Randy Riddle's answers

The biggest project I've worked on at Duke was managing the production of an interactive CD to promote the use of our course management system. The disc, which had a budget of about $25K was distributed to all of the faculty at the university.

My major was Public and Applied History, which looks at teaching history in non-traditional settings, such as museums. It's a good background for someone interested in applying teaching to technology.

I took the position for professional growth reasons and for better opportunities for advancement.

Seeing one of my co-workers, who was in charge of recruiting student assistants, dressed up in a chicken suit at an event to recruit students to work for our group.

I saw the posting for the position in a professional mailing list.

Knowing someone who works there.

On West Campus, you can easily walk to Duke Gardens for a nice quiet walk or hike during lunch or after work; there's a gym that's within walking distance of some parts of West. On East Campus, you can walk to a great used book and record store, Nice Price, as well as many nice restaurants in the block; there's also a walking trail that runs around East....

I'm in a cubicle space where I work on the lower level of the Library. I'm one of the lucky few with a window. From there, I see our new engineering complex which has structures on top that resemble giant Legos.

Currently, I'm in a cubicle space in the lower level of the Library. The space is shared with the systems support and other "technology focused" units of the Library.

I live in a little town about a half hour away from Duke University; I just hop on the interstate and go east.