Seeking Volunteers for Duke Commencement
Coach K to provide keynote address during May 15 ceremony at Wallace Wade Stadium
Duke Commencement organizers are looking for employees and students to volunteer during the May 15 ceremony, which returns to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium this year.
Commencement Weekend will welcome about 15,000 students and their families to campus, and the Duke Office of Special Events & University Ceremonies needs 30 to 50 volunteers who will help greet guests and graduates, assist individuals with mobility issues, and answer questions from 7 a.m. to noon that Sunday. Some volunteers will be stationed at bus shuttle stops to help guests get to and from the stadium.
“To see the students excited, the pomp and circumstance, and everybody in their regalia, it’s quite an experience for everyone there, including our volunteers,” said Terry Chambliss, director of the Office of Special Events & University Ceremonies. “It’s truly a wonderful feeling to be there and to know that you’ve contributed.”
The commencement procession begins at 9 a.m., and the ceremony is from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Duke Men’s Basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski is this year’s keynote speaker, and most commencement volunteers will be able to watch him speak.
Volunteers are required to attend a training session in the Yoh Football Center on May 3, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Commencement organizers will present common questions asked by guests and provide the commencement schedule.
Volunteers will receive a free Duke blue polo shirt and Duke straw hat to wear the day of the event, and doughnuts and coffee will also be provided the morning of commencement.
If interested in volunteering, please fill out this online form by Monday, April 25.