Interested in attending a Duke Conversation?

Duke Conversations is pleased to welcome the following guests:

Click on the appropriate link below to sign up for a particular Conversation. Each Dinner Dialogue is limited to 16 student attendees, including the student host. Each Community Hour is limited to 50 student attendees, unless otherwise noted.

• Jennifer Staple-Clark: Jennifer Staple-Clark founded Unite For Sight while a sophomore at Yale University in fall 2000. Under her leadership and with her focus on entrepreneurial innovation, Unite For Sight has cultivated a highly successful volunteer training program, created 90 chapters throughout North America, and developed international programs that provide sight-restoring eye care to more than 200,000 people annually in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Given her extensive on-the-ground experience in international humanitarian work, her background in starting student-driven global health programs, and her passion for mentoring students in these types of endeavors, Jennifer Staple-Clark will offer invaluable insights to members of the Duke undergraduate community, specifically those interested in global health.

  Dinner Dialogue: Monday, 11/16 from 7-9pm in the Taylor Cole Room, West Union Building – Click here to RSVP!

  Community Hour: Monday, 11/16 from 4-5:30pm in Physics 128 – Open to all students; no RSVP required!

• Michael Brotchner: Michael Brotchner currently runs a phenomenal 501-c-3 non-profit organization, Orphans of Rwanda (ORI), which helps orphans of the genocide in Rwanda in pursuing a university education. The orphans chosen have demonstrated leadership skills and have the desire to help their country through the subjects they study. Michael also has experience as the Director of Development for the Fund for Public Schools, which secures private funding for the New York City Department of Education's reform efforts and develops public-private partnerships. He also served as the Director of Development for TransFair USA, the organization that promotes and certifies Fair Trade products such as Fair Trade coffee.

  Dinner Dialogue: Wednesday, 11/18 from 6-7:30pm in the Faculty Commons A/V Room (#209), West Union Building – Click here to RSVP!

  Community Hour: Wednesday, 11/18 from 7:30-8:30pm in the Old Trinity Room, West Union Building – Open to all students; no RSVP required!

• James Citrin: Considered one of the greatest students of leadership in the 21st century, Citrin has interviewed over 3,000 top business executives, identifying common attributes of successful leadership and how leadership develops in a person. He then branched out to study the world’s top athletes, politicians, and musicians. From interviews with Bono, Colin Powell, and Lance Armstrong to name three, Mr. Citrin was able to distill common traits that led to their success. Come and join us for dinner with this interesting, dynamic person who inspires you to believe you can do more than you ever thought possible.
  
  Dinner Dialogue: Thursday, 11/19 from 6:30-7:30pm in the Faculty Commons A/V Room (#209), West Union Building – Click here to RSVP!
  
  Community Hour: Thursday, 11/19 from 8-9pm in the Rare Book Room – Open to all students; no RSVP required!

Expectations of Duke Conversations attendees:

• Each undergraduate student may attend no more than two Duke Conversations Dinner Dialogues per semester.
• Exchange mobile phone numbers with your student host.
• Should your plans change, be sure to update your RSVP and contact your student host no later than 10am on the day of the program. No-shows will not be permitted to attend Duke Conversations Dinner Dialogues for the remainder of the 2009-2010 year.
• Verify the date, time and location of the Duke Conversation program you plan to attend and show up on time.
• Be respectful of the Duke Conversations guest and other attendees. Serve as an ambassador of the university and maintain a high level of professionalism throughout the program.
• Abide by the Duke Community Standard.
• When possible, come prepared with questions for the guest.
• After each Duke Conversations program that you attend, complete an evaluation.

The Dinner Dialogue is an opportunity for 16 students to dine and engage in discussion with the Conversations guest. Remember that in signing up for a Dinner Dialogue you are making a commitment to the guest and your peers that you will attend. You should not regard this sign up as a tentative RSVP. No-shows will not be permitted to attend Duke Conversations Dinner Dialogues for the remainder of the 2009-2010 academic year.