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Adopt a Grandparent is a student community service organization of students who volunteer with the elderly, many of whom reside at nursing homes and rehabilitation centers close to Duke University. The mission of AAG is to provide disabled and institutionalized senior citizens with social and emotional support, to foster the formation of positive social relationships between senior citizens and Duke students, and to encourage understanding and appreciation of the senior citizens in our community, especially those who lack social support and financial resources.

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To provide undergrad and graduate students at Duke with a loving and encouraging space for bible study, worship, prayer, and fellowship.

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AMWA will be an organization that supports female pre-medical students at Duke. It will serve as both a welcoming community and a resource for members. AMWA will help to connect members to research, volunteer, shadowing, advising, and networking opportunities.

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The American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter at Duke University is a student-run organization that enhances the experience of civil and environmental engineering students through guest lectures, opportunities to connect with industry professionals, mentorship, and various independent projects. Duke ASCE serves as the bridge to connecting students with the highly recognized international society of professional civil engineers.

Our local chapter holds monthly general body meetings and invites professors of the department, as well as corporate speakers to connect with student members to provide invaluable advice and opportunities to network. Please contact us at dukeasce@gmail.com for more information!

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Amnesty International’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments. In pursuit of this vision, Amnesty International’s mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of these rights.

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To create an open space centered in care, a culture of intentional relationship-building, and inclusivity for Duke’s Asian community.
To form sustainable relationships, support, and be in solidarity with other campus affinity groups.
To demand that Duke implement institutional change that creates an inclusive space for marginalized students.
To be a communal learning space that is invested in the history of the Asian American as a political identity.
To remain accountable and open to the general body’s needs and interests, constantly growing and changing as an organization.

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The mission of the Association of Mixed People at Duke is to build a space of community and support for Duke students who identify as mixed. We aim to help students navigate their multicultural identities through social outreach activities and educational campaigns. We intend to offer a community where their identity will not be questioned but welcomed and celebrated. Students of any mixed-race background can have the opportunity to form bonds with others who have shared similar experiences. Although AMP@D’s focus is on celebrating those from multicultural backgrounds, we are open to anyone interested in supporting their fellow mixed students at Duke. Through social and educational events, AMP@D is committed to providing a forum of interaction open to all interested in multiculturalism.

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The mission of BTMOC is to aid people whose lives have been affected by blood cancer. BTMOC’s goals are to recruit committed potential bone marrow donors to the national registry, to raise more awareness in the community about blood cancer and the importance of marrow donation, and to generate funding to aid in the mission to save lives.​ BTMOC will fulfill these goals by holding fundraising campaigns, bone marrow registry drives, and various other volunteering events.

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The mission of Bench and Bar is to provide services to undergraduates interested in
pursuing a legal career. Bench and Bar seeks to accomplish its stated goal by acting
as an intermediary between undergraduates and the prelaw advising office,
providing students with resources for law school admissions, and by fostering
interest in the legal field.

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The mission of BBBS is to create meaningful one-to-one relationships between Bigs (Duke students) and Littles (children from local elementary schools), allowing the former to serve as role models and a loving older siblings to inspire the latter to reach their full potentials. BBBS at Duke works with the local BBBS of the Triangle to accomplish such a mission through training sessions, monthly personal check-ups, as well as seasonal parties that brings Bigs and Littles together on campus to further develop their relationships.

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The Biology Cultural Association is an organization that seeks to build a community of underrepresented students within the Department of Biology. Vulnerable identities like POC, people with disabilities, religious minorities, low-income students, and sexual and gender minorities, are underrepresented on campus and in STEM. BCA supports undecided underclassmen through 1:1 mentorship between upperclassmen and underclassmen, seminars and panels, academic advising, and social events. We are a safe space for students to voice their unique concerns about representation and diversity initiatives in the biology department.

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The Mission of the BMES is to build and support the biomedical engineering community, locally, nationally and internationally, with activities designed to communicate recent advances, discoveries, and inventions; promote education and professional development; and integrate the perspectives of the academic, medical, governmental, and business sectors.

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The Black Pre-Law Society (BPLS) at Duke seeks to diversify the legal profession by promoting transparency and accessibility to resources regarding the law school admissions process and legal profession for Black-identifying undergraduate students. BPLS is dedicated to fostering a community of Black excellence, success, networking and mentorship. With these values, we strive to aid Black students in their legal journey.

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We, the members of the Black Student Alliance (BSA) of Duke University, for the sake of the intellectual, social, and cultural enrichment of the Duke community, pledge to cultivate an enlightened, open-minded relationship between the members of the black community in particular and the Duke undergraduate community in general. With this constitution we offer our commitment to the elimination of social barriers on our campus as well as our recognition of the humanity of all people.

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The Black Women’s Union (BWU) is a student organization whose mission is to establish community among Black women and non-binary students at Duke and to provide opportunities for personal and professional development.

BWU is committed to promoting excellence, inclusivity, and accountability through networking, mentorship, dialogue, and service. With these values, we strive to be a catalyst for individual growth, thus fostering a more enriched community of Black
students at Duke.

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The team aims to hold instructional meetings to teach participants traditional Greek folk dances at a recreational level and, if there is enough interest, a competitive level. In addition, the organization may hold Greek cultural events and perform at local venues and events. All club activities would be open to any Duke University or DKU student regardless of cultural background. Lastly, the organization hopes to increase Greek cultural awareness on campus.

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Blue Devils United (BDU) is Duke University’s undergraduate organization for LGBTQ+ affairs. We seek to promote intersectionality and acceptance through education, programming, conferences, and community engagement. Our education and advocacy seek to create a student body that is more welcoming and aware of queer bodies, with a particular emphasis on the experiences of queer and trans people of color. Our social programming provides a safe space for LGBTQ undergraduates to build support systems and celebrate their queer identities. We also strive to consistently engage and collaborate with other affinity groups and positive communities both inside and outside of Duke.

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The purpose of this organization is to support the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) in their effort to fundraise for cancer research, help improve patient care and accelerate the translation of cancer-related discoveries in the lab into better treatment for cancer patients.

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Body Banter creates a safe space for open conversations about body image and mental health with the goal of dismantling diet culture in all of its forms within Duke campus and beyond. Not only do we aim to provide a tight-knit community for individuals to share their struggles with food, exercise, and/or self-esteem, we also intend to reach the greater Duke community through our online platform and campus-wide advocacy events.

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The mission of BrainIAC is to foster a multi-disciplinary community of students who will come together to learn, discuss, engage in community outreach, and spread data-based awareness involving brain injuries. BrainIAC members will engage with researchers, patients, caretakers, and doctors in critical discussions, share stories of people impacted by brain injuries, and connect with the broader Durham community in outreach efforts. One of BrainIAC’s top priorities is to acknowledge that we don’t have all the answers yet, but as a group, we aspire to find them by opening our minds and thinking critically.

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The mission of Bull City Scholars is to create a sustainable mentorship and tutoring program focused on college access for Durham middle school students that are currently not served by Duke’s Partnerships for Service. In order to support an informed model of service, students may participate in an optional, introductory house course investigating education inequality and pedagogy.

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A student-run organization committed to helping students explore business and career opportunities in entertainment, arts and media.

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The primary purpose of the Chabad Student Group is to provide living Judaism to the students at the Duke University within the framework of traditional Judaism. Our objectives include but are not limited to: educational, ritual, and social activities, in addition to counseling and spiritual guidance to individual students. Our organization is based on Chassidic philosophy, as taught locally by the Chabad Jewish Center directed by Rabbi Zalman & Yehudis Bluming. Our philosophy states that every Jew deserves an equal opportunity to experience and enjoy their heritage. All programs and events of the Chabad Student Group are within the framework of Halachah, Jewish law, as transmitted by the Rabbis throughout the generations dating back to Moses who received the Torah at Mount Sinai. These goals shall be achieved through weekly Torah (Bible) classes, monthly women's programs, lectures on various Jewish issues, and speakers for religious and cultural events. We will also provide Shabbat and Holiday services, Glatt (the highest Kosher standard) Kosher dinners, Holiday programs, and Shabbatons (unique weekends). This organization shall not be for profit and non-commercial in nature.

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The mission of CfH @ Duke is to foster a community environment in which all Duke students, regardless of religion, can come together to fight hunger, which is widespread throughout our world. CfH @ Duke seeks to accomplish this goal by making and selling Challah bread on and off campus and using the proceeds to donate money to a global hunger organization and a local hunger organization in Durham.

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CHANCE offers free tutoring services to local Durham students in middle school and high school. The group does this through special pairing of pre-collegiate students having particular academic needs with Duke students who have experience in those academic areas. All student tutors seek to share a knowledge that the tutees will retain long after each session. This knowledge goes beyond simple problems and is targeted towards understanding underlying concepts as much as possible. CHANCE tutors form relationships with tutees. This relationship often fosters a growing passion to learn and eventually the middle school and high school students gain a higher awareness of their scholastic endeavors through our efforts.

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The mission of Christians on Campus is expressed in the New Testament book of Ephesians chapter 4 verses 12-16 and is summarized in these statements:
1. To enable a seeking Christian to develop the proper character and humanity that lives Christ and expresses Christ's life by a thorough realization of the deeper truths in the Bible and by experiencing Christ.
2. To promote a deeper understanding of the truths in the word of God through the healthy teachings of the Apostles recovered by the more profound Bible teachers throughout the past centuries.
3. To encourage Christians to strive toward the oneness of the faith for the building up of the church as the reality of the Body of Christ.
4. To serve the student and staff community with tools to be strengthened in their spirit, soul, and body to live a balanced human life according to the stature of the fullness of Christ.
Christians on Campus seeks to accomplish this mission by weekly bible study meetings and constant fellowship.

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Through this mentorship program, C.E. aims to form a lasting connection among Duke, UNC, and elementary schools across the Durham and Chapel Hill communities. C.E. hopes to help children realize that hopes to help children realize that they are valued and they are the best thing that the world has to offer. C.E. seeks to bolster a child’s natural talent of curiosity and inquisitiveness, as well as understanding the developmental milestones of 4th and 5th graders, to promote in children a sense of positive identity, self-determination, empowerment, belief in their future, and prosocial involvement.

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The mission of CPM is to raise awareness of 20th- and 21st-century genocides and mass atrocities in the Duke and Durham communities and to foster a sense of commitment to making “never again” a reality along with this objective.

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We are a caring community, passionate about connecting people to Jesus.

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The mission of Bull City Raas is to perform garba and raas, which are Indian folk dance styles and music from Gujarat (Western India). Raas seeks to accomplish this goal by incorporating students from all cultural backgrounds to learn about various cultures, while exposing students to Indian folk culture and music. Raas intends to attend competitions and showcases nationally.

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