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Volunteer Spotlight
GIRIJA MAHAJAN, Educational Programming Specialist
An intergral component of the DREAM DO ACHIEVE model is the outstanding volunteer support our students recieve on a daily basis. Nadir Ijaz, a sophomore at Duke University, has been volunteering at Emily K since his freshman year and is featured in our volunteer spotlight.
What inspired you to start volunteering at the Emily K Center?
Before my freshman year at Duke, I heard about a program called “Project Child,” in which Duke students would tutor younger children at local schools and after-school centers. I had always enjoyed tutoring in high school, so I decided to volunteer. I was placed with Emily K Center, and so it began. Now, one and a half years later, I’m glad it was Emily K.
What are some of your favorite Emily K Center memories?
I remember one time a fifth grader drew me a picture of “Gallon Man” - a way of remembering the number of quarts in a gallon, the number of pints in a quart, and so forth. It was so funny, because I had never heard of “Gallon Man,” and when I told this to my tutee, she proudly drew me one to take home so I wouldn’t forget it. I also remember helping one of my tutees write a rap for a project. It was the first time either one of us had written a rap, so finding words that rhymed and still worked in context was tons of fun. In the end, we both had a blast (even though it was a homework assignment).
How has volunteering at the Emily K Center impacted you personally?
Sometimes, I think we all tend to forget what it was like being a child or a teenager. Through volunteering at Emily K, I can unleash the kid in me! Whenever I enter the front glass double doors, I forget the outside world for 1.5 hours and just concentrate on my tutees. Emily K is honestly something I look forward to every week, and I probably owe a large part of my sanity to it, considering the stress that comes with life as a college student.
How has volunteering at the Emily K Center impacted your academic and or career goals?
I am hoping to go on to medical school, and Emily K Center has really impacted the way I interact with kids of different ages. Although I am still considering many different fields of medicine as possible choices, pediatrics is something I’ve started thinking of recently, probably prompted by my volunteering at Emily K.
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