Your time off has a story. Show us how it looks.

This summer, what you do away from work can do more than recharge you. It can inspire your colleagues and even win you something in return.

Whether you stay close to home or head somewhere far, share how you spend your Duke Time Off this summer. Fire up the grill, find the water, hit the road or capture a quiet moment that matters.

Starting today, Duke staff and faculty can submit photos that reflect how they make the most of their time off benefit. Each eligible entry will be entered to win prizes from Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, Duke Lemur Center, Duke Arts Presents, Duke Dining or Duke University Stores.

To enter, take and share your photo between May 20 and Aug. 3, 2026. The campaign is open to benefits eligible staff and faculty currently employed by Duke University and Duke University Health System.

How to Share Your Photos:

• Share your photo on Instagram, Facebook or X and tag @WorkingatDuke (WorkingatDuke) and use #DukeTimeOff so we can see it.
• In your caption, tell us what you're doing and why it’s special.
• Prefer not to use social media? Upload your photo at hr.duke.edu/DukeTimeOff2026.

Submit as many times as you’d like this summer. There’s even a prize for our most active shutterbug. Deadline for photo submissions: 12 p.m., Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

For judging, we will only consider the first photo in any multi image single post or submission. Videos, collages and photos taken by hired photographers are not eligible for prizes.

One Duke-themed prize, courtesy of Duke University Stores, will be given away about once every two weeks throughout the summer.

All eligible photos taken and shared throughout the campaign between May 20 and Aug. 3, 2026, will be entered to win grand prizes, courtesy of the following Duke entities:

• A “Classic Package for Two” ($425 value) at the Washington Duke Inn. The package includes a king or double/double room for one night and full breakfast for two in the Vista Room or room service. Sunday brunch is not eligible.
• A lemur tour for four at the Duke Lemur Center.
• Two winners will each receive a pair of tickets to a Duke Arts Presents performance.
• A $50 Duke Dining gift card will go to an eligible staff or faculty member on social media who tags Working@Duke in their photo and follows @WorkingatDuke on social media. Please also use #DukeTimeOff.

Follow Working@Duke and the Duke Time Off campaign (#DukeTimeOff) on Instagram, Facebook, and X and subscribe to Working@Duke’s YouTube channel.

Grand prize winners will be announced on Working@Duke in late August.

Send story ideas, shout-outs and photographs through our story idea form or write working@duke.edu.

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