Events

July 14, 2020

Here’s the scoop: our friend and co-founder Max Leung PhD ’12 is leaving Sacramento for a teaching position with Arizona State! Let’s hang out for an informal and virtual meetup over lunch — catch up with one another, and bid farewell to our Sac Green Devil turned Sun Devil!

  • Duke Environment Club of Sacramento Virtual Lunch Meetup
  • Tuesday, July 14, 2020 – Noon to 1:00 p.m.
  • Meetup link sent via email

We’ll play with a mix of group chat and breakout rooms for networking. Come for a bit, come for awhile — we’ll savor this chance to see friendly faces and chat about all things work and life! See you on the 14th!


February 8 and March 7, 2020

Sacramento Green Devils and friends (even UNC grads), join us for our first meetup of 2020 as we host the pair of this year’s Duke vs. UNC Men’s Basketball games!!

  • Duke at UNC, Saturday, February 8th, 2020
  • Time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Location: Kupros, 1217 21st Street , Sacramento
  • RSVP to help us plan: https://forms.gle/rRKYeP1R4SZ1D8aX6
  • UNC at Duke, Saturday, March 7th, 2020
  • Time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Location: Kupros, 1217 21st Street , Sacramento
  • RSVP to help us plan: https://forms.gle/aMU5ceFYcpJaibzF7

As always, we welcome friends and family to join us, especially fellow graduates and professionals in environmental professions! Come root for your team, or just come meet new friends! See you all soon.


December 18, 2019

Sac Green Devils, we have a special meetup this December? We’re taking part in the Nicholas School’s Home for the Holidays program, and helping welcome and mentor a current master’s student who’s visiting, well, home for the holidays. Please help us welcome Franco Ghadiri (Duke MEM ’21) for a fun evening in Midtown Sacramento:

  • Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2019
  • Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Kupros, 1217 21st Street , Sacramento

Thanks to Sarah Fromm (Duke MEM ’20) at the The Office of Development and Alumni Relations (ODAR) for matching Franco with us! Hope you can join us for a great turn out in the waning weeks of this decade!


October 2, 2019

Sac Green Devils, we’re hosting another MEM meetup! Together with alumni from Yale FES and other environmental programs, we’ll gather for a relaxed and easy happy hour in Midtown Sacramento:

  • Date: October 2, 2019
  • Time: 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
  • Location: The Federalist, Matsui Alley, Sacramento

Thanks to Dan Constable Yale MEM ’12 for organizing!! We’re ready for autumn weather and pizza and beer!


September 19, 2019

Sac Green Devils, we’re attending our first lunch time talk! Neil Matouka MEM’15 will be leading a presentation on his work at the California Air Resources Board, creating online tools and resources like “Cool California” that show how Californians can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and help achieve the State’s climate targets.

  • Date: September 19, 2019
  • Time: 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
  • Location: CalEPA Building, 1001 “I” Street, Sacramento
  • Room: Conference Room 510

Please plan on arriving a few minutes early, because you will have to check in at the visitor center and then be escorted up to the fifth floor. Ask for Neil Matouka when security asks who you are visiting.

RSVP to Neil to attend: neil.matouka@arb.ca.gov

September 2, 2019

Sac Green Devils, we’re taking us out to the ball game! Wrap up the summer season with us at the final regular season game of the Sacramento RiverCats on Monday at 1:05 p.m.! We will be in the lawn seating area (probably behind the home bullpen). Kymmi Clements MEM-DEL ’07 has organized a 10-pack of tickets for us, but you can also purchase a ticket from the box office on game day to join us!

Parking is $10/car but there are other options to get to Raley Field including free bike valet; bag check, banned items, and other first-time guest FAQ here: https://www.milb.com/sacramento/ballpark/raley-field-guide

Give us a shout if you’re planning to join us! Email Kymmi at kimberly.clements@noaa.gov


June 6, 2019

Many of you have been itching for a meetup. Let’s gather after work on Thursday, June 6th, at The Bank. Email mckleung11@gmail.com for exact location within the venue.

629 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
https://www.thebank629j.com/


March 31, 2019

Again, we’ll be finding a seat somewhere at Kupros to watch Duke play Michigan State in the NCAA Elite 8! Come find us Sunday afternoon.

Details:
Kupros in Sacramento
1217 21st Street, Sacramento, CA
Tipoff around 2:00 p.m.

Hosted by the Duke Environment Club of Sacramento


March 29, 2019

Last minute event! We’ll be finding a seat somewhere at Kupros to watch Duke play Virginia Tech in the NCAA Sweet 16! Come find us tonight.

Details:
Kupros in Sacramento
1217 21st Street, Sacramento, CA
Tipoff around 6:40 p.m.

Hosted by the Duke Environment Club of Sacramento


FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Our next event is the big game: Duke Men’s Basketball Watch Party of UNC at Duke on February 20th! We cordially invite all local Duke alumni and colleagues to join us for this evening social.

Details:
Kupros in Sacramento
1217 21st Street, Sacramento, CA
Tipoff at 6:00 p.m.
RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/RLv1DE8AlBOHUFSS2

Hosted by the Duke Environment Club of Sacramento

December 8th, 2018

Our next event is our first Duke Men’s Basketball Watch Party of the season: Duke vs. Yale on December 8th! We cordially invite all local Duke alumni and Yale alumni colleagues to join us for this afternoon social.

Details:
de Vere’s Irish Pub in Sacramento
1521 L Street, Sacramento, CA
Starting 2:15 pm (Tipoff 2:30 p.m.)
RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/kZMnNjtO1nfPYZ5L2

Hosted by the Duke Environment Club of Sacramento


November 5th, 2018

Are you a Duke Alumna/us who lives in Sacramento or will be attending the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North America 39th Annual Meeting on November 4-8, 2018 in Sacramento? Then come join us for an alumni social with the Sac Green Devils and the amazing Glenda Lee at Coin-Op!

Details:
Coin-Op
908 K St
Sacramento, CA 95814 (ID required)
Starting 7:30 pm
https://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/odar/event/setac-sacramento-alumni-social/

Hosted by NSOE Office of Development and Alumni Relations


SEPTEMBER 26th, 2018

It’s time for another fun social meetup as we head into autumn! We’ve much to talk about on all things California and environment, after a long summer of wildfires, the recent signing of SB 100, Hurricane Florence, and the Global Climate Action Summit.

More importantly, we have new colleagues to welcome to our Sacramento community! This summer saw the arrival of Megan Murray MEM ’18 (Stantec) and Catherine Campbell MEM ’09 (Blue Diamond Almonds) to Sacramento, and we’d love to throw a gathering to welcome them to town.

Details:
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Kupros Craft House (Upstairs Lounge)
No-Host/Own Checks
Please RSVP to help us plan numbers:
https://goo.gl/forms/LZAYq0ir1vkkwQKd2

As always, while our events have the Duke Nicholas School in mind, we welcome our colleagues from other Duke schools, Yale FES, Michigan SEAS, UCSB Bren, UCD JMIE, and other like-minded programs to our community and conversations. So please do join us on September 26th!


June 9th, 2018

We have an exciting event planned for the Green Devils in Sacramento: A tour of the Crocker Art Museum’s California Landscape collection. The docent will lead the tour into a discussion where we can compare and contrast the historical landscapes with our professional knowledge and the current landscape.

Details:
Crocker Art Museum
June 9th, 2018
11:00 am

Cost:
$8/per person (Free for members) [PayPal: neil.matouka@gmail.com]

Please respond by June 1 and let me know if you’re a member as soon as possible. We need to confirm the number of participants by June 1.