2021 Emily K Center Annual Report

celebrating 15 years
OF SERVING DURHAM STUDENTS
It is hard to believe that 15 years have passed since the ribbon
was cut on the newly founded Emily Krzyzewski Center and we
welcomed the first 38 students to the Pioneer Scholars program.
In the years since, our programming has expanded to serve
nearly 2,000 students annually. While the pandemic has continued
to present a range of challenges, our commitment to providing
impactful educational opportunities to young people has held strong
throughout.
This milestone year was one in which we revisited several key
components of the Center’s work. Most notably, we updated our
organizational mission and formalized our organizational values.
Since they are such an important reflection of the Center’s core
commitments, you’ll see that information within this report and also
on the recently overhauled emilyk.org. Updating our website was
another important step forward this year; it now features a refreshed
look, expanded information about our work, and Spanish-language
web pages.
If you’ve driven by the Center over the last year, you likely saw the
biggest change unfolding in real time. This fall, we were thrilled to
open a 7,500 square foot building expansion that almost doubles
the Center’s instructional space. Generous supporters like you
contributed almost $19 million during our multi-year Game Changer
Campaign that concluded in December 2020. With a larger and
updated facility, further enhanced programs, and new commitments
to our long-term sustainability, we are committed to doing our most
important work now and in the years ahead.
It has been an honor to partner with and serve Durham students since
2006. Thank you, truly, for being part of the Emily K Center family.
Sincerely,
MIKE KRZYZEWSKI
Chair of the Board
ADAM EIGENRAUCH
Executive Director
The Emily K Center’s
first group of 38
Pioneer Scholars
students gathered for
a group photo in 2006.