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High Holidays with Jewish Life at Duke Each year, all members of Duke community are invited to celebrate the High Holidays with Jewish Life at Duke. For Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, both Reform and Conservative-style services are offered at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life and are open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members, regardless of background or religious affiliation. We also offer Tashlich at Duke Gardens, a ritual performed on Rosh Hashanah in which we visit a body of water and symbolically cast off our sins. Additionally, we offer free holiday meals for students including Rosh…
Tayla Suitte (she/her) Assistant Director Before joining the Duke Women’s Center in October 2023, Raleigh native, Tayla Suitte, resided in the Queen City, where she became a two-time graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. During her time at UNC Charlotte, Tayla earned a bachelor’s degree in Health Systems Management in December 2020 and a Master’s of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology in May 2023. As the Assistant Director of Community Engagement, Tayla facilitates collaborations with community organizations and campus partners to address gender expansive issues. She leads multiple programs, including Her Garden: The Women of…
Branded Templates These templates were created to streamline your communications. If you are having trouble accessing, please email us at SAComms@duke.edu. Link to Box Folder Training Accessibility We believe all web content needs to be accessible to people with a wide range of abilities. Student Affairs staff are encouraged to keep accessibility in mind when editing content for their web pages, social media posts, videos, and anything else that contributes to a person’s web experience. Duke’s web accessibility guidelines can be found here. Click on the buttons below for a few training resources that we’ve found relevant to our every…
Reach Out! If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback feel free to contact us at gveo@duke.edu. Request A Program or Workshop We are available to facilitate discussions and present interactive programs on gender violence prevention. We can adapt any workshop to meet the needs of your group. Fill out our form Check out our Upcoming Events on DukeGroups! GVEO Office The Wellness Center 305 Towerview DrRm 131ADurham, NC 27710 Find us on Duke Maps If you attended a program or training and would like to provide feedback, please fill out this survey.
Here are some frequently asked questions. If you have a question that is not listed, email us at gveo@duke.edu What does GVEO stand for? GVEO stands for Gender Violence Education and Outreach. What does GVEO do? We provide education and outreach programming to address gender violence on campus. Where is GVEO? We are currently housed in the Wellness Center. What is Gender Violence? Gender violence refers to acts of harm, control, or intimidation that are rooted in power imbalances and often target people because of how they are perceived or treated in society. It can take on many forms including…
Informed by feminist, womanist, and social justice principles and theory, the Women’s Center is seeking to create a space for women of color to grow into their authentic selves through connection with others, to learn to exercise agency and creativity in their daily lives, and to feel supported and empowered in all that they do. The program seeks to create a place where women and femme-identifying students of color feel comfortable and included not only at the university but also within the larger Durham community. Her Garden is designed specifically for women and femme-identifying students of color; however, all are…
Step-by-step guide to completing your first-year housing application First-Year Housing Application opens May 1, 2025 Once you have reviewed the step-by-step guide, click the link for the housing application and you will go to the housing portal. Click “Class of 2029 Housing & Dining Application,” and you will enter the housing application. It is important that YOU (not your parents, not your older sibling, not your significant other) complete the application. The deadline for completing your application is Saturday, May 31, 2025. We would love to hear from you! If you need to discuss your housing arrangements, provide supplemental information to…
Annual Clery Security Report Keeping you safe is Duke’s top priority. As required by the The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or “Clery Act”, Duke alerts students and employees in a timely manner of crimes that pose a serious or continuing threat to the Duke community. Depending on the nature and location of the incident, Duke may send a “DukeALERT” message to all students, faculty, and staff at their Duke e-mail accounts and mobile device, if they enrolled in the text service. Duke prepares an Annual Security Report in compliance with the Clery Act. It includes…
As students and staff navigate their response to gender violence, it is helpful to be knowledgeable about campus policies and procedures. The policies listed here outline the expectations for the Duke University community. The procedures, which are often imbedded into the policies, describe the steps taken by Duke University in response to allegations of gender violence. As GVEO’s efforts are focused on prevention, we do not oversee policies related to discrimination or harassment. The Gender Violence Intervention Coordinator or The Office of the Ombuds can support students in navigating the policies by providing clarification, seeking out nuanced information while protecting confidentiality,…
Get Involved Subscribe to our Newsletter Looking to request a training? Please visit our “Prevention Efforts” tab to see a list of programs offered through GVEO. There are a number of student organizations on campus for those interested in prevention work, including the following groups: SHAPE Sexual Harassment Assault Prevention and Education Duke University’s student-led movement to dismantle the culture of sexual assault and harassment on campus #SHAPEUpDuke. Learn more and get involved with SHAPE here. Team One Love Duke Duke University’s student-led effort to create a campus culture with healthy relationships at its foundation. Utilizing a peer-to-peer model Team…
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