Sophomore Tips
| Sophomore Compass | Living on West Campus |
Tips on meeting faculty |
Time Management |
| Sophomores Speak |
How do I get experience? | SYE Checklists |
FAQ's |
Living in a new community on West Campus!
| How to meet new people
Ideas of places to meet new people
Your Quad Classes: Meet new people by being in study groups or projects with students your class who you do not know Performing Arts & Performing Arts in Durham Part Time Job (on or off campus) The list goes on... |
Social Group vs. Independent Both of these choices have benefits. If you need someone to talk to about SLG's, here are a view options:
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What is special about living on West Campus? Kilgo has an art gallery in House O (outside of the RC Office) Craven (House R) and Edens (1A) have Music Practice Rooms. Edens hosts an Art Studio (3B Basement, 001). Each Quad has a media room with a 60 inch Plasma TV. |
How to get around if you don't have a car? |
Ideas on how to connect to a Duke Faculty Member?
- Invite them to a cup of coffee, a lunch or dinner.
- Ask your Resident Assistant to set up a faculty meal on campus. RA's have the resources to host faculty interaction meals which is free of cost.
- Ask a professor about their hobbies. You might find you each share a common interest or you could discover a new one.
- When walking to class or around on campus, when you see a professor, start walking with them.
- Use the search: Meet new faculty using Duke Search
Advice from 2010 Duke Sophomores
- “Get involved.”
- “Find something you are more passionate about.”
- “Expand your group of friends.”
- “Don't feel pressured by party culture.” Go with your heart for your major; Go with classes that you’ve enjoyed the most.”
- “Be ready to go your own way.”
- “Meet your teachers --Don’t be intimidated.”
- “Don't try to do everything; it is easy to spread yourself too thin.”
- “Have an idea of what kind of community you want to be a part.”
- “Think ahead.”
- “Work Hard, Play Hard, and Rest Hard.”
Taken from Sophomore Dinners input hosted by the Sophomore Coalition (Week of February 18, 2008)
| Job Shadow/Externship | |||
| Who |
Benefits |
Time |
How |
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undecided students, |
better understanding of the job responsibilities, |
1-5 days during Spring Break, After commencement in May, Not paid |
visit with an advisor in your department for resources, |
| Who | Benefits |
Time |
How |
| all students | develop skills | generally a certain number of hours per week or with a span of time | contact the Office of Community Service Programs at 919-684-4377 or Office of Community Service email |
| Work-Study | |||
| Who |
Benefits |
Time |
How |
| students who qualify |
Duke Work Study is available as well as Federal Work Study |
As determined by employer and number of hours available to work |
Use E-Recruiting, Community Based Work Study |
| Internship |
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| Who |
Benefits |
Time |
How |
| students looking for practical experience, those willing to make a time commitment |
increase your marketability for future job searching, opportunity to explore a career, get exposure to the career and job environment, earn academic credit? Career Center or T-Req's for Trinity | usually one semester requiring a certain number of hours per week, can be paid or not paid | start searching well in advance, use the Career Center’s Web, Resources for finding internships, visit the Career Center to speak with a counselor |
Table adopted from "The Sophomore Experience Webster at the University of South Carolina"
Sophomore Checklists: To help you navigate your sophomore year...
we identified actions you might consider and broke them up into four categories, listed below. Take action and have a fantastic year!
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Competence Stay competitive in your surroundings: stay ahead of deadlines, gather advice from academic and professional advisors, and be one step ahead of the next project needed to maximize your college experience.
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Autonomy Navigating an intra-dependent relationship with your friends and family implies continuing to rely on their support but being prepared to examine how YOUR choices effect your immediate surroundings.
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Identity The action plan under this category involves understanding your own individual self within an evolving sophomore class identity.
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Purpose The previous three categories all culminate in a search for direction and purpose.
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The above information was developed after Arthur Chickering's classic "vectors" of student development, as described by Boivin, Fountain, and Baylis (2000) and Table adopted from "The Sophomore Experience Portal at Brandeis University"
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
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