Duke University | Baldwin Scholars Program
Menaka Nayar
Hello! My name is Menaka and I was born in the Middle East (Oman, to be precise) to Indian parents. I moved to the United States when I was 13 and went to high school in Richmond, Virginia. My first two years at Duke have been wonderful, to say the least. At Duke, I have had the opportunity to take classes through the Visions of Freedom FOCUS cluster (I highly recommend doing FOCUS!), volunteer at Durham elementary schools through Project Child, serve twice on the staff of Duke's Model United Nations conference, create graphics with Passport magazine, dance with Duke Raas and Defining Movement (defMo), and, of course, be a part of the Baldwin Scholar class of 2011.
Last summer, I participated in the Duke in Geneva study abroad program, and this summer, I will be volunteering with refugee populations through the DukeEngage program in Dublin, Ireland. Stay tuned for updates!