Dear all,

We hope this email finds you all well! We wanted to send you some items of interests and reminders:

• 2023 Summer Transition Series
  • Duke’s Office of Student Affairs is hosting a virtual 2023 Summer Transition Series for graduate and professional students. We’re posting the current schedule below; additional sessions may be added throughout the summer. We’ve also hosted this information on our Admitted Students Website.

Thursday, May 18
Search Tips for Off-Campus Housing in Durham, NC: Hosted by Off-Campus and Community Housing
Registration Link
9:00am EST

Thursday, May 25
Overview of NC Immunizations Process: Hosted by Duke Student Health
Registration Link
9:00am EST

Thursday, June 8
Living on a Grad/Prof Student Budget: Hosted by the Office of Student Loans and Personal Finance
Registration Link
9:00am EST

Tuesday, June 13
Staying Well as a Grad/Prof Student: Hosted by DuWell
Registration Link
9:00am EST

Tuesday, June 20
Leadership & Engagement with your Graduate Professional Student Government (GPSG): Hosted by GPSG
Registration Link
9:00am EST

Monday, July 31
Duke and Durham History: Hosted by University Archives
Registration Arriving Soon!
6:00pm EST

• Lancaster Commons: be sure to check your Duke email!
  • If you applied to Duke’s Lancaster Commons, please make sure that you are checking your Duke email address; Lancaster’s communications will come to your Duke email, not your personal email.
• Margolis Deadline Reminder (due May 10^th)
  • Applications for the Margolis Scholars Program in Health Policy and Management are due by May 10^th. Please see the Margolis website for a more detailed information on the program and the timeline of the application process.

• New Student Survey (due June 1^st)
  • The Summer 2023 New Student Survey is due June 1^st. This survey assists us with planning our New Student Orientation [in-person, August 21 – 25], helps us get a sense of everyone’s academic and professional interests, and at the end of the survey, we even have a few “Just For Fun” questions.

Let us know if you have any additional questions! Make sure you’re keeping an eye on your Summer 2023 Onboarding Timeline; we’re also posting the general timeline below.

With thanks,
Mitch

[sent as bcc to incoming MPP August 2023 cohort]

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Late April – End of May

• Activate Duke email and Duke NetID (instructions will be sent via email by Duke OIT)
• Set up Duke Multi-factor Authentication (MFA); students will need this to access a variety of Duke digital resources
• For our students who will require a visa, please review our visa process overview.

June

• Complete the New Student Survey for Academic Programs & Career services by June 1^st.
• Complete Statistics and Microeconomics Placement Tests; the tests open on June 1^st and close on June 30^th.
• Submit immunization forms to Duke Health Center by June 15^th.

July

• Submit head shot and short bio for the Sanford Graduate Student Directory
• RSVP for MPP Math Boot Camp.
  • Math Boot Camp is open to all incoming MPP students; it is required for students with a conditional admission.
• Fall 2023 Course Registration Info Session
• Register for Fall 2023 courses

August

• Submit information and photo to Duke Card office for Duke ID.
  • (Note, this is separate from your Sanford directory photo that you will submit earlier in the summer.)
• Install your Mobile Duke Card on your mobile device.
• Attend Math Boot Camp; these sessions are open to everyone, but they are required for students with conditional admissions. (August 14 – 18)
• Attend Fall 2023 In-Person Orientation (August 21 – 25)
• First day of classes (August 28)

Throughout The Summer

• Housing
  • Relinking our Finding Housing page; this page includes links to on-campus housing info/applications and Duke’s off-campus housing resources.
  • For students who applied for Lancaster Commons, per their website: All applications received between March 27 – April 19 will be considered at the same time; students who apply within the March 27 – April 19 timeframe will learn the status of their application the week of April 24^th. Applications received after April 19^th will be considered on a rolling basis, with 50% of bed spaces being reserved for students applying after April 19^th.
  • Students who are interested in roommate(s) are welcome to connect with their peers on the MPP Class of 2025 Facebook page. There is also DukeList, which functions similar to Craig’s List, but requires a Duke NetID to access.

• Have your previous institutions email official university transcripts to Sanford by August 1^st.
  • As your official transcripts arrive, we will upload them to your folder on the Class of 2025 Sakai page. This is the best way for you to check if we have received your official transcripts.
  • Transcripts must come directly from the issuing institution/university to be considered official. PDFs sent by students are NOT considered official transcripts.
  • Electronic transcripts are preferable and are more reliable in their delivery; please have your previous institutions send your transcripts directly to MPPStudentServices@duke.edu.
  • If your institution only sends transcripts via physical mailings, please have transcripts mailed to:

Mitch Moste
201 Science Drive, RH 170
Box 90243, Duke University
Durham, NC 27708

• • Email transcripts for any conditional admission classes you take over the summer to MPPStudentServices@duke.edu by August 1st. These will also be uploaded to your folder on the Class of 2025 Sakai page.

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