The Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program is an annual competition that aims to identify academic excellence and leadership potential in 100 of the most-accomplished second-year university students from around the world, including only 16 from the United States. Successful applicants are awarded $3,000 and earn the right to be called Goldman Sachs Global Leaders. Duke University is able to nominate five to 10 candidates who meet the eligibility criteria. The criteria for the applicants includes having distinguished themselves as leaders in their community or school, having a 3.4 or better in the final year of secondary school and the first year in college, being full-time students in their second year at Trinity College or the Pratt School of Engineering, be pursuing their first undergraduate degree, and demonstrating competency in spoken and written English.
Nuding has not stopped there in his time at Duke. He spent six weeks in Berlin this past summer as part of the Duke Summer in Berlin. The two-course program offers various levels of German language study plus a range of English and German elective courses in an urban environment. Nuding took a German language course and a German Art History course.
The Financial Aid Initiative is a university-wide effort to increase endowed funds for scholarships and graduated fellowships. The goal of the initiative is to raise $300 million over three to four years. Nuding has taken it upon himself to become involved in this organization because he believes strongly in Duke's financial aid program, and is thankful that he was able to attend Duke because of the donations of those who believe in it as well. The committee that Nuding serves on tries to create open communication between administration and students, ensure strong donor-recipient bonds, and encourage students to get involved in improving the financial aid program.
In addition to those three programs, Nuding is also a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, the First-year Advisory Council, and the Last Day of Classes committee. He also works in the Iron Dukes' office as a student intern.
On top of being a Duke student and all of his activities and achievements, Nuding somehow finds the time to wrestle for the Blue Devils. At the 157 pound weight class, Nuding has accumulated a 15-17 record in a little more than one full season, including four pins of his opponents in that time. He finished second in The Citadel Open as a freshman, and tied for second on the team that year with three pins. In high school wrestling, Nuding was a Wendy's High School Heisman winner and state runner-up as a senior. He was also a two-time all-state and all-county recipient, and accumulated 130 wins in four years.
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