The DEL-MEM program requires students to attend five place-based sessions over the course of the two-year program. These sessions provide the face-to-face component of the program and give participants the opportunity to experience the campus, meet fellow students, and interact with faculty.

Orientation/August Place-Based Session: 

• August 16-20, 2020 (2nd years’ last day is the afternoon of the 18th) 
  • First day of Fall 2020 semester: August 24
• August 15-19, 2021 (2nd years’ last day is the afternoon of the 17th) 
  • First day of Fall 2021 semester: August 23
  • (August 2021 dates are TENTATIVE until Duke 2021-22 Academic Calendar is released)

December Place-Based Session:

• December 7-11, 2019 – Washington D.C.
• December 6-8, 2020 – Durham, NC
• December 4-8 or 11-15, 2021 – Washington D.C.
  • (December 2021 dates are TENTATIVE until Duke 2021-22 Academic Calendar is released)

Graduation, Leadership Wrap-Up, MP Presentation (2nd Year Students Only):

• Class of 2020: May 7-8, 2020 (required) and May 9-10, 2020 (optional)
• Class of 2021: May 6-7, 2021 (required) and May 8-9, 2021 (optional)
• Class of 2022: May 5-6, 2022 (required) and May 7-8, 2022 (optional)
  • (May 2022 dates are TENTATIVE until Duke 2021-22 Academic Calendar is released)