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• Students in the “Change the World” elective held a
bake sale and raised $130 for the Durham Rescue
Mission.
Student U. Advisory Board • Ernie Monroe Jr. led a shoe drive and collected 92
• Tony Brown, President, Robertson Scholars Program shoes for the Salvation Army.
• Beth Anderson, Vice President for Foundation Relations, Teach for America • Shydayja King orchestrated a canned food drive that
• Heidi Carter, Durham School Board Member donated 142 cans to Urban Ministries.
• Anthony Clay, Past Board President, Junior Leadership Durham; College Counselor, • Kayla Tate organized a talent show.
Durham Academy • Students performed community service at six sites
• Chena Flood, Director, University-School Teacher Education Program, NCCU during the summer, including the Scrap Exchange,
• Amanda Dorsey, Co-Founder of Student U., Duke University student Durham Parks and Recreation and Orange County
• Leslie Holdsworth, Development Director, Durham Academy Semaritan Relief.
• Priscilla Ching, parent of Student U. teacher and tutor; Durham Academy Trustee • The “Planet Patrol” elective organized and
• Daniel Kimberg, Co-Founder and Director of Student U. implemented a recycling litter patrol.
• Bela Kussin, Trustee and Chair of Trustees Diversity Committee, Durham Academy • Students organized a science share.
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Charles Lovelace, Executive Director, Morehead Foundation, UNC-CH
David Malone, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Program in Education, Duke University
where students are teachers,
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Eric Mlyn, Executive Director, DukeEngage
Omega Curtis Parker, Durham Public School Board Member “Student U. has planted new and teachers are students
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Jan Riggsbee, Director, Elementary Teacher Preparation Program, Duke University
Mary Williams, Co-Founder of Student U., Middle School teacher at Key Charter Academy
seeds of hope into my previously
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• Chair: Michael Ülkü-Steiner, Upper School Director, Durham Academy
Haley Carter, Student U. volunteer
 Be the change you wish
to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
Dream: to inspire Durham middle school
students to believe that they can succeed in an
academic environment and to motivate college
students to pursue careers in public education and
serve as advocates for children around the world.
“Student U. has given me a purpose,
and I don’t mean a purpose for the summer, I mean for life.”
Ms. Mary, Student U. teacher
Inspired and Inspiring
In 2005, Student U.’s co-founder and executive director,
Dan Kimberg, saw first-hand the benefits of a students-
teaching-students model. He worked with Duke and
UNC students to bring that model to Durham, and in
summer 2007, Student U. ushered in its first 50 students.
The students surpassed all expectations, showing major
improvements not only in test scores but in attitude
toward school. Each summer, Student U. welcomes 50
more rising sixth graders from Durham Public Schools.
The Student U. model is successful because it harnesses
students’ power to change the world. The program
inspires and empowers students of all ages by challenging
them to do something meaningful, to use their passion
to make a difference in their community. Student U.
gives students and teachers a shared vision for a
brighter future and the courage to make it a reality.
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Miss Jewel’s science class tests their egg-drop
contraptions as part of their study of physics.
The Student U. Experience
Student U. makes a three-year committment to its
students, starting with a six-week summer enrichment
program at Durham Academy. Students attend six
academically rigorous classes in addition to taking field
trips and participating in community events. For each
of their middle school summers, students return to
Durham Academy and their Student U. family. During
the school year, students receive one-on-one weekly
tutoring sessions with summer teachers and community
volunteers. Student U. also hosts monthly mentoring
events, with experiences ranging from writing workshops
to marching in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.
Achieving our Goals
• Many Student U. middle school participants will be the
first in their families to go to college.
• After summer 2007, 84% of students felt they could
master the skills taught in school next year.  
• Compared to 86% before summer 2007, 100% of
students are very sure they are going to graduate from
high school.
• By the end of summer 2007, 86% of students were
looking forward to middle school.
• Class participation increased in all four core subjects by
the end of summer 2007.
• 100% of summer 2007 teachers say they
would now consider teaching as a possible career path.
• Summer 2007 students improved in all four core
subjects.
Dante’s Story
When Ms. Amanda, Mr.
Kimberg, and Ms. Amy sent
me the Student U. application, I
thought that this was going to be
like school all over again. But that
thought changed the moment I walked into the building.
The first day of Student U. was fun, the teachers were nice
and they showed us how to do everything on campus and
where everything was.
Every Friday we went on a field trip. All of the field trips
were exciting, but there is one that I remember the most.
We went to Beaufort beach. We went out on the ocean
catching fish and other creatures and examining them under
a microscope. We saw wild horses, and we picked up some
crabs, clams, and seashells. We went inside to see different
animals and we saw this one crab about to come out of its
shell but sad to say, the crab died on its way out of its shell.
Overall the trip was fantastic, and so is Student U.
Join the Community!
Whether you want to be a student, a teacher, a volunteer,
a community partner, or you just want to learn more about us,
our door is always open. More information and applications
can be obtained online at http://studentu.da.org or by calling
919.287.1729, or by e-mailing studentudurham@gmail.com.