Duke

Distribution of Diplomas - 2012

Diplomas will be distributed following the Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 13, at the times listed by each department and school.  For more details of an individual ceremony, please see the contact information below.


TRINITY COLLEGE – B.A., B.S.

  • African and African-American Studies (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    North End, Ernestine Friedl Building
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-2830 (StacyNicole Robinson) or snr7@duke.edu
                          (919) 681-2843 (Wahneema Lubiano) or wah@duke.edu

  • Art, Art History and Visual Studies (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    Room 112, East Duke Building
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-2224 or nina.ricci@duke.edu
                            (919) 684-3060 or marion.monson@duke.edu

  • Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (2:00 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution Ceremony and Reception
    Kirby Horton Hall, Doris Duke Center
    Event Contact:  (919) 668-2603 (Olga Richmond) or richm021@duke.edu
                            
  • Biology (12:00 noon)
    Diploma and Awards Ceremony and Reception
    Wilson Recreation Center
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-7320 or jill.foster@duke.edu

  • Chemistry (12:00 noon)
    Reception, Awards Ceremony and Diploma Distribution
    Terrace in front of French Family Science Center
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-1527 or mike.conti@duke.edu

  • Classical Studies (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution Ceremony and Reception
    Room 226, Allen Building
    Event Contact:  (919) 681-4292 or cathy.puckett@duke.edu

  • Computer Science (12:00 noon)
    Awards and Diploma Ceremony and Reception
    North Pavilion Atrium, 2400 Pratt Street,  Durham, NC, 27705
    (Parking garage located off Fulton Road, three blocks from the main Duke University Hospital Entrance is available for event)
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-6534 (Camelia Pierson Eaves) or revp@cs.duke.edu
                           (919) 660-6500 (Pamela Spencer) or pspencer@cs.duke.edu
      
  • Cultural Anthropology (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution and Reception
    Nelson Music Room, Room 204 East Duke Building
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-5012 (Pat Bodager) or pbodager@duke.edu

  • Economics (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution, Awards and Reception
    Edmund M. Cameron Indoor Stadium
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-1881 (Jennifer Becker) or jlbecker@duke.edu
                            (919) 660-1880 (Megh Freeland) or mf52@duke.edu

  • English (12:00 noon)
    Awards, Diploma Distribution and Reception
    Reynolds Theater
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-6820 (Carol Renegar) or crenegar@duke.edu
  • Environmental Sciences/Policy and Earth and Ocean Sciences (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution and Reception for undergraduate degrees
    Front Courtyard, Leon S. Levine Science Research Center
    (In the event of rain, Love Auditorium, B101, Levine Science Research Center)
    Event Contact:  (919) 613-8060 (Marianne Drexler) or mmd19@duke.edu

  • Evolutionary Anthropology and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy (11:45 a.m.))
    Diploma Ceremony
    Room 111, Biological Sciences Building
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-7398 (Leslie Digby) or ldigby@duke.edu
                           (919) 684-4250 (Lisa Jones) or jones079@duke.edu

  • History (12:00 noon)
    Graduation Ceremony and Reception
    Front Lawn, Baldwin Auditorium.  East Campus
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-2409 (Jamie Hardy) or jh98@duke.edu
                           (919) 668-7848 or floyd.borden@duke.edu

  • International Comparative Studies (1:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Ceremony
    West Duke Lawn, West Duke Building.  East Campus
    (Rain location:  Room 107 Richard White Auditorium)
    Boxed Lunches will be available by 12:30 p.m.  Graduate seating at 1:20 with ICS Diploma Ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m.
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-4351 (Lisa Poteet) or lisa@duke.edu
       
  • Linguistics (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    Lobby, Old Chemistry Building
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-3104 (Jenise Washington) or washi023@duke.edu

  • Literature (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    Room 101, Friedl Building.  East Campus
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-1969 (Karen Bell) or kbell@duke.edu

  • Mathematics (jointly with Physics) (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution and Buffet Luncheon
    Leon S. Levine Science Research Center Dining Room
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-2835 (Tyffany Kittrell) or kittrell@math.duke.edu

  • Music (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Ceremony and Reception
    Upper Lobby, Mary Duke Biddle Music Building
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-3335 (Gretchen Hoag) or gretchen.hoag@duke.edu

  •  Neuroscience (12:30 p.m.)
     Diploma Distribution and Recognition Ceremony
     Lawn next to D wing of Levine Science Research Building under tent
     Event Contact: (919) 613-5025 or cindy.sherwood@duke.edu
                              (919) 613-5028 or len.white@duke.edu

  • Philosophy (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution and Reception
    Freeman Center, Upper Level
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-3048 or rijc77@duke.edu

  • Physics (jointly with Mathematics) (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution and Buffet Luncheon
    Leon S. Levine Science Research Center Dining Room
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-2492 (Connie Blackmore) or blackmor@phy.duke.edu 
  • Political Science (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution and Luncheon
    Perkins Library Quadrangle, West Campus
    (Rain location:  Room 210 Perkins Library (Gothic Reading Room)
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-4305 or susan.emery@duke.edu
      
  • Program II (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution and Luncheon
    McClendon Hall (Undergraduate Admissions), 2138 Campus Drive
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-2130 (Norman Keul) or nkeul@duke.edu

  • Psychology (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution and Reception
    Davison Lawn (in front of Sociology/Psychology Building)
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-5719 or natalia.silvaharwood@duke.edu
       
  • Public Policy Studies (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution and Reception for undergraduate students
    Fleishman Commons, Sanford School of Public Policy
    Event Contact:  (919) 613-7382 or anita.lyon@duke.edu
       
  • Religion (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution
    York Reading Room, 229 Gray Building, and Alumni Memorial Common Room, 152 Langford, The Divinity School
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-3510 or tammy.thornton@duke.edu
      
  • Romance Studies (12:00 noon)
    Luncheon and Diploma Distribution
    von der Heyden Pavilion.  West Campus
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-3138 (Dell Williams) or dellw@duke.edu

    Slavic and Eurasian Studies (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    Lobby, Old Chemistry Building
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-3104 (Jenise Washington) or washi023@duke.edu

  • Sociology (12:30 p.m.)
    Presentation of Awards and Diploma Distribution.  Followed by Reception.
    Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-5753 (Lisa Palmano) or lyoung@soc.duke.edu

  • Statistical Science (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution and Reception
    Faculty Commons, West Union Building (Upper Level)
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-8029 (Karen Herndon) or karen@stat.duke.edu

  • Theater Studies (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution and Luncheon
    Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-3345 (Dierdre Shipman) or shipm003@duke.edu

  • Women’s Studies (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    First Floor, East Duke Parlors, East Duke Building.  East Campus
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-3770 (Lillian Spiller) or llps@duke.edu
          

PRATT SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

  • B.S.E. (3:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    Edmund M. Cameron Indoor Stadium
    Event Contact: (919) 660-5386 (Connie Simmons) or csimmons@duke.edu
  • M.S., Ph.D. (12:15 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    Duke Chapel
    Followed by Reception (at 1:00 p.m.)
    Atrium and Pre-Function areas (Fitzpatrick Center), Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering Medicine and Applied Science (CIEMAS)
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-5206 or yvonne.connelly@duke.edu
        
  • M.Eng., M.Eng.Management (2:00 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    Duke Chapel
    Preceded by Reception (at 12:00 noon)
    Atrium and Pre-Function areas (Fitzpatrick Center), Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering Medicine and Applied Science (CIEMAS)
    Event Contact:  (919) 660-5424 or bridget.fletcher@duke.edu
         

SCHOOL OF NURSING – B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P. (2:30 p.m.)
Diploma Distribution
Great Hall, West Union Building
Event Contact:  (919) 684-9151 or bebe.mills@duke.edu


NICHOLAS SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT – M.E.M., M.F. (12:00 noon)
Diploma Distribution
Room A116, Leon S. Levine Science Research Center
Event Contact:  (919) 613-7459 (Erika Lovelace) or e.love@duke.edu


DIVINITY SCHOOL – M.A.C.S., M.T.S., M.Div., Th.M., Th.D.,  (12:00 noon)
Diploma Distribution
Divinity Refectory
Event Contact:  (919) 660-3428 (Office of Academic Formation and Programs) or academics@div.duke.edu
     

FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS –All Programs (12:00 noon)
Diploma Distribution and Reception
Lafe P. and Rita D. Fox Student Center
Event Contact:  (919) 660-7934 (Heather Duhard or Ava Judd) or studentservices@fuqua.duke.edu


SANFORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY
Undergraduate Diploma Distribution and Reception (12:00 noon)
Fleishman Commons
Event Contact:  (919) 613-7382 or anita.lyon@duke.edu
    

SCHOOL OF LAW – J.D., LL.M., S.J.D., M.L.S. (12:00 noon)
Diploma Distribution
Second Floor Loggia, School of Law
Event Contact:  (919) 613-8548 or events@law.duke.edu

    
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Event Contact:  (919) 668-1670 or medstuaff@duke.edu

  • D.P.T. (Doctor of Physical Therapy - Department of CFM)
    Graduation Ceremony and Awards
    Fletcher Hall, Carolina Theatre of Durham
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-0536 or heidi.oehme@duke.edu
                           (919) 668-5485 or brenetta.tate@duke.edu
  • M.D. (12:00 noon)
    Reception and Diploma Distribution
    Duke Clinics Courtyard
    (In the event of rain, Searle Center)
    Event Contact:  (919) 668-1670 (Barbara Gentry) or medstuaff@duke.edu
                       
  • M.H.S. (Physician Assistant) (3:00 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution and Reception
    Washington Duke Inn (By Invitation Only)
    Event Contact:  (919) 681-3159 or jennifer.pennington@duke.edu
        
  • M.H.S. (Pathologists' Assistant Program) (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution and Reception
    The Home of Dr. and Mrs. Robin Vollmer.  (Invitation only)
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-2159 or pamela.vollmer@duke.edu
       
  • M.H.S. in Clinical Research (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution
    Location to be announced
    Event Contact:  (919) 681-4560 or gail.ladd@duke.edu
         

GRADUATE SCHOOL

  • M.S., M.A., Ph.D. (12:00 noon)
    Diploma Distribution (for degrees without diploma distribution ceremonies)
    2127 Campus Drive
    Event Contact:  (919) 681-3248 or susan.williford@duke.edu

  • M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching) (12:30 p.m.)
    Diploma Ceremony
    Basement, West Duke Building.
    Event Contact:  (919) 684-4353 or felicia.small@duke.edu


MONDAY, MAY 14

SANFORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY

  • M.I.D.P. (10:00 a.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    277 Rubenstein Hall, Sanford School of Public Policy
    Event Contact: (919) 613-9281 or cheryl.bailey@duke.edu
        
  • M.P.P. (10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
    Diploma Distribution
    172 Rubenstein Hall, Sanford School of Public Policy
    Event Contact: (919) 613-9207 or helene.mcadams@duke.edu