Duke Communicators Network

 UPCOMING COMMUNICATORS MEETINGS

This week, you’ll hear from several Duke communications colleagues about how they’ve used new media tools to enhance the stories they tell – and what they’ve learned. You’ll come away with some great examples of highly effective stories from Duke and you will have a chance to ask questions and share ideas. The meeting is at 3 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 20) in Perkins 217.

Our September meeting will feature Mike Schoenfeld, our vice president for public affairs and government relations, offering comments on the state of communications at Duke. Join us at 3 p.m. Sept. 2 at the Full Frame Theater (at the American Tobacco Campus).

As a special treat, Aaron Welborn will take us on a tour of the new Rubenstein Library at 11 a.m. Sept. 23. We’ll meet in the Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room, which is a new event space on the first floor of the renovated Rubenstein Library, adjacent to the new photography gallery. (There will be signage to help you get there.)

Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you plan to attend any of these events.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• Fourth Friday (informal communicators beer-and-chat) – 4 p.m. Aug. 28, Fullsteam (map)
• #PictureDuke Photo Club Photo Walk at the Duke Campus Farm – 3 p.m. Sept. 17

See all upcoming events

OUR GANG

On Sep. 1, the Office of News & Communications (ONC) will welcome Kristen Brown, the new associate vice president of news, communications and media. Kristen comes to us from the California Institute of Technology — Caltech — where she was the assistant vice president for strategic communications and advisor to the provost. She previously held senior positions in brand management and marketing at leading global organizations, including Warner Bros. Entertainment and Nestlé USA.

Dom Benjamin just joined ONC as the social and digital media strategist. He will manage Duke’s main social media channels and will do a variety of graphic design and media creation. Dom joins us from Texas A&M, where he was a communications specialist.

Anne Light has joined the Public Affairs and Government Relations team as project manager in the office of the vice president. Her principal responsibility will be managing Events@Duke, the comprehensive university calendar, which has moved from the Provost’s Office to PAGR to facilitate greater integration with our communications and social media channels.

Please welcome Jenny Morgan to Duke. She recently joined the Office of Durham and Regional Affairs as the new senior program coordinator for communications. Before coming to Duke, Jenny worked as the communications specialist at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at UNC-CH.

Carson Mataxis is leaving Duke at the end of this month. Please come see him off at our regularly scheduled Fourth Friday Aug. 28 at Tyler’s Taproom. Carson will still be teaching an undergraduate course this fall and will continue offering videography, editing, design and animation services through his company, Locomotion, LLC. To view his work, visit Krop.com/Mataxis, and to get in touch with him email him at Carson@LocomotionLLC.com.

More news about our gang 

DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• Did you miss last month’s communicators meeting featuring Jeff Polish of The Monti? Catch up on it before part 2 in our storytelling series this week.
• The Development Marketing and Communications team recently launched Duke Dev Depot, a new online, self-service resource you can access from anywhere, featuring digital brochures, proposal templates with sample language, toolkits, news releases and more. Check it out.
• ProComm classes are open for registration. Get in quick! Classes do fill up.

More affinity groups and blog posts
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JOBS 

• Clinical research communication specialist II for Duke Translational Medicine Institute
• Social media specialist for Nicholas School of the Environment
• Communication specialist for Division on Addiction Research and Translation (Medical Center)
• Associate director of communications for DUHS chancellor’s office
• Duke Magazine staff writer for Duke Alumni Association
• Online marketing specialist for Marketing Administration (DUHS)
• Senior public relations specialist for Fuqua School of Business India office
• Science writer for Institutional Review Board (Medical Center)
• Communications specialist for General Internal Medicine (Medical Center)

More jobs

Don’t forget to RSVP to sakiya.lockett@duke.edu if you’re coming to our upcoming meetings.

-Sonja and Cara

UPCOMING COMMUNICATORS MEETINGS

In the first of a two-part series, our July meeting will focus on storytelling, particularly on the elements that build a good story and how to create an interesting narrative. Colleagues will share what they have learned in their own storytelling pursuits, and let you know about storytelling communities at Duke and in Durham. The meeting starts at 1 p.m. July 15 in Perkins 217.

In August, you’ll hear from several Duke communications colleagues about how they’ve used new multimedia tools to enhance the stories they tell – and what they’ve learned. You’ll come away with some great examples of highly effective multimedia stories from Duke and you will have a chance to ask questions and share ideas. The meeting is at 3 p.m. Aug. 20 in Perkins 217.

Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you plan to attend either event. 

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• iPhoneography – Hunting the Basic Elements of Composition with only an iPhone – Noon July 15, The Edge Workshop Room, Bostock Library (map)
• Fourth Friday (informal communicators beer-and-chat) – 4 p.m. July 24, Fullsteam (map)

See all upcoming events

OUR GANG 

David Jarmul’s last day at Duke was June 30. You can follow his new adventures on his blog. A new associate vice president for the Office of News and Communications has not been hired yet. In the interim, please contact Keith Lawrence with any questions or requests.

Elizabeth Harlow T’11 is leaving the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for a Ph.D. program in English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Elizabeth worked as an admissions officer for the past four years and has spoken at Communicators events. Thanks, Elizabeth, for being a great ambassador as a Duke student, staff member and alumna.

Danielle Nelson T’14 is leaving the Office of News and Communications to obtain her Ph.D. in English and Literary Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Danielle contributed to Duke’s social media content over the past year and can be found on her (new!) personal Instagram account under @DanielleKNelson.

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DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• Duke Today is starting a series exploring Duke collections. It’s timed to highlight the reopening of the Rubenstein Library, but we also want to highlight those objects of interest that are held in collections from across the university. Ideally the collection would have a strong visual component. If you have one or know of one, contact Geoffrey Mock.
• Did you miss last month’s communicators meetings? We had two: one on web accessibility and one on the video marketing landscape at Duke. To see the videos of both talks, visit the ICYMI page.
• Are you sharing video on Facebook? The Office of News and Communications ran an experiment on the differences between linking to YouTube videos and uploading videos directly to Facebook. Check it out.

More affinity groups and blog posts
More discussions 

JOBS

• Clinical research communication specialist II for Duke Translational Medicine Institute
• Online marketing specialist for DUHS Marketing Administration
• Social and digital media specialist for News & Communications
• Marketing specialist for Duke Global Health Institute
• Public relations specialist for Science & Society
• Senior writer for Neurology Administration, School of Medicine
• Communications and events specialist (part time) for Duke Service-Learning
• Content manager for Talent Identification Program
• Events and resources coordinator (part time) for Sanford School of Public Policy
• Social media specialist for Nicholas School of the Environment

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AND FINALLY

We owe a debt of gratitude to David Jarmul, who started this group of campus communicators and kept it running during his tenure here at Duke.

As we continue to plan meetings and pull together newsletters, we’d love to hear your feedback on what you’d like to see highlighted, both at our events and in our content. Please email us at sonja.foust@duke.edu or cara.rousseau@duke.edu with your thoughts.

Don’t forget to RSVP to sakiya.lockett@duke.edu if you’re coming to the July or August meetings.

-Sonja and Cara

TWO COMMUNICATORS MEETINGS IN JUNE

We have two great meetings for campus communicators coming up in June. 

The first meeting, on web accessibility, will be presented by OIT’s Joel Crawford-Smith. He will share easy changes you can make to improve your site’s accessibility, as well as guidance to help your developers improve compliance. The meeting is at 2 p.m. June 17 in Perkins 217. 

The second meeting will cover everything you need to know about video marketing. ONC’s Sonja Foust will guide you through the video landscape at Duke, tell you how to benefit from Duke’s video marketing efforts and share tips you can use to get more views. Join us for that meeting at 3:30 p.m. June 23 in Perkins 217. 

Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you plan to attend either event.

JULY AND AUGUST COMMUNICATORS MEETINGS 

In the first of a two-part series, our July meeting will focus on storytelling, particularly on the elements that build a good story and how to create an interesting narrative. Colleagues will share what they have learned in their own storytelling pursuits and describe storytelling communities at Duke and in Durham. The meeting starts at 1 p.m. July 15 (location TBA).

In August, you’ll hear from several Duke communications colleagues about how they’ve used new multimedia tools to enhance the stories they tell – and what they’ve learned. You’ll come away with some great examples of multimedia stories from Duke and will have a chance to discuss your own questions and ideas. The meeting is at 3:00 p.m. Aug. 20 in Perkins 217.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• #PictureDuke Photo Club Meeting – Noon May 27, Perkins 217 (map)
• Fourth Friday (informal communicators beer-and-chat) – 4 p.m. Jun. 26, Fullsteam (map)

See all upcoming events 

NEW DIRECTOR OF DUKE IN WASHINGTON

One of the most important outposts for Duke’s communicators – the university’s office in Washington, D.C. – has a new leader. Jeff Harris, T ’07, has been named as the new director of Duke in Washington and associate director of federal relations for the university. 

Jeff is currently the senior manager for public affairs and policy program communications at the Aspen Institute, where he manages a variety of communication needs including public outreach, media relations, social media and strategy.  He has worked closely with a number of major media outlets, corporations and foundations to advance the Institute’s initiatives.

Previously, Jeff worked for President Obama’s first inaugural committee, the Center for American Progress and various state and national political campaigns.  He is a 2007 Duke Public Policy graduate and earned a master’s degree in public management from Johns Hopkins. He will join Alyssa Dack, T’10, assistant director of Duke in Washington, and the rest of the federal relations staff on June 8.

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DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• Duke’s Office of Gift Planning’s blog had its first anniversary in April. Check out their top five most-read blog posts.
• Want to keep up with the latest and greatest in social media? Join #DukeSocial on Facebook.
• Did you miss last month’s communicators meeting on athletics communications? Catch the video and slides here.
• Learn how Duke doubled its media hits by showcasing faculty. Check out this new story on the Expertfile Blog. 

More affinity groups and blog posts
More discussions 

JOBS

• Clinical research communication specialist II for Duke Translational Medicine Institute
• Communications specialist for Duke Nicholas School of the Environment
• Senior public relations specialist for Anesthesiology-Cardiac Division
• Online marketing specialist for DUHS Marketing Administration
• Public relations specialist for Science & Society
• Associate vice president for News, Communications & Media
• Social and digital media specialist for News & Communications
• Director of communications for Anesthesiology-Business & Support Services

More jobs 

-David

OUR NEXT EVENT: ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

Two of our colleagues had a bit of news to cover this past year. Perhaps you’ve heard about it … something to do with the men’s basketball and football teams? 

At our next Duke Communicators meeting, at 2 p.m. Wed., May 13 in Scharf Hall, you’ll hear what it’s like to handle communications for coaches and teams in the national spotlight. Jon Jackson and Art Chase will offer a behind-the-scenes look at what they and their colleagues do, and the special challenges they face. Of course, you’ll have a chance to ask questions. 

We’re meeting in the Krzyzewski Center at Scharf Hall, which is between Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Sanford School of Public Policy. You’ll find a map here. The nearest (paid) parking options are the Bryan Center garage and the Science Drive lot. Bike racks are available. Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you plan to attend. 

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• ViTaL Discussion – Noon May 21, RENCI Center – Telecommunications Building (map)
• Fourth Friday (informal beer-and-chat with your communications colleagues) – 4 p.m. May 22, Fullsteam (map)
• #PictureDuke Photo Club Meeting – Noon May 27, Perkins 217 (map) 

See all upcoming events

OUR GANG 

A former colleague who was among our most active members has returned to Duke as the publications manager for the Duke Law Center for Judicial Studies. Melinda Vaughn is getting a new — and yet very old — magazine off the ground. Judicature, a quarterly journal for judges, is now being published by Duke Law after a nearly 100-year run with the American Judicature Society. Melinda, who was most recently senior manager for content at Citrix, previously served as executive director of communications and events at Duke Law. 

Cathy Ashby Stamm is the university’s new director of communications for civic engagement. A 1992 Duke graduate, she will handle messaging and branding for DukeEngage, the Office for Civic Engagement and related programs. Early in her career, Cathy worked with Duke’s Office of Continuing Studies on several summer camps, including the Duke Young Writers’ Camp. She’s returned after pursuing a career in multimedia publishing in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Shaun King is the new multimedia specialist for the Department of Political Science. He is a professional photographer and videographer, and owner of Shaun King Photography since 2008. He’s worked as a creative consultant and producer for a number of companies and organizations in the Triangle. Shaun holds a master’s degree in political science from LSU.

Maria Maschauer has joined Duke as the events and visitors specialist for four departments in the Friedl Building: cultural anthropology, African and African American studies, Latino/a studies and the literature program.

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DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• Did you miss last month’s communicators meeting on email newsletters? The video and slides are available now.
• Looking to do an audio interview but don’t have the gear? The Duke Digital Media Community is on it. If you already have a camera with an audio input, this solution for under $100 might work for you, too.
• Duke Global in partnership with other Duke units is running an Instagram photo relay this summer. More details are here. 

More affinity groups and blog posts
More discussions 

JOBS 

• Assoc director, brand management for Fuqua School of Business
• Clinical research communication specialist II for Duke Translational Medicine Institute
• Communications specialist for Duke Nicholas School of the Environment
• Senior public relations specialist for Anesthesiology-Cardiac Division
• Online marketing specialist for DUHS Marketing Administration
• Public relations specialist for Science & Society
• Associate vice president for news, communications & media
• Communications writer for Duke Kunshan University

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AND FINALLY: B-ROLL LIBRARY

Are you a video creator at Duke? Then check out these recent additions to the Duke B-roll Library. (Password: dukebroll)

Communicators across campus and beyond have been hard at work documenting Duke’s classroom life, cultural events, extra-curricular activities and more. The images below show just some of the new b-roll clips available for you to download and use in your videos – free. The material is available only for official Duke videos, not for personal projects. 

The Duke B-roll library is completely crowd-sourced. The more you and others add to it, the richer the resource will become. If you have footage to contribute or questions about using the library, please contact video@duke.edu. 

-David

OUR NEXT EVENT: EMAIL NEWSLETTER ROUNDTABLE

What’s the best kind of content to include in an email newsletter? How do you track which of the stories are most popular? Should you produce separate newsletters for different audiences? How do you encourage potential readers to subscribe? What are the best tools to use?

At our next Duke Communicators meeting, we’ll address these and many other questions involving email newsletters – everything from developing an editorial calendar to identifying effective designs for multiple platforms. Five of our colleagues from across the campus will share their experiences with diverse newsletters, offering insights and tips you can bring back to your own office. Our speakers include Minnie Glymph, Pratt School of Engineering; Susan Gallagher, Duke Global Health Institute; Susan Kauffman, Office of Undergraduate Education; Margaret Lillard, Duke Energy Initiative; and Michael Penn, Duke Alumni Association.

The meeting is at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 15, in Perkins Library 217. Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you plan to attend. 

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• Fourth Friday (informal beer-and-chat with your communications colleagues) – 4 p.m. Apr. 24, Fullsteam
• #PictureDuke Photo Club Meeting – Noon Apr. 29, Perkins Library 217
• An inside look at communications for Duke’s men’s basketball and football teams – 2 p.m. May 13, Scharf Hall

See all upcoming events

OUR GANG

The Center for Child and Family Policy is pleased to welcome John Head as its new communications director. John comes to Duke from the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington, D.C.  Prior to that, he worked with Teach for America as an English language arts teacher in the Durham Public Schools. John is an award-winning author of a book on black men and depression who also worked for USA Today and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and as a freelance writer.

Jill Powell began her new position at Global Education last month. She joins us from NC State University, where she did marketing for the visual and performing arts programs. Jill’s primary charge at Duke is to drive enrollment in international and domestic study-away programs for undergraduates.

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DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• Are you working with faculty whose research is featured on Scholars@Duke? Our story this morning in Duke Today suggests several ways “Scholars” can help them – and you.
• In case you missed them, Eric Stoller’s discussion with campus communicators and keynote talk on digital identity are both online now.
• Megan Mendenhall’s presentation on photography at last month’s meeting, which included lots of helpful tips, is also available online.
• Need help with Qualtrics? Check out this thread on LinkedIn to find out who the experts are in our community.
• Looking to embed Warpwire and Panopto videos on your Sites@Duke page? It just got easier.

More affinity groups and blog posts
More discussions  

JOBS

• Assoc director, brand management for Fuqua School of Business
• Clinical research communication specialist II for Duke Translational Medicine Institute
• Communications specialist for Duke Nicholas School of the Environment
• Director of communications for Neurosurgery
• Senior public relations specialist for Anesthesiology-Cardiac Division
• Multimedia specialist for Political Science
• Online marketing specialist for DUHS Marketing Administration
• Senior program coordinator for communications at the Office of Durham and Regional Affairs
• Communications writer for Duke Kunshan University

More jobs 

AND AS WE CLOSE THIS NEWSLETTER …

… say to yourself: “Hey, I just read an entire email newsletter!” Come join us at Wednesday’s meeting – and don’t forget to RSVP to Sakiya Lockett.

–David

OUR NEXT EVENT: HOW TO TAKE BETTER PHOTOS

Would you like to take better photos for your office website and projects … or just for your own use? Are you envious of colleagues who have the same digital camera or cell phone as you, yet seem to end up with better images?

Our next Duke Communicators meeting, at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Mar. 11, in Perkins Library 217, will steer you onto the path of becoming a Photo God. (At a minimum, you’ll hear some useful hints.) Megan Mendenhall of Duke University Photography will present a one-hour version of the popular class she’s offered through ProComm. She’ll help you think about photography in new ways and provide how-to ideas you’re sure to find helpful.

Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you plan to attend.

UPCOMING COMMUNICATORS MEETINGS

• Eric Stoller, an expert on strategic communications and social media who speaks widely and blogs for Inside Higher Ed, will visit Duke on April 1 and present two sessions to which Duke Communicators are invited. From 2:15 – 3:30 p.m., he will discuss best practices for engagement and communications.  From 3:45 – 5 p.m., he will discuss ways to build a digital identity for leadership and career development. Both sessions are in 217 Perkins Library. Please RSVP to Tim Bounds, tim.bounds@duke.edu.
• Roundtable on how to produce and use email newsletters more effectively, 1:30 p.m. Apr. 15, Perkins Library 217
• An inside look at communications for Duke’s men’s basketball and football teams, 2 p.m. May 13, Scharf Hall

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• Distributing Your Videos – 12:30 p.m. Mar. 9, RENCI Center – Telecommunications Building
• #PictureDuke Photo Club Meeting – 11:30 a.m. Mar. 25, Duke Chapel
• Fourth Friday – 4 p.m. Mar. 27, Fullsteam

See all upcoming events

OUR GANG

Aaron Welborn and his wife, Braden, are expecting a baby girl later this month. Aaron plans to be out on March 23-27 and then again on April 6 – May 15. During that time, if you have library communication-related questions or issues, please contact Tom Hadzor, t.hadzor@duke.edu.

We welcome Carol Jackson to Duke and the Sanford School of Public Policy. Carol is in charge of Sanford’s website content and digital communications strategy. She worked for North Carolina Public Radio/WUNC for nearly 10 years, serving as digital news editor and senior producer/managing editor for the nationally distributed daily program, “The Story with Dick Gordon.”

We also welcome John Head to Duke, where he will be the senior public affairs specialist for the Center for Child and Family Policy. John is currently communications director for the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health. He previously has worked as a newspaper editor, columnist and writer, and is the author of a book on black men and depression. John starts April 6.

Also, please welcome LaWanda Forte to the School of Nursing as a communication specialist. Lawanda joins us from Cone Health in Greensboro.

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DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• If you’re interested in Duke’s Hootsuite for Enterprise solution but couldn’t come to the demo and info session last month, you can catch up now. See the webinar here.
• Did you miss last month’s premiere of The Value of a Duke Education? You can catch the video on our ICYMI page.
• Don’t forget that Duke has a space you can use for shooting video. The MPS West Studio recently was upgraded with a green screen wall and a teleprompter.

More affinity groups and blog posts
More discussions 

JOBS

• Assoc. magazine editor for Duke Alumni Association
• Clinical research comm specialist III for Duke Clinical Research Institute
• Associate director, brand management for Fuqua School of Business
• Director, marketing for Fuqua School of Business
• Senior public relations specialist for Center for Child & Family Policy
• Director of communications for Duke Engage
• Digital communications specialist for Medical Center Development
• Clinical research communication specialist II for Duke Translational Medicine Institute
• Communications specialist for Duke Human Vaccine Institute
• News and information student consultant for Office of Information Technology
• Communications writer for Duke Kunshan University

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INTERNAL COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE

Leanora Minai is chairing a new committee focused on internal communications within Duke’s schools, departments and units. The committee is charged with assessing the current state of these communications, identifying best practices and making recommendations. It will submit a report in October. If you would like to provide information or feedback, contact Leanora or any of the other committee members:

• Leanora Minai, Office of Communication Services – chair
• Jill Boy, School of Medicine
• Andrea Martin, Community and Family Medicine
• Chris Heltne, Student Affairs
• Anna Prince, Development
• April Dudash, Communication Services
• Geoffrey Mock, Office of News and Communications
• Deborah Hill, Arts & Sciences
• Audrey Ward, Divinity School
• Melissa Schwarting, Duke Medicine News & Communications

AND FINALLY

Let me close with some personal news, which I shared with Mike at the end of last year and with my ONC colleagues earlier today: After more than 13 wonderful years at Duke, I have decided to step down on June 30. Soon after that, my wife and I will be taking two extended trips, in the U.S. and Nepal, which I’m viewing as a sabbatical before I tackle something new. Durham will remain our permanent home.

I have been very fortunate to work for two great bosses and mentors at Duke – John Burness and Mike Schoenfeld – and with the most talented colleagues anyone could hope for at ONC and across the university. My successor will be fortunate to work with such an outstanding team, which notably includes all of you. Mike will follow up soon to discuss the transition, which we’ll make as smooth as possible. For now, let me say what a joy it has been to work with all of you. I’ve loved this job and am proud of what we’ve accomplished – and will continue to accomplish – together.

We’ll hope to see you on Wednesday at Megan’s photo workshop. Please don’t forget to RSVP to Sakiya Lockett.

–David

VIDEO PREMIERE ON FEB. 19

At our Feb. 19 meeting, Development Marketing and Communications and the Office of News and Communications will present the premiere of “The Value of a Duke Education,” starring Duke’s own talented students and alumni. We’ll meet at 3 p.m. in the Griffith Theater in the Bryan Center, with a program following the screening. Colleagues from the development office will be joining us for this special, fun event.

Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you plan to attend.

SAVE THE DATE: UPCOMING COMMUNICATORS MEETINGS

• Photography workshop on how to short better pictures, 10:30 a.m. Mar. 11, Perkins Library 217
• Roundtable on how to produce and use email newsletters more effectively, 1:30 p.m. Apr. 15, Perkins Library 217
• An inside look at communications for Duke’s men’s basketball and football teams, 2 p.m. May 13, Scharf Hall

HOOTSUITE DEMO

Duke has entered into an enterprise agreement with Hootsuite, a social media management and analytics tool. Duke Communicators are invited to attend a demo to learn more about these tools and how to participate. The Hootsuite demo will take place at 10 a.m. Feb. 11 in Perkins Library 217.  Email Cara Rousseau for more information.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• iPhoneography presented by Michael Palko – Noon Feb. 18, The Edge Workshop Room – Bostock Library
• Distributing Your Videos – Noon Feb. 19, RENCI Center – Telecom Building
• #PictureDuke Photo Club Meeting – Noon Feb. 25, Perkins Library 217

See all upcoming events

OUR GANG

ONC’s Alison Jones’ one-hour audio documentary about German POWs who spent time in the U.S. during WWII, Mine Enemy, was recently featured on the Third Coast Festival site. Congratulations Alison!

Keith Lawrence will be out on leave starting Feb. 10 and returning mid- to late-March. ONC has divided up his duties while he’s out. For more info, see the post in the LinkedIn group.

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DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• What does Google Fiber mean for Duke? Check out WRAL’s blog post, which mentions Duke’s Tracy Futhey and Elise Kohn.
• Have you heard about Duke’s new video publishing tool? It’s called Warpwire and it allows video sharing based on Duke NetIDs and groups. Read more.
• Did you miss last month’s social media mash-up? You can catch the video on our ICYMI page.

More affinity groups and blog posts
More discussions 

JOBS

• Assist. dir., marketing & comm for Department of Ophthalmology
• Assoc. magazine editor for Duke Alumni Association
• Departmental web administrator for Fuqua School of Business
• Clinical research comm specialist III for Duke Clinical Research Institute
• Assoc director, brand management for Fuqua School of Business
• Director, marketing for Fuqua School of Business
• Senior public relations specialist for Center for Child & Family Policy
• Online marketing specialist for DUHS Marketing Administration
• Director of communications for Duke Engage
• Digital communications specialist for Medical Center Development
• Senior corporate communication specialist for DUHS Marketing Administration
• Manager, publications department for Duke Law School

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AND FINALLY

The Duke ProComm program is seeking feedback. If you’ve taken or taught a ProComm class, please share your thoughts.

We’ll hope to see you this month at our exciting video premiere. Please don’t forget to RSVP to Sakiya Lockett.

–David

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 EVENT: SOCIAL MEDIA LESSONS LEARNED

Happy new year!

Mark your calendar for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Perkins Library 217. Our first program for 2015 will highlight Duke communicators with interesting social media projects and campaigns. They’ll share their experiences and “lessons learned” in a format similar to an Ignite session. Among other topics, you’ll hear how the Fuqua School of Business is encouraging ambassadors to engage with social media, how social media advertising has benefited the Annual Fund, what Snapchat could mean for Duke Athletics and strategies from two Duke seniors who manage the @DukeStudents accounts. Cara Rousseau, Duke’s social media manager, will moderate the session. This will be a content-packed hour that will provide you with great ideas to try in your own office, as well as information about Duke colleagues you can call for inspiration and advice. Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you will attend.

SAVE THE DATE: FEB. 19 COMMUNICATORS MEETING

Our Feb. 19 meeting will feature a special premiere of a new video, The Value of a Duke Education, produced by the Office of Development and the Office of News & Communications. We’ll meet at 3 p.m. in the Griffith Theater in the Bryan Center, with a program following the screening.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• #PictureDuke Photo Club Meeting– noon Wednesday, Jan, 28, Perkins Library 217

See all upcoming events

OUR GANG

Congratulations to DUSON’s Stefanie Conrad, who has been promoted to the position of communication strategist at the School of Nursing.

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DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• Document Duke 360º, an ambitious year-long project, has launched on Duke’s home page, with people across our community providing images that already range from Cameron Indoor Stadium to Singapore. An online toolkit makes it easy for you to promote the project, and there’s more information on the website. Please help promoteDocument Duke 360º and invite your audiences to participate.
• Did you miss Benjamin Reese’s excellent talk with our group on implicit bias? A video of the presentation and ensuing Q&A can be found on the communicators’ hub here.
• If you’re into the evolution of glasses-free 3D TV, check out the 3D brains shot in collaboration between the Duke Digital Initiative and the School of Medicine.

Also, if you haven’t done so already, consider joining the Duke Communicators’ LinkedIn discussions. One new feature you’ll find there is a “Leave No Fingerprints” column from Mike Schoenfeld with news and trends about public relations, higher ed communications, marketing, branding and more.

More affinity groups and blog posts
More discussions 

JOBS

• Marketing and communications writer (public relations specialist) for School of Nursing
• Assoc. magazine editor for Duke Alumni Association
• Digital communications strategist (departmental web administrator) at Sanford School of Public Policy Communications
• Departmental web administrator for Fuqua School of Business
• Marketing/recruitment coordinator for Global Education Office
• Clinical research comm specialist III for Duke Clinical Research Institute
• Assoc director, brand management for Fuqua School of Business
• Director, marketing for Fuqua School of Business
• Senior public relations specialist for Center for Child & Family Policy

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AND FINALLY

One of the five Duke ProComm classes this semester has already filled up, but seats remain for four others. Sign up now for one of these classes designed especially for Duke’s communication professionals – in other words, for you. For more information, visit: http://sites.duke.edu/procomm.

We’ll hope to see you on Tuesday at our meeting on social media. Please don’t forget to RSVP to Sakiya Lockett.

–David

FRIDAY, DEC. 12 EVENT: IMPLICIT BIAS IN COMMUNICATIONS

At our next Duke Communicators meeting at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, Perkins Library 217, we will turn our attention to the messages we send – and perhaps unconsciously sometimes don’t send – in our work as Duke communicators.

Our guest will be Benjamin Reese, the vice president of Duke’s Office for Institutional Equity, which oversees diversity, inclusion, affirmative action, discrimination and related issues for the university and health system.

Ben will engage us in a discussion about “implicit bias,” which he describes as “the positive or negative unconscious attitude we may hold about an individual or group.” It’s a topic that seems especially timely right now and one with important implications for those of us who create websites, publications, videos and the like. Which stories do we choose to cover? How do we frame issues? When we promote diversity, do we do more than select photos with the right balance of ethnic faces?

As Ben will discuss, even well-intentioned people can be affected by subtle, often unconscious beliefs and attitudes. He will share research findings about implicit bias and encourage us to think more deeply about the work we do and the decisions we make. It promises to be a valuable conversation.

Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you plan to attend.  

SPRING PROCOMM CLASSES

Paul Grantham plans to post a new round of ProComm classes later this week. ProComm has proven to be a valuable – and popular – resource for Duke’s communications community. Keep an eye on our Duke Communicators LinkedIn group page for the updates. (If you are not yet a member of the group, it’s easy to sign up there.)

JANUARY MEETING

Mark your calendar for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Perkins Library 217. Our first program for 2015 will highlight Duke communicators with interesting social media projects and campaigns. They’ll share their experiences and “lessons learned” in a format similar to an Ignite session. Cara Rousseau, Duke’s social media manager, will moderate the session. This will be a content-packed hour that will provide you with great ideas to try in your own office, as well as information about Duke colleagues you can call for inspiration and advice. 

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• The Future of Video for Teaching and Learning (discussion) – noon Thursday, Dec. 18, RENCI Center (Telecommunications Building)
• #PictureDuke Photo Club Meeting – noon Wednesday, Jan, 28, Perkins Library 217

See all upcoming events

OUR GANG

Welcome to Diana Harvey, the new director of the communications, marketing, special events and alumni relations programming at the Duke Global Health Institute. Prior to joining DGHI, Diana served as chief communications officer and deputy chief of staff to the president at the University of Minnesota. Before that she was assistant dean for external relations at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Diana has spent most of her 25-year communications career in the health and higher education sectors.

Greg Phillips has joined the Fuqua team as communications manager. Greg is an award-winning reporter who most recently worked at the Fayetteville Observer. His primary role at Fuqua is working to promote faculty research.

On Nov. 17, Jenna Brown joined the Duke University Development Marketing and Communications team as a senior marketing specialist. Previously, she worked for Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center, where she served as a communications specialist for pediatrics development since 2011.

Eric Van Danen has accepted an offer to join Stanford University as director of strategic initiatives and communications for the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. His last day as DukeEngage’s director of communications is Dec. 19, just a few weeks past his 10-year anniversary at Duke. We wish him the best.

Alison Jones will be joining the Office of News & Communications as a senior writer right after the start of the year. Alison has been the director of communications at the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy for two years and, before that, worked as a reporter at the News & Observer and as a freelance journalist.

Mark Schreiner has joined the communications team at Pratt as of Dec. 1. Many of you know Mark from his years at Duke Medicine Marketing & Communications, where he was most recently a senior integrated marketing strategist. Mark will serve as Pratt’s web content strategist, succeeding Michael Gowan, who has moved on to start his own company.

After seven years as a program director at the Center for Child and Family Policy (with a strong communications role), Jeannine Sato has accepted a position as Communications Strategist at Duke’s OIT. She starts Jan. 2.

More news about our gang

DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• Wondering about using music in your YouTube videos? Check out MPS’s tutorial on making your own music — and get a quick reminder on “fair use” for music.
• If you’re excited to dig in to some design work after last month’s Communicators presentation, check out MPS’s video on when to use Illustrator vs. Photoshop.
• Did you miss any of our recent Communicators presentations? We have slides available for you, as well as a video from the presentation on design, all gathered at ICYMI (In Case You Missed It), a new page on the Communicators hub.

More affinity groups and blog posts
More discussions 

JOBS

• Marketing research specialist for Duke Community & Family Medicine
• Marketing and communications writer (public relations specialist) for School of Nursing
• Staff assistant (with significant communications duties) for Office of Postdoctoral Services
• Assoc. magazine editor for Duke Alumni Association
• Communications specialist at Nicholas School of Environment
• Digital communications strategist (departmental web administrator) at Sanford School of Public Policy
• Public relations specialist at Science & Society
•  Marketing/recruitment coordinator for Global Education Office

More jobs

HOLIDAY DONATIONS

A reminder that this is the time of year when we solicit contributions and new volunteers for the Duke Communicators volunteer group with Urban Ministries in downtown Durham. If you’re interested in sharing time or money to serve some of our city’s residents while also getting to know other campus communicators, please contact geoffrey.mock@duke.edu. Thanks again to everyone who participates.

AND FINALLY

What books are your faculty colleagues publishing this winter? Be sure to let Stuart Wells know so he can include them in the new faculty book list. Info is due to him by the end of today (Dec. 9), so please contact him promptly.

We’ll hope to see you on Friday at the Communicators meeting. Please don’t forget to RSVP to Sakiya Lockett.

–David

FRIDAY, NOV. 21 EVENT: COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN

Our next Duke Communicators meeting, at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, Perkins Library 217, will be a feast for your eyes.

Three Duke designers from different parts of the campus will share their insights on how design is evolving on the web, in publications and in other forms of communication. Michael Faber (OIT, Innovation Co-Lab), Jonathan Lee (Office of News and Communications) and Barbara Puccio (OIT, Duke Web Services) will look at basic principles, emerging trends and key challenges in design projects. Their presentations will range from layout and typography to the use of visuals in various media.

Please RSVP to Sakiya Lockett if you plan to attend. 

DECEMBER AND JANUARY MEETINGS

On Dec. 12, we will turn our attention to the messages we send – and perhaps unconsciously, sometimes don’t send – in our work as Duke communicators.

Our guest will be Benjamin Reese, the vice president of Duke’s Office for Institutional Equity, which oversees diversity, inclusion, affirmative action, discrimination and related issues for the university and health system.

Ben will engage us in a discussion about “implicit bias,” which he describes as “the positive or negative unconscious attitude we may hold about an individual or group.” It’s a topic with important implications across the Duke community, but especially for those of us who create websites, publications, videos and the like. Which stories do we choose to cover? How do we frame issues? When we promote diversity, do we do more than select photos with the right balance of ethnic faces?

As Ben will discuss, even well-intentioned people can be affected by subtle, often unconscious beliefs and attitudes. He will share research findings about implicit bias and encourage us to think more deeply about the work we do and the decisions we make. It promises to be a valuable conversation.

The meeting is at 2 p.m. Dec. 12, in Perkins Library 217.

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Our first program for 2015, on Jan. 13, will highlight Duke communicators with interesting social media projects and campaigns. They’ll share their experiences and “lessons learned” in a format similar to an Ignite session. Cara Rousseau, Duke’s social media manager, will moderate the session. This will be a content-packed hour that will provide you with great ideas to try in your own office, as well as information about Duke colleagues you can call for inspiration and advice.

Mark your calendar for 3:30 p.m. Jan. 13 in Perkins Library 217.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

• #PictureDuke Fall Photo Walk  – 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, Duke Gardens
• After the photo: Toning and archiving your photos – noon Wednesday, Nov. 19, Perkins Library 217
• Ten Questions to Jump-Start Your Video Project – noon Thursday, Nov. 20, RENCI Center (Telecom Building)

See all upcoming events

OUR GANG

Phil Daquila recently joined Duke’s new Science & Society program, working to get the word out about its MA in Bioethics & Science Policy. Before coming to Duke, he was the digital producer and editor for the Center for European Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, writing and multimedia journalism instructor at Elon University and design and production director at Baseball America. Phil has a special love for documentary storytelling.

Bridget Booher, who has told Duke’s story for many years through her wonderful stories and editing at Duke Magazine, is moving to the development office to help lead a new initiative focused on women, leadership and philanthropy. 

Do you have news about new or departing colleagues, or about our gang more generally? Please post it on the Duke Communicators group on LinkedIn and we’ll share some of the items in this newsletter. More than 240 of your fellow Duke communicators are participating in the group, which provides an excellent forum for professional conversations and a fun way to learn about your campus colleagues.

DISCUSSIONS AND BLOG POSTS

• Check out the new Multimedia Project Studio’s space for video work. You can see it in action in the pilot episode of devilTech, in which Chip Bobbert discusses 3D printing.
• Sally Hicks asked about stock photos and got some interesting responses. Take a look and see if the discussion might help you, too.

More discussions

JOBS

• Marketing research specialist for Duke Community & Family Medicine
• Marketing and communications writer (public relations specialist) for School of Nursing
• Staff assistant (with significant communications duties) for Office of Postdoctoral Services
• Senior marketing and communications specialist (senior public relations specialist) at Duke Global Health Institute
• Assoc. magazine editor for Duke Alumni Association
• Communications specialist at Nicholas School of Environment
• Digital communications strategist (departmental web administrator) at Sanford School of Public Policy Communications

URBAN MINISTRIES

For the past five years, a group of Duke communicators has prepared and served lunch every month at Urban Ministries in downtown Durham. Several dozen of our members now participate, including some who prepared and served 170 free meals this past Sunday. It’s a wonderful way to serve the local community while also getting to know communications colleagues from across the university. We always welcome new volunteers – family members and friends are also welcome – and invite financial contributions. (A donation of just $10 buys eight meals.) You can send donations monthly or, especially with the holiday season approaching, make a single donation for the entire year. Contact Geoffrey Mock (geoffrey.mock@duke.edu), who can provide a receipt. Geoff also coordinates volunteers and food buying. A 2011 Duke Today story describes the program, which we hope you will consider supporting. Come join us.

AND FINALLY: TAILGATE!

Duke’s amazing football team plays UNC at Wallace Wade Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in a nationally televised game. Whether you have tickets to the game or just want to hang out, please join us in the parking lot behind the Office of News and Communications for a post-work/pre-game tailgate starting around 5 p.m. Your hosts, ONC’s Karl Bates and Keith Lawrence, expect to offer a traditional menu of beer and brats with potluck embellishments. Please RSVP to Karl or Keith if you’d like to participate and perhaps volunteer your best tailgate potluck dish or tasty beverages.

Even if you’re not planning to attend the game, you can join the tailgate and then watch the game at home (or not). You also can walk to the stadium from ONC – and discounted employee tickets are still available, as is an employee discount package for the final three home games. (To take advantage of the special offer for employees, call 919-681-BLUE (2583) or visit the Duke Athletics Ticket Office in Cameron Indoor Stadium.) Remember that traffic is expected to be heavy for the UNC game.

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Thanks, as always, to Sonja Foust for her help with the newsletter and to Sakiya Lockett for her tireless work on the events. I’ll hope to see you at these upcoming events.

–David