The Class of 2020 Heads into Durham
Faculty-led incursions give new students a taste for their adopted community
Duke first-year students help clear summer crops to make way for Fall planting on the Duke Campus Farm as part of Duke, Durham, and Beyond, a series of faculty-led excursions aimed at acquainting freshmen with Durham and the Triangle area. Students joined
Faculty members played the role of ambassadors Saturday as more than a dozen of them led Duke students in a tour of local neighborhoods, eating and entertainment establishments and popular outdoor sites. "Duke, Durham and Beyond" is an annual orientation-week event that introduces first-year students to Durham and creates a first opportunity for faculty-student engagement.
After welcoming statements from university and city officials, the student-faculty groups broke up and headed in different directions. Below, Sue Wasiolek, associate vice president for student affairs, led students through a tour of downtown Durham.
Above, Students and faculty ate lunch at Old Havana Sandwich Shop in downtown Durham. Below, students enjoyed a leisurely canoe trip on the Eno River in Durham with biology professor Ron Grunwald and his dog.
Below, students work on the Duke campus farm.
Photos by Jared Lazarus and John Joyner/Duke Photography
The following sites were part of the tours: Maple View Farms; Frankie's Fun Park; Nasher Museum of Art; Al Buehler Trail; Duke Forest; Duke Campus Farm; Downtown Durham Arts; Eno River paddling; Downtown Durham Scavanger Hunt; Durham Farmers' Market; Bennett Place State Historic Site; Durham Civil & Human Rights Trail; Local farm gleaning; Day in the life of a Duke faculty member; Duke-Durham Partnership; Moonshine & Milkshakes; Cheap Eats in Durham; East Campus neighborhoods; Eno River hike; community bus tour; A Taste of Havana.