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2021 ACE in Place Engagement Experience Launches
6/22/2021 4:00:00 PM | Cross Country, Fencing, Football, Men's Soccer, Rowing, Softball, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Swimming & Diving, Track & Field, Volleyball, Athletics
DURHAM, N.C. - The Rubenstein-Bing Student-Athlete Civic Engagement (ACE) Program is entering its sixth year in 2021 and this summer, ACE in Place will feature four virtual international service programs.
In a partnership with Stanford, The ACE Program provides funding for accepted Duke student-athletes to participate in three-week, immersive summer service experiences with an international community partner. The program is made possible by the generous support of David Rubenstein and Peter and Helen Bing.
This summer, ACE will offer four virtual service programs focused on supporting community-based organizations located in Peru, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam. Virtual programs allow ACE the opportunity to continue to offer impactful summer service experiences for Duke and Stanford student-athletes in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
This summer's programs are a culmination of the efforts of the ACE staff, ACE Ambassador Alumni and community partners working together over the past year to design meaningful virtual service experiences. Building off the success of ACE in Place 2020 and virtual prototype programs that were tested in the fall, ACE is excited to bring Duke and Stanford student-athletes the opportunity to participate in a full-fledged virtual international experience where they will work on collaborative service projects, form relationships across the Duke and Stanford athletic community and connect with community partners around the world.
ACE in Place | South Africa
June 27 - July 16
Student-athletes will virtually support SA Harvest, an NGO based in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa that seeks to provide South Africans with access to adequate nutritious food on a daily basis through their food rescue and distribution platform.
ACE in Place | Peru
June 27 - July 16
Student-athletes will virtually support Mujer Peru, an NGO based in Peru dedicated to the promotion, comprehensive development and training of Peruvian women.
ACE in Place | Thailand
July 26 - August 13
Student-athletes will virtually support Shark Guardian, a UK-based organization dedicated to advancing the conservation of sharks and the natural environment in Thailand through conservation, education, research projects and expeditions.
ACE in Place | Vietnam
Session I: June 27 - July 16
Session II: July 25 - August 13
Student-athletes will virtually support Coach for College and assist Vietnamese college students teaching, coaching and mentoring middle school youth at a summer camp held in rural southern Vietnam.
For the summer of 2021, 30 student-athletes (22 Duke, 8 Stanford) have been accepted to virtual service programs that will support community-based organizations located in South Africa, Peru, Thailand and Vietnam. In addition to their service projects, student-athletes will engage in reflection with program staff based in-country, participate in immersive virtual cultural enrichment activities, and learn more about the history and issues facing the communities in which they are supporting.
Duke's 2021 ACE in Place Participants
Margaryta Bilokin ('22) – Women's Tennis – Vietnam Session II
Theo Burba ('23) – Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field – Peru
Devin Connell ('22) – Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field – South Africa
Deja Davis ('22) – Softball – South Africa
Kees Heetderks ('23) – Men's Soccer – Vietnam Session II
Anthony Hinton ('23) – Football – Vietnam Session I
Finn Hossfeld ('23) – Men's Fencing – Thailand
Carly King ('23) – Women's Track & Field – South Africa
Paige Knudsen ('24) – Rowing – Peru
Natalie Maurer ('23) – Women's Soccer – South Africa
Kayle Park ('23) – Women's Swimming & Diving – Vietnam Session I
Catherine Purnell ('24) – Women's Swimming & Diving – Peru
Elizabeth Reneau ('22) – Women's Cross Country, Women's Track and Field – Vietnam I
Emma Shuppert ('23) – Women's Swimming & Diving – Thailand
Sydney Simmons ('22) – Women's Soccer – Vietnam Session I
Sarah Snyder ('23) – Women's Swimming & Diving – Vietnam Session II
Chris Theodore ('22) – Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field – Vietnam Session I
Olivia Tighe ('23) – Women's Swimming & Diving – Peru
Naima Turbes ('23) – Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field – Vietnam Session I
Zach Wassmer ('24) – Men's Swimming & Diving – South Africa
Sydney Yap ('24) – Volleyball – Peru
Stephanie Zempolich ('23) – Women's Lacrosse – Vietnam Session II
"Participating in ACE this summer is worth it to me because the program will enable me to gain practical experience working on sustainable community development projects. Through this experience, I hope to enact meaningful, positive change on the lives of others." - Finn Hossfeld, fencing (ACE in Place Thailand)
"ACE provides opportunities to meet other athletes from both Stanford and Duke from a variety of sports, allowing me to understand how other student-athletes are working to achieve their goals and helping me both in my sport and in the classroom. It also provides a gateway into the professional world that I may not otherwise have the opportunity to do because of my position as a student-athlete at Duke." - Catherine Purnell, swimming & diving (ACE in Place Peru)
For more information on ACE in Place, visit www.ace.duke.edu
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