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"Blue Devil 360" Podcast Showcases ACE in Vietnam
“Blue Devil 360” Podcast Announces Four-Part Series Highlighting ACE (Ep. 1: ACE in India 2018)
“Blue Devil 360” Podcast Showcases ACE in China
“Blue Devil 360” Podcast Showcases ACE in South Africa
2019 ACE in Peru Participants Share Final Report for Community Partners
ACE 2019 Participants Welcomed Back to Campus
ACE Alum Eoin Gronningsater Earns NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award and ACC’s Go Teach Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
ACE Alum Kate Kutzer Sheds Light on Relationship Between Athletes and Food in the Midst of a Pandemic
ACE Alum Maddy Price (’18) Competes in Tokyo Summer Olympic Games
ACE Alum Meible Chi Recognized for Her Outstanding Duke Career
ACE Alum Taylor Lallas Joins BUDI Medical Device Team
ACE Alumni Receive Climate Commitment Leadership Award
ACE Alumni Set to Compete in Paris 2024 Olympics
ACE Alums Davis and Finesilver Named Duke Student-Athletes of the Year
ACE Alums Featured in Stanford Senior Spotlight, "Different Paths, Same Destination"
ACE Alums Honored at 2020 Stanford Athletic Board Awards
ACE Alums Honored at Annual Stanford Athletics Board Awards
ACE Alums Win $50,000 at NFL 1st and Future Innovation Challenge
ACE Ambassador Program Featured in Duke Community Engagement Tapestry
ACE Ambassador Shares His Duke Story on the Blue Devil 360 Podcast
ACE and CFC Selected to Present at NC 2022 PACE Civic Engagement Conference
ACE Announces Summer 2020 Program Line-Up
ACE Announces Summer 2023 Plans
ACE Celebrates 10th Year of Programming for Blue Devils in Summer 2025
ACE Concludes 5th Year Celebration
ACE Concludes Eighth Year of Programming
ACE Concludes Ninth Year of Programming
ACE Concludes Seventh Year of Programming With Virtual and In-Person Options
ACE Concludes Sixth Year with Five Virtual International Service Programs
ACE Enters Ninth Year of Service with Expanded Opportunities for Duke Student-Athletes
ACE Holds 2024 Program Reunion at Duke Campus Farm
ACE Hosts Fulbright Webinar for Student-Athletes
ACE in Colorado Alum Alayna Burns Leads Duke Athletics Sustainability Initiatives
ACE in India Alum Michelle Staggers Receives ACC Unite Award
ACE in Place 2021 Participants Announced
ACE in Place 2021 Virtual Programs Announced and Application Open
ACE in Place Engagement Experience Launches
ACE in Place Engagement Experience Wraps Up
ACE in South Africa '18 alum Kayla McCoy Named to 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Preliminary Roster
ACE in South Africa '18 Kayla McCoy Receives Double All-American Honors
ACE in South Africa ’18 Kayla McCoy Selected by Houston Dash in 2019 NWSL Draft
ACE In South Africa 2023 Alum Rory Cavan Featured on Duke Unfiltered Podcast
ACE in Vietnam '16 alum Carolyn Lee Named Academic All American
ACE in Vietnam '18 and Duke Wrestling Mitch Finesilver Takes 5th at Cliff Keen
ACE in Vietnam Alums Featured on Blue Devil 360 Podcast
ACE Interviews Fulbright Recipient Max St. George, ACE in China 2017 Alum
ACE Interviews Peru Community Partner GVI
ACE Interviews South Africa Community Partner GVI
ACE Interviews Thailand Community Partners VIA and BEAM
ACE Interviews Vietnam Community Partner Coach for College
ACE Program Accepting Applications for Summer 2019
ACE Program Announces Summer 2022 Plans
ACE Program Director Emily Durham Presents with Duke Experiential Education
ACE Program Recognized by Duke Athletics at Basketball Game
ACE Recognized at Duke Home Football Game Nov. 16
ACE Recognized at Duke vs Stanford Field Hockey Game Sept. 29
ACE recognized in Duke Today's "A Decade of Engagement"
ACE Staff Presents with Elon University Staff at 2019 PACE Conference
ACEathletes on Blue Devil 360: Duke Athletics Podcast
Alana Vawter Featured in Stanford's Card Essentials
Anthony Hinton Honored with ACC Top Six for Service
Anthony Hinton Partners with Team IMPACT
Athletic Management Magazine (Spring '17) Shares ACE Program Director's Vision for ACE
Blue Devil 360 Podcast features ACE Program Director Emily Durham
China Exploration and Research Society (CERS) Publishes #ACEathletes' Research Projects in Newsletter (Summer '16)
China Exploration and Research Society (CERS) Publishes ACE in China 2019 Community-Based Research Projects
China Exploration and Research Society (CERS) Publishes ACE Student-Athletes’ Research Projects in Newsletter (Summer ’18)
China Exploration and Research Society (CERS) publishes work of ACE in China ('17) alums
Connor Barket, ACE in Panama '24 Alum, Highlighted in GoDuke Magazine
David Rubenstein Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Duke and Stanford Announce ACE 2022 Student-Athletes
Duke and Stanford Announce ACE 2023 Participants
Duke and Stanford Athletics Announce Second Team of ACE Student-Athletes
Duke and Stanford Athletics Introduce Inaugural Team of Rubenstein-Bing Student-Athletes
Duke Athletics and Stanford Athletics Announce 2018 Class of ACE Student-Athletes
Duke Athletics and Stanford Athletics Announce 2019 Class of ACE Student-Athletes
Duke Athletics and Stanford Athletics Announce Rubenstein-Bing Student-Athlete Civic Engagement Program (ACE)
Duke Athletics Announces ACE 2024 Participants
Duke Athletics Director Kevin White Interviews ACE in Place Alum Grace Kim
Duke Athletics Highlights Inaugural Class of Duke ACE Student-Athletes
Duke Athletics Highlights Senior ACE Ambassadors
Duke Athletics Honors Gronningsater and Marsh as Senior Student-Athletes of the Year
Duke Athletics Shares Look Back at Ace in India '17
Duke Athletics Spotlights Meagan Lew, ACE in India Alum ('16) and ACE Ambassador
Duke Athletics Takes a Look Back at ACE 2016
Duke I&E Certificate Students Immerse Themselves Abroad Via ACE Program
Duke Magazine (Fall '17) Showcases Michelle Staggers, ACE in India Alum '16
Duke Office of Civic Engagement Showcases ACE Among 2017-2018 "Snapshots in Civic Engagement"
Duke Rowers Share Bond of Service Through ACE Experience
Duke Swim and Dive Team Alums Reflect on ACE Experiences and Impact
Duke VP and Director of Athletics Kevin White Showcased ACE in Summer 2018 Athletics Newsletter
Eight ACE Alums Meet On the Softball Field
Eoin Gronningsater ('20) Receives Fulbright ETA to Spain
First-Ever Joint Duke-Stanford ACE Interview Featured on Blue Devil 360 Podcast
Four ACE Student-Athletes Reunite at Duke-Stanford Women's Lacrosse Game
GoDuke Magazine (Spring '16) Looks Forward to Inaugural ACE Experiences in Summer 2016
GVI Releases ACE in South Africa 2018 Impact Report
Haas Center Cardinal Service Report Features ACE
Isabelle Pilson (ACE in Vietnam '19) Studies Sustainability of Stanford Field Hockey
Jacki Silar Reflects on ACE Involvement and Athletics Career
Jameson Kavel, Duke Softball, Reflects Back on ACE in South Africa
Keefe and Hentz, Stanford Women's Volleyball, Share ACE 2019 Experience
Kelly Beck-Sordi Joins ACE Advisory Board
Kevin Gehsmann, ACE Alum '17, Joins Duke Football Teammates for Week-Long Service Experience in Guatemala with Habitat for Humanity
Kevin White of Duke Athletics Interviews ACE Program Director, Emily Durham
Monica Balakrishnan shares her ACE Experience and more on The True Blue Podcast
NCAA Champion Magazine (Summer '17) Highlights ACE Program as "Service Break"
Peyton St. George, Duke Softball, Reflects back on ACE in Vietnam
Rachel Reichenbach Receives Fulbright Fellowship to Return to Vietnam
Remembering Jon McConnell: Founding ACE Advisory Board Member
Rodney Herenton, ACE 2017 Alum, Highlighted in "My Stanford Story"
Row2k Features Abby Artmann, ACE in China Alum ('17) and ACE Ambassador
SportsBusiness Journal Names Duke Athletics' Nina King among Forty under Forty Class of 2018
Stanford ACE alum earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Stanford ACE Alum Shannon Richardson Awarded Haas Center Service Leadership Award
Stanford Athletics Director Bernard Muir Talks About Impact of ACE During Stanford Faculty Senate Meeting
Stanford Athletics Highlights ACE Summer 2017 with Exposure Photo Essay Story
Stanford Athletics Highlights Five ACE Alum ('16) Reflections
Stanford Athletics Interviews ACE in India Alum Rodney Herenton
Stanford Athletics Pauses Involvement in ACE Program
Stanford Athletics Shares ACE in China '18 Alum Brandon Kier's "Lessons from ACE"
Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne Celebrated ACE During Stanford Athletics Board Awards Show
Stanford University's Haas Center for Public Service Recognizes Participants in Cardinal Commitment Program
Stanford’s Wiley Twins: Teammates in Water Polo and Service
Tara Christensen, ACE in Vietnam '16, Speaks at Iron Duke Scholarship Dinner
Taylor Kirkpatrick, ACE in India '17, Co-authors Children's Picture-Book During Stanford Writing and Rhetoric Course
The Mansfield News Journal Interviews Brandon Leynaud, ACE Alum '17
Three ACEathletes Play at Duke vs Stanford Volleyball Game Aug. 31
UNCUT Duke Features ACE in Place Vietnam Alum Anthony Hinton
UNCUT Features ACE in Costa Rica 2023 Alum Jala Wright
UNCUT on Air Podcast Interviews ACE in Colorado 2022 Alum Connor Drake
VIDEO: ACE Program Director Emily Durham Featured in OurTomorrow Learning Series
VIDEO: Duke Athletics and Duke Communications Help Duke Student-Athletes Express Thanks to David Rubenstein
VIDEO: Duke Athletics and Duke Communications Produce Summer 2016 ACE Overview
VIDEO: Duke Athletics Interviews Anna Quinn, Member of the Inaugural ACE in China Team
VIDEO: Duke Athletics Interviews Chloe Lewis, ACE in South Africa ’17, Duke Women’s Lacrosse
VIDEO: Duke Athletics Interviews Judd Howard, ACE in India '17, Duke Men's Swimming & Diving
VIDEO: Duke Athletics Interviews Kevin Gehsmann, ACE in Vietnam ’17, Duke Football
VIDEO: Duke Athletics Interviews Lynee Belton, ACE in China '17, Duke Women's Basketball
VIDEO: Duke Athletics Interviews Michael Miller, Member of the Inaugural ACE in India Team
VIDEO: Duke Athletics Shares the Story of Tara Christensen, ACE in Vietnam '16 in "Relentless" Documentary
VIDEO: Duke Football Interviews Bronson Bruneau, ACE in Vietnam Alumnus ('16)
VIDEO: Duke Today Showcases "Your First Look Inside ACE: 2017" Short Film
VIDEO: DukeToday Announces ACE Program
VIDEO: Rachel Reichenbach Honored at 2019 Stanford Athletics Board Awards
VIDEO: The Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program highlights Bronson Bruneau, ACE in Vietnam '16 in their Student Profile Series
VIDEO: Your First Look Inside ACE 2017

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10-Year Anniversary Alum Highlights: ACE Alumni Fulbright Fellows
Abby Artmann '18 Begins Full-Time Teaching Career
ACE in Place Vietnam Alums Julia Boyet and Lillie Walker Partner with Little League Softball
Alana Vawter Leads Community Group for Stanford Student-Athletes
Aleeza Yu ('20) Grateful to ACE for Igniting Passion to Tutor, Volunteer at Local Dog Resuces
Alexa Romano ('20) Studies Ethics of International Coffee Production
Allie DaCar ('18) Shares Love of Science and Community Engagement Started with ACE
Alyssa Marsh ('20) Pursues Education Career through TFA and Now at her Alma Mater, Duke
Amanda Han ('20) Pursues Fellowship at Community Health Center In-Midst of Pandemic
Amelia Smith ('21) Studies Healthcare Economics & Policy at Georgetown University
Anna Quinn ('18) Pursues Medical Career with a Global Health Focus
Anthony Hinton ('23) Makes An IMPACT Alongside Duke Football
Araad Fisher ('19) Researches Inequalities and Pursues Higher Education Career
Areta Buness ('19) Conducts Biotech Research, Inspired by ACE in China
Austin Simpson (‘26) Connects Duke Swim & Dive Team with Durham Community through Swimming with the Blue Devils
Becky Smaller ('18) Uses Platform of Sports to Inspire and Encourage Others
Brandon Leynaud ('19) Transforms ACE Lessons into Personal And Professional Development
Caitlin Keefe ('20) Uses ACE Experience to Support Others and Build Leaders in her Career
Cam Kerr ('23) Connects Community and Sports Through Soccer Clinics
Carly Perri ('21) Applies Community-Based Experiences in Peru to Leadership Consulting Career
Carly Weber-Levine ('19) Pursues Career in Medicine and Education
Catherine Purnell ('24) Invests in Becoming Fluent in Spanish
Chris Theodore ('22) Inspires Duke Track and Field To Serve As A Team
Connor Barket ('26) Provides Mentorship to Durham High Schoolers through the Rising Athletes Foundation
Ellie Winslow Teaches English Abroad in Madrid
Emily Schultz ('23) Applies Lessons from ACE in Life and Career in Medicine
Eoin Gronningsater ('20) Credits ACE for Igniting Passion for Education
Hailee Hoffman ('19) Reflects On Her Perspective Toward Global Service
Isabella Duan '21 Promotes Hands-On Learning and Teaching
Jake Koffman ('21) Shares Power of ACE Experience to Reflect, Follow Passion to Teach & Coach
Jazz Moreno ('20) Completes Doctorate of Physical Therapy with Community Outreach Focus
Jenna Frowein ('16) Stays Connected with ACE in China While Pursuing An Architecture Career
Jillian Wolgemuth ('20) Plays Professional Field Hockey For U.S National Team
Jordan Fong ('22) Starts Career in Biomedical Engineering and Participates in Coach for College
Josh Finesilver ('22) Brings ACE Perspective to International Wrestling Community and Medical School
Judd Howard ('19) Pursues a Values-Driven Startup Career
Julia DiTosto ('19) Follows Pathway to a Career in Community Health Research
Kaitlyn McCarthy ('19) Uses Communication Skills Developed Through ACE in Digital Project Management Role
Kat Anderson ('20) Co-Founds Athletes in Medicine (AIMS) Alongside ACE Alum
Kate Kutzer '21 Champions Health Education with DukeEngage Project in Honduras
Kate Kutzer ('21) Studies Medicine at Duke, Inspired by ACE Experience to Examine Social Determinants of Health
Kate Littlejohn ('22) Connects ACE Experience to Career in Psychology at Home in New Zealand
Katya Sander ('25) Leads Cardinal Community Outreach as Director of Fall Operations
Kayla McCoy ('19) Plays Professional Soccer Abroad While Pursuing Masters Degree in Public Health
Kelsey McGinley ('22) earns Master's Degree and Continues Volunteer Work in Local Community
Kevin Gehsmann '19 Fights for Social Innovation Alongside Durham Non-Profit
Kevin Gehsmann ('19) Founds PROTECT3D Alongside Duke Football Teammates
Kylie Jordan ('20) Shares Favorite ACE Memories
Laurel Foster ('22) Mentors Underclassmen At Stanford
Lelia Boley '20 Inspires Duke Rowing Teammates to Serve On-Campus
Lelia Boley ('20) Shares Gratitude for Lasting ACE Friendships and Commitment to Service
Lizzie Devitt ('18) Advocates for Higher Education in DC
Logan Karam '20 Partners with Haas Center for Public Service to Continue International Non-Profit Work
Lynee Belton ('19) Reflects on ACE Relationships and Memories
Mackenzie Wiley '19 Explores Her Interest in Global Health Through Coursework
Mackenzie Wiley ('19) Studies Management Abroad in Scotland
Mackenzie Willborn ('19) Trains and Teaches Engineers Abroad
Maddie Hess ('19) Partners with Girls on the Run While Teaching
Maddy Price ('18) Competes in Tokyo Summer Olympic Games
Madison Dunk ('21) Brings Cross-Cultural Perspective to Career in Medicine
Maria Sheridan ('18) Studies Social Determinants of Health at Vanderbilt
Mariah Lee ('18) Advocates for Black Lives Through Her Professional Soccer Career
Max Feldman ('20) Pursues International Comparative Studies Degree, Seeks Future International Experiences
Max St. George Continues International Service with Fulbright Fellowship
Meagan Lew ('18) Explains the Lasting Value of Experiential Learning Experiences Like ACE
Meible Chi ('20) Studies Medicine At Duke And Shares the Power of Story
Michael Bennett ('25) Pursues Professional Development Opportunities with Duke Career Trek
Michael Volpe ('25) Explores Global Economic Policy Through Coursework
Mickayla Hinkle ('19) Begins Physician Assistant Program at Northwestern
Mikaela Watson ('20) Becomes User Experience Designer
Mitch Finesilver '19 Commits to Continue Service-Learning in Durham
Mitch Finesilver ('19) Pursues Olympics Dream, Travels & Competes Internationally
Morgan Hentz ('20) Competes Professionally and Continues to Live Lessons Learned from ACE
Nathaniel Hartley ('21) Reflects on Immersive Experience with ACE, Values Bridging Cultural Differences
Nathaniel Hernandez ('20) Draws On Lessons From ACE in Pharmacology PhD Program
Oliver Spring ('18) Shares Unique Connections Between ACE and Investment Banking
Patrick Gibson ('17) Shares Value of ACE Mentorship As He Pursues Career in Higher Education
Phoebe Brinker ('24) Pursues Sustainability Passion and Partners with ACE Alums
Rachel Reichenbach ('19) Returns to Vietnam and Explores the Ethics of International Service
Riley Hickman ('19) Gains Confidence to Study Ethnobotany Abroad After ACE
Rodney Herenton ('20) Shares About Connections Between ACE and His Urban Real Estate Career
Samantha Gallagher ('18) Pursues Passion for Women's Rights After Returning from India
Sarah Nelson ('20) Bridges ACE Experience with Master's of Science in Social Entrepreneurship
Seamus Harding ('24) Advocates for Mental Health in Uncut Article
Seamus Harding ('24) Partners Duke Swimming & Diving Team with Team Impact
Sean Tate ('19) Becomes First Full-Time ACE Program Coordinator
Sophia Sole '21 Mentors Elementary School Students
Sophia Sole ('21) Volunteers with the US National Park Service and Local Sailing Club
Sydney Smith (‘26) Partners with Emily K Center to Host Clinic for Local Grade School Students
Sydney Steele ('23) Founds Cardinal Community For Stanford Student-Athletes
Tanner Johnson ('18) Reflects on the Lasting Bond between ACE Athletes and Community Partners
Tatum Wall (‘26) Raises Awareness and Funds for Parkinson’s Disease through Art Gala Event
Taylor Lallas ('21) Rediscovers Passion for Education Policy and Coaching
Taylor Ruck ('23) Set to Begin Master's Degree in Earth System Science
Tim Sah ('21) Applies Soft Skills Gained from ACE in Career as Software Engineer
Trevor Rex ('19) Follows Passion for Teaching and Mentoring
Veronica Brtek ('20) Continues to Engage in Global Service
Zach Barry ('24) Builds Partnership between Team and Kids Run Durham

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