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Duke Families, Welcome to the Duke community! We are incredibly excited for the incoming Class of 2026 and to have you as part of our community. Each year we are thrilled to welcome your students to Duke University. Their energy and passion inspire our community. Much of our newsletter information will be shared on our social media platforms; however, we do encourage you to read each edition for additional insights, context, and official University response. Our team is here to provide support and services to all undergraduate parents and families. Office goals to support our Duke families include opportunities for you…
There are several opportunities within Housing & Residence Life for you to be involved and enhance your campus experience! Quad & House Councils Each residential community has a council charged with providing community events, advocating for community improvements, and communicating community concerns. Councils help sponsor events as well as purchase house merchandise. Learn more about Quad & House Councils Julie Anne Levey Memorial Award The Julie Anne Levey Memorial Award is presented to an emerging leader in the first year class who has demonstrated a dedication to the first-year residential experience and the Duke community through leadership in co-curricular activities….
To podcast of the transcript below can be found here. Hi parents and families. My name is Jordyn Williams and I have had the privilege to serve as the graduate intern for our New Student and Family Programs Office this year. For this month’s podcast, I’m here with Tori Pinedo, who’s going to be talking to us about an awesome retreat called SPARC that’s run through the Center for Multicultural Affairs (CMA) on campus. So, I am going to go ahead and hand it over to Tori to introduce herself. Hi, I’m Tori! Thanks, Jordyn. I’m a senior at Duke. I…
Appy to be a Resident Assistant! If you have any questions please email rlselections@duke.edu Interested in the Resident Assistant position at Duke? We are looking for incredible students like you to apply for the Resident Assistant (RA) position! Our RAs develop an atmosphere of inclusion through intentional relationship building, supporting residents, and programming. Many industries value the RA experience and the transferable skills cultivated through the position that contribute to their organizations. Some of these skills include managing others, effective communication, leadership, building relationships, time management and organization, the ability to work with others from diverse backgrounds, empathy, crisis management,…
BLOG AUTHOR: Shruti Desai, Ed.D. Over the last two years as a community Duke had had to redefine community. How do we rebuild a pivotal experience virtually? How do we have difficult dialogues when we are not sitting across a table from one another? How do we support students who are used to being a big fish in a small pond acclimate to being a small fish in a big pond? We grappled with these questions and always returned to the value of creating a sense of belonging. Dr. Brene Brown defines belonging as “being part of something bigger but…