Campus Life
The DukeCard. All students enrolled at Duke University will be issued a DukeCard (http://dukecard.duke.edu). This card serves as official identification for activities such as library book check out and recreational center, parking gate and academic building access. Students should report to the DukeCard Office, 100 West Union Building (919/684-5800), to have a DukeCard made. The DukeCard is also the means of accessing the Dining and Flexible Spending (FLEX) Accounts. Dining and FLEX are two prepaid accounts which allow students to make purchases with their DukeCard at Dining Services locations, retail stores, photocopiers, vending and laundry machines on campus. The Dining and FLEX Accounts may also be used to purchase pizza and sub sandwiches from several off-campus merchants that deliver food to campus. A FLEX Account can be opened via cash, check, debit card or charge to the Bursar Account at the DukeCard Office and additional deposits can be made at the office, on-line or by visiting any of the DukeCard Express Stations located across campus. The Dining Account can be activated at the DukeCard Office and will be billed to the student’s Bursar Account (see Dining Arrangements).
Bookstores. Call for hours and information. Textbook Store, Bryan Center: 919/684¬6793. Medical Center Bookstore, 106 Facilities Center: 919/684-2717. Gothic Bookshop, Bryan Center: 919/684-3986. Cokesbury Bookstore, 032 Westbrook Building: 919/660¬3417.
Libraries. The William R. Perkins Library and its seven branches, together with the university archives and the separately administered libraries serving the schools of business, divinity, law, and medicine, comprise one of the nation’s top ten private university library systems. The combined book collections number more than five million volumes. Among the additional holdings available to students and faculty are 17.7 million manuscripts, 1.2 million public documents, tens of thousands of films and videos, audio recordings and serials, and more than 7,000 computer files. Additional information is available from the Duke University libraries’ web site at http://library.duke.edu. Call for summer hours and information: Perkins Library, West Campus, 919/684-3009; Lilly Library, East Campus, 919/660-5995; Medical Center Library, located in the Sealy Mudd Building between North and South Hospitals, 919/ 660-1111; Divinity School Library, located in the Gray Building on West Campus, 919/660-3450.
Computer Labs, E-mail Stations, and Quad Printers. Central Campus has its own computer room, located at 218C Alexander Avenue, containing a cluster of IBM PCs and Macintosh systems connected to DukeNet, which can be accessed with the DukeCard twenty-four hours a day. Twenty other computer clusters with networked laser printers are located in academic buildings on both West Campus and East Campus. In addition to the general-purpose computer labs, the Office of Information Technology oversees a number of e-mail stations and residential quad printer stations. The e-mail stations are located throughout public areas where students tend to congregate, for example, the Bryan Center, East Union, the Great Hall and the Blue and White Room. For additional information consult http://www.oit.duke.edu/ats/labs/.
Summer Festival of the Arts. To enrich your Summer Session experience, Duke Performances, the Sarah P. Duke Gardens and the Office of Summer Session plan special events throughout the summer, including chamber music, jazz, world music, outdoor films and an indoor film series. All of these are offered free for Duke students and at very low cost to others. The American Dance Festival is also at home on the Duke campus during the summer, offering workshops and many public performances (see Special Programs section for information on ADF).
Athletics. The athletic department invites your participation in the Summer Session Intramural Program by playing Intramural softball. Enter softball teams at Captains' Meeting, May 14 in Term I and June 30 in Term II. Play goes on from Monday through Thursday nights between 5 and 9 p.m. during both summer terms. In addition, you are eligible to use the many athletic facilities on Duke's campus for a small recreation fee, including basketball and tennis courts, swimming pools, track and weight room (Nautilus, Universal machines, lifestep, lifecycle, rowing machines and free weights). Physical education equipment is available to all students enrolled in summer school for a small fee. Physical education lockers are available for use at no charge, but you will need to supply your own lock that needs to be removed after each visit. Call 919/613-7514 for more information on intramural sports, and call 919/684-4006 for more information on physical education equipment and lockers.
Academic, Advisory and Counseling Services
Students have access to a variety of support services while on the Duke campus in the summer. Individual sessions to help students develop better academic skills and course specific study strategies are available free of charge from the Academic Skills Instructional Program (919/684-5917) on East Campus. The Peer Tutoring Program offers tutoring in selected courses. For information regarding the tutoring program and courses for which tutoring is provided, contact the Coordinator of the Peer Tutoring Program at 919/684-8832. Students who have an impairment and would like to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations should contact the Student Disability Access Office at 919/668-1267. Duke University has a process in place for students who request to be considered for reason¬able accommodations. Each student's request is considered on an individual basis. Receiving accommodations on the high school level or at another college or university does not necessarily qualify a student to receive accommodations at Duke University.
Staffed by trained tutors, the Writing Studio offers undergraduates free assistance with any aspect of writing, from brainstorming to drafting to revising to preparing a final paper. Tutors can also assist students with non-academic writing, including personal statements. Students should schedule appointments in advance by using the on-line appointment calendar at http:// uwp.aas.duke.edu/wstudio. Tutors will be available to meet with students both during the day and in the evening at Perkins Library, Monday through Thursday.
Additional academic support services include the Math Help Room, located in the Physics Building, the Statistical Education and Consulting Center, located in the Old Chemistry Building, and EcoTeach, located in the Social Sciences Building.
Smaller classes afford opportunities for academic advising and assistance from professors, and specialized academic centers such as the Department of Women's Studies (919/ 684-5683), located in 210 East Duke Building, East Campus, are open to you during one or both summer terms. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) (919/660-1000), located in Page Building, provides confidential individual assistance with personal problems. The Career Center (919/660-1050), in 110 Page, provides numerous services designed to assist you with planning your career; these include use of a career resource library and access to vocational interest testing and a computerized career information database. International students may obtain useful information and support at the International House (919/684-3585), at 2022 Campus Drive between East and West campuses. The alcohol and substance abuse coordinator (919/684-3850), located in the Civitan Building, 2213 Elba Street, next to Duke North Hospital parking deck, offers counseling regarding addiction, whether experienced by yourself, your friends or family members. The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture (919/684-3814), on the second floor of the West Union Building, provides opportunities for African and African American students to meet as well as all students seeking a greater understanding of black culture. The Women's Center (919/684-3897), located in 126 Few Federation, is an advocacy and support center for women concerned with such issues as sexual assault and harassment, eating disorders and campus climate as a whole, and also sponsors programs designed to promote personal and professional development. The Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life (919/684-6607), in 02 West Union Building, is also an advocacy and support center.
“Summer Session enables you to keep active academically during the summer and come back in the fall to a more manageable workload.”
—Student, Summer ‘07