First-Year Advising
The main goal of advising in the first year is to ensure that students make a successful transition to Duke. Success is measured in several ways, and includes each student's exploration of the curriculum, engagement with faculty both in and outside of the classroom, and competence in seeking out resources and opportunities.
The first-year advising experience in Trinity intentionally takes advantage of the residential structure on East Campus, with groups of academic advisors assigned to individual residence halls each working with a group of 11 to 13 first-year residents. Advisors are, in turn, supported by the residence hall's assigned academic dean, faculty in residence and residence coordinator. In addition to individual meetings with advisees over the course of the first year, advisors often take advantage of the residential clustering of their students by holding group meetings in the residence hall commons, dining together in the East Union Marketplace, or grabbing coffee in the Trinity Café.
By forging these connections in the first year, advisors and students can collaborate on the development of short- and long-term academic plans and lay the foundations for the important decisions that will be made in the sophomore year.
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