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Duke announces EVP Tallman Trask’s retirement for Fall 2020 By Jake Satisky Editor-in-Chief

After more than 20 years with the University, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask will retire in fall 2020. The University announced the departure in a news release Oct. 18. Trask has served as Duke’s EVP since 1995, working for three different presidents—Nannerl Keohane, Richard Brodhead and current President Vincent Price. During his time as EVP, he has overseen dozens of construction projects, including renovations to the Bryan Center Plaza, Brodhead Center and Wallace Wade, and has helped the endowment grow from $790 million to $8.6 billion. He directs the University’s construction, campus planning, finances, administration and other services like Duke parking and stores. He is on the Board of Directors for the Duke University Management Company—which manages the University’s endowment—and the Health System. As chief fiscal officer, he helped guide the University through the aftermath of the Great Recession of 2008. Trask also expanded Duke’s off campus presence into Durham, as the city has seen tremendous growth in the past two decades. His tenure has not come without controversy, however. The Chronicle reported in 2016 that he hit a parking attendant with his car two years prior. He was also accused of calling her a racial slur, which he denied. Trask was also Duke’s lead negotiator for the light rail project that it pulled out of earlier this year.

His time on campus

Taking in his whole body of work throughout the past quarter-century, Trask said

he is pleased with his work at the University. In 2003, the American Institute of Architects “I’m quite happy with it,” Trask said in his elected him as an honorary member. heavily decorated office, with his signature T3 “Tallman will rightfully be remembered moniker stitched onto his shirt cuffs. “I mean, at Duke for his steady transformation of our look, in 25 years, there’s been hundreds of little campus, as he delivered a modern, indeed things you’d do differently. But in general, I’m spectacular physical plant that better promotes not troubled by it.” the health and well-being of all who work and Trask led the recent overhaul of the BC live here,” President Vincent Price said in a Plaza area—now known as the Campus news release. Center—which was designed to be the center Trask helped navigate Duke through of student life. The project featured the new the Great Recession, when the University Health and Wellness Center, Penn Pavilion and endowment fell by 25% and Duke had to elevated walkway, as well as restorations for postpone or cancel major projects. He made Page Auditorium. spending cuts and helped Most notably, West I mean, look, in 25 years, to keep Duke afloat during Union—now the there’s been hundreds of little the crisis. Brodhead Center— He told Duke Student was rebuilt for $95 things you’d do differently. Government Senate in million into the But in general, I’m not February 2009 that the glass-walled dining University was running hub students know troubled by it. a deficit of around $130 today. million. By March, the The birth of the endowment—which Campus Center supports Duke’s budget, coincided with other tallman trask especially for financial aid, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT faculty salaries and other construction in the last five years, as Trask services—was down from oversaw renovations $6 billion to $4 billion, to the Chapel, Wallace and Duke was looking to Wade Stadium and save money. Baldwin Auditorium and the building of the Trask explained to The Chronicle in Rubenstein Arts Center. 2009 that he prioritized maintaining Additionally, three residence halls have academic funding levels while focusing on been built since 1995: The West-Edens Link administrative spending cuts so that faculty (now Keohane Quad) in Fall 2002, Trinity and students didn’t have to suffer too many Dorm on East Campus in 2017 and Hollows consequences. He stuck with the University Quad in August. Numerous others have been throughout the past decade until it could modernized, including Craven and Crowell orchestrate a construction boom and close Quads and Southgate Dorm in the past few years. down Central Campus this year.

Mary Helen Wood | Photography Editor Tallman Trask, Duke’s EVP for over twenty years, will be retiring in the Fall of 2020.

Trask pushed Duke to invest in Durham as well. The University donated $7.5 million to help Durham construct the $46.8 million Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC). It has also placed hundreds of employees in offices downtown during the last two decades. By renting out thousands of square feet in the American Tobacco District and other downtown properties, Duke helped attract investors to the area. “We wanted Duke to be a ‘credit-worthy See TRASK on Page 9

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How CS students feel about Duke’s most popular major By Matthew Wang Contributing Reporter

In the first week of classes, students taking Computer Science 201 walked into the Bryan Center’s Griffith Film Theater, which has a seating capacity of 500, to find the lecture nearly packed from the first row to the last. Laptops were wide open, creating a sea of screens that lit up the theater as students waited for Owen Astrachan, professor of the practice of computer science, to begin the first lecture. The packed class was not an exception for computer science, which is the most popular major at Duke since at least Fall 2018. There are 734 students majoring in computer science currently, wrote Camelia Pierson Eaves, undergraduate program coordinator for the department, in an email. She added that 1,746 undergraduate and 376 graduate students are enrolled in computer science courses (which likely includes students enrolled in more than one course in the department.) Computer science is one of the fastestgrowing majors at American universities. According to the 2018 Taulbee Survey, an annual survey conducted by the Computing Research Association, enrollment in computer science majors at U.S. colleges increased by 8.7% this year, following a 13.3% growth last year and a 24.8% upward spurt the year before. The popularity of computer science isn’t a surprise for those involved in the program. Sophomores Abbey List and Laura Li work with the department as undergraduate teaching assistants. “I think people are getting more exposure to CS in grade school,” List said. “There are a lot of

programs that introduce computer science to elementary school students.” Elementary schools are promoting computer science to their students, taking advantage of online resources that attract young students with simple, easy-to-use coding. Computer science is also increasingly accessible, with the U.S. Census Bureau reporting that almost 90% of U.S. households have a computer. First-year student Anuj Som has grown up in this world of increasing access to technology. “I know that young people see the value of technology,” Som said. “It’s very accessible nowadays and people can pull up code wherever. It’s not limited by the resources you are given.” Som told The Chronicle that he appreciated the new resources offered, including online resources and TA-led review sessions. These TA discussions are among the ways that the department is trying to cope with its increasing numbers. List and Li both teach a weekly discussion section of 20 students. “[Astrachan] said he wants to make it a class where you can discuss with peers and ask questions instead of lecture halls,” List said. The department has also expanded its course options this year, adding classes such as “Algorithms in the Real World.” One of the new courses—Computer Science 102—is an introductory course that will be available in Spring 2020. The course aims to draw a link between programming and other areas of study—natural science, social science, engineering and the humanities—to consider real-world problems.

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Duke Marine Lab has cool new boat By Irene Park Contributing Reporter

Duke’s Marine Lab has oceanographic equipment, coastal waters, marine life— and a brand new 77x 26.6 foot aluminum research vessel. Since the Marine Lab retired two large vessels in 2013 and 2014, the Marine Lab has relied on smaller boats for daylong trips close to the coast. In 2017, the Marine Lab received a $11 million donor gift to fund the construction and operating costs of a larger boat, according to a news release. The ship will be able to support overnight trips offshore and oceanographic, rather than just coastal, research, explained Katie Wood, assistant director of undergraduate and Marine Lab programs. To facilitate these overnight trips, the new boat—named the R/V Shearwater—offers sleeping quarters with bunk beds for students. Other features include a dry lab for computes,

wet lab for seawater specimens, research instruments and equipment, navigation deck, diving platform and teaching spaces. Sophomore David Hugo, who is currently studying at the Marine Lab, has used a smaller vessel in his laboratory classes to visit oyster reefs and other research sites. “In a nutshell, [I study] social science comparing what locals think about species distribution to what’s actually published in data sets,” he said. Since his research is largely land-based, Hugo has found that the Marine Lab’s smaller boat is well-equipped to serve his team. However, he is still excited about the new vessel’s debut. “I think it’s going to be very useful for large-scale research,” Hugo said. The R/V Shearwater is unique compared to the Marine Lab’s past vessels in that it can See BOAT on Page 9

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The story behind Duke and Palantir, a recruiter with ICE contracts By Mona Tong Local and National News Editor

A data analytics company that recruits at Duke has been the subject of recent controversy and student opposition over its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Students protested Palantir Technologies Sept. 24 while the company participated in TechConnect, an annual networking event for engineering and computer science students, and hosted an ethics workshop the day before. According to senior Cat Jeon, one of the students who helped to organize the TechConnect protest, “a lot of people were deterred” and left Palantir’s line at the event. She said that many students had not previously known about Palantir’s relationship to ICE and were shocked to learn of it. “Another girl and I had little handouts, and we basically went to every single person in the [Palantir] line, giving them our flyer and saying, ‘Hey, do you know this about Palantir?’” Jeon said.

next shift showed up and went inside to protest. Those who were in the second shift of protestors were also asked to leave after another police call was made. Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, affirmed Duke’s commitment to protecting the ability of students “to express their beliefs and positions in accordance with our policies that protect the safety and rights of the Duke community” in an email to The Chronicle.

What happened at the TechConnect protest

The day before the TechConnect protest, a group of around five students held a small demonstration at Palantir’s ethics workshop. The protesters, in addition to a few more interested students like Jeon, scrambled afterwards at 11pm to brainstorm ideas for organizing a larger TechConnect protest the next day. One of the things they decided to do was place red posters over a few building signs, such as one reading “Humanity over Profits” at the Fitzpatrick building, Jeon added. At the TechConnect event, the protestors took shifts in small groups of four, their main goal being to block the recruiting efforts of the target companies. They aimed to protest multiple companies, including Amazon, as it provides cloud-computing services to ICE, Jeon noted. However, she said the protesters prioritized Palantir for their “direct connection to ICE.” The Palantir representative seemed “angry” and called the police on the protesters, Jeon said. During the time it took the police to arrive, the line had dwindled down to just one or two people, she added. When the police arrived, Jeon said that she and the other protesters had to relocate to outside the building, since under Duke policy students must file with the University Center Activities and Events (UCAE) Office before protesting. “At that point, it’s not really doing any kind of antagonistic thing anymore because it would be approved by the University,” she said, explaining why the group did not register their protest. Outside, they continued their efforts, shouting things like “No Tech for ICE,” and “Palantir, you work for ICE,” until the

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several years now, holding several different types of events on campus each year. As one of Palantir’s 10 target schools, Duke students have been great candidates and added value to the company, according to the spokesperson, and around 25 Duke graduates currently work at the company. Sophomore Jeremy Carballo Pineda, a member of The Chronicle’s Community Editorial Board, started an online petition on the day of Palantir’s ethics workshop asking Duke students to pledge not to work with Palantir while it continues to work with ICE. “We will not apply for jobs at Palantir, we will not interview for jobs at Palantir, and we will not accept jobs at Palantir while the company is engaged in the business of deportation,” the petition states. “We call on the company to cancel its contracts with ICE, and we call on all students to join us in withholding our talent from Palantir.” The petition, which has thus far collected 112 signatures, is part of a larger national “Students Pledge #NoTechForICE” campaign.

HackDuke cuts off Palantir

Bre Bradham | Associate Photographer Editor Someone put these posters up on a Duke sign amid the contraversy with tech company Palantir.

Palantir renewed a $42 million contract with ICE in August. Under the contract, ICE will continue using Palantir’s Investigative Case Management system, which allows agents to access and sort data on individuals suspected of violating immigration laws. Heightened media attention toward this connection has stirred up student protests and resistance to Palantir’s recruitment efforts at Duke. ICE used Palantir’s ICM system in a 2017 operation targeting the family members of unaccompanied migrant children trying to cross the border, according to an ICE document obtained by The Intercept. ICE also used Palantir’s FALCON mobile app, which has a contract set to renew Nov. 27, to carry out its nationwide investigation of 7-Eleven stores last year, according to WNYC. A spokesperson for Palantir’s recruitment division told The Chronicle that the company has been recruiting at Duke for

Student reactions to Palantir have extended beyond the two protests. HackDuke, a national hack-a-thon focused on social good, has been co-sponsored by Palantir. After discovering Palantir’s collaboration with ICE a few weeks ago, the group unanimously voted to rescind the company as a sponsor for their November hacka-thon. “We do not believe they align with our goals and values, especially as we are a hackathon focused on social good,” junior Sam Chan, co-director of HackDuke, wrote in a message to The Chronicle. Chan wrote in an email to The Chronicle that, after the group informed Palantir of its decision, the company asked to explain itself and address the group’s concerns with its privacy and civil liberties team. According to a Palantir document on “Protecting privacy and civil liberties,” the team works to ensure that Palantir’s technologies meet the company’s mission of “protecting fundamental rights to privacy and civil liberties.” Palantir also has a council on privacy and civil liberties composed of experts that further assist the company in “understanding and addressing the complex privacy and civil liberties issues surrounding the use of our platform to aggregate and analyze [data],” according to its website. Chan wrote that HackDuke will not accept Palantir’s offer to engage in further discussion. See PALANTIR on Page 9

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Karsh Center changes stereotypical depictions of countries By Stefanie Pousoulides News Editor

addition to exploring where around the globe members of the Duke community call home. The Chronicle visited the technology wall Oct. 2 and Oct. 14 and observed that the pictures had been changed. Jordan’s picture was changed to a coastal cityscape, Ghana’s to a waterfall and Morocco’s to a city square with a tower, palm trees and a horse-drawn cart. Additionally, The Chronicle took pictures of all of the Middle Eastern and African countries depicted on the wall, and noticed that the wall lacked a picture for Nigeria in both of the times that The Chronicle visited. Abdelhy wrote in an email to The Chronicle that it’s “really good news” that the depictions have been changed and wondered whether the pictures of Ghana, Jordan and Morocco were the only ones that had been changed. Luksic was skeptical of the impact of Karsh replacing the photos and wrote in an email that the depictions are “part of a larger problem regarding Duke’s racism and colonialist legacy.” “This is not the first time Hadeel has

pointed something out and I have messaged Duke’s social media to try to get it taken down,” they wrote. Abdelhy and Luksic both noted that images of huts, camels and deserts are stereotypical representations of African and Middle Eastern countries. Luksic argued that the stereotypes “justify anti-Muslim and anti-Black attitudes and violence,” adding that Abdelhy’s tweets demonstrated how “these stereotypes are naturalized and almost hidden in seemingly small instances, such as the photos in the Karsh Center.” “What baffles me is that Duke prides itself on being a global institution and celebrates its many international alumni but is incapable of representing them properly,” Abdelhy wrote. Mary Helen Wood | Photography Editor “This is especially the case for African and Ghana (top) and Jordan’s (bottom) photographs Middle Eastern students where incidents like after it was updated. this are not isolated, a quick look at many programs at Duke shows that this how the university sees us: poor, underdeveloped, underprivileged.”

The day of the Center’s official launch, the Virtual Duke digital wall at the Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center displayed images that represented Ghana with huts, Morocco with sand dunes and Jordan with someone riding a camel. After students called out the way those countries were portrayed on the wall, the Duke Alumni Association decided to use different images for the Center’s Duke Around the World feature on its technology wall, according to Scott Greenwood, chief operating officer of the DAA. “We appreciated the student calling our attention to the photos and replaced them with different ones,” Greenwood wrote in a statement sent to The Chronicle. “We will continue to strive to ensure that the images the Duke Alumni Association presents in the Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center represent Duke’s rich diversity and core value of inclusion.” Senior Hadeel Abdelhy initially tweeted photos of the depictions Sept. 28, commenting that “the way African and Middle Eastern countries are represented is truly wild.” Senior Sandra Luksic later replied to Duke Alumni’s announcement of the Center’s opening on Twitter, calling the portrayal of African and Middle Eastern countries “racist and backward” and demanding they “change it now.” Duke Alumni replied that they would investigate the depictions. The digital wall is the largest interactive touchscreen in the state, and users can select Mary Helen Wood | Photography Editor features such as notable alumni and all-star awardees, donor impact and a campus map, in The Karsh Alumni Center’s digital wall displays images of countries home to Duke alumni.

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5 observations from Countdown to Craziness lot of length and excellent scoring ability, showing it all night. A constant threat from inside and Associate Sports Editor outside, Hurt’s quick release coupled with slick In 2019’s annual Countdown to Craziness, dimes from Jones kept the Blue Team scrambling. the Vernon Carey and Cassius Stanley-led Blue With a roster boasting elite inside players in Carey Team trounced the Tre Jones and Matthew and Stanley, the Rochester, Minn., native’s skills Hurt-led White team 47-38. Here are five will be invaluable, especially if the Blue Devils face observations from the night: a cold night from the perimeter. “I just try to be a matchup nightmare,” Player of the night: Cassius Stanley Hurt said. “I can play inside, I can drive it, I Although not nearly as hyped as some of feel comfortable posting smaller guys up, and I Duke’s other top prospects, Cassius Stanley still want to keep working on that.” came with the buzz as the final piece to round out Duke’s No. 2 recruiting class. However, the young Are Duke’s shooting woes behind them? Blue Devil made waves for himself Friday night, Undeniably, last season’s crop of Blue Devils’ making a clear case for why he could make the achilles heel was 3-point shooting, barely starting lineup. Posting 12 points on a surprising eight rebounds, Stanley’s quickness and verticality could not be matched, easily blowing through his defender to get to the basket. With someone as explosive of a scorer as Stanley, Duke continues its tradition of highly lethal wings. “You can expect to see a lot from him,” junior point guard Jordan Goldwire said. “He’s a really straight shooter, he plays defense and he’s really athletic. It’s a lot of different things from him.” By Winston Lindqwister

cracking 30 percent shooting and allowing Duke’s opponents to sag far into the paint. At the start of the night, those woes looked like they were behind the Blue Devils, with Alex O’Connell and Hurt pouring in their expected barrage of threes, with Goldwire and Carey also getting in the mix to showcase a Duke roster with range and slashing ability. However, just as Duke began to heat up, the proverbial monkey didn’t seem to get off the Blue Devils’ backs. Both teams threw up brick after brick form outside as the night progressed. Of the many questions surrounding this year’s Duke roster, shooting is one the Blue Devils must address before the meat of the season approaches. “[Shooting] is definitely something I’ve been working on a lot,” freshman forward

Wendell Moore said. “Coach wants me to take shots, and I thought they were on target. They just didn’t go down.”

Tre Jones’ offense still looks limited

A near-unanimous selection for the preseason All-ACC team due to his slick passing and stellar on-ball defense, one of the keys to this year’s team will be Jones and his ability to lead on the floor. However, while the Apple Valley, Minn., native hounded the ball relentlessly on defense, he struggled mightily to earn any baskets himself. If Duke wants to avoid some of the pitfalls from last season, Jones must give opponents a reason not to sag off him on offense.

Vernon Carey is the king of the low post

Vernon Carey made his presence known early as the bruiser in the paint he was touted as throughout the summer. After opening scoring by beating senior Javin DeLaurier for a low-post floater, Carey picked up the pace on the other end of the floor with a block on Tre Jones. With 15 points on the night, Duke’s highest-rated recruit should be a monster in the paint this season.

Matthew Hurt is the real deal

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on the university’s longstanding practice of providing opportunities for students to explore FROM PAGE 5 a diverse range of career and employment opportunities. “After talking to other hack-a-thon organizers “Students can and should be able to make who’ve dropped Palantir as a sponsor, it seems their own choices about their future work and that they have similarly replied by asking to given the wide range of backgrounds at Duke, explain,” he wrote. “From what we know at least, we would expect there to be an equally wide the organizers usually don’t take them up on the range of interests,” he wrote. offer, and we will not as well.” Palantir’s spokesperson, however, emphasized the company’s desire to have open and honest dialogue with students on the issue. They noted that it can be both productive and FROM PAGE 3 powerful to explain the company’s perspective and engage in conversations about the issues client’ and did not want downtown Durham to surrounding private technology companies be downtown Duke,” Bill Kalkhof, the inaugural working with the U.S. government. president of Downtown Durham Inc., said in 2014. “By Duke not owning the property, the The future of Palantir and Duke property stayed on the tax forms for Durham. Jeon and Chan both argued that Duke Duke stepped up to the plate in a very big way should drop its relationship to Palantir. at a critical time.” Chan wrote that Duke should cut off But last year, the Durham-Orange Light Rail connections with Palantir not only out of Transit Project came to a halt when Duke would concern for their public image but also to not agree to sign a cooperation agreement. The empower their students. For HackDuke, Chan project became a major point of contention wrote that empowering their participants between Duke and Durham. Duke—with Trask means fostering an inclusive space, starting as its main liaison—and regional officials spent with the group’s corporate sponsorships. 20 years negotiating a light rail connecting In turn, Duke should also empower Durham and Chapel Hill. its students by enabling them to “develop When Duke decided to not sign a professionally” and uphold “high ethical cooperation agreement to donate land by its standards.” medical center to GoTriangle, the regional “Duke needs to drop their connections with transit authority, in February 2019, the Palantir,” Jeon said. “That means no recruitment, University effectively put the final nail in the sponsorship, or partnerships here because that coffin for the light rail. would effectively be challenging [Palantir’s] His biggest controversy came in February normative practices and their efforts to grow 2016, when The Chronicle reported that Trask their work-base at elite universities.” hit parking attendant Shelvia Underwood Palantir’s spokesperson also said that the with his Porsche before a football game in company intends to continue holding events at 2014. Underwood accused Trask of calling Duke for the remainder of the academic year. her a “stupid n******” as he drove off, which Schoenfeld wrote that Palantir is still he denied. She filed a lawsuit in March 2016 “welcome” to continue recruiting at Duke based against Trask and Duke, alleging battery,

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negligence, civil conspiracy and obstruction of justice, which was dismissed in 2017 after an insurance settlement.

Beware the lollipop of mediocrity

In 1994, Duke was not on Trask’s radar. The third-generation Los Angeles native had lived most of his life on the West Coast, and he was at the time the executive vice president of the University of Washington, another research institution with close ties to its hospital. “I had no interest in coming to Duke,” he told The Chronicle in October. “If you’d asked me six weeks before I came here, ‘What are the odds you would move to North Carolina?’ I would have asked you if they could possibly be below zero.” But then Keohane, who was Duke’s president at the time, called. After careful consideration, he decided to move across the country to Duke. “We knew that Tallman Trask would make a good addition to our senior administration.... He has more than fulfilled our high expectations,” Keohane told The Chronicle after Trask’s first year. Today, his office is filled with tokens from nearly 25 years at Duke. He has blueprints and architectural drawings crammed topto-bottom on a shelf. Various references to “T3” adorn the office, as well as a bust of Mao Zedong, a Grumpy doll from Snow White and a cardboard cutout of himself given to him by his UW colleagues. On a bookshelf, a little poster reads “Beware the lollipop of mediocrity—lick it once and you suck forever.” In the release, Price praised Trask for his investments in financial aid, Durham and the environment throughout his years as EVP. “Tallman has also provided invaluable mentorship and leadership to an entire generation of Duke employees,” he said. “We are so very grateful for his service.”

BOAT FROM PAGE 4 take advantage of new technologies developed over the last 30 years, said Stephanie Hillsgrove, program coordinator at the Marine Lab. The new vessel was constructed with a streamlined design and potential environmental impacts in mind. Associate Professor of Oceanography Jim Hench explained that the boat employs the catamaran design, which has two hulls, rather than one, and allows the vessel to be lifted in the water, thus reducing drag. The R/V Shearwater is made of aluminum instead of the traditional steel, he said, making it much lighter and recyclable. In addition, the vessel utilizes fuel-efficient tier 3 diesel engines, which were the most efficient and least ecologically disruptive engines on the market at the time of design. “We hoped to make this really an example of what a modern research vessel ought to look like,” Hench said. However, Hench indicated that the primary goal for the R/V Shearwater was not to develop a piece of truly innovative environmental technology. “We just wanted something we could put to work right away to work on environmental problems,” he said. Wood and Hillsgrove said that the boat has not yet reached the Marine Lab and is currently located in Bellingham, Washington. Construction was finished in late September, and the vessel is currently undergoing a series of trials. The R/V Shearwater is expected to move through the Panama Canal to Florida in January 2020. Wood noted that this will be just in time for the Spring semester, when Zackary Johnson, associate professor of molecular biology in marine science, plans to use the vessel to teach a biological oceanography course in Miami.

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Thursday, October 24 5:00pm– 7:00pm | Check-In, Registration, and Hospitality

Families who registered online can pick up their tickets and Family Weekend brochure. Those who did not register online may do so here. Pick-up and registration will also be offered Friday, October 25 from 9:00am to 5:00pm and Saturday, October 26 from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Complimentary beverages will be available. Schaefer Mall (top floor), Bryan Center, West Campus

10:00am– 4:00pm | ‘The Mary Lou’ is Open

7:00pm | Women’s Soccer vs. Notre Dame

Tickets are available for family members through goduke.com or on site. Duke students are free with ID. Koskinen Stadium, West Campus

8:00pm | *Hoof ‘n’ Horn presents Cabaret

Duke’s Hoof ’n’ Horn musical theater group presents Cabaret. Set in a Berlin nightclub as the 1920’s draw to a close, Cabaretexplores the dark and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. While the Master of Ceremonies assures the audience that they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret, Cliff, a young American writer, is immediately taken by English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered Jewish fruit seller. Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. The von der Heyden Studio Theater, Rubenstein Arts Center, Central Campus Center, Central Campus

The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture is excited to extend a special invitation to parents and family, all of whom are welcomed to stop by the center where Black culture blossoms ...to see and say hello to students, staff and fellow parents & families, to ask and answer questions about Black life at Duke and beyond and to sip and sample some sweet treats! Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, Flowers Building, West Campus

Join leadership from the Division of Student Affairs, including our new Vice Provost/Vice President Mary Pat McMahon, as they officially kick off Family Weekend 2019! Penn 1, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

11:00am– 12:00pm | Introduction to Wellness

This session, led by DuWell staff, allows for parents and families to examine their own well-being that can help facilitate and encourage dialogue with their students about the importance of practicing self-care while at Duke. Room 148/149, Student Wellness Center, West Campus

Families who registered online can pick up their tickets and Family Weekend brochure. Those who did not register online may do so here. Pick-up and registration will also be offered Saturday, October 26 from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Complimentary beverages will be available. Schaefer Mall (top floor), Bryan Center, West Campus

10:00am– 5:00pm | Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to Now

This is the first exhibition to chart the development of contemporary Indigenous art in the United States and Canada. Native Voices presents approximately 60 works of art in a wide variety of media by Native American artists from many nations and regions and reassess the place of Indigenous art within the art historical cannon. Exhibition is free to Duke students with ID and Family Weekend visitors. Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, Central Campus

This exhibition highlights works from the Nasher Museum collection that engage visual and musical rhythm. The majority of the works come from the museum’s contemporary collection, but also include other artistic genres, time periods, and modes of production, such as the traditional African and ancient American collections. Exhibition is free to Duke students with ID and Family Weekend visitors. Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, Central Campus

Stroll through Duke Gardens at your own pace to experience the beautiful autumn season of fragrant tea olives, spectacular display mums, and brilliant fall foliage. Duke Gardens’ docents will greet families along the way from 10:00am to 3:00pm on all three days of Family Weekend. Come chat with them for logistical advice, maps, stories and fun facts that will enhance your visit. Duke Gardens, Central Campus

10:00am– 12:00pm | Duke Gardens Portrait Sessions

Capture the fun of Family Weekend in one of the most Instagram-worthy spots on campus. Duke Gardens invites students and families to pose for a portrait with

In this session, student panelists and professional staff from the Global Education Office will share advice on planning an international study abroad or U.S.-based study away experience that will earn credit toward the Duke degree. Session topics include: choosing a program, transferring course credits, covering costs, and using your financial aid. There will also be an information table staffed by Global Education Office professionals who can answer your study abroad/ study away questions in the lobby of Penn Pavilion from 11:00am-12:30pm on Friday. Penn 1, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

Drop by to learn more about Fuqua’s one-year Master’s programs in management and business analytics. Admissions officers will be available to answer questions about the Master of Management Studies (MMS) and Master of Quantitative Management: Business Analytics (MQM) programs and the admissions process. Duke students are eligible for preferred admissions consideration, including waived GMAT/GRE scores, guaranteed scholarship, and waived application fee. To learn more, visit https:// www.fuqua.duke.edu/duke-fuqua. Penn Lobby, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

12:00pm-2:00pm | CMA Open House

The Center for Multicultural Affairs (CMA) is happy to welcome students and parents to an open house to view the newly dedicated spaces for two student cultural organizations. While we are happy to provide a complete tour of the Center, we are particularly pleased to have you visit CMA: Wekit which has been dedicated to the Native community and the Garden Room which has been dedicated to CRR (student org

Swing by to talk with professional staff from DukeEngage about your specific questions. Penn Lobby, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

1:00pm–1:30pm | Family Weekend Jum’ah

Jum’ah is a weekly communal religious service for Muslims which features a sermon and a congregational prayer. All are welcome to join Muslim students, staff, and faculty who attend this weekly event at Duke. Jum’ah services are organized by the Center for Muslim Life at Duke. Chairs are available in the back of the room for guests to quietly listen and observe prayers. Stay after until 2pm for pizza and socializing among attendees. Room 148/149, Student Wellness Center, West Campus

1:00pm–2:00pm | Student Wellness and Resiliency

Student Wellness is a priority at Duke. Dean of Students, Sue Wasiolek, will provide an overview about the Division’s wellness priorities, approach to integrating wellness into the student experience, and role in guiding students to greater personal success and happiness through resiliency. This session will also consider how families can support their student’s wellness throughout their Duke experience. Penn 1, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

1:00pm–2:00pm | Fraternity & Sorority Life Information Session

Is your student interested in fraternity or sorority life at Duke? Were you involved in Greek life as a student and are you interested in learning more about current Greek trends? If so, come meet with Student Leadership staff and student leaders for a presentation on our Greek Community. Penn 2, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

2:00pm–3:30pm | Innovation & Entrepreneurship is for Everyone!

11:30am– 2:00pm | Fuqua School of Business – Information Table

10:00am– 3:00pm | Duke Gardens Family Strolls in the Heart of Duke Campus

Over the past decade, the Libraries have undergone a transformation that preserves the best of Duke tradition while introducing new spaces, services, and resources for our community. This general tour will cover our most beloved spaces, including the Edge, the Link, our main exhibition areas, and the crowing jewel of Duke University Libraries, the Gothic Reading Room. Join us to tour one of the most popular destinations on campus! Departing from Sperling Lobby (1st Floor), Rubenstein Library, West Campus

This general, introductory tour of the Duke Lemur Center is a guided tour that lasts about 75 minutes. Registrants are restricted to the specific times they reserve, and that this tour will take place outside on the Duke Lemur Center grounds on a paved pathway. Please note that for the safety of all guests and lemurs, there will not be any physical contact between guests and lemurs on this or any other tour at the Duke Lemur Center. Tickets for Family Weekend tours are $8 and are available exclusively through the Family Weekend online registration form. For information about other tour offerings, or more general information about visiting the Duke Lemur Center, please visit lemur.duke.edu/visit. 3705 Erwin Road, Duke Lemur Center

12:45pm-5:00pm | DukeEngage – Information Table

Swing by to talk with professional staff from the Global Education Office about your specific study abroad/ study away questions. Penn Lobby, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

11:15am– 12:15pm | Global Education Opportunities

10:00am– 5:00pm | Nasher Exhibit: Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations

11:00am-12:30pm | Global Education Office – Information Table

11:15am– 12:15pm | University Libraries Tour

12:30pm | *Lemurs Live Tour at the Duke Lemur Center

10:15am– 11:00am | Family Welcome Address

Friday, October 25 9:00am– 5:00pm | Check-In, Registration, and Hospitality

dedicated to changing race relations at Duke) and DukeSWIRL (students with interracial legacies). Please feel free to drop by between 12:00pm and 2:00pm. Additional questions? Please email elmer.orellana@ duke.edu. Center for Multicultural Affairs, 0010 Bryan Center, West Campus

During our session, you will identify the creative capacity inside you, learn how to be an innovator, and develop an entrepreneurial spirit to make a positive impact on society. Innovation and Entrepreneurship is for all students and complementary to any major. We help students identify solutions to complex problems so they are able to have a positive impact on society. Wherever your passion lies, we can help you be innovative and entrepreneurial in that space. 2:00pm -Mock Class; 3:00pm -Open House. Take Shuttle Service to our offices at The Bullpen! Duke Downtown shuttle -Parking: Guests may use the paid Durham ID Parking Deck located directly across the Imperial Building at 325 Roney Street, Durham, NC, 27701. Duke I&E Bullpen, 215 Morris Street, Suite 300

2:00pm–4:00pm | Office of Undergraduate Scholars & Fellows Open House

The Office of Undergraduate Scholars & Fellows (OUSF) welcomes merit scholarship recipients and their families to an open house, where they will have a chance to meet with program staff, current scholars, and program alumni. Light refreshments will be served. Bay 8N – 2nd Floor, Smith Warehouse (off East Campus)

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2:00pm– 3:00pm | Student for a Day Lecture – “Survival of the Friendliest: What Animals Tell Us About Being Human”

The only way to understand what it is to be human is to know what it is like to be not human. Brian Hare, Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, will share research comparing our mind to that of the bonobo and chimpanzee as well as more distant relatives like the dog. Revealing the secrets of these species’ inner lives helps us understand exactly what it is about our species that is truly unique. It also helps us understand how the human mind came to be. To find the answers Hare will take you on a journey ranging from the dense tropical forests of the Congo Basin to the steppes of Siberia. When we finally arrive, we all will confront the same question: are humans really as different as we think? As a special treat, you will meet (not too up close and personal) some of the current students in Duke’s Puppy Kindergarten. Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus

2:00pm– 3:00pm | Coming to the Table: Nutrition and College Dining

Student Health Nutrition Services welcomes all for this discussion of nutrition services available to students, their mission, and their approach to care. Student Health Nutrition Services will also address any concerns or questions around how food allergies are handled in the dining venues as well as overall navigation of the dining facilities with a focus on healthful choices. Room 144, Student Wellness Center, West Campus

to them in a real way about sexual decision-making, choices around alcohol, and more. This workshop is designed to inform you of the messages Duke teaches students about these important topics and how DuWell can partner with parents to strengthen efforts. Room 148/149, Student Wellness Center, West Campus

2:00pm– 3:30pm | GUAC & TALKS: Family Weekend Edition

Students and families are welcome to stop by for a buffet of guac, chips and salsa and meet awesome creative professionals including alumni and parents back for Duke’s Family Weekend! Hear about their careers, share advice, get student job/internship leads, and ask questions about navigating your creative interests. See you there! Sponsored by Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN) --DukeDEMAN.com.Questions? DEMAN@duke.edu The Devil’s Krafthouse, Brodhead Center, West Campus

DukeEngage provides full funding for select Duke undergraduates who wish to pursue an immersive summer of service in partnership with a U.S. or international community. Group and individual project options allow students to volunteer in a wide variety of service placements to complement their academic paths at Duke. The program’s service themes include public health, engineering, education, human rights, youth services, and many more. Make time for this popular info session to hear the inside story from our experienced staff and a panel of students, who have been through the program from application to accomplishment. Bring your questions for a Q&A at the end of the session. Penn 1, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

3:00pm– 8:00pm | Climbing Wall at Wilson Recreation Center

Join Duke Recreation & Physical Education as they open the Wilson Recreation Center Rock Climbing Wall Friday, Saturday, and Sunday special hours on Family Weekend. The Indoor Climbing Wall will be open to parents and families, ages 6 and up, as well as current Rec & PE Members for afternoon climbing. No experience is required and all necessary equipment will be available for check-out, though please bring socks to check-out climbing shoes. Minors must be accompanied by a legal guardian. Drop in for a few minutes or stay the whole time! Wilson Recreation Center, West Campus

3:00pm– 4:00pm | Talking about the Hard Stuff

Raising children does not stop at 18. In fact, adolescent and young adults want older adults to talk

All Duke students and their families are invited to join staff from the Alumni Association to learn how students can connect with the Duke alumni family through campus programming and networking opportunities. This session will feature an introduction to the Alumni Network – an online directory through which students can search and contact Duke’s 175,000+ alumni worldwide. The session is open to all and students (undergraduate, graduate, and professional) and family members. Penn 2, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

3:15pm– 4:15pm | Student for a Day Lecture – “Why did my dog’s head fall off? Teaching Computing with Visualization, Animation, and Interaction”

Featuring Susan H. Rodger, Professor of the Practice of Computer Science. Computing is integrated into our daily lives, from the phone we are tethered to 24/7, to our automobiles and home environments. Yet computer science, a field that focuses on problem solving and interacts with many disciplines, is slow to integrate into K-12 schools. Problem solving involves programming. Programming used to be incredibly tedious. Back in the day programming was done with punch cards, and not all that long ago introductory programming assignments were textual based, writing programs such as a simple calculator program or a program to balance your checkbook. As computer science has evolved, we have come a long way in teaching programming to beginners. There are now tools for dragging and dropping code, limiting code to be placed only in appropriate places. In this talk I will sketch how we have transformed the teaching of computer science at Duke to teach computing concepts through visualizations, animations, and interactions. And I will describe our efforts to integrate computing into K-12 schools. Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus

Deliberations: Journal of First-Year Writing is dedicated to publishing academic writing produced in Duke’s first-year writing courses and making it available to a wider audience. Please join us to meet the authors and learn more about student research and publishing at Duke. Penn Garden, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

Meet the Executive Director of the Career Center and learn how the Career Center team works with Duke students beginning immediately in the first year and throughout their time at Duke. The discussion will focus on students developing their academic and career plans, acquiring the competencies necessary to thrive within the academy and beyond, and identifying immediate goals and strategic aspirations. This session will also consider the important role family and support systems can play in assisting students with intentional professional development. Penn 1, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

3:30pm– 4:30 pm | Focus Program Parent Reception

Please join the Focus Program Directors for a reception complete with time for questions and answers. Focus directors will present briefly on their programs and attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly with them. Refreshments and light dinner will be served. York Room, Duke Divinity, West Campus

Every year the Duke University Libraries run a series of essay contests recognizing the original research of Duke students and encouraging the use of library resources. Join us as we celebrate our winners and their achievements at a special awards reception coinciding with Duke Family Weekend. All are invited to join us for refreshments and the opportunity to honor the recipients. Room 349 (Breedlove), Rubenstein Library, West Campus

Join President Price as he welcomes Duke families back to campus and takes your questions. Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus

Join members of the Duke Religious Life community to celebrate the festival of lights. This event is hosted by Hindu Life at Duke. Duke Chapel, West Campus

7:00pm | *The Pitchforks: Fall Classic

Founded in 1979, the Pitchforks are the oldest a cappella group at Duke University. They perform on campus and across the country throughout the year, appearing in venues ranging from dorm common rooms to professional sports arenas. They have sung the national anthem at Chicago Bulls and Duke Basketball games, showcased themselves before the Queen of Jordan, and even opened for Ben Folds in 2009 and The Band Perry in 2015. They have a rich history of recording and have twice won the CARA Award for Best Male Collegiate A Cappella Album. Their annual Fall Classic show has been a staple of Family Weekend for a long time, and this year’s shows will occur on both Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26! Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. Page Auditorium, West Campus

7:00pm | Toy Story 4 Freewater Presentations and Duke University Union

present a FREE film for Duke students and families. The feature film will be Toy Story 4 (2019). Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus

8:00pm | *Hoof ‘n’ Horn presents Cabaret

Duke’s Hoof ’n’ Horn musical theater group presents Cabaret. Set in a Berlin nightclub as the 1920’s draw to a close, Cabaret explores the dark and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. While the Master of Ceremonies assures the audience that they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret, Cliff, a young American writer, is immediately taken by English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered Jewish fruit seller. Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. The von der Heyden Studio Theater, Rubenstein Arts Center, Central Campus

8:00pm | *Music Department Concert: Duke Jazz Ensemble & Duke Djembe & Afro-Cuban Ensembles with guest artist Ernie Watts, saxophone

Two-time Grammy Award winner Ernie Watts, a recipient of the prestigious Frankfurt Music Prize, has been featured on over 500 recordings by artists ranging from Cannonball Adderley to Frank Zappa. The Duke Jazz Ensemble is directed by John Brown, and the Duke Djembe & Afro-Cuban Ensembles are directed by Bradley Simmons. General admission tickets are $10. Students receive two free tickets with ID. Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. Baldwin Auditorium, East Campus

9:30pm | *DUI’s Family Weekend Show

5:00pm– 5:30pm | President’s Welcome

The Duke Police presents a movie night on the lawn. Families and students are invited to join for games, food, and a free showing of Escape Room (2019). Abele Quad, West Campus

7:00pm | Diwali Celebration

4:00pm– 5:00pm | Library Research and Writing Awards Reception

Tickets are not necessary for this event. Cameron Indoor Stadium, West Campus

6:30pm– 9:30pm | Campus Movie Night: Escape Room

3:30pm– 4:30pm | Intentional Professional Development

Join us for a singing and snacks (5:30pm), followed by Shabbat services (6:00pm), and kosher Shabbat dinner (7:00pm). The event is FREE for students and $18 for non-students. The event is hosted by Jewish Life at Duke. Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. Freeman Center for Jewish Life, Campus Drive at the Intersection of Swift Avenue, Central Campus

6:00pm | Duke Volleyball vs. Virginia Tech

3:30pm– 4:30pm | Thompson Writing Program: Deliberations Colloquium

2:30pm-3:30pm | DukeEngage: The Inside Story from Students and Staff

5:30pm | *Shabbat Services and Dinner – Jewish Life at Duke

3:00pm– 4:00pm | Leveraging the Forever Duke Network: How to Connect with Alumni

2:00pm | *Lemurs Live Tour at the Duke Lemur Center

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Duke University Improv (DUI) is a 20-year-old improv group made up of 12 20-year-olds acting like they’re 12. All ticket proceeds help the group make their annual $10,000 donation to the Scott Carter Foundation for pediatric cancer research. DUI has been able to raise over $100,000, and they’ve made almost as many people laugh. Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus

10:00pm | Toy Story 4

Freewater Presentations and Duke University Union present a FREE film for Duke students and families.

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Join Maria, one of the Physical Education teachers in Duke Recreation & Physical Education, for Morning Yoga at Brodie Recreation Center on Duke’s East Campus. Yoga will be hosted outside on the lawn, weather permitting. The rain site will be in Brodie Recreation Center. Yoga Mats will be provided and all levels are welcome for a meditation filled way to start your day. Please try to arrive 15 minutes early to meet and set up your mat on the lawn. Brodie Recreation Center, East Campus

8:30am– 9:30am | Pre-Health Profession Information

Session for Parents and Families of First-and SecondYear Students. Join the discussion of applying to health profession schools with pre-health advisors. Penn 1, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

Families who registered online can pick up their tickets and Family Weekend brochure. Those who did not register online may do so here. Complimentary beverages will be available. Schaefer Mall (top floor), Bryan Center, West Campus

9:00am– 10:00am | Creating a Vibrant Campus Community

Do you wonder how community is created on Duke’s campus throughout the year? Join the conversation to learn the priorities that Zoila Airall, Associate Vice President, and other Campus Life colleagues consider to be important for students to thrive on this world-class campus and the opportunities that students share to connect, collaborate and construct a life of belonging and purpose. Our priorities include: Meaningful Inclusion; Vital Engagement; Deepened Cocurriculum and Active Citizenship. Penn 2, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

10:00am– 5:00pm | Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to Now This is the first exhibition to chart the development

of contemporary Indigenous art in the United States and Canada. Native Voices presents approximately 60 works of art in a wide variety of media by Native American artists from many nations and regions and reassess the place of Indigenous art within the art historical cannon. Exhibition is free to Duke students with ID and Family Weekend visitors. Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, Central Campus

10:00am– 5:00pm | Nasher Exhibit: Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations This exhibition highlights works from the Nasher

Capture the fun of Family Weekend in one of the most Instagram-worthy spots on campus. Duke Gardens invites students and families to pose for a portrait with a Duke Gardens photographer at the Welch Woodland Garden Overlook and Stream. Free drop-in event from 10 a.m. to noon all three days. No advance registration required. Digital files will be emailed to participants in the following week. Photos will not be shared publicly without your permission. Duke Gardens (behind Doris Duke Center), Central Campus

10:00am– 11:00am | Pre-Law Profession Information Session

Come join Dean Gerald Wilson for a discussion of the pre-professional program followed by a question and

1:00pm– 4:00pm | Climbing Wall at Wilson Recreation Center

Trinity College undergraduates and their families are invited to meet Dean Valerie Ashby and Trinity administrative deans, department chairs, and faculty for conversation about undergraduate classes and programs. Refreshments will be available. Ahmadieh Family Commons, Rubenstein Library, West Campus

Come learn about the Academic Advising Center’s (AAC) unique advising program and experience firsthand how we guide students toward an academic path that responds to their individual interests and goals, as well as how we help them choose wisely among the many opportunities that Duke affords undergraduates. Penn 1, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

11:00am– 12:00pm | The Library Presents Duke Moms and Dads: Dave Barry

Led by Jessica Orzulak, a Duke PhD candidate in the Art, Art History, and Visual Studies department, this tour will explore the exhibition Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices 1950s to Now. The tour is free with admission; no admission cost for Duke Students with ID and Family Weekend visitors. Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, Central Campus

11:00am | Swimming & Diving vs. Georgia

1:00pm | *Lemurs Live Tour at the Duke Lemur Center

This general, introductory tour of the Duke Lemur

4:00pm– 6:00p | Afternoon Tea at the CML

Students and families visiting for Family Weekend are invited to stop by the Center for Muslim Life to drink tea, meet staff, and hear from a panel of current students about what it’s like to be Muslim at Duke. Center for Muslim Life, 406 Swift Avenue, Central Campus

5:00pm | *Rhythm & Blue A Cappella Family Weekend Concert

Tickets are not necessary for this event. Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion, West Campus Join Pratt faculty, staff, students, and families for a delicious NC tradition: Bullock’s BBQ. Lunch will be served on the Harrington Quad from 11:30am until 1:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. Harrington Engineering Quad, West Campus

Led by museum Gallery Guide and Duke alum, Ruth Caccavale, this tour will celebrate the Nasher’s newest exhibitions and recent additions to the permanent collection. The tour will last approximately one hour. The tour is free with admission; no admission cost for Duke Students with ID and Family Weekend visitors. Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, Central Campus

2:30pm | *Lemurs Live Tour at the Duke Lemur Center

11:30am– 1:00pm | *Pratt Engineering BBQ Lunch

Tickets are not necessary for this event. Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium, East Campus

2:00pm | Nasher Highlights Tour

This is a panel of parents and loved ones of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Questioning) individuals. Panelist will share personal stories of their journey in learning about and supporting their family member/s and loved ones who identify as with the LGBTQIA+ community. We will ask panelist to reflect on what they did well, what they wish they would have done differently and some of the most valuable resources they came across on their journey of supporting and advocating on behalf of their LGBTQIA+ loved ones. There will be time set aside for questions at the end and light lunch will be provided. Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, 100 Bryan Center, West Campus

11:00am | Native Voices Exhibition Tour

While the Blue Devils play away, watch Duke take on UNC on the big screen. This is a free event open to the community. Join us for part or all of the game. The event is free to the community (families as well as students whose families were unable to attend Family Weekend this year).The event will start at 3:30pm with kickoff at 4:00pm. Join us for part or all of the game. The Crown Commons is located outside of the lowerlevel of the Brodhead Center, under the Plaza walkway. The space is partially covered; the viewing party will occur rain or shine. Crown Commons, West Campus

1:30pm | Field Hockey vs. Louisville

Join the Duke University Libraries as we hear from Pulitzer Prize winning author, humor columnist, and second-year Duke parent Dave Barry as he shares insights and anecdotes from a long career of making people laugh. Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room (Rubenstein Library 153), West Campus

11:00am– 1:00pm | Loving OUT Loud: Supporting my LGBTQIA+ Loved Ones

3:30pm (30 mins prior to kickoff) | Duke vs. UNC Football Viewing Party

11:00am– 12:00pm | Academic Advising at Duke

10:00am– 12:00pm | Duke Gardens Portrait Sessions

Join some of our esteemed faculty as they reflect on everything from “How Machine Learning Can Accelerate Science and Excite Undergrads” and empowering women in STEM. Faculty will include John Board, David Carlson, Michael Gustafson, Sophia Santillan, and Bill Walker. FCIEMAS Schiciano Auditorium, Fitzpatrick Building, West Campus

10:30am– 11:30am | Trinity College: Dean’s Reception for Students and Families

10:00am– 3:00pm | Duke Gardens Family Strolls in the Heart of Duke Campus

Stroll through Duke Gardens at your own pace to experience the beautiful autumn season of fragrant tea olives, spectacular display mums, and brilliant fall foliage. Duke Gardens’ docents will greet families along the way from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on all three days of Family Weekend. Come chat with them for logistical advice, maps, stories and fun facts that will enhance your visit. Duke Gardens, Central Campus

Join the Focus Program faculty and students for a glimpse of interesting projects and topics from their seminars and clusters. Each cluster will host a table with materials and information on their research topics. Experience what students are learning this year in Duke’s unique living/learning community. Brodie Gym, East Campus

10:30am– 11:30am | Pratt Seminar -Conversation with Pratt Faculty: Innovating the Way We Teach Engineers

Museum collection that engage visual and musical rhythm. The majority of the works come from the museum’s contemporary collection, but also include other artistic genres, time periods, and modes of production, such as the traditional African and ancient American collections. Exhibition is free to Duke students with ID and Family Weekend visitors. Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, Central Campus

All first-year students will move to the Upperclass Campus once they become sophomores. The program will focus on what parents and families should be aware of as students make that transition! Fun facts and photos will be shared -and there may even be prizes to be won! Penn 2, Penn Pavilion, West Campus

10:00am– 11:30am | Focus Program Symposium

9:00am– 1:00pm | Check-In, Registration, and Hospitality

Center is a guided tour that lasts about 75 minutes. Registrants are restricted to the specific times they reserve, and that this tour will take place outside on the Duke Lemur Center grounds on a paved pathway. Please note that for the safety of all guests and lemurs, there will not be any physical contact between guests and lemurs on this or any other tour at the Duke Lemur Center. Tickets for Family Weekend tours are $8 and are available exclusively through the Family Weekend online registration form. For information about other tour offerings, or more general information about visiting the Duke Lemur Center, please visit lemur.duke.edu/visit. 3705 Erwin Road, Duke Lemur Center

10:00am– 11:00am | East to West: The Upperclass Campus Experience

8:00am– 9:00am | Morning Yoga

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Founded in 1992, Rhythm & Blue is Duke University’s oldest co-ed a cappella group. Rhythm & Blue is proud to have its own distinct style and to serve as the only group at Duke that competes in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. Come enjoy an afternoon concert of their latest songs! Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. Nelson Music Room, East Campus

5:00pm | *OOTB and Speak Family Weekend Show ft Amandla

Come join Duke Out of the Blue, Speak of the Devil, and Amandla for our annual Family Weekend show!

We’ll be featuring jams from your favorite artists, and there may even be a surprise at the end. It’s an event you won’t want to miss! Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form.Page Auditorium, West Campus

10:00am– 3:00p | Duke Gardens Family Strolls in the Heart of Duke Campus

7:00pm | Men’s Basketball vs. Northwest Missouri State

Students may obtain tickets starting at 6:00am on Wednesday, October 23. Each student can receive one comp ticket, plus they each have the ability to purchase up to 2 tickets ($50 per ticket) per valid ID for guest(s). The student ticketing process is run by Duke Athletics. Cameron Indoor Stadium, West Campus

7:00pm | Toy Story 4

Freewater Presentations and Duke University Union present a FREE film for Duke students and families. The feature film will be Toy Story 4 (2019). Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus

Duke’s Hoof ’n’ Horn musical theater group presents Cabaret. Set in a Berlin nightclub as the 1920’s draw to a close, Cabaret explores the dark and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. While the Master of Ceremonies assures the audience that they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret, Cliff, a young American writer, is immediately taken by English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered Jewish fruit seller. Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. The von der Heyden Studio Theater, Rubenstein Arts Center, Central Campus

This Family Weekend Concert showcases three of the Department of Music’s largest ensembles: the Duke Chorale, directed by Rodney Wynkoop; the Duke Symphony Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson; and the Duke Wind Symphony, directed by Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant. General admission tickets are $10. Students receive two free tickets with ID. Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. Baldwin Auditorium, East Campus

9:30pm | *DUI’s Family Weekend Show

Sunday, October 27 8:30am | Duke Catholic Center Mass & Brunch

The Duke Catholic Center cordially invites all Duke families to Mass & Brunch. Mass will be followed by a complimentary brunch at 9:30am. Goodson Chapel, Divinity School, West Campus

Students and their families are invited to join for a delicious bagel brunch. The event is FREE for students and $10.00 for non-students. The event is hosted by Jewish Life at Duke. Please register by completing the Family Weekend online registration form. Freeman Center for Jewish Life, Campus Drive (at the intersection of Swift Avenue), Central Campus First-year students and their families are invited to a special Sunday Brunch. Students do not need tickets, but they will be expected to use a meal plan swipe for entrance. Tickets for family members are sold per hourlong seating block. Tickets can be purchased using the Family Weekend online registration form or on site for 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00pm, or 1:00pm. Marketplace, East Union Building, East Campus

Duke Chapel has a long—and living—tradition of faithful preaching and inspiring sacred music. You are invited to be a part of it at this ecumenical Christian worship service. Hear a sermon from Chapel Dean Luke A. Powery, singing by the Chapel Choir, and music from the Chapel’s organs. Duke Chapel, West Campus

12:30pm | *Lemurs Live Tour at the Duke Lemur Center

Tickets are available for family members through goduke.com or on site. Duke students are free with ID. Koskinen Stadium, West Campus

1:00pm | *Lemurs Live Tour at the Duke Lemur Center

2:30pm | *Lemurs Live Tour at the Duke Lemur Center

1:00pm | Women’s Soccer vs. Syracuse

Duke’s Hoof ’n’ Horn musical theater group presents Cabaret. Set in a Berlin nightclub as the 1920’s draw to a close, Cabaret explores the dark and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. While the Master of Ceremonies assures the audience that they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret, Cliff, a young American writer, is immediately taken by English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered Jewish fruit seller. Tickets are available for purchase through the Family Weekend online registration form. The von der Heyden Studio Theater, Rubenstein Arts Center, Central Campus

2:00pm | *Lemurs Live Tour at the Duke Lemur Center

Learn about the history, architecture, and mission of Duke Chapel. The tour will begin at 12:15pm or immediately following the 11:00am service. The tour focuses on the interior of the Chapel and runs for approximately 45 minutes. To join the tour, please meet the docent near the Chapel on the front lawn. Duke Chapel, West Campus This general, introductory tour of the Duke Lemur Center is a guided tour that lasts about 75 minutes. Registrants are restricted to the specific times they reserve, and that this tour will take place outside on the Duke Lemur Center grounds on a paved pathway. Please note that for the safety of all guests and lemurs, there will not be any physical contact between guests and lemurs on this or any other tour at the Duke Lemur Center. Tickets for Family Weekend tours are $8 and are available exclusively through the Family Weekend online registration form. For information about other tour offerings, or more general information about visiting the Duke Lemur Center, please visit lemur.duke.edu/visit. 3705 Erwin Road, Duke Lemur Center

Tickets are not necessary for this event. Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium, East Campus

2:00pm | *Hoof ‘n’ Horn presents Cabaret

12:15pm– 1:00pm | Tour of Duke Chapel

2:00pm | Field Hockey vs. Richmond

11:00am– 12:00p | Duke Chapel Sunday Morning Worship Service

Lady Blue is an all-female a cappella group founded in 1991. We bear no relation to the Blue Man group, but instead are even more fun and guaranteed not to creep out any family members. Named as an ode to Billie Holiday’s song Lady Sings the Blues, our tightknit group enjoys performing a little bit of every style of music (except perhaps the yodel), so you are bound to find something in our set to jam out to. We are the self-proclaimed “Most Fun” a cappella group on campus and would accapellove for you to join us for a fun filled matinee show in the beautiful Doris Duke Center! Admission is free, but donations are welcome; tickets are not required for entry. Doris Duke Center, Duke Gardens, Central Campus

1:00pm– 4:00p | Climbing Wall at Wilson Recreation Center

The Duke Catholic Center cordially invites all Duke families to Mass & Brunch. Mass will be followed by a complimentary brunch at 11:30am. Goodson Chapel, Divinity School, West Campus

10:30am | Duke Catholic Center Mass & Brunch

10:00pm | Toy Story 4

1:00pm | Lady Blue A Cappella Family Weekend Show

10:00am– 2:00pm | *Marketplace Family Weekend Brunch

8:00pm | *Music Department Concert: Duke Chorale, Duke Symphony Orchestra, Duke Wind Symphony

10:00am– 12:00pm | *Bagel Brunch – Jewish Life at Duke

8:00pm | *Hoof ‘n’ Horn presents Cabaret

Stroll through Duke Gardens at your own pace to experience the beautiful autumn season of fragrant tea olives, spectacular display mums, and brilliant fall foliage. Duke Gardens’ docents will greet families along the way from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on all three days of Family Weekend. Come chat with them for logistical advice, maps, stories and fun facts that will enhance your visit. Duke Gardens, Central Campus

available exclusively through the Family Weekend online registration form. For information about other tour offerings, or more general information about visiting the Duke Lemur Center, please visit lemur.duke.edu/visit. 3705 Erwin Road, Duke Lemur Center

10:00am– 12:00pm | Duke Gardens Portrait Sessions

7:00pm | *The Pitchforks: Fall Classic

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9:00pm | Duke Catholic Center Mass & “Midnight” Snack

The Duke Catholic Center cordially invites all Duke families to Mass & Reception. Mass will be followed by a complimentary light reception at 10:00pm. Duke Chapel, West Campus

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