preparing for the fast-approaching season, which McCallie “I love the crowd at Cameron,” she said. “They shake
knew would be challenging with the coaching transition. the place. That’s a wonderful, wonderful thing.”
apply it to life.”
“This is a crazy time for me and my family,” McCallie — Keturah Jackson,
said at the time. “But, sometimes in life you just have to
—By Tim Candon Duke sophomore guard

seize the moment and keep that faith that all will come
Working@Duke Correspondent

C P
together in a very special way. John has been a gem in
terms of providing great stability to our family while I run
and fly all over the place.”
After starting the Duke season with six straight wins, the OACH
team lost three straight games in eight days – the first to No.
2 Connecticut, the second to No. 20 Vanderbilt, the third to
Resides: Durham Last book

unranked Penn State – all on the road. It was the first time
read: “Good
Family: Husband, John, and children, Maddie
since 1994 that a Duke team had lost three in a row.
to Great”
and Jack.

“She’s always encouraged us and told us when times

Favorite movie:

are hard, that’s when you have to stay together the most,”
Position in College: Point Guard/2-Guard Life is Beautiful

said Duke sophomore guard Keturah Jackson. “So I think,

Off the court: Golf, running, spending time Fun Fact: Two hole-in-ones

with those three losses, not only have we drawn close

with family
Motivational quote: “Choice, not chance,

together, but we’ve learned to trust each other more. It’s

Community service: Ronald McDonald House & determines destiny. Choose to be a champion

helped us grow a lot already.”

Duke Children’s Hospital in life.”

Want More Duke Sports? VISIT WWW.GODUKE.COM

 Eat Outside the Box
hristine Tenekjian was bored with buying the same

C fruits and vegetables week after week. As a Duke Diet

The produce pictured is an example of the produce that Coon Rock Farm outside Hillsborough has available in late
spring/early summer. As a participating farmer in the mobile market, Holcomb delivers his produce in boxes like the

and Fitness Center clinical dietitian, Tenekjian knows

one pictured below. Learn more about Coon Rock at www.coonrockfarm.com. Box sizes and produce differ by farmer.

that eating produce is key to a healthy diet.

“I had to step out of my box to try something new,” Bell Pepper Cabbage Carrots Turnips Leeks Beets
Tenekjian said.
She did, and it led her to another kind of box – one
filled with an assortment of colorful, fresh produce.
Last year, Tenekjian signed up for the Duke Mobile
Farmers Market, an initiative through Live For Life, Duke’s
employee health program. Every week, she picked up her
share from WeatherHand Farm at the Sarah P. Duke
Gardens. Over the fall and winter, Tenekjian signed up with
Coon Rock Farm – the only farm that offered produce
during colder months. The farm, outside Hillsborough, is
run by Richard Holcomb and his family.
“There was always something different in the box,”

Photo Courtesy of Jamie DeMent

Tenekjian said. “I like the idea of the farmer choosing the
produce for me. Whenever I got something new, it was a
nice challenge. I looked up recipes and learned how to cook
things like turnips, kohlrabi and a variety of leafy greens.
Squash

Now I’m better equipped to tell my clients how to prepare

Richard Holcomb of Coon Rock Farm
includes recipes for his produce on

different vegetables.”
the Coon Farm Web site, like this one

Eight farmers are participating in this year’s mobile

for grilled squash.

market. Their produce, share size and prices vary.

Ingredients:
4 medium squash (any summer
squash will do)
— By Elizabeth Michalka 2 cup melted butter
Communications Specialist, HR Communications 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat grill for medium heat. Cut
squash into 4 inch to 2 inch thick
Got produce? slices. Brush squash with butter and
season liberally with cinnamon. Grill
For more information and to sign up for Duke’s Mobile Market,
squash slices for 5 to 10 minutes per
visit www.hr.duke.edu/liveforlife/mobilemarket or call 681-0504. side, until they reach the desired
You must contact farmers of your choice directly by calling or tenderness. Turn occasionally
to prevent sticking or burning.
e-mailing them. Each farmer has different registration dates; farmers Sprinkle with salt and pepper
accept new customers until they reach capacity. to taste.
Eggplant Mixed Greens
One of the Holcomb family’s favorite recipes is
for greens. Wash the greens well, and arrange
Heirloom a handful, with the stems lined up. Roll each
Tomatoes Holcomb
bundle of leaves like a cigar. Use a sharp knife
grows 50 different and cut them into inch slices, including the
tomato varieties. stems. Put the slices in a pot with no water and
Holcomb and his family place on stove on medium heat. The natural
enjoy eating them by water in the greens will come out and they will
taking a slice and cook down. Once they cook down about half
layering with fresh way (approximately 5 minutes) remove from
mozzarella cheese. stove and pour out the juice. Return to stove
They drizzle it with and add olive oil, salt, and pepper and sauté
olive oil, and sprinkle until they are bright green and still crunchy.
with fresh herbs, salt Add garlic, onions or vinegar, to taste. Holcomb
and pepper. likes to add hot pepper flakes, too.

e mployee spotlight
DUKE POSTAL CLERK DELIVERS POSITIVE MESSAGES

obby Laws lifted a large plastic mail bin and headed

Meet Bobby Laws
Laws will sign copies
B into the Academic Advising Center.
“My route has the friendliest people on campus,”
said Laws, as he handed envelopes to Francie Sweet, a
of his book from program coordinator with the Peer Tutoring Program.
Although Laws typically delivers mail on East Campus,
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
he covers other campus routes, too.
March 28 in Duke’s
“I’ve been in almost every building at Duke,” said
Gothic Bookshop in
Laws, 34, who joined Duke Postal 10 years
the Bryan Center on
ago. “One of the coolest things about my job
West Campus.

is I get to explore campus and meet a lot of

interesting people. It’s never boring.”
In recent months, Laws’ upbeat attitude
Duke Postal clerk Bobby Laws delivers mail on Duke’s East Campus.

has become more known at Duke with his
new motivational book, “The Positive Flow:
Your life can be so much more!” published
by Outskirts Press. The book is available
Did You online and at select bookstores, including
Duke’s Gothic Bookstore, where it was a
Know? bestseller for a week last December.
Duke Postal Laws, also pastor of Pilgrim Baptist of
Oxford Ministries, penned the 170-page book because he
wanted to achieve his longtime aspiration of writing and
processes
encouraging others to pursue their dreams.
nearly 12
“One of my fears in life was that I’d leave this world
million pieces
of mail without maximizing my potential,” he said. “I had wanted
annually. to write a book for a while, but I didn't feel as though I
was ready until recently. I believe that our passions and
creativity are gifts we should all cherish and share.”
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Laws’ book offers tips about maintaining a positive
outlook such as, “It’s not the obstacles in your life that will
stop you from achieving goals; it’ll be your attitude.”
During seven months of writing, Laws received
support from co-workers and customers along his Duke
Postal route. Stacey Meyers, a Kenan Institute for Ethics
staff assistant, proofread his manuscript and offered
suggestions about expanding personal anecdotes. And the
book cover was illustrated for no charge by Jonathan Slone,
a former Duke Postal employee.
“A few weeks later Jon got a call from a publishing
company and now he’s working there,” Laws said. “That’s a
real-life example of how being positive and doing positive
things can help your life flow in the right direction.”
— By Missy Baxter
Senior Writer, Office of Communication Services
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Duke Introduces
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We b s i te s ave s p a p e r, offe rs co nve n i e n ce
Rosa Whitworth dreaded pay day. direct access to faculty and staff will help
It’s not that she didn’t like getting ensure records remain accurate and up
paid; it’s that the distribution of to date.
direct deposit statements always Going Green “In the past, you would have
came at a bad time. to search for multiple Web sites
“I didn’t like having to stop from different departments at
my work to sign for my pay Duke or visit the physical
Offering the opportunity to opt out of paper

statement,” said Whitworth, a locations for some of these

pay statements for direct deposit supports

medical technologist II in the departments to access and

Duke’s environmental sustainability efforts. Last

Duke Outpatient Clinical Lab. update the information

At Your Fingertips
year, Duke printed and distributed more than half a

“And I had all these blue available on Duke@Work,”

million direct deposit statements and another

pieces of paper all over the he said. “Having the ability

77,522 pay checks. In a survey of Duke@Work pilot

place.” to review and make changes

participants, 75 percent said they would consider Duke@Work Features:

So when Whitworth directly will streamline

opting out of paper pay statements. If that
discovered she could go to a new
percentage holds true with the general
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administrative processes and also
statements from August

Duke self-service Web site to view reduce the potential for errors from
Duke population, more than 386,160 2002

her pay statements dating back to multiple points of data entry.”

paper statements could be
䡵 Change home address
2002, she chose to discontinue receiving Donald Gillard, communication
saved this year.

paper statements, an option available through center operator in the Office of Information
䡵 Update work address
(physical location)
the site. Whitworth was part of a pilot for the site, and Technology, used the site to check his home address and
she now receives an e-mail notice every pay day to let her found that the address did not include his apartment
䡵 Access health care or

know that her pay statement is available online.
Duke@Work, which was introduced broadly to all
faculty and staff in mid-February, is a secured site that
number. With a few quick key stokes, he changed that.
dependent care
reimbursement account
“It’s possible that I was not receiving some Duke mail
at home because my address was not complete,” he said.
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offers the ability to log in using NetID and password to “I think it’s real convenient. I was also able to change my
balance

view personnel information. In addition, faculty and staff withholdings without having to complete a form and take
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can perform a wide variety of transactions, such as it down to Human Resources.”

participation

updating home and work addresses, viewing pay Plans to add information and functional capability are
in certain plans

statements, signing up for direct deposit, changing bank already in the works. Eventually, Duke@Work will be the
䡵 Add money to DukeCard

accounts or deductions, viewing retirement plan balances one-stop-shop to allow faculty and staff to enroll in
FLEX account

and enrolling for certain benefits. benefits, renew parking permits, and access retirement
䡵 Explore professional

Clint Davidson, vice president for Human Resources, accounts and tools.
development opportunities

said consolidating information on the site and providing

䡵 Search for jobs at Duke
䡵 Set up or change bank
accounts for direct deposit

My Profile My Pay 䡵 Change Federal and North

Carolina tax withholdings
Who are you? What’s in your wallet?
Review the details of your personnel data — name, View current and past pay statements to 2002. Go
address, title, benefit status, how long you’ve worked at “green” and opt out of receiving paper pay statements.
Duke, organizational unit, etc. Update your home and Check the payroll schedule. Change your state and
work address. Edit your email privacy settings or federal withholdings. Update your bank account
change your NetID. information for direct
Add money to your deposit.
DukeCard Flex
Account.

My Benefits
My Career

You’re in Oh, the places

good hands
Review your
coverage for dental, vision and health insurance. See
how much Duke contributes for your health
insurance. Find out if you are saving enough for
retirement. Check your reimbursement account
balances.
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Find resources for professional
development. Search for transfer or promotional opportunities at
Duke. Enroll in a training course. Visit iTunesU to hear a lecture
talk by one of Duke’s prominent faculty members or visiting
speaker or view one of the digital movies produced by first-year
students as part of Froshlife.

— By Paul Grantham
Assistant Vice President, Communication Services
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PERQS
Frame Warehouse
4600 Chapel Hill Blvd.
Durham
(919) 493-5640

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Eric Ardery, manager of Frame Warehouse, said that

W
hen Susan Page wanted to create a special
Father’s Day gift for her husband, Kris, she knew
just where to turn.
She asked the staff at Frame Warehouse in Durham to
frame a fabric art creation by her daughter, Brittany, who
was 7 at the time. The stitching read “Happy Birthday
Dada.”
A regular customer of the Frame Warehouse, Page
was able to use the 10 percent PERQs discount offered by
the store to Duke faculty and staff. She also had a series
of mini vintage posters from the film, To Kill a
Mockingbird, artfully arranged and framed. She was
pleased with the results.
“They were really pro-active about asking about the
discount,” said Page, a Patient Resource Manager at
Duke. “They were eager to ask and encourage use of the
PERQs program.”
the store has offered the PERQs discount for several
years and that members of the Duke community take
advantage of it.
“We do a lot of business not only with employees but
also students and all the departments at Duke,” Ardery
said. “The 10 percent off is just the beginning — we offer
larger discounts for big jobs for Duke departments.”
Page said that with the discount, she saved
approximately $25 on the framed pieces.
“They are excellent framers,” she said. “The framer
who worked with me took a personal interest in the
creative design. And Kris was thrilled — it was really
special.”
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Program Coordinator,
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences

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