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Parent and Family Newsletter

October 2023

Dear Parents and Families,

October is one of our favorite months at Duke! Not only do students have a chance to relax during Fall Break, but they also get prepared to see many of you during Family Weekend. To those we will host next week, we hope you will have safe travels!

October also brings many changes to the semester! Students often have their first major assignments and exams, scheduling for the Spring semester is coming soon, and believe it or not, summer opportunities are under consideration.

We are 42 days away from the last day of the fall semester! With the halfway point now behind us, your student will soon be preparing for finals. Some of your students may be looking toward internship opportunities, prepping for graduation, and beginning the job search process (if they haven’t already)! Wherever your student is on their Duke journey, we hope you and your student find time to reflect and appreciate all this semester has to offer.

On behalf of the Duke community, thank you for the many ways you support your student and our university.

GO DUKE!

New Student & Family Programs

Important Dates

Registration begins for Spring 2024: November 1

Family Weekend: November 3-5

Thanksgiving Break: November 22-26

Last Day of Classes: December 8

Final Examinations Period: December 13-18

Check out Duke's Academic Calendar for more information.

Parent & Family Webinar Series

The Office of New Student and Family Programs produces a monthly webinar series to connect families to campus.

Join us Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 pm ET for our November Parent & Family Webinar: Career Everywhere (for Everyone): Integrating Career Readiness Through the Entire Duke Experience.

This webinar will connect families with some of the staff at the Duke Career Center, who will share about their career everywhere philosophy, Duke's career development process, the competencies that students will build during their time at Duke, resources and tools that your Blue Devil can access, and how you can partner with the Career Center to help develop your student's career readiness.

We encourage families to attend to support their students in the search for summer opportunities and more! Click here to register today!*

*This webinar will be recorded if you cannot join us live.*

In Case You Missed It:

Thank you to all families who joined us for the October Parent & Family Webinar series! If you missed a webinar live or want to rewatch a webinar anytime, all webinars can be found here.

Family Weekend 2023

Join us in Durham, North Carolina for, an annual Duke Tradition!

Last week, we sent an email about Family Weekend, such as information about logistics, frequently asked questions, and contact information.

If you need to edit your online Family Weekend registration order, you can do so by TODAY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 at 4:00 pm by emailing tickets@duke.edu. Currently, tickets can be exchanged but not refunded. No edits to registration orders can be made between Friday, October 27 at 4:00 pm through Wednesday, November 1.

If your family is already registered, you will receive more information about parking and additional ticket confirmations next week before arriving in North Carolina for Family Weekend. Be sure to check the email that you used to register!

Check out our Family Weekend website to register or for the schedule, additional information, and FAQs.

Upcoming Events

Below you will find upcoming events from various departments across campus. We hope your student will take advantage of these great opportunities!

The Connection Project

Student Involvement & Leadership

Is your student struggling to find connections at Duke? Are they interested in strengthening existing friendships? The Connection Project aims to foster fun, authentic connections among first-year undergraduates through student-led conversations and activities. Here are two upcoming weeks:

Course Registration Event

November 1 | Bryan Center 101 Lobby |

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Course registration for next semester is just around the corner! Navigating class selection decisions can be tricky, and discussing ideas with older students can help.

The Connection Project will host a course registration drop-in event with upperclass student coordinators (there will also be pastries and fruit!) on Wednesday, November 1, from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm in the Bryan Center, room 101.

Paint and Sip

November 15 | Gilbert-Addoms Down Under (GADU)

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

On November 15, from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm in GADU (the lower floor of the Gilbert-Addoms dorm on East Campus), the Connection Project will host a guided conversation about maintaining and building friendships while we paint river rocks and drink boba tea. If your student is interested, they can register on Duke Groups.

Duke University

Centennial Celebration Kickoff

Duke University

January 9, 2024| Cameron Indoor Stadium | 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

The entire Duke community is invited to the Centennial Celebration Kickoff on January 9, 2024, at 4:00 pm in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

For more information, check out the Duke Centennial website.

Campus Resource:

The Duke Career Center

The Duke University Career Center engages graduate and undergraduate students in discovering and exploring what is meaningful and valuable in their lives and applying this to their career pathways. We accomplish this through our transformative, community-wide career readiness ecosystem, Career Everywhere.

A career is a journey, not a destination. Students actively managing their career pathway is a lifelong, dynamic process, and the Career Center is here to support them as they explore options and navigate opportunities. The Career Development Process is a self-serve tool to help students explore and navigate those opportunities.

We encourage them to explore the process, utilize the resources, develop their skills, and reach out to a career advisor or mentor for support at any time. Students can access the process and skills and many important resources on the Career Center website, Career Hub.