Seniors, from left, Kiara Lavana, Kansma Lavana, Sarayu Kodali and Priyanka Patel leap together in front of Duke Chapel.
Monday marked FDOC, or the first day of classes for the fall semester. The warm August day brought reunions with hugs and smiles, photo ops with balloons and the Blue Devil, and the beginnings of study sessions.
Here’s a sampling of scenes from around campus yesterday.
A sign with affirmation messages served to get students off to a good start.
From left, sophomores Ruideng Zhong, Raymond Rosa and Daniel Li, all with the Duke Marching Band, work together on a Spanish assignment in the Brodhead Center.
Sophomore Aadya Sachdeva hugs her friend Mary Callaghan, a senior.
A classic first-day photo op is with Duke’s mascot, the Blue Devil.
Seniors Caroline Sangvai, Mary Hill and Danielle Lipp – who attended Durham Public Schools together — appreciate the moment: ”We made it!”
Free flowers, from Bottom of the Fox Farm in Silk Hope, N.C., were courtesy of Duke Student Government.
A freeform movement activity was part of Jingqiu Guan’s new dance course, “Let’s Move! Dance as Knowing,” at the Rubenstein Arts Center.
Yue Jiang teaches "Introduction to Global Health Data Science" in Old Chem.
Professor Joseph Knight teaches a biomedical engineering course.
