
RCR Orientations: August 2025

All new master’s and PhD students in The Graduate School are required to attend RCR orientation during Orientation Week. E-mail The Graduate School at grad-rcr@duke.edu with any questions about RCR training.
RCR Orientation for Master’s Students
Online via Zoom
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Participation in this orientation also earns credit for GS714 & GS715
Register: [link coming soon]
RCR Orientation for PhD Students
Entering PhD students must attend one of the following sessions, depending on their department/discipline (see which academic division your department falls under).
Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Engineering
Online via Zoom
Thursday, August 21, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Participation in this orientation also earns credit for GS714 & GS715
Register: [link coming soon]
For more information about Master's or PhD RCR orientations:
Hugh Crumley, PhD
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
grad-rcr@duke.edu
Basic Medical Sciences
More information about Basic Medical Sciences PhD RCR orientation
Erika Crosby, PhD
Office of Biomedical Graduate Education RCR/R&R Curriculum Manager
erika.crosby@duke.edu