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Dukes & Duchesses DUKES & DUCHESSES Recruitment 2016 Test Study Guide (As of January 27, 2016) A note about the test: The D&D test is intended to assess your familiarity of Duke University, its history, and current events around the world, as we desire candidates that can speak knowledgeably with University leaders and campus guests. The test consists of two parts: Part I covers the history of Duke as outlined in this packet. These questions are factual and require an extensive knowledge of the information – we suggest that you study well in advance. Part II is a general knowledge section. It will cover current events here at Duke, in the Durham community, and around the world. Though there is no specific way to study for this section, it is suggested that you read The Chronicle regularly and stay informed on current events in the news, especially in the weeks leading up to the exam. Please direct any questions to Megan Hastings at [email protected] Good luck! 2016 Testing Dates: Tuesday, February 16: Physics 128 from 7:30-8:30pm Wednesday, February 17: East Duke 209 from 7:30-8:30pm Application Deadline: Thursday, February 18 at 11:59pm Application available online at http://sites.duke.edu/dukesandduchesses/ UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION AND NAMES TO KNOW Richard H. Brodhead President Tallman Trask III Executive Vice President/Treasurer Sally Kornbluth Provost Michael Schoenfeld Vice President for Public Affairs and Governmental Relations Larry Moneta Vice President for Student Affairs Kyle Cavanaugh Vice President, Administration Robert S. Shepard Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Phail Wynn Vice President for Durham and Regional Affairs Richard Riddell Vice President and University Secretary Kevin White Vice President and Director of Athletics A. Eugene Washington, M.D. Chancellor for Health Affairs and CEO, Duke University Health System Steve Nowicki Dean and Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education Valerie Ashby Dean of Arts and Sciences Paula McClain Dean, Graduate School and Vice Provost Graduate Education Richard Hays Dean, Divinity School Ravi Bellamkonda Dean, Pratt School of Engineering (Aug. 1, 2016) Kelly Brownell Dean, Sanford School of Public Policy Alan Townsend Dean, Nicholas School of the Environment David F. Levi Dean, School of Law William Boulding Dean, Fuqua School of Business Nancy Andrews, M.D. Dean, School of Medicine Luke Powery Dean of Chapel David Rubenstein Chair of the Board of Trustees Deborah Jakubs Vice Provost for Library Affairs Bruce W. Cunningham University Registrar Sterly Wilder Executive Director, Alumni Affairs Christoph Guttentag Dean of Undergraduate Admissions IMPORTANT EVENTS 1838 Brown's Schoolhouse, Randolph County, NC; start of Duke's institutional history. 1839 Brown's Schoolhouse is renamed Union Institute. 1852 Union Institute renamed Normal College and chartered for training of teachers. 1856 Normal College becomes affiliated with the Methodist Church. 1859 Name changed to Trinity College, motto Eruditio et Religio adopted. The first women, the Giles sisters (Mary, Persis and Theresa) graduated from Trinity 1878 College. The first foreign student, Charlie Soong of China, Patriarch of the Soong Dynasty, is 1880 accepted. 1885 The Giles sisters become the first women to receive Masters degrees from Trinity. Yale blue is adopted as the school color in honor of new President John F. Crowell's alma 1887 mater. Trinity College moves to Durham with the aid of Washington Duke and Julian Carr; the 1892 new site was Blackwell Park, a former racetrack; this is now East Campus. The Bassett Affair occurs. Prof. John Spencer Bassett fights for academic freedom. 1903 President Theodore Roosevelt later praises Trinity College for its stance on this issue. James B. Duke organizes the Duke Endowment with $40 million; on December 29, 1924 Trinity College becomes the nucleus of Duke University. 1925- East Campus is rebuilt with the addition of eleven Georgian style buildings designed by 1927 the Horace Trumbauer architectural firm in Philadelphia. 1927- West Campus is also constructed with Neo-Gothic architecture by the Horace Trumbauer 1932 firm. The chief designer of the two campuses is black architect, Julien F. Abele. The buildings are built with stones from a quarry in nearby Hillsborough, NC. Duke University Woman's College is established. East Campus serves as the Woman's 1930 College. 1939 Sarah P. Duke Gardens are dedicated. Approximately 1,500 students and faculty participate in a silent vigil in front of the 1968 chapel. The protest began as a reaction to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and grew to focus on minority issues on the campus as well as employee rights. Takeover of the Allen Building by group of African-American students. One of many 1969 demands is the inauguration of a Black Studies curriculum. Merger of the Woman's College and Trinity College into Trinity College of Arts and 1972 Sciences. Women are permitted to live on West Campus and men on East. 1982 Joseph M. and Kathleen Price Bryan Center opens. Fuqua School of Business and Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture dedicated. 1983 Women's Studies Program begins. Men's basketball team wins first NCAA title. School of the Environment opens, 1991 incorporating the old School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Marine Lab. Men's basketball team wins second NCAA title. Perkins Library marks arrival of 4 1992 millionth volume. Nannerl O. Keohane chosen to succeed H. Keith H. Brodie as Duke's President, first 1993 woman to hold the office of Duke University President. Opening of the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy and the Leon Levine Science 1994 Research Center. The School of the Environment is renamed the Nicholas School of the Environment 1995 following a $20 million gift by Peter M. Nicholas, Trinity ‘64. Opening of the newly renovated Memorial Gym, renamed the Brodie Recreation Center 1997 after H. Keith H. and Brenda Brodie. Duke celebrates its 75th Anniversary. The Jewish Life Center, Wilson Recreation Center 1999 and Sheffield Tennis Facility are dedicated. Card Gym receives a facelift. Women’s golf team wins first NCAA title. The Schwartz-Butters Athletic Building is completed. The University Trustees approve 2000 the construction of a new dorm, the West-Edens Link, to be completed in the Summer 2002. Opening of the Doris Duke Center in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Men's basketball team 2001 wins third NCAA title. Ambler Outdoor Tennis Stadium inaugurated. The 350 bed West-Edens Link, completed for 2002-2003 academic year, includes seminar rooms, lounges, a convenience store, and 2002 two dining facilities: Rick's Diner and the Blue Devil Beanery. Yoh Football Center completed and dedicated. Women’s golf team wins second NCAA title. Under President Nannerl Keohane, the Campaign for Duke ends. After seven years, the Campaign raises $2,361,205,387. Richard H. Brodhead chosen to succeed Nannerl 2004 Keohane as Duke's President. The WEL quadrangle is renamed Keohane Quad. CIEMAS opens its doors. Nasher Museum of Art opens in October to replace the Duke University Museum of Art 2005 (DUMA) that closed in May 2004. Bostock Library and the von der Heyden Pavilion also open in October. Women’s golf team wins third NCAA title. 2006 Women’s golf team wins fourth NCAA title. The French Family Science Center opens. DukeEngage begins with initial grants 2007 totaling $30 million. The goal of the initiative is to sponsor student civic engagement and service learning activities. Women’s golf team wins fifth NCAA title. Duke introduces a new program beginning in the 2008-09 school year that eliminates 2008 parental contributions for families who makes less than $60,000 a year, while students from families who make less than $40,000 a year will graduate debt free. 2009 Women’s tennis team wins first NCAA title. 2010 Men’s basketball team wins fourth NCAA title. Men’s lacrosse team wins first NCAA title. Duke Endowment offers $80 million gift (the largest single philanthropic gift in the 2011 university’s history.) The grant will fund the first major renovation of West Union and Page Auditorium on West Campus, and Baldwin Auditorium on East Campus. Events Pavilion opens. West Union renovations begin. Baldwin Auditorium is re-opened 2013 following $15 million renovation. Men’s lacrosse team wins second NCAA title. Men’s lacrosse team wins third national title (second consecutive). Women’s golf wins 2014 sixth national title. Men’s basketball team wins fifth NCAA title. The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & 2015 Manuscript Library reopens. Construction begins on a new $50 million arts center. PRESIDENTS 1838-1842 Brantley York – principal of Brown's Schoolhouse and Union Institute. Braxton Craven – principal of Union Institute before he was 20; president of Normal 1842-1882 College and Trinity College. 1883-1884 Marquis Lafayette Wood – only alumnus to be elected president. John Franklin Crowell – first non-southerner to be president. He reorganized the curriculum, introduced football to the campus, and persuaded trustees that future 1887-1894 development lay in an urban setting, thus moving the school from rural Randolph County to Durham, a fast growing city of the "New South." John Carlisle Kilgo – increased interest of the Duke family in Trinity College; raised 1894-1910 academic standards. William Preston Few – oversaw transition from Trinity College to Duke University; 1910-1940 established Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus in 1919. 1941-1948 Robert Lee Flowers – instituted ROTC. 1949-1960 Arthur Hollis Edens – increased fundraising efforts. Julian Deryl Hart – doubled the number of distinguished professorships, raised 1960-1963 faculty salaries, amended the admissions policy affirming equity of opportunity regardless of race, creed, or national origin. Douglas Maitland Knight – oversaw building of the art museum and an addition to 1963-1969 Perkins Library. Terry Sanford – was governor of NC from 1961-65, a US senator from 1986-1993, and 1969-1985 a professor of the Sanford Institute of Public Policy, which bears his name, until his death in 1998.
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