Duke Annual Report

“ In 2010-11, a record-setting 106,423 of you gave more than $349 million to celebrate our rich traditions, build on our strengths, and enable us to take next steps in many important directions.”

FROM THE PRESIDENT

WHAT MAKES DUKE SO INSPIRING? For me, it’s seeing the bright, creative people who comprise Duke’s community turn ideas into reality. That’s true both in Durham and very far-flung locales. This past summer, during a three-week tour of Duke projects and programs around the world, I witnessed the astounding breadth and reach of our capabilities. From China to Tanzania, Duke is doing work that matters and providing our students with unparalleled opportunities to learn and grow.

But these opportunities wouldn’t exist without the support of you, our donors, whose gifts enable us to aim high in education and in service. In 2010-11, a record-setting 106,423 of you gave more than $349 million to celebrate our rich traditions, build on our strengths, and enable us to take next steps in many important directions.

The following pages highlight some of these gifts, from an Annual Fund contribution in support of financial aid, to a gift that funded cancer research, to gifts in support of our signature service-learning program, DukeEngage. The Duke Endowment made the largest single philanthropic gift in Duke’s history, an $80 million commitment to renovate West Union, and Page and Baldwin auditoriums. This tremendous contribution will allow us to transform Duke’s central common spaces, creating rich new opportunities for community and engagement for decades to come.

These gifts—your gifts—make all that we do at Duke possible. They support our priorities and your passions. They pay for today’s necessities and tomorrow’s ambitions. For that we are profoundly grateful.