The Official eNewsletter of the Duke Alumni Association             August/September 2008

Homecoming's Coming
Fall will be full: There's rejuvenated football and, on October 17-19, Homecoming. Alumni and students will mingle and move to the sights and sounds of the popular President's Homecoming Dance and get together for affinity group events (SAEs, Asian alumni, Native-American alumni, DUMB, physical therapists, and EMS alumni). Duke University Black Alumni Connection (DUBAC) is having its biennial reunion, which coincides with the Mary Lou Williams Center's 25th anniversary celebration. Plus, it's Half Century Club Weekend, and the A.B. Duke Memorial Scholarship program is celebrating its 60th anniversary. For details, please visit www.dukealumni.com/Homecoming.

A Year of Bloomsbury
A century ago, a group of writers and artists, radicals of their day, began to influence literature, aesthetics, criticism, economics--and modern attitudes towards sexuality. Duke is celebrating the Bloomsbury Group with interdisciplinary programs and events from September through April, including a special exhibition at the Nasher Museum, beginning December 18. On February 27-28, Duke in Depth, the DAA's alumni weekend program, will present "Bloomsbury: Vision & Design." To sign up for more information, and to see the yearlong schedule of campus events, visit www.bloomsburyatduke.com.

Manhattan Home Away from Home
Need a place to stay when you're in New York on business? The Cornell Club-New York could be your home base in the city, offering rooms, health club and meeting facilities, and more, on 44th Street, between Fifth and Madison. Join by September 30 and receive a $100 house credit toward use of any of the club's facilities. To learn more, contact Lara Chrisomalis at The Cornell Club, (212) 692-1386, and identify yourself as a Duke graduate. For a virtual tour and more details, visit www.cornellclubnyc.com.

eNews You Can Use
A colorful new weekly newsletter, The Week at Duke, will provide a quick summary of the latest news, highlights of media coverage of Duke, and links to the online sites Duke Today and Duke Research. Created by Duke's Office of News and Communications, the enewsletter replaces eDuke Daily, eDuke Monthly, and eDuke Media Clips. If you want delivery to your email box each Thursday, go to http://news.duke.edu/subscribe. For more info, contact editor Steve Hartsoe or call (919) 681-4515.

Tailgaters
Where there's football, you'll find fans, food, and revelry. On September 13, when Duke plays Navy, the DAA is sponsoring a pregame tailgate at 10 a.m. on the Krzyzewskiville Quad before the noon gridiron skirmish. There will be Bullock's barbecue, all the fixings, and the best beverages. To register, go to www.dukealumni.com/navy. To buy individual game tickets, call the ticket office at (877) 375-DUKE for a special group rate related to this tailgater. Game tickets will not be mailed, but can be picked up 15 minutes before kickoff at the call window.

Blue Devils Sports on the Road
We're celebrating the Blue Devils at away games with pregame events. On October 25, Duke challenges Vanderbilt on the gridiron in Nashville, and there's a tailgate before the game with pulled pork and Southern fare. For tickets and to register for the Vanderbilt event, click www.dukealumni.com/vanderbilt. On December 20, the Duke men's basketball team takes on Xavier in the Meadowlands. For tickets to the pregame brunch and the Xavier game, click www.dukealumni.com/xavier. Act now before tickets go on sale to the public.

Streams, Oceans, Seas, and the Ganges
Fly to Idaho for fly fishing, cross the pond to cruise from Gibraltar to Patagonia, immerse yourself in Belize and Guatemala, rediscover Mexico's Oaxaca, sail the islands of Tahiti, or explore India's exotic wonders. Check out these upcoming trips for alumni and friends:

Idaho Steelhead Fishing, Oct 11-17
Gibraltar to Patagonia, Nov. 20-Dec. 22
Belize & Guatemala, Dec. 6-13
Mexico, Jan. 24-31
Tahiti, Feb. 1-9
North India, Feb. 9-25

Travel with Nasher
Explore the latest contemporary art and exhibitions with museum experts and top curators. Duke's Nasher Museum and the DAA offer behind-the-scenes access to the best of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Venice's Biennale. For information on these rare experiences, visit www.nashertravel.com.

Join the Club
Want to get literary but remain sedentary? Sign up for DukeReads, the DAA's online book club, to discuss, from the comfort of home, our eclectic mix of seven titles. Books include works by Ernest Hemingway, E.M. Forster, Isaac Dinesen, Rose Macaulay, and Edward P. Jones, as well as the Tony Award-winning play Copenhagen by Michael Frayn. For information about taking part in online chat sessions, visit www.dukereads.com.

From Pulpit to Neighborhood
Get inspired online. To read, watch, or listen to recent sermons preached in Duke Chapel, including Sam Well's baccalaureate sermon, "With Both Hands," click here. Or learn about Duke Chapel's Community Engagement series, which offers opportunities to get involved in the life of Duke Chapel and its partnership with downtown Durham neighborhoods and congregations. For info, click here.