Christopher Putney (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Carol Flath (Duke)-$3,500
Russian Literature and Art in North Carolina: the Chekhov Centennial and Beyond
Members of the Departments of Slavic Languages and Literatures of both institutions will organize events commemorating the centennial of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's death in 2004. The year's activities will culminate in a conference to be held during the spring semester.
Rachel Thompson (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Yvonne Cao (Duke)-$500
Duke-UNC Language House Alliance
The language house at Duke consists of 33 students in six halls (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish) and the language house at UNC-Chapel Hill consists of 66 students in three halls (French, German, and Spanish). Through joint social events, community service projects and campus-wide multicultural fairs, the UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke Language Houses will form an alliance that address the goals of both houses including education, caring networks, and community engagement. Such an initiative will benefit not only the respective language house members but also the communities of Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill, and through community outreach, the greater communities of Durham and Chapel Hill.
Emily Heikamp (Duke) and Patricia Pukkila (UNC-Chapel Hill)-$2,000
Triangle Undergraduate Research Symposium
The Triangle Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held at Duke University on November 1, 2003. Students from Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and major research institutions across the region will be invited to participate in this conference which will highlight undergraduate study in all disciplines - the sciences, humanities, arts, and social sciences. Since Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University each hold research symposiums for their own undergraduates in the spring, this fall symposium will prepare students for these conferences, while also providing them with new ideas for their work. Even more valuable will be the opportunity for students to present the results of their summer research without having to wait for spring symposia.
Lynn Blanchard, Katie Hunt (UNC-Chapel Hill), Andrea Caldwell, and Claire Logsdon (Duke)-$2,500
STudents REaching Toward CHange (STRETCH)
Both UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke can claim an impressive number and array of students and student organizations committed to making a difference through service and engagement. On each campus, there are training programs and opportunities for those who are part of particular organizations, but there have been fewer offerings open to all interested students - and none open to students from both campuses. The 2003 STRETCH conference will be hosted by both universities and will establish an ongoing conversation regarding training and skill building opportunities at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill. The goal of the conference is to promote effective practices around leadership and service while building connections among students and between the institutions.
Meg Pomerantz (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Laura Svetky (Duke)-$2,000
Cycle DASH to the Coast
Approximately 12 undergraduates from Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill will participate in a five day, 215 mile bicycle trek from the Triangle to Carolina Beach during Spring Break 2004. The focus of this trip will be to educate students about healthy lifestyle habits that include exercise, healthy diets, positive social support, and enjoying the environment.
Tim Pyatt (Duke) and Helen Tibbo (UNC-Chapel Hill)-$1,000
Managing the Digital University Desktop: Early Project Results
"Managing the Digital Desktop" is a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) funded project to study compute file management practices in academic units and administrative offices at UNC-Chapel Hill and at Duke University. The project conducted a survey of both Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and staff to assess how they manage their email and electronic records. Project participants from both universities will come together to discuss project results at a day-long meeting. A recognized expert on electronic records will help to place their work within the greater context of what is being done nationally.
Jason Langberg (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Heidi Schumacher (Duke)-$1,500
Leadership in Service Conference (LSC)
The mission of the Leadership in Service Conference (LSC) is to bring leaders from a variety of volunteer and advocacy organizations, representing both Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill, in order to enhance leadership abilities, increase effectiveness in dealing with issues, and most of all promote inter-campus cooperation.
Betsy Alden (Duke) and Jenny Huq (UNC-Chapel Hill)-$2,650
Reflection and Service-Learning Course
The APPLES Service-Learning Program at UNC-Chapel Hill and LEAPS (Learning through Experience, Action, Partnership, and Service) at Duke will develop and teach a special studies course focused on the development of service-learning leadership and reflection facilitation skills. This proposed collaboration stems from a challenge faced on both campuses: a real need to prepare student leaders to facilitate critical peer-led reflection for service learning courses across departments and disciplines.
Patricia Thompson (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Lee Sorensen (Duke)-$650
Carolina-Duke Art Resources (CDAR) Phase 2
Through two half-day instructional sessions, print guides and a web site, graduate students on both campuses will be introduced to the extensive art collections and print and electronic archival resources at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill.
Geoffrey Sayre-McCord (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Alexander Rosenberg (Duke)-$2,000
UNC-Duke Collaborative Philosophy Workshop
The Philosophy Departments on both campuses will host a two-day philosophy workshop. Two philosophers, one from each campus, will offer a series of sessions designed to introduce participating students to the most current work in the field. The workshop will bring to campus three or four of the world's leading philosophical experts, each of whom will lead a discussion of a specific philosophical issue. The workshop will involve sessions led by these experts, as well as social events that will ensure that students and faculty from both institutions will see themselves as part of a single community.
Philip Morgan (Duke) and Karolyn Tyson (UNC-Chapel Hill)-$2,000
Duke/UNC Robertson Sociology Seminar Series
Currently the UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke Sociology departments conduct weekly seminar series on their respective campus. Once a month, the UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke Sociology departments will hold their regular seminar series as a joint activity. The current weekly seminar series on each campus constitutes the primary, department-wide social and intellectual activity. By combining the two seminar series, the faculty and graduate students of the two departments will interact monthly around their intellectual pursuits followed by informal conversation. This format will encourage collaboration on shared concerns such as common research interest and the recruitment of students and faculty to one of the campuses.
Kim Abels (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Vicki Russell (Duke)-$1,875
UNC-CH's Writing Center/Duke University's Writing Workshop Series
UNC-Chapel Hill's Writing Center and Duke University's Writing Studio will conduct three half-day workshops during the 2003-2004 academic year bringing together the graduate student tutoring staffs for training on common concerns: building student/tutor rapport, working with English as a Second Language (ESL) students, and serving students with learning differences. Tutor training directly benefits the 25 graduate students that serve in the Center and the Studio, and that training quickly transfers directly to the over 6000 individual appointments with students in which the two units engage each year.
Stephanie Coard (Duke) and Chanequa Walker-Barnes (UNC-Chapel Hill)-$3,000
Effective Mental Health Treatment and Service Delivery Models with African Americans
African Americans have less access to, and availability of, mental health services; they are less likely to receive needed mental health services; and those in treatment often terminate treatment prematurely and receive a poorer quality of mental health care. During a two-day interdisciplinary workshop, researchers and mental health professionals from Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill and the local Triangle community, will discuss "best practices" and promising models of prevention and intervention with African American clients.
Diane Kjervik (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Donna Lisker (Duke)-$2,000
Building Effective Women Leaders through Positive Mentorships
The Duke Women's Center at Duke and the Carolina Women's Center will offer a jointly sponsored career mentorship dinner and program. Students from both universities as well as alumnae in specific career fields will be invited for a dinner keynoted by an expert in leadership development while attendees will be seated at career -themed tables. The dinner will provide time for networking between UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke students and alumnae as well as between faculty and staff who are invested in building women leaders in their disciplines.
Suzanne Kirby (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Haifan Lin (Duke)-$3,000
Stem Cell Biology: Current Status and Potential for Collaborations
Stem cell researchers from the two universities will participate in a symposium to become acquainted with each other's area of research. An important goal of this symposium will be to foster productive inter- (and intra-) institutional collaborations, including amongst different disciplines. Morning talks will introduce the group to the breadth of research being done at the two institutions, an afternoon poster session will provide a forum for discussion between mentors, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds, and informal discussions during lunch and a reception will foster future interactions.
Yaakov Ariel (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Malachi Hacohen (Duke)-$1,500
Duke-UNC Judaic Studies Seminar Stage II: Conferences on Jewish-Christian Relations
Two years ago, the Religious Studies Department at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Judaic Studies Program and History Department at Duke with assistance from the Robertson Collaboration fund launched the Duke-UNC seminar in Judaic studies. The success of this program has inspired the coordinators to want to organize one or two mini-conferences each semester on a selected theme, involving both local and national and international scholars. The three mini-conferences will focus on Jewish-Christian relations and, when appropriate, extend to Islam. These mini-conferences in combination with the successful seminars serve as a foundation for building a solid, nationally acclaimed, cooperative program in Judaic Studies at the two universities.
Kathy Silbiger (Duke) and Richard Luby (UNC-Chapel Hill)-$2,000
Collaborative Opportunities with Visiting International Musicians
Through the Duke Institute of the Arts and the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Music's Newman Artists Series, both universities bring renowned musicians to perform and give residency activities on the respective campuses. These organizations will coordinate related educational opportunities and access to performances. La Venexiana, an Italian ensemble that performs vocal music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods will perform at Duke in the fall of 2003 and Nigel North (lutenist) and Richard Wistreich (bass) will be performing at UNC-Chapel Hill in the spring of 2003. One hundred Duke and/or UNC-Chapel Hill students will receive free tickets to each of these events and masterclasses will be available to students from both campuses.
Thomas Filopoulos (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Emily Su (Duke)-$1,000
Stand Up for Freedom Week and the Duke/Carolina Civil Liberties Symposium
The Duke University Law School Chapter and the UNC-Chapel Hill Undergraduate Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will sponsor a yearlong collaborative effort to promote knowledge of civil liberties on both campuses. The collaboration will center around two events: Stand Up for Freedom Week and the Duke/Carolina Civil Liberties Symposium. The Stand Up for Freedom Week will feature external speakers and internal faculty from both Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill who will lead informal discussions on the right of free speech. The week will culminate with a Banned Film Festival featuring films that have been banned in the United States. The Duke/Carolina Civil Liberties Symposium will bring together chapters of the ACLU from Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill to share their ideas and their passion for freedom.
Kathy Martyn (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Jessica Chitester (Duke)-$3,000
Catholicism and the Common Weal - A Joint Conference on the Necessity and Bounds of Civic Duty in the Life of a Catholic in the United States
The Newman Catholic Student Centers at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University in conjunction with the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Religious Studies, the Duke University Department of Religion, and the Carolina Association of Religious Studies will sponsor a joint conference focusing on the relation of the Catholic faith of students, faculty, and staff to their civic duties as persons living in the United States in the 21st century. The conference will feature Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M. who received his Ph.D. in Christian ethics from Duke University and lived on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. He is currently a professor of moral theology at the Washington Theological Union, and is at the heart of the dialogue about Catholicism and civic responsibility.
Richard Jaffe (Duke) and Thomas Tweed (UNC-Chapel Hill)-$2,500
Transnational Buddhism in Asia
A team-taught joint Duke/UNC-Chapel Hill course, Transnational Buddhism in Asia, will focus on the global, transnational exchanges that resulted in the rise of various forms of Buddhist modernism and the creation of Buddhism as a world religion from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The course will include a field trip to Bolivia, North Carolina for the end of the rainy season retreat ceremony and after-class events that will allow the Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill students a chance to get acquainted informally with the faculty, the graduate students, and each other.
Ann Rasmussen (Duke) and Clayton Koelb (UNC-Chapel Hill)-$2,000
Beginnings and Endings of Modernity in German-Speaking Lands
The German Departments of Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill will collaboratively organize an international, interdisciplinary conference entitled Beginnings and Endings of Modernity in German-Speaking Lands. The conference will take place April 2-4, 2004 with about 25 speakers and 50 attendees from Europe, Canada, and the United States, representing the disciplines of literature, history, religion, art history and philosophy. The conference is intended to enhance collaborative research efforts in German Studies at Triangle area universities and to raise the visibility of Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill in the areas of interdisciplinary and international studies both nationally and internationally.
Barbra Rothschild (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Jeremy Sugarman (Duke)-$1,500
Enhancing the UNC-Duke Bioethics Research Group
The UNC-Duke Bioethics Research Group is a monthly seminar of area scholars dedicated to pondering and sharing questions, ideas, and work in progress in bioethics-related research. It is a joint effort between the Department of Social Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Center for the Study of Medical Ethics and Humanities at Duke. This group will plan a joint institution bioethics research symposium and create an investigative committee to explore the development of a joint degree in bioethics.
Patrick Elliot (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Adam Gorod (Duke)-$2,000
Human Rights Seminar
The UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke chapters of Amnesty International will plan and implement a yearlong seminar series highlighting human rights issues around the world. These seminars are intended to stimulate interest in and awareness of these issues and to foster dialogue between faculty and students of the two universities as well as their surrounding communities. These seminars will feature presentations by experts in various human rights issues and will alternate between the two campuses.
Karen Krahulik (Duke) and Marcie Fisher (UNC-Chapel Hill)-$2,000
Transgender/Transexuality Series
The UNC-Chapel Hill Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Office and the Duke Center for LGBT Life are collaboratively creating a series on issues of transsexuality for the 2003-2004 academic year. The "T" of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender is often neglected in LBGT communities. This transsexuality series would help redress an oversight in the communities on both campuses. The series involves three components: photographer and author Loren Cameron, activist and attorney Shannon Mitner, and a screening of the documentary film Gendernauts.
Jeff Whetstone (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Wendy Ewald (Duke)-$1,500
The Documentary Imagination
The Department of Art at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Center for Documentary Studies and the Art Department at Duke will offer a course in documentary photography in the spring of 2004. The Documentary Imagination, a studio art course, will examine the practical and theoretical issues of documentary photography throughout its history. Two visiting artists, Nan Goldin and Carry Mae Weems, will visit the class critique and conduct an open lecture. Goldin will discuss the role of the "outsider" as documentarian and Weems will discuss her work documenting the historical and contemporary reality of African-American life.
