ORIENTATION IS MORE THAN A WEEK!
Orientation is more than a week! The beauty of Duke is that there are endless resources and opportunities available to students, and it will take far more than a week (or semester) to discover them. The office of New Student and Family Programs partners with a host of campus partners to make sure that you are introduced to the campus resources you need the most when the time is right.
During the fall semester, we are excited to introduce Welcome Weeks. Throughout the first month of the fall semester, some of the largest on-campus partners will host weeks dedicated to introducing you to their work, organizations, and clubs. Go ahead and save the dates to learn more about these areas of the Duke Experience. Mid-summer, more information will be available through Duke Groups and communication about the activities hosted each week.
Welcome Weeks 2025
SAVE THE DATE FOR EACH WEEK!
Join us to co-create your outside-of-class experience with some amazing student organizations and hear about the path to leadership development at Duke.
Check out Duke Groups to learn more about Involvement and Leadership Week!
GFF Leadership Symposium Panel
Tuesday, August 26, 6-8pm, Penn Pavilion
Duke Groups Fair
Friday, August 29, 4-5:30pm, East Duke Lawn on East Campus
Explore the arts at Duke through student showcases, Duke Arts performances, arts group auditions, and more. There's something for everyone.
Check out Duke Groups to learn more about Arts Week and find out about the Student Showcases!
Atsuko Okatsuka
September 4, 7:30pm, Page Auditorium
Open House pARTy
September 5th , 4-6PM, Nasher Museum of Art
Connect with a range of clubs and organizations, the identity and cultural centers, and religious life groups.
Check out Duke Groups to learn more about Identity, Culture, and Religion Week!
Jewish Life at Duke - Welcome Bagel Brunch
9/7 11am-1pm at Freeman Center for Jewish Life
Religious Life Fair hosted by Duke Chapel & Religious Life,
9/8 12-2pm in Bryan Center Plaza
Come meet the leaders of the more than twenty religious groups at Duke and learn about their services and programs offered throughout the year. Duke Chapel & Religious Life staff will also be giving out Locopops at this event.
https://chapel.duke.edu/student-engagement/religious-life-duke/
Women’s Center - Femme & Friends Organization
Showcase 9/9 6-8pm in Penn 1
Mary Lou Williams Center Open House
9/10, 1-3pm at MLWC
CSGD Kickback
9/12 4-6pm at CSGD
Center for Muslim Life - Jumu’ah Friday Prayer
9/12 1-2pm at CML
CMA Presents: Seasoned: The Global Ingredients Behind Southern Flavor
9/12 12-1pm CMA, Coalition 2
Crop Drop with Duke Chapel & Religious Life,
9/13 8:30am-Noon (or finished) on East Duke Building Lawn, East Campus at Duke University
The annual Crop Drop is an interfaith service project open to all members of the Duke University community. Come join religious leaders, students, and others as we package potatoes to be distributed to local social service providers and others in the community.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548A8AB29A1F8C43-57722219-crop
Connect with a wide range of academic services and opportunities available to students. Discover the tricks and habits for a successful Duke academic career.
Check out Duke Groups to learn more about Academic Resources Week!
Get Anchored: Meet-and-Greet with your Faculty-in-Residence!
September 15th 5:00pm-8:00 pm, East Campus Residence Halls
How to Land a Lab at Duke
September 16th 7:00pm-8:30pm, White Lecture Hall 107
Bulletproof Strategies for Leading Fearlessly
About the Event
Evy Poumpouras: “Bulletproof Strategies for Leading Fearlessly”
Former Secret Service Special Agent and Interrogator, NBC News Analyst, Co-host of the Bravo TV series, Spy Games
Tuesday, September 16 from 7-8pm
Reynolds Theater
RSVP: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6nHYWfREygF2CF0
Sponsored by the Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics
Navigating the Seach of Research: Student Panel
September 17th 5:00pm-6:00pm, Gilbert-Addoms Down Under
Sail into Discovery: Research & Experiential Education Fair
September 18th 4:00 – 5:30pm, Gilbert-Addoms Down Under
All Hand on Deck: Academic Resources Open House
September 19th 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Academic Advising Center/ Academic Resource Center
Learn more about recreation opportunities and facilities at Duke. Discover a new wellness practice that will help you take care of yourself and be well at Duke.
Check out Duke Groups to learn more about Recreation and Wellness Week!
Sunday 9/21: 9v9 Soccer at Cohan Fields, 6PM-10PM
Monday 9/22: 9v9 Soccer at Cohan Fields, 6PM-10PM
Tuesday 9/23: 7v7 Flag Football at Pascal, 6PM-11PM
Wednesday 9/24: 9v9 Soccer at Cohan Fields, 6PM-10PM
Thursday 9/25: 7v7 Flag Football at Pascal, 6PM-11PM
Wellness Open House
Wednesday, September 24, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., Student Wellness Center
Learn about Duke's technology resources and support to keep you plugged in and thriving throughout your Duke career.
09/30 11 am - 2 pm on BC Plaza: For a unique AI writing experiment, Duke Tech Week will feature Chris Vitiello, aka The Poetry Fox, Durham’s Poet Laureate, writing poems on demand.
The Poetry Fox, aka Chris Vitiello, a local teacher and performer and Durham’s current poet laureate, writes poems on demand with his signature flair on a vintage typewriter while dressed in an iconic fox suit.
The Poetry Camera is an open-source, generative AI device assembled by the Co-Lab that takes a picture of a scene, thinks about it, and then prints out a poem about the scene.
09/30 Varied Times in the Duke Technology Center: Drop by the Duke Technology Center between classes for an interactive look at Duke’s suite of AI tools—including ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot—and discover smart, responsible ways to use them.
10/01 11 am - 12 pm and 1 pm - 2 pm via Zoom: AI Isn’t the Future—You Are
Join Andrew Glenn from OpenAI on Oct. 1 for an hour-long virtual session exploring how ChatGPT can help you study smarter, streamline your work, and expand your ideas. The session will be offered at two times —11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.—so you can choose what fits your schedule.
Before the session:
- Claim your ChatGPT account to follow along.
- Submit your best ChatGPT use case for a chance to be spotlighted in the session and win OpenAI swag.
All Duke undergraduates have free access to ChatGPT—don’t miss your chance to see how far you can go with AI.
Open to all students, faculty, and staff. Register now at duke.is/OpenAIDay to participate.
Check out Duke Groups to learn more about Tech Week!