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WE’RE HIRING: SUMMER INTERN

Looking for a creative and flexible role this summer? Join us as a DukeEngage Communications Intern!

What you’ll get:
• Hands-on experience in communications + storytelling
• Flexible schedule (3–5 hours/week)
• $20/hour 💰
• Experience with Graphic Design, Infographics, & Social Media Marketing

If you’re a strong communicator, detail-oriented, and ready to help share meaningful stories—we want you!

Apply through the link in our bio.

How can students get the most out of their DukeEngage experience?

A key component of all DukeEngage programs, reflection helps students to derive meaning from their experiences. DukeEngage offers a reflection challenge each year, with submissions ranging from essays to oral stories and even poetry.

Here’s some of our top reflections from 2025! These students also shared their reflections at the DukeEngage Fall Reunion, pictured here.

Deborah Lendore won “Best Overall” in the DukeEngage Reflection Challenge for her writing and poems about her experience working in the Refugee Rights Unit at the University of Cape Town.

Tashiel Reid won the “Culture and Humility” category for her dynamic spoken-word poem “Thirty More Years” that confronts health inequities in Chicago and the importance of access to the arts.

Sienna Giuseppi won the “Courage and Adaptability” category for her fast-paced “Ignite Talk”-style presentation about building a bridge in DukeEngage Eswatini.

Maddie Morrison won the “Gratitude” category for her deeply personal reflection on how she reframed her father’s health crisis through the lens of community engagement.

Leo Goldberg won the “Hope, Vision, and Purpose” category for his reflection on protests and patriotism during his time in DukeEngage D.C.

Check the DukeEngage website to read these and other “featured reflections”!

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆!

DukeEngage is hiring 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 for our 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟔 faculty-led programs—and we want YOU to apply!

If you have experience in 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺/𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, this is your chance to take on a pivotal role in an exciting summer experience. As a Site Coordinator, you’ll work closely with program directors to support students and community partners during our dynamic 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀. Responsibilities vary by program, but you’ll play a key part in ensuring each program's success.

For more information and to apply, please visit the link below.

https://dukeengage.duke.edu/site-coordinators/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOf2wdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe2L2-_R6Wbp4I9Qg6FU7Jhk7Voauna6u1Je-AAalMmr8pKSli2APySOypp_o_aem_el-9brBRfMCKKMsJT8E-Wg

Site Coordinators - DukeEngage DukeEngage hires summer site coordinators, usually graduate students and young professionals, to help coordinate logistics in many group programs.

Meet the Winners of the 2025 Fall Reflection Challenge!

Congratulations, Deborah, Madeline, Tashiel, Leo, and Sienna, our winners!

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Announcing our Summer 2026 DukeEngage Group Programs!

We’re offering sixteen programs in the United States and globally. Every program focuses on a different theme and community around the world, but all are built on DukeEngage’s values: partnership, immersion, and reflection.

Applications are now live, and remember, the deadline is October 30!

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Pc: Asheville: Downtown Asheville North Carolina” by Ken Lane, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Pc: Uganda: Were Brian

Today is the day! DukeEngage Summer 2026 group programs are up on our website, and applications are officially open.

Remember — the deadline is October 30!

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This summer, ._papa T’27 put her studies in global health and to work in a program to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa.

Along with , a team from Cornell University , and local construction workers, Papa and her DukeEngage cohort helped design and build a water system for a primary school in the Herefords community of in the Hhohho region.

Along with the incredible work she did, Papa was able to immerse herself in the community and says that the time she spent with community members was the most impactful part of the program.

Learn more by checking out the website, which profiles Papa along with four other phenomenal global health students in “Global Health Students Find New Possibilities in Summer Experiences.”

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How did you spend your summer before coming to Duke?

Maybe you were lifeguarding at a local pool. Maybe you were hanging out with high school friends one last time. Maybe you were even reading Duke’s Common Experience Reading (or not).

But if you’re Reeha Rahman, you spent the summer fighting food insecurity in Georgia. As part of DukeEngage Gateway program, she worked with to alleviate the struggles of hungry children and families in Forsyth and Dawson counties.

DukeEngage Gateway students complete 100 hours of community service in their hometowns over the summer. They address an issue that matters to them by working with a local organization.

From hospice care to homeless shelters, these dedicated first-years made valuable contributions to their local communities before their first semester at Duke.

These students came together to share their experiences at a recent reunion dinner. They talked about their projects, the challenges they faced, and what they learned from their hard work with their community organizations.

The reunion dinner featured a special guest: Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams ! Mayor Williams gave a short speech about the important connection between and Durham, and how they can best work together to improve the community as a whole.

Would you like to know what some of these students did over the summer in the Gateway program? Stay tuned for an upcoming Reel featuring several of their presentations!

If you see any of these students on campus this fall, ask them to tell you their DukeEngage story!

We’d like to welcome the students who participated in our 2025 DukeEngage group programs back to campus after their summers working with community partners around the world!

Boston. Chicago. Brazil. Panama. Colombia. South Korea. Ghana. Eswatini. France. Greece.
And more.

Here’s some of our favorite group shots from this summer! Do you see anyone you know?



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