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New Student & Family Programs is looking for student leaders who want to be a part of the fun of Move-In Day, the bonding in Orientation Week, and the important conversations with incoming new-to-Duke students. The time is now to APPLY to be an Orientation Leader! Orientation Week, the FAC Program, and Pre-Os are all getting a makeover. This incoming group of Orientation Leaders will pioneer a newly formatted, but familiarly spirit-filled time of leader training and student welcoming August 15-28. All current students who will be enrolled in Fall 2022 (whether in Duke or abroad) and will be available August 15-28 are eligible….
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…
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…
Introduced in Fall 2020, the Academic Guides program is a Duke Endowment funded initiative of the Office of Undergraduate Education. Members of this team create evidence-based, holistic approaches to student engagement that support students’ academic and emotional well-being and build resilience. By placing the Academic Guides’ offices in the residence halls on West Campus, the program seeks to normalize help-seeking and expand access to available academic services. Whether by organizing conversations with students, faculty, and staff around the challenges we all face as we grow into the best versions of ourselves or through residence hall-based gatherings designed to raise awareness…
Last month I had the opportunity to talk to Duygu Dogrucan, who is a Turkish professor at Duke – and also an active participant in the International House’s English and Spanish Conversation Clubs. After receiving her BA and a MA in Foreign Language Education in Istanbul, Duygu reflected on whether she wanted to seek a PhD, describing this time as a “personal discovery period”. This was when she found the Fulbright Program, a prestigious program that provides grants to individuals interested in teaching their native language in other countries (or for work/research projects). Duygu had taught English in the past, but she was…
The Freeman Center for Jewish Life, located on Duke’s campus, opened in 1999, providing a home for Jewish Life at Duke and the Rubenstein-Silvers Hillel and for the Duke Jewish community to gather, celebrate, learn, and pray together. Jewish student centers, and Jewish communities especially, existed on campus long before the Freeman Center was built, however. What was Jewish life at Duke like in the 1950s? Class of 1958 alumna Charlene Nachman Waldman shared the following photos and reflection with us: Jewish students at Duke in the 1950s would not have imagined that one day there would be a Freeman Center…
1. Duke students have the edge on Handshake. Handshake is unique because all the opportunities students see posted are specifically for Duke students, from employers actively recruiting at Duke! In fact, it’s the only place that directly connects Duke students, and employers together. On other sites, it may feel like an application is lost in the crowd. But on Handshake, you can be confident knowing the employers are looking for students like yours. 2. Recruiters want to talk to Duke students. The employers on Handshake are messaging students like yours every day with event invites, interview requests, and new job…