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More information on ways to get involved can be found online or by calling 919-267-3958. ANNUAL REPORT 2013

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Dear Friend of Student U, BOARD OF DIRECTORS The hike is long. The hike is hard. But the mountaintop is in sight and once we arrive, the view will be brilliant.

DEB ANDERSON In February of 2007, Anna submitted her application to participate in a new academic enrichment Adjunct Professor of Real Estate, Kenan-Flagler Business School, program called Student U. As this first application was received, the manila envelope symbolized the University of Chapel Hill realization of a Durham dream that the community had been working towards for 18 months. That June, MARK ANDERSON Anna and her 49 classmates and their families arrived on campus. Student U made a commitment to Partner, McGuire Woods LLP support, challenge, and love these students as they strived to reach their full potential. These families made a commitment to support, challenge, and love this organization as we strived to reach our full potential. CHRIS BAILEY A true community was formed, built by Durham, for Durham, and the Student U journey began. Entrepreneur and Consultant ROBB CADWALLADER In November of 2013, Anna received a letter packaged in a similar thick manila envelope as the one she Real Estate Entrepreneur submitted to Student U years earlier. Anna was accepted into Hampton University, the first Student U HEIDI CARTER senior to receive college admission. Chair of Education, Board As more packages arrive and more students become college bound, we are filled with appreciation for the MARITZA CHIRINOS community that has hiked together on this journey to the mountaintop. Most importantly, we acknowledge Chair, Guardians 4 Student U; Parent Representative the dedication and determination demonstrated by our students. Our students possess a drive to thrive, to ANTHONY L. CLAY beat the statistics, to challenge the assumptions, and to prove that all students can succeed. Director of Advancement, By their side are their greatest advocates, their guardians. Our parents have been our guides, ensuring JENNIFER CRAWFORD Student U constantly improves and moves in the right direction. These individuals have made countless Pediatrician, Teaching Assistant, Durham Academy sacrifices to ensure their students and our organization can succeed. Walking with our families is our staff, MARIAH ECKHARDT individuals who all have the same crazy dream, the same view awaiting them at the mountaintop. These Director of Global Marketing, Burt’s Bees teachers, mentors, and operations experts never lose sight of the brilliance inside each Student U child. This WHO WE ARE LEE HARK brilliance inspires them to push our organization to provide the greatest programming possible. And last but not least, there is our community of dreamers: individuals, foundations, and organizations who believe Assistant Head of School and Upper School Director, that when a group of people come together with one clear goal, crazy dreams can come true. STUDENT U is a college-access organization that Durham Academy believes all students in Durham have the ability MARK KUHN Together, we have hiked up a steep mountain. Together, we have grown from a program supporting 50 to succeed. In order to make this dream a reality, President, Kuhn & Associates, Inc. students with a $90,000 budget, to an organization working with 340 students with a $1.4 million budget. Together we have gone from Anna submitting a Student U application to receiving a college acceptance. STUDENT U creates a pipeline of services to BELA KUSSIN: BOARD CHAIR Educational Consultant support students through middle and high school. The journey is far from over. Our oldest students, the Class of 2014, will walk across the stage at the Caro- WYNETTA LEE lina Theatre on May 18th at College Signing Day and declare to the world where they will be going to col- By providing direct services during out-of-school Dean, School of Education, North Carolina Central University lege. Together, we will celebrate reaching this peak, and then we will get back to work and commit to the time and advocating for students and families ERIC MLYN next phase of our development. within schools, we ensure our students develop Assistant Vice Provost for Civic Engagement, With great appreciation, the academic skills and personal well-being Executive Director of Duke Engage, needed to beat the statistics and succeed in LAUREN WHITEHURST Co-founder, side * college and beyond. Dan Kimberg Bela Kussin Dan Kimberg - Executive Director Bela Kussin - Board Chair Energize your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your commu- nity - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share SHARE your brillianceOUR - Energize COMMUNITY your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your YOUR BRILLIANCE • 340 6th through 12th grade students community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share •your 36 brilliance Middle - EnergizeSchool your Teachers community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve• greatness23 High - SchoolDream fearlessly Advocates - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best self• - 15Respect Board yourself Members and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - En- ergize your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly• -10 Share Year your Round brilliance Program - Energize your Family community Heads - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others -• Achieve 9 High greatness School - Dream Teachers fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best• self8 Full-Time - Respect yourself Employees and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Year Round Program Club Leaders Dream •fearlessly 8 - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself• and 5 Mentorothers - Achieve Teachers greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your commu- nity - Discover• 5 Grade your best Heads self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best self - OUR STUDENTS Nominated by Durham Public School Respect1 yourself DREAM: and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your guidance counselors and teachers, rising 6th community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly grade students apply, interview, and then are - Share Tyourhe MISSIONbrilliance - Energize of STUDENT your community U is to empower- Discover your students best self in - Respect yourself and others selected through a lottery to be a part of the - Achievethe greatness Durham - Dream Public fearlessly Schools - Share to own your theirbrilliance education - Energize by your community - Discover your Student U pipeline. Student U students demonstrate strong academic potential but may be at-risk of best selfdeveloping - Respect yourself the academic and others -skills Achieve and greatness personal - Dream well-being fearlessly - Share your brilliance - En- disconnecting with the school system due to several ergize yournecessary community to -succeed Discover your in college best self -and Respect beyond. yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream factors including qualifying for free or reduced lunch, fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and speaking English as a second language, or being others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover the first in their families to attend college. In the 2013-2014 school year, Student U is serving your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatness - Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance -

340 students from grades 6 – 12. Energize your community - Discover your best self - Respect yourself and others - Achieve greatnessGREATNESS - ACHIEVE Dream fearlessly - Share your brilliance - Energize your community - Discover your best self - Respect 96% of Students feel RESULTS AND EVALUATION VERY POSITIVE when they think about STUDENT POPULATION: 340 6th through 12th grade students • 53% African American

their future • 42% Latino 98% of Students say teachers • 90% qualify for free or reduced lunch at Student U set high standards • 85% will be the first in their families to attend college for academic performance.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT • B is the average course grade earned for STUDENT U middle school and high school students FEARLESSLY

DREAM of STUDENT U 100% • Last year, 82% of STUDENT U high school students took at least one Advanced Placement, students are International Baccalaureate, or Honors course

brilliant • 74% of all grades earned by STUDENT U middle school students were A’s or B’s in 2012-2013

• During the 2012-2013 school year, STUDENT U students missed an average of 6 days of school 97% of students compared to an average of 11 days among Durham Public Schools students definitely plan to ACADEMIC GROWTH attend • Among the Class of 2016, 31% more students scored proficient on their 8th grade Reading college End-of-Grade (EOG) test as compared to the same students on their 6th grade Reading EOG test in the year after they • Among the Class of 2015, 40% more students scored proficient on their 8th grade Mathematics graduate from End-of-Grade (EOG) test as compared to the same students on their 6th grade Mathematics EOG test high school • Since the implementation of STUDENT U’s Read Fearlessly, STUDENT U students have outperformed not only their economically disadvantaged peers, but the Durham Public Schools as a whole on RESPECT standardized reading test YOURSELF AND OTHERS Data from the Durham Public Schools Department of Research and Accountability Foundations Partner Organizations 60.4% 2013 FINANCES 13.3% PARTNERS

REVENUE SUSTAINING PARTNERS Individuals $ 156,026 (over $150,000 since inception)* Partner Organizations $ 112,250 • Durham Academy • Oak Foundation Individuals Foundations $ 508,452 18.5% • Durham Public Schools • Stewards Fund Government Grants $ 65,574 Government Grants REVENUE TOTAL $ 842,302 7.8% LIFETIME TRANSFORMERS (over $25,000 since inception)* EXPENSES Fund Raising High School Program 4.4% 41.1% • AJ Fletcher Foundation • Jim and Lauren Whitehurst Middle School Program $ 356,968 Management & • Butler Family Foundation • Mark and Cynthia Kuhn General 9.2% • Carl and Deb Anderson • Morgan Creek Foundation High School Program $ 324,019 • Chris and Linda Bailey • Robertson Foundation Management and General $ 72,925 • Doug Cerny • State of NC DHHS Fund Raising $ 34,737 • Duke University Office of • Suzanne Brock Durham and Regional Affairs • The Grable Foundation

EXPENSES TOTAL $ 788,649 • Dutch Kuyper • Theus and Pat Armistead • F.M. Kirby Foundation • U nited Way of the SUMMARY • G laxoSmithKlein IMPACT Greater Triangle Middle School Program Award of the Triangle • W illiam R. Kenan, Jr. Revenue Total $ 842,302 45.3% Community Foundation Charitable Trust Expenditure Total $ 788,649 TOTAL YEAR-END REVENUE $ 53,653 FOUNDING PARTNERS • Duke University • North Carolina Central • Durham Academy University • Durham Public Schools • University of North Carolina ENERGIZE Chapel Hill YOUR COMMUNITY * Totals are as of 2013 not including multi-year pledges 2013 SUPPORTERS

TRANSFORMERS - $25,000+ ENERGIZERS - $100+ - Carolyn Ramsey - 21st Century Community - Thrills from the Grill* - Cynthia Madden - Albert and Kathleen Musciano - Feng Li and Yuan Shi Learning Center Grant - Wells Fargo Foundation - Donn and Nancy Lewis - Bob and Shirley Thompson - Frank and Anna Baldiga - Carl and Deb Anderson - Douglas Cox - Debra Buck - Hillary Parkhouse - Durham Academy* INSPIRERS - $1,000+ - Foundation for the Carolinas - Don and Ada Watson - Jessica King - Durham Public Schools - Bank of America Charitable - George Truskey - Emily Williams - Justin and Lenora Hunter - GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Award Foundation - John B. Williams - Jeff and Leslie Liss - The Knott Family Foundation of the Triangle Community Foundation - Ben and Suzie Lowe - Jack Pucak and Bruna Piccin - John Pinto - Lee and Marianne Hark - The Grable Foundation - Dollar General Literacy Foundation - Jonathan B. and Christine Mark - Jonathan Wiener and Ginger Young - Libby Lang - Jim and Lauren Whitehurst - Durham Merchants Association - Mike Giarla and Ellen Michelson - Judith Ruderman - Noah Pickus and Trudi Abel - Oak Foundation Charitable Foundation - Robb and Kate Cadwallader - Lawrence and Jennifer Crawford - Rebecca Leonard - Stewards Fund - Eno River Unitarian Universalist - Russell and Sally Robinson - Lawrence and Susan Herst - Richard and Sheppy Vann - United Way of the Greater Triangle Fellowship - Tim and Lisa Saunders - Melissa Malouf - Rick and Ariann Lewis - Eugene Oddone and Grace Couchman - William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust - Treyburn Forum - Meredith McElmurry - Robinson and Elizabeth Everett - Ian and Radhika Deshmukh-McDiarmid - Watts Street Baptist Church - Michael Hanas - Ronald and Kathleen Pierce - Jacob and Kristin Clauson - Norman Keul - Sam and Sheila Miglarese EMPOWERERS - $10,000+ - John and Celeste Kralovec DREAMERS - $250+ - Patricia Staats - Thomas Henkel - A.J. Fletcher Foundation - L & N Andreas Foundation - Anthony L. Clay - Pete and Dana Moller - Thomas and Deborah - Butler Family Foundation - Mark and Mary Eileen Anderson - Backyard Fund of Triangle - Scott and Heidi Carter Swirsky-Sacchetti - Chris and Linda Bailey - Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Community Foundation - Stephen and Virginia Lang - Warner Underwood - Duke University Office - Maureen Joy Charter School - Dan and Amanda Kimberg - Steve and Theresa Engebretsen of Durham and Regional Affairs - The Michelman Family Fund - David Brown - Steve Toler - F.M. Kirby Foundation - Mitch and Chris Mumma - Emily Oliver and Benjamin Edwards* - Tommie and Amber Watson - HCL Technologies - Navillus Foundation PROGRAMMING PARTNERS - Eric Mlyn and Judy Byck - Wes and Elizabeth Newman - Jerry and Audrey Harnik - Richard and Cynthia Brodhead - GAMCO Investors, Inc. - William Darity and Kirsten Mullen Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate Program, Book Harvest, Carolina Theater, - Mark and Cynthia Kuhn - Schmidt-Nielson and Claesson - Graig and Jennifer Meyer Crayons2Calculators, Durham Arts Guild, Durham Chamber of Commerce, EDCI, - Natalia Castillo Family Fund of the Triangle - James Tulsky Emily K Center, Essilor Vision Foundation, Farmer Foodshare, Full Frame Film - The Robert and Adele Schiff Community Foundation MOTIVATORS - Up to $99 - Katie Spencer Festival, Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties, Kidznotes, Local Yogurt, Family Foundation - Silverback Foundation - Alben and Jean DuVall - Mark and Nancy Ratner NCCU Summer of Service, Office of Durham and Regional Affairs, Outsider Art and - State of North Carolina – DHHS - The Thomas S. Kenan Foundation, Inc. - Alex Lowe - Mary Rae and R. Christophe Hunter Collectibles, Rise Biscuits and Donuts, Sacrificial Poets, Teach for America, Thrills From - Suzanne Brock - Tony and Teddie Brown - Alexandra Zagbayou - Matt Hickson the Grill, UNC’s APPLES Service-Learning Program, and YMCA of the Greater Triangle - Theus and Pat Armistead - UNC APPLES Service-Learning - Amy Bell - Mike and Margi Strickland Program - Anna McCreight - Peter Aitken and Maxine Okazaki - Anna Herring ENGAGERS - $5,000+ - Russ and Dana Lange - Barry and Lesley Gold - BP Products of North America BELIEVERS - $500+ - Steve Schewel - Bettina Umstead - Doug Cerny - Anonymous - William and Leigh Bordley - Brad and Whitney Corbett DISCOVER - Fox Family Foundation - Bela Kussin - Bruce and Barbara Jentleson - Morgan Creek Foundation - Chad and Mariah Eckhardt *In-Kind Donation YOUR BEST SELF