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Student U. has planted newseeds of hope into my previously

semi-skeptical mind.Haley Carter, Student U. volunteer

Student U. Advisory BoardTony Brown, President, Robertson Scholars ProgramBeth Anderson, Vice President for Foundation Relations, Teach for America

Heidi Carter, Durham School Board MemberAnthony Clay, Past Board President, Junior Leadership Durham; College Counselor,Durham AcademyChena Flood, Director, University-School Teacher Education Program, NCCUAmanda Dorsey, Co-Founder of Student U., Duke University studentLeslie Holdsworth, Development Director, Durham AcademyPriscilla Ching, parent of Student U. teacher and tutor; Durham Academy TrusteeDaniel Kimberg, Co-Founder and Director of Student U.Bela Kussin, Trustee and Chair of Trustees Diversity Committee, Durham AcademyCharles Lovelace, Executive Director, Morehead Foundation, UNC-CHDavid Malone, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Program in Education, Duke UniversityEric Mlyn, Executive Director, DukeEngageOmega Curtis Parker, Durham Public School Board MemberJan Riggsbee, Director, Elementary Teacher Preparation Program, Duke University

Mary Williams, Co-Founder of Student U., Middle School teacher at Key Charter Academy

in Washington, D.C.Chair: Michael lk-Steiner, Upper School Director, Durham Academy

where students are teachers,and teachers are students

3601 Ridge Road | Durham, NC 27705 | 919.287.1729http://studentu.da.org

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Student U. StudentsChanging the WorldAt Student U., we not only believe that our studentswill grow up and change the world, we believe theycan start right now. The open and supportive StudentU. environment encourages students and teachers toshare their passions and use them to make a tangibledifference in the Durham community. Here are just afew of the ways that Student U. students have startedto make their mark on the world:

Students in the Change the World elective held abake sale and raised $130 for the Durham RescueMission.

Ernie Monroe Jr. led a shoe drive and collected 92shoes for the Salvation Army.

Shydayja King orchestrated a canned food drive that

donated 142 cans to Urban Ministries.Kayla Tate organized a talent show.

Students performed community service at six sitesduring the summer, including the Scrap Exchange,Durham Parks and Recreation and Orange CountySemaritan Relief.

The Planet Patrol elective organized andimplemented a recycling litter patrol.

Students organized a science share.

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Be the change you wishto see in theworld.

Mahatma Gandhi

Dream:to inspire Durham middle schoolstudents to believe that they can succeed in an

academic environment and to motivate collegestudents to pursue careers in public education andserve as advocates for children around the world.

Student U. has given me a purpose,and I dont mean a purpose for the summer, I mean for life.

Ms. Mary, Student U. teacher

inspirecreate build achievegrowthink dream empower lead experience invent playloveimagine discoverbelieve motivate succeed

The Student U. ExperienceStudent U. makes a three-year committment to itsstudents, starting with a six-week summer enrichmentprogram at Durham Academy. Students attend six

academicallyrigorousclassesinadditiontotakingeldtrips and participating in community events. For eachof their middle school summers, students return toDurham Academy and their Student U. family. Duringthe school year, students receive one-on-one weeklytutoring sessions with summer teachers and communityvolunteers. Student U. also hosts monthly mentoringevents, with experiences ranging from writing workshopsto marching in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.

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 applicationscan be obtained online at http://studentu.da.org or by calling919.287.1729, or by e-mailing studentudurham@gmail.com.

Inspired and InspiringIn 2005, Student U.s co-founder and executive director,DanKimberg,sawrst-handthebenetsofastudents-teaching-students model. He worked with Duke andUNC students to bring that model to Durham, and insummer2007,StudentU.usheredinitsrst50students.The students surpassed all expectations, showing majorimprovements not only in test scores but in attitudetoward school. Each summer, Student U. welcomes 50more rising sixth graders from Durham Public Schools.

The Student U. model is successful because it harnessesstudents power to change the world. The programinspires and empowers students of all ages by challengingthem to do something meaningful, to use their passionto make a difference in their community. Student U.gives students and teachers a shared vision for abrighter future and the courage to make it a reality.

Dantes StoryWhen Ms. Amanda, Mr.Kimberg, and Ms. Amy sentme the Student U. application, Ithought that this was going to belike school all over again. But thatthought changed the moment I walked into the building.

TherstdayofStudentU.wasfun,theteacherswereniceand they showed us how to do everything on campus andwhere everything was.

EveryFridaywewentonaeldtrip.Alloftheeldtripswere exciting, but there is one that I remember the most.We went to Beaufort beach. We went out on the oceancatchingshandothercreaturesandexaminingthemundera microscope. We saw wild horses, and we picked up somecrabs, clams, and seashells. We went inside to see differentanimals and we saw this one crab about to come out of itsshell but sad to say, the crab died on its way out of its shell.Overall the trip was fantastic, and so is Student U.

Achieving our GoalsMany Student U. middle school participants will be therstintheirfamiliestogotocollege.

After summer 2007, 84% of students felt they could master the skills taught in school next year.

Compared to 86% before summer 2007, 100% ofstudents are very sure they are going to graduate fromhigh school.

By the end of summer 2007, 86% of students werelooking forward to middle school.

Class participation increased in all four core subjects bythe end of summer 2007.

100% of summer 2007 teachers say theywould now consider teaching as a possible career path.

Summer 2007 students improved in all four coresubjects.

Miss Jewels science class tests their egg-drop

contraptions as part of their study of physics.