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2022 First Day of Classes

A new academic year began with hustle and bustle. Here‘s a collection of some of the scenes.

Students jump behind the Duke sign on the first day of classes. (Bill Snead/Duke University Communications)

Students jump behind the Duke sign on the first day of classes. (Bill Snead/Duke University Communications)

By Duke Today Staff

“I’m excited for a good year. We’re very excited for the basketball season. We’re already planning on tenting. So we were just literally discussing what our plans are for that. So that’s going to be a lot of fun.” - Nicole Hunter, senior (Class of 2023)

 

From left, junior Roshen Amin, senior Jessica Wey, and senior Molly Carson socialize and prep for their upcoming classes in the Brodhead Center on the first day of the Fall semester, Aug. 29, 2022. (Jared Lazarus/Duke University Communications)

Incoming Black students met with faculty and staff at a convocation and welcome reception where students learned about resources and networks that would be valuable to them during their Duke experience.

“I just finished my first chemistry class. I loved it. My professor made it seem so easy, so I’m excited to see what’s to come.” Bill Ssewanyana, first-year student (Class of 2026)

Professor Rachel Kranton teaches Intermediate Microeconomics II class on Monday afternoon in the Social Sciences Building. (Megan Mendenhall/Duke University Communications)
Students in their first day of Professor Rachel Kranton's Intermediate Microeconomics II class. (Megan Mendenhall/Duke University Communications)

Students in Professor Rachel Kranton's class. (Megan Mendenhall/Duke University Communications)

“I’m applying to med school, so sort of seeing how that plays out in the next couple of months. It’s going to be really fun. Lots of excitement about the future, both academically and then beyond graduation. So it’s going to be a fun year for sure.” - Nicole Hunter

Students talk in front of the Duke sign on the first day of classes. (Bill Snead/Duke University Communications)

“Everyone walking around, the campus lively again, it’s really nice to be back and see it all again.” Mariah Mathias, sophomore (Class of 2025)

A student asks a question during his Quantum Mechanics 1 course taught by Prof. Thomas Barthel. (Jared Lazarus/Duke University Communications)
Prof. Thomas Barthel teaches Quantum Mechanics 1 in the Reuben-Cooke Building on the first day of classes. (Jared Lazarus/Duke University Communications)

“I’m really excited of course, especially as a sophomore. I’m excited to see where my courses take me. And then I’ll have to declare a major by the end of this year, so I’m excited to see what I come up with, what I decide.” Mariah Mathias

Students stand behind a letterboard declaring the first day of classes at Duke University in 2022. (Anna Lee)
Students stand behind a letterboard declaring the first day of classes at Duke University in 2022. (Anna Lee)
Students stand behind a letterboard declaring the first day of classes at Duke University in 2022. (Anna Lee)
Students stand behind a letterboard declaring the first day of classes at Duke University in 2022. (Anna Lee)

Duke students greet friends on the Abele Quad as they head to class on the first day of the Fall semester, Aug. 29, 2022. (Jared Lazarus/Duke University Communications)