Duke University     Tracing its origins to a rural schoolhouse called Union Institute in 1838, Duke University has evolved into one of the world’s leading institutions for education, research, and medical care. In 1859, Union Institute changed its name to Trinity College and affiliated with the Methodist Church. With financial assistance from Washington Duke and a donation of land by Julian S. Carr, Trinity College moved in 1892 to Durham, North Carolina, where in 1924 it became known as Duke University. It was through James B. Duke’s indenture creating the family philanthropic foundation, The Duke Endowment, as a memorial to Washington Duke, that Duke University has grown to become one of the nation’s leading institutions in a variety of fields including engineering. The Edmund T. Pratt School of Engineering traces its origins back to 1851 when the catalog for the Normal College advertised a Classical course, which included surveying, architecture and engineering. Today, Pratt’s faculty of 165 offers Biomedical, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering, to over 1,000 undergraduate and 350 graduate students. Duke University became a PLTW Affiliate in 2003

PLTW Summer Training Institute Courses Offered Level 1 - Full two week classes Session 1 : 06/15/2008 - 06/27/2008 Civil Engineering And Architecture Digital Electronics Session1 Notes: Session 2: 08/03/2008 - 08/15/2008 Engineering Design And Development Introduction To Engineering Design Principles Of Engineering Session2 Notes: Level 2 Courses -  one week enhancement courses for teachers who have previously attended the full two week Level1 course. None offered at this time Cost of Summer Training (may vary by housing/meal needs) Please do not send checks until an invoice for the training has been sent. Registration: $2150 Housing and Meals Housing: Duke has reserved a block of rooms at the La Quinta Inn & Suites. The rate is $63.75/night plus tax. Please make your hotel reservations at the La Quinta by calling 919-401-9660. Breakfast & Lunch Plan: $400 ($40/day on campus) Dinner: On your own For additional info from the NC PLTW site, please check http://ncpltw.pratt.duke.edu/duke-sti.htm

College Credit and Continuing Education Units For Summer Training: Teachers interested in receiving graduate college credit for courses in the PLTW program may apply to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York. To qualify, teachers must successfully complete the two-week Duke PLTW Summer Training Institute, pass the RIT graduate PLTW course exam and meet RIT requirements. In addition, Duke is offering 7.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to teachers who successfully complete the two-week Duke PLTW Summer Training Institute.

College Credit For High School Students: Duke University will honor transcripts from other National Affiliates, as appropriate (decided in a manner consistent with existing administrative and faculty review procedures), for students who have completed PLTW Program courses in a PLTW-certified school, have a “B” average in PLTW courses, have received a 70% or higher on the PLTW college credit exam, and who have registered at Duke. Duke will work with the national College Board to establish Advanced Placement credit for PLTW courses taught in North Carolina. Until AP credit is established, Duke will work with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction to establish Honors status of PLTW courses in N.C.

Contact Information Affiliate Director: Nancy Shaw Duke University Director, NC Project Lead The Way Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering 129 Hudson Hall Box 90291 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: (919) 660-5576 Cell: (919) 622-5379 Fax: (919) 660-5293 Email: nshaw@ee.duke.edu   Duke University