DURHAM -- August Turak will lead a lectured Tuesday titled "Business Secrets of the Trappists: How the Power of the Monastic Tradition Will Transform Your Business and Your Life."
The free event is at 7 p.m. in the Sanford Building of Public Policy on Duke University's West Campus.
August Turak is a successful corporate and not-for- profit executive, entrepreneur, and the Templeton Prize winning author of "Brother John."
Mepkin Abbey, just outside Charleston, S.C., is a Trappist monastery and the Rule of St. Benedict requires the monks to be self-sufficient. Besides producing a variety of agricultural products like eggs, mushrooms, fertilizer, and timber, the monks manage a complex of gardens, guest houses, a library and a state-of-the-art conference center.
This lecture expands on his recent four-part series, "Business Secrets of the Trappists," which topped the charts on Forbes.com for almost two weeks and which will soon be a book.
Seating is limited. For reservations and more information go to www.AugustTurak.com, e-mail contact@augusturak.com, or call 919-810-7926.
Nursing program hosts review
DURHAM -- Durham Technical Community College will host a site review for initial accreditation of its Associate Degree Nursing program.
The public is invited to meet the visiting team and share comments about the program Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m.
The meeting will be held in the multipurpose room of the Wynn Student Services Center on Durham Tech's main campus.
Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted directly to Sharon Tanner, executive director, the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission at 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Ga. 30326 or e-mail sjtanner@nlnac.org.
-- From staff reports
