All MEM and MF students are expected to attend and participate fully in Orientation.
Wear your sustainable name tag throughout the week, including to social events. Student leaders and staff have been asked to wear their name tags as well.
Keep your mobile device handy and upload your Duke Mobile ID photo before coming to campus. You will need your Duke mobile ID to access classrooms and buildings on campus.
Students should schedule a meeting with their academic advisor (preferably Monday or Tuesday) and participate in their group advising sessions on Monday afternoon.
Assistantship students should schedule time to interview for positions.
Prepare for warm weather. It is likely to be hot outside. Stay hydrated. Bring a reusable water bottle. Dress comfortably and bring layers. Students are encouraged to use sunscreen and bring sunshades.
Students must park in their designated parking space during Orientation Week. Parking is not provided by the school.
Connect with your ‘buddy’ during Orientation or the first week of classes.
After the Honor Code Orientation, submit the Honor Code Statement by Friday, August 23.
Prioritize your health and wellness throughout the week and the semester.
Connect with new and returning students. Build your social network.
The Nicholas School also provides refrigerators in Grainger Hall for students to use to store their lunches. Students are responsible for keeping the refrigerator clean and odor-free.
A microwave oven and a sink are also available on each floor. Snack and drink vending machines are available on the basement level of the LSRC, A wing. Grainger Hall and the
Building Access. Keep your mobile ID card of you at all times. Grainger Hall and the A wing of the LSRC are accessible 24/7 for Nicholas School students with a valid Duke mobile ID. Both buildings are open from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM (or thereabouts) Monday through Friday. After 5:30 PM on weekdays and weekends, these buildings can only be accessed by your Duke mobile ID card – this applies to interior and exterior doors.
The lab spaces (1104, 1105 and 2107 GH; A153 LSRC) are kept locked at all times and access is by ID card only. Do not prop open any locked or card-access doors as this will sound an alarm and summon the police.
