Current Opportunities

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle

Are you interested in being a mentor to a younger student in the local Durham community? Do you want to be someone’s “cool” older sibling? 

Join Duke’s Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of the Triangle! Get paired with a grade-school mentee at Kipp Durham College Prep school to be a part of a long-term one-on-one mentoring relationship that nurtures the youth and facilitates their path to achieving their full potential! This is your chance to be a part of our mission to close the gap between people and possibility. 

Upcoming interest session where you can learn more and ask any questions you have:

  • October 7th 6-7pm

These interest sessions will be held through a Teams meeting, which you can access by registering through this QR code: 

QR Code for Boys and Girls Club Duke

URS’S Upcoming Fall Workshops & Programming

Here is the programming planned for the rest of the semester, and students can keep an eye on either our events page on our website or our Duke Groups event page and register to attend the workshops that are appropriate for them:

  • Presenting Research at Conferences: Writing an Abstract
    • Tuesday, October 6, 5:00 pm | Bostock 127; The Edge Workshop Room 
  • Opportunities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) with William Jenkins
    • Tuesday, October 8, 5:00 pm | Bostock 127; The Edge Workshop Room 
  • Research Communication – Data Visualization with Eric Monson
    • Monday, October 19, 5:00 pm | Bostock 127; The Edge Workshop Room 
  • Research Data Management with Sophia Lafferty-Hess
    • Wednesday, October 28, 5:00 pm | Bostock 127; The Edge Workshop Room 
  • Research Setbacks and Working with Mentors - with Steve Nowicki
    • Monday, November 2, 5:00 pm | Bostock 127; The Edge Workshop Room 
  • Applying to Summer Research Programs Outside Duke
    • Tuesday, November 10, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Bostock 127; The Edge Workshop Room 

 

Flyer for VOICELab via Academic Resource Center Duke

The Academic Resource Center's  VOICE Lab helps undergraduate students strengthen presentation and communication skills and build confidence. Whether you’re preparing a class presentation, a research talk, a thesis defense, or want to improve your public speaking, the VOICE Lab is here to help.

You can book a session online with a peer communication coach to:
• Practice presentations in a low-stakes, supportive setting
• Receive personalized feedback from trained peer communication coaches
• Learn strategies to engage your audience and grow as a communicator
• Build skills to manage public speaking anxiety

Sign up for a session today - we look forward to meeting you! If you have any questions, reach out to us at theARC@duke.edu.