Past Events
Picnic at Duke Garden, April 2024
We had our annual end-of-year picnic at the Duke Garden on a beautiful Saturday morning!
Negotiation Workshop with Dr. Liza Degefe, October 2023
Thank you to Dr. Liza Degefe from Fuqua School of Business for hosting our negotiation workshop! We learned core negotiation concepts and used a case study to practice our negotiation skills. See more of Dr. Degefe’s work on organizational behavior and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace at elizabethdegefe.com.
NC State fair, October 2023
Duke F1RSTS members headed out to the 2023 NC State Fair, an evening full of adventure and excitement!
We’re tabling at the Duke I&E Fest!
We’re tabling at the 2023 Graduate Student Resource Fair!
Spring 2023 Earth Day Picnic at the Duke Gardens
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- Succulent giveaway!
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- Our t-shirts are ready!
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- Executive Board of 2022-2023
Spring 2022
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- Virtual Game Night
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- Spring Picnic at the Duke Gardens
Fall 2021 Overview
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- Beautiful weather for our first event of the year!
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- We love Kan Jam!
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- Catered by GRUB!
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- We had a great time meeting Duke First (Duke Alumni supporting FGLI students and each other)!
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- First ever Friendsgiving was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who brought a dish to share.
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- We enjoyed celebrating National First-Gen Day with Duke L1FE FGLI undergrads!
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- F1RSTS-L1FE mixer ft. banh mi from Pho & Poke House!
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- Yum!
Duke F1RSTS Kick off Lunch
August 29, 2019
Duke Resource Fair 2019
Welcome 112 new first-gen grads!
Navigating the Academic Job Market as First-Gen
April 03, 2019
Duke LIFE / Duke F1RSTS Mentorship Program Mixer
February 18, 2019
Workshop on Finances & Budgeting
January 25, 2019
The participants learned about their own spending behavior by playing a card game and creating a spending plan. Our guest speaker was Danielle Cullen from Personal Finances@Duke. Feel free to reach out to her and schedule individual sessions to ask about credit cards, budgeting and tax information (for US citizens).
Info Session on Administrative Careers in Higher Education
January 17, 2019
Student Mixer
November 13, 2018
Academia & Careers in Higher Education
November 08, 2018
