Late-February Newsletter

As we continue into the Spring 2023 Semester, the Office of Student Veterans hopes you are enjoying classes and the (slightly) warmer weather!

We finish off this February with a basketball tailgate and the student veterans council meeting. March will have more events for comradery including a March Madness bracket that will be announced in the next newsletter.

We look forward to seeing you all at the tailgate, and we hope you have an auspicious end of the month.

Warm regards,

The Duke Student Veterans Office

S. Clay Adams, Assistant Vice President
Grace Sullivan Zirkle, Associate Director
Tyler Van Parys, Staff Assistant
Nicholas Harrelson, Graduate Assistant
Beautiful Reed, Graduate Assistant

Spring Semester Upcoming Events

Basketball Tailgate - Saturday, February 25th, 2023

Veterans Council Meeting - TBD by Doodle Poll

March Madness Brackets - More Details To Come!

Duke Basketball Tailgate

The Office of Student Veterans and the Duke Armed Forces Association invite you to tailgate with us before the Duke-Virginia Tech basketball game being played at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, February 25th, 2023. The tailgate will start at 1700 on the Chemistry Lot, and the game starts at 2000.

Food and drinks will be provided. We encourage you all to attend (whether or not you have tickets to the game) and to bring your family and friends along for a great time!

Find us under this banner!

Veterans Council Meeting Interest

Our graduate assistant Nic will be convening a Student Veteran Council this semester to connect with the student veterans from across campus. We will discuss past and future veterans events, various initiatives in the Office of Student Veterans and student veteran organizations, and ways in which student veteran organizations can better engage with and serve the community. This meeting is open to all interested military-affiliated students. The Office of Student Veterans plans to hold the council meeting over Zoom.

Please use this Doodle Poll to enter your availability for the potential meeting dates. We look forward to meeting with you all.

For any questions or more information, please email Nic at nicholas.harrelson@duke.edu.

Share your Student/Alumni Bio!

Interested in having a student veteran bio featured in the newsletter or a veteran alumni bio active on our Student Affairs website? Email our graduate assistant, Beautiful Reed, at beautiful.reed@duke.edu. She will provide you with a bio template and instructions on how to edit, update, or remove your student or alumni bio at any time.

Open Door Availability

The Office of Student Veterans will be available throughout the school year. Although we will not have official office hours, we are readily able to assist you at any time most convenient for you.

If you would like to meet, please email our graduate assistants Nic at nicholas.harrelson@duke.edu, and Beautiful at beautiful.reed@duke.edu. They will be happy to schedule you to meet with someone in our office.

Quote Corner

"Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome." - Arthur Ashe

Ways to Connect

Office of Student Veterans: veterans@studentaffairs.duke.edu

VA Education Benefits Coordinator in the Office of the University Registrar: veteranseducation@duke.edu

Facebook Group: "Duke Veterans"

Facebook Page: "Duke Student Veterans"

Instagram: "DukeStudentVets"