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About Student Affairs

At Duke Student Affairs, our vision is that students will:

  • Graduate with integrity and purpose, focused on near term goals and capable of adjusting to both opportunity and adversity;
  • Care about themselves and others; and
  • Develop the skills and judgment to navigate their journeys, both individually and collectively.


Further, our vision for excellence extends to the greater Duke community, which is enhanced by the variety of outstanding services and operations provided by Student Affairs to students, faculty, staff, alumni, families, and guests of the University.

The principles that guide us. 

Meaningful Inclusion: Moving Toward Equity

  • Actively support all student identities
  • Recognize and address barriers experienced by underrepresented students and colleagues
  • Find deliberate ways to build inclusion and equity in our staff and student experience

Strategic Collaboration

  • Make it our norm that Student Affairs departments are aligning efforts and working towards shared goals with one another and with campus partners to improve the student experience at Duke

Health, Wellness & Safety

  • Prioritize the health, wellness and safety of the student community through decision-making processes and collaboration
  • Employ data assessment and research to inform our efforts
  • Proactively invest in a healthy community

Continuous Growth & Skill Development

  • Create a culture where our teams share learning and support ongoing skill development
  • Provide constructive feedback to each other to encourage growth

Professionalism, Mutual Respect and Trust

  • Model respect and professionalism through our actions
  • Constructively disagree and then come together once decisions are made