DukeImmerse: Uprooted/Rerouted is a semester-long, research-based, student-faculty collaboration on a single theme–forced migration–plus a weekly dinner meeting and a four-week mid-semester field trip to Nepal or Egypt with international travel funded by Duke (watch a video of students in the 2012 program performing monologues of refugee experiences).
The students who have been chosen for the 2013 program are:
Leena El-Sadek is a sophomore from Terry, Mississippi. She plans to do an interdisciplinary major in Global Health and Biology with a minor in Cultural Anthropology. Her passions include the Deep South, the Middle East, language, education, understanding the world, running, and seasonal ice cream flavors.
Jack Stanovsek is a freshman from Kitty Hawk, NC. He is planning to major in Cultural Anthropology with a minor in Biology. Jack lived in Melbourne, Australia before North Carolina and plans on returning there after Duke.
Alexa Barrett is a sophomore from Southampton, NY. She is an International Comparative Studies major with an ISIS and Arts of the Moving Image Certificate. Alexa loves filmmaking, salsa, and sharing tea with friends.
Lexy Steinhilber is a sophomore from Los Altos, CA. She is planning to major in International Comparative Studies with a minor in Cultural Anthropology. Lexy’s hobbies include hiking, reading, tutoring, and swimming.
Leah Catotti is a sophomore from Durham, NC. She is planning to major in Cultural Anthropology with a certificate in Global Health. Leah dances, works for the Duke Sustainability Department, and gives tours around campus.
Max Ramseyer is a sophomore originally from Paris, France. He is leaning toward a major in Public Policy, Sociology, or Political Science, with a minor in Music. He enjoys playing basketball and playing piano.
Ciera Echols is a sophomore from Marietta, GA. She is planning to double major in International Comparative Studies and Arabic. Ciera’s hobbies include: helping those in the community, learning new things, and playing sports.
Caroline Marschilok is a junior from Rochester, NY. She majors in Public Policy and minors in history, with an Ethics Certificate. Caroline studied abroad in Scotland last semester in the Duke in Glasgow program.
Dechen Lama is a sophomore from Raleigh, North Carolina, who was born in Thailand and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal. She is pursuing a Public Policy major, Global Health Certificate, and Spanish minor. She is excited to study contemporary refugee dynamics because the Tibetan refugee situation is an important part of her own personal narrative.
Maura Guyler is a freshman from Marlboro, NJ. She is planning on majoring in Public Policy and ICS, with a minor in Arabic. She is passionate about international development and human rights.
Christine Delp is sophomore from Fuquay-Varina, NC who plans to major in Program II: Ethics and Documentary Studies. Christine’s hobbies include writing, filmmaking, and traveling.
Nikita Yogesh is a sophomore studying Art History and Evolutionary Anthropology. She is passionate about animal rights and fine art, and her hobbies include finding the perfect tofu scramble and spending time with her cats and foster dog.
Grants of up to $500 are available to all Duke students, faculty and staff for projects that support initiatives that promote ethical or moral reflection, deliberation, and dialogue at Duke and beyond. We welcome diverse perspectives and submissions from organizations and individuals in all areas of the University and the Medical Center. Campus Grant funding provides support for speakers, workshops, meetings, curriculum development, publications, organizational collaborations, and other activities. Travel grants for attending conferences or other individual activities will not be awarded.
