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We Have a Program Just for You The Duke International Student Center offers early move-in activities and check-in for international first-year undergraduate students, early summer transition activities for graduate students, and weekly online orientations for scholars and their families. Please find more information by clicking the links below. Please feel free to ask us questions! International First-Year Undergraduate Student Early Move-In Activities & Check-In Undergrad Student & Families International Graduate & Professional Student Orientation Graduate & Professional Student Orientation Recordings (Fall 2022/Spring 2023) International Scholar Orientation The International Scholar Orientation is held weekly on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., with the…
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….
DISC Helps You Navigate the Services You Need. Over the summer Duke University International Student Center will make once a month drop-off trips to Social Security, each first Monday at 9:00 am, from our office at Smith Warehouse, 114 S. Buchanan Blvd, Bay 5 second floor. No registration is required. Social Security Administration Office Drop-Offs Only 3511 Shannon Road, Suite 200 Durham 27707 Tel. 800.772.1213 Getting back to campus, the Durham bus system is still free, catch the bus at the corner of MLK and Shannon Roads, Bus 10 or 10B and transfer to bus 6 when you arrive at the…
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…
Please note that the information below may be impacted by the pandemic so be sure to email. Arabic Join us for a casual conversation in Arabic about current events, culture, and more. Come and improve your conversational Arabic and cultural skill set. Contact Amal Boumaaza for details on discussions, presentations and workshops. Chinese Locations and themes vary each week. For a detailed schedule and more information contact Professor Chi-Ju Hsieh. French La table française: an informal conversation hour to meet up with fellow French speakers. All levels welcome! Every Wednesday from 5:30-6:30pm in the Chaplin Family Study Room. Join the listserv to…
Program Descriptions Instead of being organized by dorm, Orientation Leaders (and New to Duke students) will be divided by theme into EXperiential Orientation Groups. The 17 programs and descriptions can be found below. Our student Program Directors are hard to work still naming some of these programs! Project Play Join the team in Duke Rec and Fitness as you explore your wellness, Duke sport culture, and the sport industries in USA. Through group activities, field trips, competitions, facility tours, and more, this immersive track will give you the opportunity to move, use your brain, and build your best you for your…
Here you’ll find information on a number of Duke groups. But there are far too many to list here! For a complete list, please visit Duke Groups See all Student Groups Asian Student Association (ASA) Duke’s ASA seeks to support and serve as a lobbying voice for the political, cultural and social interests of students of Asian Pacific Heritage. ASA also seeks to transcend social borders and to foster relations with other groups on campus through community interaction. ASA seeks to raise awareness and provide an open space to learn about historical and contemporary issues facing people of Asian Pacific…