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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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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 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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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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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 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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BMCD provides Duke students from various spiritual backgrounds with the opportunity to learn about Buddhist teachings and practice meditation. Our Monday evening meetings include quiet meditation, group study and discussion.

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Camp Kesem is a weeklong, sleep-away camp for children aged 6-18 whose parent or guardian has (or have had) cancer. It is free for the campers and is designed to provide a week of support and community for Camp Kesem campers. In addition to camp, we offer support to families throughout the year in the form of birthday and anniversary cards, virtual meetings, one in-person event for camper families each semester, and connection to resources. The Kesem chapter at Duke University, is one of the largest of 137 chapters nationwide committed to serving children affected by a parent’s cancer diagnosis.

Who Are We
Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond a parent’s cancer.

Kesem’s flagship program, Camp Kesem, operates 137 free summer camps across the country for children ages 6 to 18 who have been impacted by a parent’s cancer.

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To ensure that every child impacted by a parent’s cancer is never alone.

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To support children through and beyond their parent’s cancer with free, fun-filled creative programs and a lasting community.

Tagline:
A child’s friend through and beyond a parent’s cancer.®

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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 Club Softball is to form a community between players and develop players’ skills on and off the field. The club will encourage teamwork and sportsmanship between members and prioritize playing softball with integrity, enthusiasm, and dedication.

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Foster a sense of community.
Inspire love and respect for the sport of water polo.
Encourage regular exercise and movement.

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The Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) is a non-profit organization with offices in the Durham and Orange Counties of North Carolina. CEF’s mission is to cultivate opportunities, assets, and communities that sustain transitions out of homelessness and poverty. Founded in 2009, CEF provides person-centered support, financial education, and asset-building tools to individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. Our approach combines person-centered support with financial services that pursue equity to reduce the racial wealth gap. CEF Members receive sustained one-on-one support from volunteer Advocates (largely Duke students), trained in racial equity and trauma-informed care, to help achieve their chosen goals. Working with Advocates, Members secure housing, gain employment, and build savings to increase assets and sustain transitions out of poverty.

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The mission of Duke 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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Duke Define America is a student-led club that advocates for justice for (im)migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the United States of America.

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To establish a fun, creative, collaborative, kind group of women who share a common passion of singing.

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The mission of Department Of is to publish undergraduate humor writing. The publication will create a platform for undergraduates to publish conceptual humor pieces that lack another outlet on campus. The writing featured in Department Of will represent the comedy and the commentary of Duke students.

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The mission of DEP is to learn, perform, and share ballet, both creating new works and drawing upon choreography from classical and contemporary repertory. We strive to serve as a bridge between the Duke Dance Program ballet faculty and Duke University's ballet students.

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Our vision is to create a fully functioning restaurant workflow while also teaching students to cook and innovate and performing food service to the community.

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