Faculty-in-Residence Manual
Table of Contents
Goals and Expectations
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Emergency Information
Useful Phone Numbers
What You Need to Do
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Programming
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Administrative Tasks and Information
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Reports
Interactions/Meetings
Financial Information and Transactions
Dining/Food Points
Advising
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Resources
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Dorm Security
Computers
Maintenance/Housekeeping
Cleaning Equipment
Laundry
Parking
Buses
TV and Phone
Mailing and Shipping Information
Faculty-in-Residence Sympa Mailing List
Online Resources
Housing, Dining and Residence Life Information
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Who’s Who? Residence Staff
Selective Living Groups
Living and Learning at Duke
HDRL Quick Guide to Policies
Calendar Planning Guide
15
Map: East Campus Residence Halls
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Map: West Campus Residence Halls
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Goals and Expectations
Goals
1. Foster faculty/student interaction outside of the classroom setting.
2. Enhance the intellectual life of the residence hall through programming and exposure to
other faculty.
Expectations
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Provide mentoring for informal house programming.
Be a catalyst for the involvement of other faculty members in house activities.
Encourage early familiarity with the University’s resources.
East Campus FIRs are required to co-sponsor events with each member of the House RA
team prior to fall break. Any event can have multiple RA co-sponsors.
5. Foster habits of curiosity about and involvement in educational/cultural activities beyond
the formal confines of the classroom and laboratory.
6. Establish a regular schedule for dining with students in campus eateries and opening your
apartment to them.
Emergency Information
Dean On Call (pager)
RC On Call (pager)
DUPD
Student Health
CAPS
Dean of Students Office
919-970-4169
919-970-4466
919-684-2444
919-681-9355
919-886-6814
919-668-3853
Useful Phone Numbers
Deb Johnson
Donna Lisker
Joe Gonzalez
Academic Advising Center
Academic Resource Center
Career Center
Counseling and Psychological Services
Dining Services
DukeCard Office
Financial Aid Office
Global Education
International House
New Student Programs
Office of Information Technology
Parking and Transportation Services
Post Office – East Campus
Student Affairs
Student Disability Access Office
Student Health Center
Office of Undergraduate Education
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919-684-5832
919-681-7144
919-684-9918
919-684-6217
919-684-3917
919-660-1050
919-660-1000
919-660-3900
919-684-5800
919-684-6225
919-684-2174
919-684-3585
919-684-3511
919-684-2200
919-684-7275
919-684-3331
919-684-3737
919-668-1329
919-681-9355
919-668-3420
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What You Need to Do
Summer (mid-to-late August)
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 Attend Training Session
HDRL Staff
o Get to know your RC
o Arrange a social event with the GR and RAs
o Assist the GR and the RAs as they design the house bulletin boards and work on “door
decs” for their hall residents
o Design your own bulletin board and door: Do not leave your door blank—and closed—for the
beginning of the year
Early Move-In Students
o Seek out the students who move into your dorm prior to Move-In Day and introduce
yourself (international students, pre-orientation programs, athletes)
Social Networking/Communicating
o Email your residents (use communications tool in STORM)
o Venture onto Facebook and join Class of 2016 group and your dorm’s group. This
enables you to interact with residents online and learn their names and faces before they
arrive on campus as well as get a feel for issues and interests of the incoming students.
o Connect via social media: Chat/Twitter/Blog
Move-In Day/Orientation Week
o Find a way to be front and center on Move-In Day: greet students and their families as
they check-in, wander the halls, etc.
o Introduce yourself during allocated time for FIRs and participate in dorm events
o Be visible throughout Orientation Week
o Learn about your residents
School Year
 Meet regularly with RAs, RCs, GRs
First Semester
o Work with each RA to host one event each (can partner with multiple RAs at a time) –
complete by fall break (Friday, October 12 at 7 pm thru Wednesday, October 17 at 8:30
am)
o Take students to campus cultural events using art subsidy (one effort per semester to
expose students to arts)
o Invite at least two faculty or visiting speakers for events
o Schedule programming events through the semester, but preferably before Thanksgiving
o Offer study breaks during Fall Semester reading days and exams
Second Semester
o Reach out to students who are neither tenting nor rushing
o Take students to campus cultural events using art subsidy (one effort per semester to
expose students to arts)
o Invite at least two faculty or visiting speakers for events
o Schedule programming events through the semester
o Submit annual report
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Programming
Programming is an opportunity to enhance the intellectual life of your residence hall. Invite other
faculty to your apartment to speak and to expose students to people you know and find interesting.
 Remember, you get $500 per semester in food points, which can be used in any campus eatery.
First-year students eat at the Marketplace more than anywhere else, but you can also meet
students on West for lunch or dinner. Most have never been to the Faculty Commons.
 There’s no one right model of programming – you will hear about things that have worked for
others, but you should not be limited by that.
 Feel free to do joint events with other FIRs – it’s always good to mix up the students in different
halls.
Keys to a successful event:
o Effective advertising includes emails, flyers, central bulletin board, word of mouth, house
council meeting and Facebook .
o Timing: Stay alert to the rhythm of the students’ year. If you remember when they have midterms and finals, when they are pre-registering for next semester’s classes, when Drop/Add
ends, or when tenting begins and when basketball games are, you will find you are able to
program events more effectively within the dorm. See page 15 for a calendar planning guide.
o Test out certain programmatic ideas on the RC, on members of the RA staff, on students in
the house and even on FIRs in other houses.
o Work Together! House RAs are also responsible for developing programs and good
communication with the RA staff will put the FIR in the best possible position to support,
and even in some cases, piggyback on these programs. In addition, every effort should be
made to draw upon members of the academic advising team assigned to the house as
resources in the FIR’s programming efforts.
o Another funding resource is your dorm’s House Council funds.
o Goal: Strive for a variety and range that would be likely to attract and appeal to a significant
number of house members over the course of the academic year.
Sample Ideas
 Movie or TV nights (in your apt or
commons rooms)
 Cookie nights
 Study breaks
 Assassin
 Birthdays
 Semi-formal
 Political events
 Guest speakers
 Musical events
 Going out for dinner
Campus Resources
University Box Office
http://tickets.duke.edu; 684-4444
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Staff dinners
Reunion events
Parent’s Weekend Breakfast
Talent show
Outings
Hosting House Council
Game nights
Basketball games (tickets are free!)
Events during breaks
Staying in for dinner
Sports Events
http://goduke.com; 681-2583
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Administrative Tasks and Information
Reports
Each FIR is expected to submit a report at the end of the school year detailing the number and
types of programs held. The report is due at the end of May. In addition to a log of house activities
that the FIR has initiated or in which he or she has participated, each report should include a brief
narrative that highlights the following areas and issues:
 the extent to which and the ways in which the FIR has been able to engage other faculty
members as well as various non-faculty guests with members of the houses;
 particular opportunities and challenges that have presented themselves with regard to FIR
programming efforts and the ways in which the FIR has responded or sought to deal with
them;
 the broad lessons learned in light of what has worked particularly well and of the most
significant obstacles encountered; and
 goals and general strategies for future programming efforts as well as the need for any
additional assistance or resources in achieving those goals or implementing those strategies.
Interactions/Meetings
At the beginning of each semester we will attempt to establish dates and times for these FIR
meetings that will accommodate every FIR’s schedule. Attendance is mandatory. If a conflict arises,
notify Joe and Deb of the conflict as soon as possible. If you are unable to attend, Joe and Deb will
go over the agenda and afford you the opportunity to provide input.
Financial Information and Transactions
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Each FIR will have a procurement card (p-card). This allows you to charge FIR purchases to
Duke without having to get reimbursed.
o If you do not have one, we will get you one. If you already have a p-card through your
department, you will not be issued a second one.
You receive $750 per year for programming in addition to the food points.
Debora Robinson (debora.robinson@duke.edu, 668-3420, 120 Allen Building) handles all
financial transactions for the FIRs. If you have a department p-card, she will work with your
department administrator to coordinate clearing your transactions. If you do not have a
departmental p-card, you will work directly with Debora to clear transactions charged to your
DUE-issued p-card.
How It Works!
o Purchase items and save all receipts
o Submit receipts to Debora within three days
We can reimburse you for cash/check purchases (at Costco or Sam’s Club, for example, which
do not take p-cards). Original receipts go to Debora and it generally takes 10-14 days for
reimbursements to be direct deposited into your checking account.
Debora keeps a running total of your expenses, so contact her to keep track of your spending.
The money goes fast, so collaboration with other FIRs and the residential staff makes sense.
How do I use this money?
o You can charge: anything used for the direct entertainment of students, which includes food
and catering supplies like plates and cups.
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o You CANNOT charge: expenses to entertain groups of students who are not your
residents, facility issues, travel or gas.
If you have questions, please ask before you spend!
Dining/Food Points
How It Works
You will be allocated 500 food points per semester. The dining points account is designed to give
you flexibility in buying meals. Your dining points account serves as a debit (declining balance)
account (each point is equivalent to one dollar). You can use points for food at any on-campus
eatery, merchant-on-points vendor, campus convenience store or vending machine. This is not the
same as programming money.
DukeCard
The DukeCard is the proverbial “key” to Dining at Duke. You must present your DukeCard to the
cashier in order to debit your Dining Points account. Merchants-on-Points delivery drivers also
require your DukeCard to complete the food transaction.
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Advising
All FIRs are expected to serve as academic advisors in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
unless they are faculty in the Pratt School of Engineering or are otherwise specifically excused from
advising duties by the Dean of Trinity College.
Expectations:
 All new FIRs must attend a four-hour new advisor training session in July or August
 During Orientation Week, academic advisors traditionally have a mandatory general meeting
on the Monday morning before new student move-in day. Academic advisors also meet as a
group with their advisees (normally on Wednesday afternoon of Orientation Week) and have
1:1 meetings with each advisee before the end of Orientation week.
 Advisors are required to meet individually with their advisees at least once before registration
windows open each semester to discuss course selection and any other issues of concern to
their advisees. The advisor updates STORM to clear each advisee to register when his/her
registration window opens.
 FIRs are also required to attend at least one advisor training session per semester. These
usually take place during the lunch hour in the Academic Advising Center.
 FIRs must maintain advising notes following all official advising meetings with students. We
ask that advisors record all notes in STORM no later than the end of the semester in which
the meeting(s) took place.
Resources
Dorm Security
Each residence hall utilizes card-access entry and first floor window security screens. Safety phones
(Blue Light Phones) are located throughout campus for emergency response by the Duke University
Police Department. Duke Police also operate substations on East Campus in Bell Tower and behind
Wilson.
Computers
Duke has computer labs across campus as well as a virtual lab system. For more information, visit:
oit.duke.edu/comp-print/labs. Wireless-network access is available in and around all residence hall
rooms and common spaces. If you prefer wired connections, ports are available in every room.
Maintenance/Housekeeping
Maintenance concerns should be directed to your HDRL Campus Office. The faster and more
clearly a problem is reported, the sooner we can fix it! Depending on the nature of the maintenance
problem, we strive to complete repairs within 24 hours. Emergency situations will receive highest
priority. If your maintenance need has not been corrected in a reasonable period of time or to your
satisfaction, please contact us
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If you need to report a concern after hours, you can leave a voice-mail for your HDRL Campus
Office and they will respond the next business day. Situations in the residence halls that require
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immediate attention should be reported to the RA on duty. If you can't find a member of the
Residence Life staff, you can report the problem to DUPD.
East Campus Office
Office: Brown-Union Arcade
rlhs-east@studentaffairs.duke.edu
Phone: 919-684-5320
Fax: 919-681-7520
West Campus Office
Office: D 101, Craven
rlhs-west@studentaffairs.duke.edu
Phone: 919-684-5486
Fax: 919-681-7498
Cleaning Equipment
Cleaning supplies are available for use. Duke University does not clean individual bedrooms or suite
bathrooms during the academic year. Cleaning your apartment is your responsibility.
Laundry
Laundry rooms with high efficiency washers and dryers are available in each residence hall. These
machines operate with coins and Flex points on your DukeCard. Your apartment has a private
washer and dryer.
Parking
On campus parking is limited. Reserved parking permits will be provided to you. FIRs pay the cost
for an East Campus parking permit; the DUE Office pays the difference to “upgrade” the permit
for a Reserved Space that will be located near your residence hall. Refer to parking.duke.edu for
more information.
Buses
Duke Transit operates more than 30 buses with routes throughout the campus and health system.
Students, staff, faculty and visitors can ride campus buses at no charge. For a list of campus bus
routes and schedules, visit: http://parking.duke.edu/buses_vans/bus_sched/index.php. Also note
that Duke faculty, staff and students can obtain a free GoPass that allows them unlimited rides on
DATA, Triangle Transit, Capital Area Transit and C-Tran at no cost. More information about
GoPass can be found at http://parking.duke.edu/buses_vans/gopass/index.php. A convenient (and
free) way to get from East Campus to downtown Durham and other Durham locations is via the
Bull City Connector (http://www.bullcityconnector.org/).
TV and Phone
Each FIR will be given one set top box to allow you to receive TV content through the internet. A
list of available channels will be sent to you. Your apartment phone line is active and can be used to
make local phone calls. You cannot make long distance calls on this line unless you have a calling
card.
Mailing and Shipping Information
Duke Postal Operations, which handles U.S. Postal Service mail headed to Duke’s East and West
Campus, delivers only to mailboxes (not to street addresses). Private carriers like DHL, FedEx and
UPS deliver only to street addresses (not box numbers). With the full address (your mailbox and
your apartment number/residence hall name), your mail and packages will get to you no matter
which carrier the sender uses. U.S. mail that comes to Duke without a mailbox number will be
returned to the sender. Other carriers won’t accept packages without a street address.
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FIRs may purchase a post office box on the campus where they reside. Questions about post office
boxes or mail delivery should be directed to dukepostoffice@duke.edu.
Faculty-in-Residence Sympa Mailing List
All FIRs as well as Deb Johnson, Donna Lisker and Joe Gonzalez are subscribed to this mailing list
to share information and communication. This is an easy way to share information, concerns or
questions with all FIRs to improve communication. The email address is faculty-inresidence@duke.edu.
Online Resources
The following Duke sites are helpful when working with your students and organizing programs:
MY DUKE (http://my.duke.edu) – Online site/application with links to frequently used Duke sites
(e.g., ACES/STORM, Sakai, Bus Locator) and personalized content including your DukeCard
account balances and Library account information. This site is mobile-optimized for easy and
convenient access via a mobile device.
DukeList (dukelist.duke.edu) – Duke’s online bulletin board that includes the Trading Post (buy
and sell items), leadership and research opportunities, on-campus job postings and a rider board.
Events@Duke (calendar.duke.edu) – Duke’s events calendar where you can search for events of
interest and create a feed of events as desired.
Duke Today/Students (today.duke.edu/students) – News and information targeted for and about
Duke students.
Personal Finance@Duke (personalfinance.duke.edu) – Financial literacy information targeted for
Duke students (e.g., budgeting, money-saving tips, insurance, buying a car).
25Live Room Scheduling (25live.collegenet.com/duke) – Room scheduling site to request spaces
scheduled by Arts & Sciences, Sanford, Pratt, Fuqua, Franklin Center, The Link, Smith Warehouse
and the Library group study rooms.
Duke Mobile (m.duke.edu) – Mobile applications for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry that include
Duke maps, Duke directory, Duke Athletics, Events@Duke and Course listings.
Student Affairs (studentaffairs.duke.edu) – Access all of the units within the student affairs division.
Duke Qualtrics Survey (duke.qualtrics.com) – Duke’s web survey site that enables you to create
online surveys (helpful if you want to create a quick web survey to send to your students for their
feedback/responses).
Faculty & Student Engagement (sites.duke.edu/beyondtheclassroom/) – New web site with
information and resources for programs and other opportunities that connect students and faculty
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Housing, Dining and Residence Life Information
Who’s Who? Residence Staff
RA
Resident Assistant:
A student leader
assigned to each
floor; helps students
acclimate to Duke
and Durham; plans
activities; mediates
conflicts
GR
Graduate Resident:
A graduate student
who oversees
programming and
advises the House
Council; works
closely with RA staff
RC
Residence Coordinator:
A full-time, live-in
professional who
supervises RAs and
GRs; helps students
with residential and
academic concerns;
serves as an
academic advisor
FIR:
Faculty in Residence:
Faculty members
who live in the
residence halls; foster
interactions with
students and create a
heightened sense of
intellectual curiosity
Selective Living Groups
Duke has a unique practice of designating sections of the residence halls and apartments as selective
living groups (SLGs). Membership in SLG's is determined by the student members of these
groups. SLGs are responsible for contributing positively to campus life and for managing their own
internal room assignments. First year students wishing to join SLGs can “rush” in January.
Central Campus
 Alpha Delta Pi
 Alpha Phi
 Black Cultural Living
 Chi Omega
 Delta Delta Delta
 Delta Gamma
 Delta Kappa Epsilon
 InCube
 Inter Greek Council
 Jam!
 Kappa Alpha
 Kappa Alpha Theta
 Kappa Kappa Gamma
 MUNDI
 Nexus
 Pi Beta Phi
 Pi Kappa Phi
 Psi Upsilon
 Sigma Nu
 Sigma Phi Epsilon
 Smart Home
 Ubuntu
 Zeta Tau Alpha
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West Campus
 Alpha Kappa Psi
 Alpha Phi Omega
 Alpha Tau Omega
 Mirecourt
 Sigma Chi
 Sigma Pi
 Delta Sigma Phi
 Delta Tau Delta
 Pi Kappa Alpha
 Alpha Epsilon Pi
 Chi Psi
 Phi Delta Theta
 Round Table
 Baldwin Scholars
 Languages
 Maxwell House
 Arts Theme House
 Brownstone
 Wayne Manor
 Forum
 Sigma Alpha Epsilon
 Asian Cultural Inter
 Women’s Housing Option (WHO)
 Wellness Community
 Substance Free
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Living and Learning at Duke
Duke University offers numerous opportunities for interested students to partake in intentionally
designed Living/Learning Communities. These communities incorporate the residential component
of the college experience in with other academic and social pursuits.
Living/Learning Communities on East Campus
Wellness Living/Learning Community
The Wellness Living/Learning Community
(WLLC) was created to support students
interested in living in a substance-free
environment. Additionally, students in
WLLC have the opportunity to participate in
experiences to develop habits that support
lifelong health and well-being. Events will
focus on academic adjustment, nutrition,
physical health, mental wellness, and
personal expression. Various activities are
planned each year in the WLLC including
yoga, dance and martial arts lessons. Invited
speakers hold discussions about topics such
as how to study and prepare for specific
courses, the benefits of sleep and developing
healthy eating habits. Other events may
include semi-formal, live music
performances in conjunction with the
Performing Arts Community and fun events
such as group socials and bus trips. The
community also features extended quiet
hours to promote academic study.
Performing Arts Community
The Performing Arts Community is a place
for students interested in music, drama, or
art. Students do not need to major in the
arts to live in this community. Participation
in house events is not mandatory. Residents
are invited to take advantage of the
opportunity to be an audience for
performance events, to perform for their
peers and to participate in performancerelated community service activities.
The Performing Arts Community is
currently housed in Pegram and Dr. HsiaoMei Ku is the Faculty-in-Residence (FIR).
Dr. Ku has performed and sponsored several
programs in Pegram. Past guests have
included:
• The Ciompi Quartet
• Branford Marsalis
• Nnenna Freelon
• Dmitry Sitkovetsky
The Focus Program
The Focus Program at Duke University offers
students an engaged, close-knit social and
academic community that encourages the
building of friendships. The community
provides late night discussions, intellectual
explorations and academic assistance from
friends and scholars. Students in the Focus
Program will live in a cluster in the same
residence hall during their first semester.
Students participating in the program during
the spring semesters will not live with their
cluster, but will keep their assigned residence
for the year. For more information, visit:
http://trinity.duke.edu/focus-program.
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Living/Learning Communities on West Campus
WHO House
WHO is a unique housing community that
will provide an empowering and innovative
experience for women. The unique
composition of an all-female dorm gives it a
distinctive ability to address issues within
Duke culture, including the lack of residential
diversity on West Campus, insufficient social
space for women and an imbalanced
allocation of living space. This house will be a
step in changing the overall Duke culture for
the benefit of all students. WHO will give its
residents and allies the power to voice their
concerns and create the greater change that
they want to see.
For more information, visit:
http://www.duke.edu/web/who/
West Campus Wellness Living Learning
Community
The Wellness Community on West is a
vibrant community of learners with a shared
commitment to pursue a healthy, wellbalanced, and purposeful lifestyle. Members
not only live in a quiet, substance-free
environment, they also actively participate
together in a variety of social and educational
activities within and outside of the residence
hall. Wellness Community members are
encouraged to examine their own attitudes
and behaviors with the support of faculty and
staff who are experts in a variety of healthrelated fields.
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Active members of the Wellness Community
on West, students will be expected to abstain
from the possession and use of alcohol,
tobacco, other illegal substances and
associated paraphernalia both within and
outside of the Community; observe Quiet
Hours; establish a personal goal each semester
that embraces the learning community’s
holistic approach to wellness and participate
in Wellness Community events at least four
times each semester.
Baldwin Scholars Program
The Alice M. Baldwin Scholars Program was
created to inspire and support undergraduate
women in the classroom and in campus
leadership roles. Upperclass mentors, faculty
and Duke alumnae provide an environment
that empowers women to make their mark
not only at Duke, but in their chosen
professions.
The four-year program includes a retreat, two
academic seminars, an opportunity to live
together as a group on West Campus, an
internship, community service and numerous
informal activities such as lectures and
dinners. The program does not provide a
tuition scholarship, but scholars won't face
additional costs to participate.
Women enter the program as first-year
students, with 18 students accepted each fall.
FIRs will be asked for
referral/recommendation letters.
Contact: Colleen Scott, Assistant Director
Website: http://baldwinscholars.duke.edu/
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HDRL Quick Guide to Policies
Duke Community Standard and Residential Policies
All communities need to have rules in order to maintain safety and order. The Duke Community
Standard at Duke University applies to the residence halls and apartments and is educational in
nature. Its primary purpose is to help residents learn from choices they make and become positive
contributors to their residential community. As members of this community, you share the
obligation to establish and sustain a living environment that supports individual needs and university
values.
The Duke Community Standard is as follows:
Duke University is a community dedicated to scholarship, leadership, and service and to the principles of honesty,
fairness, respect, and accountability. Citizens of this community commit to reflect upon and uphold these principles in
all academic and nonacademic endeavors, and to protect and promote a culture of integrity.
To uphold the Duke Community Standard:
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I will not lie, cheat, or steal in my academic endeavors;
I will conduct myself honorably in all my endeavors; and
I will act if the Standard is compromised.
DukeReach
DukeReach is a collaborative program which ensures all members of the university community are
able to connect students to available counseling, medical or personal assistance. The web site URL is
http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/dos/dukereach. This website has links and information related to
Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Health, Student Conduct, Gender Violence
Prevention and Intervention and the Women's Center. An online form is available to share a
concern about a student at the following URL:
https://duke-advocate.symplicity.com/care_report/index.php/pid310233?
Conduct Policy Topics
This is a list of the policies to which Duke undergraduate students are held accountable. Note that
students are also held accountable to abide by local, state and federal laws as well as to any other
official University policies, such as the Housing Dining and Residence Life housing contract and
space reservation rules outlined by Event and Production Services.
Academic Dishonesty | Academic Freedom | Advertisements | Alcohol | Animals on
Campus | Bridge Painting | Classroom Disruption | Computing and Electronic
Communications | Disorderly Conduct | Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia | DukeCard | Failure to
Comply | Falsification/Fraud | Fire Safety | Gambling | Guests | Harassment | Hazing | Missing
Student Notification | Noise | Physical Abuse, Fighting, and Endangerment | Pickets, Protests &
Demonstrations | Property, Facilities & Services | Sexual Misconduct | Smoking | Stalking |
Solicitation | Unauthorized Surveillance/Photography | Weapons, Firearms & Explosives |
Withdrawal, Involuntary Administrative | Other Violations
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2012-13 Calendar Planning Guide
August
19-20 International student and parent orientation
21
Move-in for new students
21-26 Orientation for new students
22
Convocation for undergraduate students
27
First day of Fall Semester classes
27
Forever Duke party – Forlines House (Duke Alumni Affairs)
September
1
First home football game
3
Labor Day holiday – classes in session
7
Drop/add ends for Fall Semester
12
Fall Career Fair from 10 am – 3:00 pm
13
Annual Volunteer Fair held on The Plaza from noon-3:00
21-23 Homecoming
27
Founders’ Day Convocation
October
12
Fall break begins at 7:00 pm
17
Classes resume at 8:30 am
18
Non-profit and Government Career Fair at the Byran Center from noon – 5:00 pm
22
Duke Chapel Climb sponsored by the Academic Advising Center
26-28 Parents’ and Family Weekend
31
Registration begins for Spring 2013
November
6
Election Day
20
Thanksgiving break begins at 10:30 pm
26
Classes resume at 8:30 am
December
7
Fall Semester classes end
8-10 Reading period
9
FIR progressive dinner party/End of Semester Meeting (tentative)
11
Final exams begin
16
Final exams end at 10:00 pm
January
5
Residence halls open at noon for Spring Semester
6-8
Winter Forum at the Marine Lab
9
First day of Spring Semester classes
21
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – no classes
23
Drop/add ends for Spring Semester
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February
18
Registration begins for Summer 2013
March
8
Spring recess begins at 7:00 pm
18
Classes resume at 8:30 am
April
3
24
24
25-28
29
Registration begins for Fall 2013
Undergraduate classes end for Spring Semester (LDOC)
FIR LDOC gathering at Epworth
Reading period
Final exams begin
May
1
4
5
12
Reading period from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Final exams end at 10:00 pm
Residence halls close for summer on East Campus
Graduation exercises; conferring of degrees
NOTE: Check Events@Duke (calendar.duke.edu) when you’re planning an event to see
what other events may be taking place at the same time that may compete for your
residents.
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East Campus Residence Halls
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West Campus Residence Halls
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HDRL Staff Contact Information
Associate Deans of Residential Life
Deb LoBiondo
(West)
919-684-6295 – direct
919-684-5486 – office
Lisa Beth (LB) Bergene
(East)
919-684-6014 – direct
919-684-5320 – office
Residence Coordinators
Area
Neighborhood 1
Neighborhood 2
Neighborhood 3
Neighborhood 4
Edens
Craven
Few
Crowell/Wannamaker
Kilgo
RC
Tyrone Jean
Kati Cadenhead
Daniel Flowers
Andrea Becker
Jo Horton
Genille Goldson
Tiarra Weldon
Emily Baker
Mark Weston
Email
tyrone.jean@duke.edu
kati.cadenhead@duke.edu
daniel.flowers@duke.edu
andrea.heflin@duke.edu
johanna.horton@duke.edu
genille.goldson@duke.edu
tiarra.weldon@duke.edu
emily.e.baker@duke.edu
mark.weston@duke.edu
Office
919-668-1068
919-684-5486
919-668-0363
919-684-6324
919-668-1437
919-668-1417
919 684 5486
919-668-1427
919-668-1443
FIR Contact Information
House
Alspaugh
Bassett
Bell Tower
Blackwell
Brown
Edens
Epworth
Few
Gilbert-Addoms
Giles
Pegram
Randolph
Southgate
Wilson
FIR
Simon Partner
Patrick Charbonneau
John Brown
John Martin
Anthony Kelley
Benjamin F. Ward
Kerry McCarthy
Hwansoo Kim
Charles Thompson
Sumathi Ramaswamy
Hsiao-Mei Ku
Helen Gordon
Zbigniew Kabala
Christopher Roy
Email
spartner@duke.edu
patrick.charbonneau@duke.edu
jbrown@duke.edu
john.j.martin@duke.edu
antk@duke.edu
bfw@duke.edu
kerryr.mccarthy@duke.edu
hwansoo.kim@duke.edu
cdthomps@duke.edu
sumathi.ramaswamy@duke.edu
hmku@duke.edu
helen.gordon@duke.edu
zbigniew.kabala@duke.edu
chris.roy@duke.edu
Office
919-684-5464
919-613-6261
919-660-3385
919-681-5449
919-660-3328
919-613-1798
919-660-3370
919-660-3500
919-660-3657
919-684-2343
919-660-3329
919-684-3786
919-660-5479
919-660-1518
Box Number
Box 90719
Box 90347
Box 90665
Box 90719
Box 90665
Box 90743
Box 90665
Box 90964
Box 90802
Box 90719
Box 90665
Box 90287
Box 90346
General HDRL
Housing Assignments and Communications
(Housing assignments, billing, housing extensions)
218-B Alexander Avenue
housing@studentaffairs.duke.edu
Phone: 919-684-4304
Fax: 919-681-6248
East Campus Office
(Facility related questions,
maintenance requests, living
experience)
90776 Brown-Union Arcade
rlhs-east@studentaffairs.duke.edu
Phone: 919-684-5320
Fax: 919-681-7520
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Housing Dining and Residential Life
(Administrative offices, general questions)
218-B Alexander Avenue
rlhs@studentaffairs.duke.edu
Phone: 919-664-4304
Fax: 919-681-6248
West Campus Office
(Facility related questions, maintenance
requests, living experience)
Craven Quad, House D, Room101R
rlhs-west@studentaffairs.duke.edu
Phone: 919-684-5486
Fax: 919-681-6248
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Central Campus Office
(Facility related questions, maintenance
requests, living experience)
217 Anderson Avenue
rlhs-central@studentaffairs.duke.edu
Phone: 919-684-5813
Fax: 919-681-6248
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