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Primetime With the President

Brodhead to hold employee forum June 19

President Richard H. Brodhead

In the past year, Duke University unveiled a new strategic plan for the university and health system. It opened the French Family Science Center and completed the first phase of planning for a revitalized Central Campus. The university also created a one-of-a-kind student service program called DukeEngage and announced a new employee tuition assistance program.

Then there are the stories of remarkable individuals, such as John Cline, associate director in the Facilities Management Department. He has facilitated upgrades in several neighborhoods, including Carter Community Charter School. There's Marcus Butts, who won a Presidential Award for his unflappable spirit in solving IT challenges at Duke University Press. And there's also Linda Belans, director of the Health Arts Network at Duke. She created a series of portraits of Duke employees and medical students that honors Martin Luther King, Jr.

It has been a year of many accomplishments, but also one of deep reflection following the spring 2006 lacrosse incident.

From noon to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, join President Richard H. Brodhead for a discussion about the highlights and challenges Duke has faced in the last year. He will look ahead to the next academic year, offering his thoughts on the ways employees can contribute to his vision for an increasingly engaged and service-oriented university. President Brodhead also wants to hear from you, and will take your questions after brief remarks.

The event, the third in the Primetime employee forum series, will be in the Griffith Film Theater in the Bryan Center. Previous speakers in the series have been Provost Peter Lange and Vice President for Human Resources Clint Davidson.