Faculty Engagement Program of the Year
This award will recognize an RAs effort to engage faculty with members of the residential community outside the classroom. The goal of this initiative should be for faculty members and residential community members to build connection with one another and engage in creative opportunities that resulted in further learning. This initiative is not limited to only academic learning or Faculty- In-Residence programs.
Nominees:
"Dumplings and Duke Engage" by Maya Miller, Jacob Levine, Maddy Winchester, Craig Cronin (N4)
"FIR and Miracle Berries" by David Chen, Devinne Moses, Jake Wong (N4)
"Boba and Bookbagging" by Salvador Chavero Arellano, Andy Zhang, Rhea Jain, Gaelyn Dent & Krystal Hu (N5)
"Urban Axes with Dr. G" by Mary Stuart Elder (Crowell-Wannamaker)
Winner:
"Urban Axes with Dr. G"
by Mary Stuart Elder (Crowell-Wannamker)
"Mary Stuart recruited 5 residents who didn't know each other to attend this event. The group threw axes and got to know each other for two hours before the group began an axe throwing tournament against each other! Much fun was had as residents tried to beat each other, and in an utterly unforgettable turn of events, the faculty member pulled off the big victory!
Following the conclusion of the axe throwing event, the residents decided to go out to dinner together in downtown Durham (reminder that these residents did not know each other previously!) and invited the RA too. This initiative taken by the residents provided tangible evidence that relationships had been formed and that the RA who planned this program was responsible for that happening! Compared to most faculty engagement programs that I have seen, there is no doubt in my mind that this one was the most successful, and want to reward Mary Stuart for her hard work in orchestrating such an event of that scale successfully." - nominator
Honorable Mentions:
(While these programs were not formally nominated for an award, they are a few examples of the amazing work that was done by our RAs and still deserve acknowledgement!) "Fitness 101: Healthy mind + Healthy body at Duke" by Maya Iskandarani (N2)
"Durham 150 celebration with Dean Sue " by Linda Zhang (CW)
"Rhythm HIIT with Dr. Hard" by Nathaniel Hernandez (CW)
"Managing an All You Can Eat Venue on Campus with Dietitians" by Rishi Dasgupta, JJ Jiang, and Brian Linder (N5)
"Faculty Lunch with Tori Akin " by Cass Turk (Few)
"Pegram Concert Series: Branford Marsalis" by Matt Majsak (N1)
"CommuniTEA with Dean Sue" by Elizabeth Bartusiak & John Bokman (N3)
"HOPE Dinner with Dr. Bahar Leventoglu " by Freddie Xu (Edens)
"Hope Dinner with Dr. Lutzoni" by Alina Xiao (Keohane)
"Edens Meets" by Edens Team
"Dinner with Jesse McCoy " by Luiza Wolf (Hollows)