The following events are scheduled for the University Scholars Program in Spring 2008.  Some events are public, and are noted; all others are for University Scholars, USP Advisors, and invited guests only.  This schedule is subject to change during semester. For more information, contact Victoria Lodewick.

January | February | March | April | May |

JANUARY:

Monday, January 14:
USP Seminar
Symposium Planning
7:00 - 9:00 pm
240 Franklin Center

Tuesday, January 29:
USP Seminar
Symposium Planning
7:00 - 9:00 pm
230 Franklin Center

FEBRUARY:

Monday, February 4:
USP Seminar
Symposium Planning
7:00 - 9:00 pm
240 Franklin Center

Wednesday, February 13:
USP Seminar
Symposium Planning
7:00 - 9:00 pm
240 Franklin Center

Tuesday, February 19:
USP Seminar
Symposium Planning
7:00 - 9:00 pm
230 Franklin Center

Thursday, February 28 :
USP Seminar
Symposium Rehearsal
7:00 - 9:00 pm
240 Franklin Center

MARCH:

Saturday, March 1:
USP Annual Symposium
Recycling: Ideas, Materials & Experiences
Keynote Address
"'Take This Beat... Got Plenty Others':
Recycling Prince in Jay-Z's Closet"
Professor Mark Anthony Neal, African & African-American Studies
Co-Convener, Franklin Humanities Institute "Recycle" Seminar
Banquet Dinner to follow
12:30 - 8:00 pm
2231 French Family Sciences Center

Monday, March 24:
USP Seminar with Michael Warner
Visiting Scholar-in-Residence

5:00 - 7:00 pm
LGBT Center

APRIL:

Tuesday, April 1:
USP Seminar
7:00 - 9:00 pm
230 Franklin Center

Saturday, April 5 - Tuesday, April 8:
FINALISTS' WEEKEND FOR USP SCHOLARSHIP
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Saturday April 5:

9:00 am-2:00 pm: Arrivals
(Office of Undergraduate Scholars & Fellows, 103 West Duke Building, East Campus)
Meet & Greet, find your dorm room, hang out, explore campus with current University Scholars

3:00 pm-4:30 pm: Welcome Meeting
(BLUE Parlor, EAST DUKE BUILDING)
With Dr. Victoria Lodewick and current University Scholars.

5:30pm-6:30pm: Intellectual Life Event
(Richard White Auditorium, East Campus)
Join other scholarship finalists for an intellectually engaging discussion with Samuel Wells, Dean of the Chapel..

7:00 pm: Dinner at Faculty Homes
(East Duke Lawn, outside West Duke Building)
(various locations)
Meeting spot: front steps of West Duke Building, East Campus. Specifics noted in your Welcome Packet.

9:30pm-?: Free Time with Hosts & Current Unis
Many options to consider. Redeem your coupon for free ice cream at Francesca’s or make a midnight run to Cosmic Cantina. Catch a flick at Freewater Films. Check out a show at the Duke Coffeehouse. Stay up all night and play games in the GA Down Under. Enjoy – the night is young!

Sunday, April 6

10:30 am-12:30 pm: USP Brunch Seminar, "Monitoring Elections in East Timor," with USP alumnus Kevin Fogg. ( 240 Franklin Center)
Come find out all you want to know about the University Scholars Program and life at Duke and experience a USP Seminar.

12:30 pm-3:30 pm: Free Time/ Scavenger Hunt/ / Nasher Art Museum / DiVE Tour for Engineers
Join the other finalists for a scavenger hunt at 2:00 pm. Check out the Nasher Art Museum. Tour the DiVE (Duke Immersive Virtual Environment). Relax in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, one of Duke’s most beautiful locales. Meeting spot: Garden Gazebo. Rain day location: (East Campus). For all finalists.

4:00 pm-6:30 pm: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
(Carolina Theater, Downtown Durham)
Durham’s four-day, morning to midnight film festival. Recognized by both The New York Times and indieWIRE as the premier documentary film festival in the United States. For all finalists.

• 3:45 pm: Buses depart from 2 locations (West Duke Building & West Campus Circle)
  Header says CAROLINA THEATRE
• 6:30 pm: 2 Buses depart from Carolina Theater
  Headers say WASHINGTON DUKE INN

7:00 pm: President’s Dinner
(Washington Duke Inn)
Dinner with Duke President Richard Brodhead. All Finalists and Senior Scholars invited

10:00 pm: Performance by DUI (Duke University Improv)

11:00 pm: Sleepover at the Duke Coffeehouse.

Monday, April 7

8:00AM-5:00PM: BLUE DEVIL DAY
(Registration at the Bryan Center)
Information sessions available on numerous Duke programs and opportunities, including FOCUS, Study Abroad, Women’s Initiative, Pratt & Trinity Curriculums, Pre-law, Pre-med, Pre-business, Undergraduate Research, Residential Life, Career Center Services, and more. Please see attached for specifics.

8:45 am-4:00 pm: Committee Interviews
(Franklin Center, French Family Sciences Center - various rooms)
Includes a 30-45 minute interview with committees. Interview times and rooms are noted on your folder. University Scholars Program Faculty Advisors and current Graduate, Professional School and Undergraduate Scholars will be leading the interviews.

12:00 pm-1:00 pm: Brown Bag Lunch
(Main West Quad)
Purchase lunch at a West Campus vendor of your choosing and meet up with current scholars & other Uni finalists in front of the James B. Duke statue on Main West Quad. An excellent venue for people watching. Rain day location: Alpine Atrium in The Bryan Center.

6:00 pm: Closing Dinner, Office of Undergraduate Scholars & Fellows
Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Tuesday, April 8
Finalists Depart
If you are leaving by plane, OUSF will arrange for your transportation to RDU Airport. Please consult your Welcome Packet for those specifics.

Wednesday, April 23:
USP End-of-Semester Potluck Party
4:00 - 7:00 pm
403 W. Knox Street

MAY:

Friday, May 9
USP Graduation Luncheon
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Washington Duke Inn

Sunday, May 11
Graduation Exercises 2008
Conferring of Degrees by Duke President Richard Brodhead
10 :00 am
Wallace Wade Stadium