Duke University

chose Duke because of the breadth of expertise deployed by faculty who span Traditional disciplinary boundaries, generation innovative and unique research.” (Mastromonaco, Ph. D ’12) Duke University has history known back since 1838, but it was named Trinity College at the time. Until the death of James Buchanan Duke, his brother expanded Trinity College into Duke University in 1924 for their father. It’s a historic school well known for its faculty and educational diversity. Duke University is located

sex assaults, and scandals are not uncommon in sports within a university but when it hit this upscale university it was a major issue. Duke University, located in Durham North Carolina, is considered to be one of the most prestige universities in North America. With a high-profile image and only nine percent acceptance rate, it was a huge shock when a scandal was brought to light. Back in March of 2006, three white Duke University lacrosse team members were accused of raping a black woman who was

school and student body alike. With such an event causing a multitude of protests and general outrage, the administrators should have taken action, whether it be themselves or for them to let the student body decide. Meanwhile, students at Duke University should be pushing for serious action against those involved because this type of senseless hatred should not be tolerated in an educational setting or otherwise. College is a time

Introduction Duke University head coach Mike Krzyzewski states, “In leadership, no word is more important than trust” (Krzyzewski, 2000). It does not matter what ethnic background a person comes from, the religion or the gender of a person, any person can be a leader, as long as they have the ability to inspire the people around them, trust those people and keep those people constantly motivated to exceed there limits. There are leaders everywhere, whether its in sports, or the military, to the

Duke University and The Ohio State University are two really unique colleges where I am thinking about attending. These colleges both have what I am looking for in a University. Between these colleges, I think that the decision will be extremely tough. I love both schools’ locations, students, atmosphere, and competitiveness. These colleges have some similarities, but in many ways are complete opposites. Looking at all of the unique characteristics of Duke and Ohio State, I believe that this will

Mercer v. Duke University The case of Mercer v. Duke University deals with the issue of women being allowed to play on contact sports teams. This case also raises issues of discrimination and whether or not federally funded institutions are prohibited from discrimination under Title IX. This is a very good case because it deals with a high-profile university and whether or not discrimination was an issue of one of the university’s college athletics. The Mercer v. Duke University case was about

Introduction Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) is a world-renowned 1000-bed academic non profit medical center located in Durham, North Carolina. DUMC was established 85 years ago and serves as one of three Level I referral centers for the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area. DUMC is widely considered a world-class health care system by participation in cutting-edge research, education of future medical leaders, and practice of evidence-based medicine. Duke University Hospital is honored to be

The case presented is the sentinel event that occurred during a heart and lung transplant at Duke University Medical Center. It centers around seventeen year old Jesica Santillan, a Mexican national who was smuggled into the United States by her parents to find medical care they could not receive in their home country. (Burns, Bradley, Weiner, Shortell, & Kaluzny, 2011, p184). Jesica’s parents did not speak English, were in the U.S. illegally, were not educated and were desperate to save their

My Skills, Goals, and Interests: Ever since I was little I have dreamed about what I want be when I grow up. Well now I closer than ever to being a grown up. The basic skill and career cluster survey found on cfnc.org helped guide me on the path to finding a suitable career. I have some goals for this paper, one of them being to explore the career of my choice and another goal of mine is to develop a solid plan for high school and college. I also hope that as I am researching this career that

extra sound like he had just picked the phone up. “Hello is this David Waters!” in a loud and clear voice that made me jump. Yes I said, may I ask who this is?!” This is Tom but that's not important, i'm a recruting agent for coach K and Duke University. Coach K wants to ask you if you would like to