StudioDuke is a two-semester creative lab and mentorship program providing students the opportunity to take their advanced, on-going creative projects to the next level. StudioDuke is a collaboration among Duke I&E, DEMAN (Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network), and Duke Arts. Students are matched with creative industry professionals (including Duke alumni) for one-on-one mentorship that kicks off in the fall semester.
The goal is to bring each project to the point where it is ready to be presented to industry professionals. The StudioDuke team will help facilitate connections, resources, and logistics to support the project. Students will participate in programming aimed to help advance their creative projects and career opportunities.
The fourth year of this collaboration with Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Duke Alumni paired sixteen students with professional mentors to develop creative projects in creative writing, film, music, and visual arts.
Major: Global Cultural Studies
Project: Memoir
Mentor: Laura Yorke
Major: Public Policy
Minor: Creative Writing
Project: Screenplay
Mentor: Robb Chavis
Major: Visual Media Studies
Certificate: Documentary Studies
Project: Screenplay
Mentor: Kevin Plunkett
Major: Visual Arts and Computer Science
Minor: Cinematic Arts
Project: Documentary
Mentor: Ryan White
Major: English and Global Cultural Studies
Minor: Russian Literature
Project: Novella
Mentor: Christina Baker Kline
Major: Theater Studies
Minor: Biology
Project: Screenplay
Mentor: Julien Thuan
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Photography
Project: Documentary Photography
Mentor: Jeremy Lange
Project: Podcast
Mentor: Mangesh Hattikudur
Project: Screenplay
Mentor: Drew Crevello
Major: Mathematics and Global Cultural Studies
Minor: Finance
Project: Sci-Fi Thriller Screenplay
Mentor: Mark Vahradian
Major: English
Minor: Chemistry
Project: Children’s Book
Mentor: Julia Livshin
Major: Computer Science
Certificate: Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Project: Original Music
Mentor: Eric Hölljes
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Music and Education
Project: Original Musical
Mentor: Aaron Lazar
Major: Public Policy, History & Curatorial Practice
Project: Children’s Book
Mentor: Heather-Marie Montilla
Major: Program II in Narrative Arts: Storytelling Forms and Functions
Project: Children’s Book
Mentor: Heather-Marie Montilla
Major: Visual Arts and Biology; Certificate in Documentary Studies
Project: Documentary Photography
Mentor: Jeremy Lange
