Betsy Alden, Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy Studies, Hart Leadership Program and Coordinator, Service Learning, Kenan Institute for Ethics  

Office Location: 102 West Duke Bldg
Email Address: alden@duke.edu

Areas of Expertise

    Education:
    DMin, Southern Methodist University, 1978

    Teaching (Fall 2009):

    • Housecs 79.08, House course (sp top) Synopsis
      See instru, Sun 03:00 PM-04:30 PM

    Bio/Profile
    Betsy Alden is Service-Learning Coordinator for the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke, working with faculty, students, community agencies and Durham public schools to promote the academic integration of ethical reflection and service experiences into the undergraduate curriculum.

    As a theologian and educator, Alden has been engaged in women's leadership as a feminist community activist, a United Methodist clergywoman since 1974, a member of commissions on the status and role of women in church, civic, and national organizations, and on several national boards, including the National Partnership for Service-Learning, Ministry to Blacks in Higher Education, the National Campus Ministry Association and the Presbyterian Church's (international) Self-Development of People Committee.

    She attended Duke University, Colorado College, Indiana University and Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University and holds degrees in English, theology and religious education. A Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude graduate, Alden was also awarded the Outstanding Volunteer Award in Dallas, Texas, for her creation of The Praxis Project, a service-learning model which has been replicated at more than 100 campuses.

    Betsy Alden