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\n October 1, 2025<\/p>\n
Celebrate a Duke staff or faculty member who lives Duke\u2019s values and bleeds Duke blue by nominating them to be the Employee Captain for Duke Football\u2019s Employee Appreciation Game.<\/p>\n
As part of the Duke Football Employee Appreciation Game on Nov. 15, one Duke University or Duke University Health System staff or faculty member will be selected to serve as the 2025 Employee Captain.<\/p>\n
Nominate yourself or a colleague<\/a> who is a Duke Football fan and practices Duke\u2019s core values<\/a> of respect, trust, inclusion, discovery and excellence.<\/p>\n The Employee Captain will be celebrated with:<\/p>\n A Duke Football T-shirt<\/p>\n An on-field pre-game pass for a limited time<\/p>\n A behind-the-scenes seat at one of Coach Manny Diaz\u2019s press conferences (as an observer)<\/p>\n A professional game-day photo<\/p>\n Serious bragging rights!<\/p>\n Gwen Lloyd, an Administrative Coordinator in Duke Student Affairs, served as the Employee Captain for the game in 2023. As a lifelong Duke fan, Lloyd said she was thrilled to experience the game day excitement up close.<\/p>\n \u201cIt meant a lot,\u201d said Lloyd, who\u2019s worked at Duke for 43 years. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to be recognized. When you work at a place for many years, you learn a lot. You grow and develop. You build a real connection. So I\u2019m proud of where I work.\u201d<\/p>\n The deadline for nominations is 12 p.m. on Oct. 15. The winner will be announced on Working@Duke the week of Nov. 3.<\/p>\n Follow Working@Duke on\u00a0X (Twitter)<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and subscribe on\u00a0YouTub<\/a><\/p>\n