Photos and Recap: 2015 Graduate Student Orientation

The Duke University Graduate School welcomed more than 750 new students to Duke for fall 2015 during orientation week on August 17-21. The week included information sessions, convocation, welcome receptions, and Responsible Conduct of Research programming.

Need To Know Info

Your first week on campus can be chaotic, so here's a list of some key information from our orientation sessions in case you missed it.

Understanding Grad Student Finances (Monday, August 17)

• Personal Finance@Duke
• About speaker Emily Roberts

Graduate Student Orientation & Information session (Tuesday, August 18)

• Prescription for Persistence (PDF)
• Student handbook
• Standards of conduct
  • Expectations of a graduate student
  • Bulletin of the Duke University Graduate School (PDF)
  • University-wide policies
• Graduate & Professional Student Council
  • Student survival guide
• Professional development
  • Professional development handout (PDF)

Safety Workshop (Tuesday, August 18)

• Duke Police Outreach and Crime Prevention

Mentoring and Graduate Student Success (Wednesday, August 19)

• Cultivating a culture of mentoring

Photos of Orientation Week