Primetime with Phail Wynn
Community affairs head will talk about community affairs
Consider: Duke students have tutored more than 750 students in 38 Durham schools since 2006.
This is just one of the many ways Duke is engaged with the Durham community, said Phail Wynn Jr., vice president for Durham and regional affairs.
"There are so many community outreach efforts across Duke," Wynn said. "One of the things we need to do is better acquaint employees with all the things people at Duke are doing to help support the community."
He hopes to provide more perspective on this issue, and ways faculty and staff can get more involved in Durham community efforts during the Primetime forum on Nov. 12.
During the event, Wynn will discuss three areas of focus: academic enrichment and youth development, strengthening neighborhoods and the new "Doing Good in the Neighborhood" campaign, which expands the options for faculty and staff to support community programs in Durham.
"There is much yet to be done," Wynn said. "Duke is uniquely positioned to play a transformative role in the community. It's a role Duke can and should play as a thought leader, convener and facilitator. There is a lot of research, knowledge and energy on our campus that can be applied to real-world problems in our own community."
The event is from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Bryan Center's Griffith Theater. Sandwiches and light refreshments will be served, and all attendees will be entered in a raffle to win two free tickets to a show at the new Durham Performing Arts Center.