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The mission of DefMo is to promote a culture that values and embraces multiculturalism and service by bringing individuals and communities together through dance. DefMo seeks to accomplish this mission by building and transforming relationships, innovating in choreography and dance, demonstrating multiculturalism, challenging the community, and engaging in community service.

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The mission of Dance Council is to unite the various recognized dance groups on Duke University's campus. As a council, the group shall work together to ensure that every recognized dance group on campus is offered equal and fair opportunity to the various resources Duke University has to offer. In this way, the groups will each be able to more effectively and efficiently enhance their unique contribution to the larger Duke community. The Duke University Dance Council will also encourage artistic collaboration between dance groups and will sponsor dance events that are open to the Duke community in an effort to raise awareness of the art of dance and broaden perspectives to realize the transformative power of dance. Finally, the Duke University Dance Council will serve as a liaison between the community of dancers with the administration, Duke Dance Program, Durham community, and the rest of Duke's campus to ensure that the needs of dancers are met.

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The mission of Duke Dhamaka is to promote South Asian culture and awareness on campus by engaging in on-campus performances and hosting social dance events and workshops. Dhamaka also guest performs in showcases for other dance groups on campus. In addition, as a Duke team, Dhamaka represents Duke nationwide in competitions and fosters Duke athletic spirit and enthusiasm.

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The Duke Energy and Climate Club is an undergraduate pre-professional organization that empowers students to fight the climate crisis through careers in renewable energy, climate technology, and climate solutions. Our club is founded on two goals: education and opportunity. We educate our members on all the challenges within the climate crisis, and we provide our members with professional development opportunities in the energy and climate space so that they can change the field for the better.

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The purpose of DUI shall be to foster leadership development through the coordination of educational and awareness projects as well as through the development of improv skills.

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HHI is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide innovative clean water solutions to the Bokaro district of northeast India in order to reduce the rates of prevalent, preventable diseases and work towards promoting social welfare and healthcare in our targeted areas.

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Duke University's Help Desk is a student initiative that partners with health care organizations to address their patients' unmet social needs through screening patients, referring them to community resources, and troubleshooting barriers to resource connection. Only 20% of a person's health is determined by healthcare, while 80% is determined by a mix of socioeconomic factors, the surrounding environment, and health behaviors, which are encompassed by the social determinants of health (SDOH). The SDOH are officially defined as conditions in which people are born, live, work, and grow. Help Desk aims to educate students about the SDOH, train a workforce of community resource navigators who help patients connect to resources for their social need, and create and share toolkits and training materials that other healthcare organizations and partners can use to replicate the Help Desk model.

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Through free, one-on-one music lessons, Musical Empowerment at Duke University nurtures meaningful relationships between Duke student mentors and Durham schoolchildren based on a shared love of music and learning. The program aims to build a foundation of confidence, creativity and self-discipline to create successful individuals. Keeping this purpose in mind, Musical Empowerment at Duke:
• Nurtures creativity, discipline, and confidence in both children and Duke students, giving all individuals the tools they need to excel in their future endeavors;
• Inspires children from the community to learn how to play an instrument and to develop a love and passion for music;
• Demonstrates the value and reward of hard work to both the child and the Duke student through learning to play an instrument;
• Catalyzes compassionate mentoring partnerships between undergraduates and youth in the community;
• Invigorates music education in areas underfunded or lacking in music programs by harnessing University resources.

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The mission of Out of the Blue is to share our love of music with each other and our audiences. We strive to create beautiful music using voice and vocal percussion to bring life into well-crafted arrangements and closely knit harmonies. We aim to further our knowledge of and appreciation for music through collaboration.

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Phi Alpha Delta is the premier international law fraternity, and it promotes the highest standard of ethics and professionalism within law schools and the legal profession. Duke's chapter seeks to create a supportive and collaborative community of pre-law students.

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Started in 2018, Pureun is a Kpop-focused dance group at Duke. Pureun aims to create an avenue for those interested in Kpop and represent Korean pop-culture to the Duke and North Carolina community. We cover dances to all music genres within the South Korean music industry, including R&B, pop, ballad, and more. As a culture group, we strive to include people from all cultural and social backgrounds and celebrate our love for music and dance.

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At present, Sabrosura specializes in a wide selection of dance forms: salsa, merengue, bachata, cha cha, tango, flamenco, samba, reggaeton, lambada, hip-hop, and modern. Having endured unprecedented growth with regard to the sheer size and diversity of its membership, as well as the breadth of its creative repertoire, Sabrosura hopes to continue to inspire and entertain those members of the Duke and Durham communities that cherish the passion and excitement so unmistakably characteristic of Latin dance.

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Street Medicine is a Duke performance group focused on Hip-Hop/Street-Style dance and culture. By providing a space for Duke students of all skill levels to learn and engage with this culture, Street Medicine seeks to develop a greater interest in street-style dance history and foundations at Duke University, to increase access to dance education and performance opportunities, and to connect interested students with the greater dance and Durham community.

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Envisioned as an organization that unites Duke tech talents through the nexus between tech, design and social good, the mission of Technify is to build a community of college students at Duke and beyond that strives to bridge the digital divide in Southeast Asia and drive social impact through technology. Technify will pursue this mission by connecting students with non-profit organizations and social enterprises through pro bono tech projects that range from developing a dynamic website that promotes the work of an NGO to building a web application to manage food donation logistics for an anti-food waste social enterprise. Technify members will work in teams on each project that would typically last for a semester; as teams emulate standard industrial practices such as the Agile development framework, Technify members will gain invaluable change-making opportunities and technical experiences for personal growth and future career advancement.
This mission, should it be successful, will culminate in a community of budding tech talents that espouses the Duke spirit of 'Knowledge in the Service of Society' as they strive to bridge the digital divide faced by change-makers for a better tomorrow.

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The mission of The Backpack Project, Inc, is to pack and hand-deliver backpacks filled with essential supplies; establish a personal connection to uplift each client that we encounter; and connect our clients to other homeless service providers within their community.

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