
Welcome to Duke!
Experiential Orientation is an incredible weeklong immersion that gives new-to-Duke students the opportunity to dive into an engaging experience that builds community and fosters a sense of belonging around a shared interest. Combining experiential and immersive education with thoughtful team-building, engaging excursions, leadership development, and campus and community tours, this orientation model promises to be an incredible introduction to the Duke community.
Project Transfer:
Project Transfer serves as the introductory experience for all new transfer students. This Project doesn’t aim to cover the typical college orientation students receive as first-year students. Instead, it aspires to familiarize students with the common cultural experiences at Duke that returning students are expected to know, in addition to providing participants with valuable connections to faculty, staff, and most importantly, fellow peers. Through a whole slate of activities, Project Transfer’s goal is to ensure students leave orientation with strong ties to the transfer cohort and a firm academic and social foundation for the coming semester. Project Transfer wants to help members of Duke’s newest community make the most of campus’s near-limitless opportunities.
Project Transfer FAQs
When is Project Transfer? Move-In Day for transfer students is Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Project Transfer kicks off with a Family Farewell Dinner Reception Tuesday night and floor meeting. Orientation Week ends on Friday, August 22, 2025.
Is there a registration fee for Orientation Week? There is no additional cost to participate in Experiential Orientation. All meals, housing, and excursions are covered by tuition and fees.
What if I need assistance with accessing all the activities planned for Project Transfer? If you would like to request any specific accommodations in order to participate in experiential orientation, please contact the Office of New Student and Family Programs via email at studentorientation@duke.edu.
Students are also encouraged to connect with the Access and Accommodations Services, who help provide and coordinate the tools needed to fully access all areas of student life, both inside and outside of the classroom at Duke. To connect and learn more, please click here to visit their website.