DUKES & DUCHESSES Recruitment 2018 Test Study Guide
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DUKES & DUCHESSES Recruitment 2018 Test Study Guide 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 see our website at https://sites.duke.edu/dukesandduchesses to learn more. Please direct any questions to Isabella Turchetta at [email protected]. Good luck! Recruitment Timeline: Jan. 30: Information Session, Social Sciences 139 at 7pm Jan. 31: Information Session, Perkins 217 at 7pm Feb 11: Application due by midnight, submitted to [email protected] Feb. 13: Duke History Test, White Lecture Hall at 7pm Feb. 15: Duke History Test, Social Sciences at 7pm Feb. 21: Open House Feb. 26-27: Interviews Mar 6: Final Round Interviews UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION AND NAMES TO KNOW *Please memorize all of these people* Vincent E. Price President Tallman Trask III Executive Vice President Sally Kornbluth Provost Michael Schoenfeld Vice President for Public Affairs and Governmental Relations Larry Moneta Vice President for Student Affairs Kyle Cavanaugh Vice President for 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 of Undergraduate Education Valerie Ashby Dean of Arts and Sciences Paula McClain Dean of Graduate School and Vice Provost of Graduate Education Elaine Health Dean of Divinity School Ravi Bellamkonda Dean of Pratt School of Engineering Kelly Brownell Dean of Sanford School of Public Policy Jeffrey Vincent Interim Dean of Nicholas School of the Environment David F. Levi Dean of School of Law William Boulding Dean of Fuqua School of Business Nancy Andrews, M.D. Dean of School of Medicine Luke Powery Dean of Chapel Jack Bovender Chair of the Board of Trustees Deborah Jakubs Vice Provost of Library Affairs Frank Blalark University Registrar Sterly Wilder Executive Director of 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 1878 The first women, the Giles sisters (Mary, Persis and Theresa) graduated from Trinity College 1880 The first foreign student, Charlie Soong of China, Patriarch of the Soong Dynasty, is accepted 1885 The Giles sisters become the first women to receive Masters degrees from Trinity 1887 Yale blue is adopted as the school color in honor of new President John F. Crowell’s alma mater 1892 Trinity College moves to Durham with the aid of Washington Duke and Julian Carr; the new site was Blackwell Park, a former racetrack; this is now East Campus. 1903 The Bassett Affair occurs. Prof. John Spencer Bassett fights for academic freedom. President Theodore Roosevelt later praises Trinity College for its stance on this issue. 1924 James B. Duke organizes the Duke Endowment with $40 million; on December 29, 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 African-American architect, Julian F. Abele. The buildings are built with stones from a quarry in nearby Hillsborough, NC 1930 Duke University Woman’s College is established. East Campus serves as the Woman’s College. 1939 Sarah P. Duke Gardens are dedicated 1968 Approximately 1,500 students and faculty participate in a silent vigil in front of the 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. 1969 Takeover of the Allen Building by group of African-American students. One of many demands is the inauguration of a Black Studies curriculum. 1972 Merger of the Women’s College and Trinity College into Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. Women are permitted to live on West Campus and men on East. 1982 Joseph M. and Kathleen Price Bryan Center opens 1983 Fuqua School of Business and Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture dedicated. Women’s Studies Program begins. 1991 Men’s basketball team wins first NCAA title. School of the Environment opens, incorporating the old School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Marine Lab. 1992 Men’s basketball team wins second NCAA title. Perkins Library marks arrival of 4 millionth volume. 1993 Nannerl O. Keohane chosen to succeed H. Keith H. Brodie as Duke’s President, first woman to hold the office of Duke University President. 1994 Opening of the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy and the Leon Levine Science Research Center. 1995 The School of the Environment is renamed the Nicholas School of the Environment following a $20 million gift by Peter M. Nicholas, Trinity ’64 1997 Opening of the newly renovated Memorial Gym, renamed the Brodie Recreation Center after H. Keith H. and Brenda Brodie. 1999 Duke celebrates its 75th Anniversary. The Jewish Life Center, Wilson Recreation Center and Sheffield Tennis Facility are dedicated. Card Gym receives a facelift. Women’s golf team wins first NCAA title. 2000 The Schwartz-Butters Athletic Building is completed. The University Trustees approve the construction of a new dorm, the West-Edens Link, to be completed in the Summer of 2002. 2001 Opening of the Doris Duke Center in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Men's basketball team wins third NCAA title. 2002 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 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. 2004 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 Keohane as Duke's President. The WEL quadrangle is renamed Keohane Quad. CIEMAS opens its doors. 2005 Nasher Museum of Art opens in October to replace the Duke University Museum of Art (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. 2007 The French Family Science Center opens. DukeEngage begins with initial grants 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. 2008 Duke introduces a new program beginning in the 2008-09 school year that eliminates 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. 2011 Duke Endowment offers $80 million gift (the largest single philanthropic gift in the 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. 2013 Penn Pavilion opens. West Union renovations begin. Baldwin Auditorium is re-opened following $15 million renovation. Men’s lacrosse team wins second NCAA title. 2014 Men’s lacrosse team wins third national title (second consecutive). Women’s golf wins sixth national title. 2015 Men’s basketball team wins fifth NCAA title. The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library reopens. Construction begins on a new $50 million arts center. 2016 West Union reopens. West campus quads renamed Abele Quad in honor of Julian F. Abele, West Campus architect. Renovations to Wallace Wade Stadium completed. 2017 West Union is renamed after President Richard H. Brodhead. It is now known as the Richard H. Brodhead Center for Campus Life. PRESIDENTS 1838 – 1842 Brantley York – principal of Brown's Schoolhouse and Union Institute. 1842 – 1882 Braxton Craven – principal of Union Institute before he was 20; president of Normal College and Trinity College. 1883 - 1884 Marquis Lafayette Wood – only alumnus to be elected president. 1887 - 1894 John Franklin Crowell – first non-southerner to be president. He reorganized the curriculum, introduced football to the campus, and persuaded trustees that future development lay in an urban setting, thus moving the school from rural Randolph County to Durham, a fast growing city of the "New South." 1894 – 1910 John Carlisle Kilgo – increased interest of the Duke family in Trinity College; raised academic standards.