Life at Duke Law

Take a break and relax with Duke! Take a tour of the Duke Lemur Center, the largest sanctuary for prosimian primates in the world. We will meet in the 3rd floor loggia at 12pm to travel to the Lemur Center together. Space is limited, please RSVP to Sarah Battersby at sarah.battersby@law.duke.edu.

Red Cross Blood Drive: Come donate blood. The Blood Drive will take place in the Blue Lounge from 9am until 4pm. Sign up in advance online to reserve an appointment. For more information, contact Hyatt Howardat hyatt.howard@duke.edu with any questions.

Thomas Szigethy, Director of the Duke Wellness Center, will talk with students about recognizing the signs and symptoms of alcohol abuse, understanding tolerance and blood alcohol level, risk factors, and how students can take steps to get help and what resources are available. For more information, please contact Sarah Battersby at sarah.battersby@law.duke.edu.

Love Duke Basketball? Come relax with Duke Law with a tour of the Cameron Indoor Stadium Hall of Fame, led by Jean Brooks, Director of Annual Giving and Duke alum! Meet in the 3rd floor loggia at 2pm. Please RSVP by clicking on the link or e-mailing Sarah Battersby at sarah.battersby@law.duke.edu.

PILF is holding its fifth annual Race Judicata 5K run/walk on the Al Buehler Trail! This event raises funding to support PILF's mission and enables Duke Law students to work in unpaid public interest positions by providing summer grants. Join us for food, fun, and prizes! Register online at active.com (search Duke Law Race Judicata), at one of our tabling sessions, or the day of the race. Registration is $20 before September 29, $25 the day of the race. Registration begins at 9:30 am on September 29.

As part of our Wellness at Duke Law program, Professor Barak Richman will be joining students in an informal basketball game at Card Gym. Please meet in the 3rd floor Loggia at 2:30pm to walk over to Card Gym together. For more information about this and other Wellness at Duke Law programs. Please sign up in OSA if you are interested in attending. For more information contact Sarah Battersby at sarah.battersby@law.duke.edu

Take time out of your busy week and relax with Duke Law! Join your fellow law students in a private yoga class, located in room 110A in Wilson Rec Center. Please bring your Duke ID. Meet in the 3rd Floor Loggia at 1pm to walk over to Wilson Rec Center together. Please sign up in OSA if you are interested in attending. Contact Sarah Battersby at sarah.battersby@law.duke.edu with questions.

Take time to relax with Duke Law! Join Professor Tom Metzloff in a tour of Duke Gardens. Meet in the 3rd Floor Loggia at 12:30pm to travel to Duke Gardens. Please sign up in OSA if you are interested in attending. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs.

Do you know who you can see on campus when you're feeling sick? Do you know what your student health insurance covers? Jean Hanson, the associate director for clinical services at Student Health, will provide an overview of Student Health services and answer your questions about resources. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs.

The Art of Living Foundation --a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organization (NGO) invites the Duke Law Community to join the Success Without Stress Workshop, hosted by instructor Ananth Shankar. This is an internationally acclaimed seminar based on innovative breathing techniques that can reduce stress and heighten mental clarity and awareness. The seminar integrates modern methods with ancient wisdom to help individuals lead a more fulfilling and productive life. The techniques and processes introduced during the seminar are easy to learn and practice, improving human performance in the workplace, creating a greater sense of commitment and team unity, improved relationships, and enhancing overall quality of life. Please note this session is open for people with any or no experience of yoga or breathing exercises or meditation. Admission is FREE. Please come on light stomach. For more information, please contact Marina Dandois at marinadandois@gmail.com.

Successful financial management while in law school and beyond may be difficult. Join us for a discussion with a Duke Credit Union financial planner to talk about ways to create and build a successful financial management plan. She will talk about creating a budget, the importance of budgeting, loan repayment, the importance of credit, and even provide information about managing finances for those who want to buy a house. This panel discussion is being held as part of the ongoing Wellness Wednesday series. Lunch will be provided. For more information, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at student_affairs@law.duke.edu.

Students are invited to gather together and dust off the board game skills or card playing skills you developed before law school and join OSA for a fun game day lunchtime party. Sponsored as part of the ongoing Wellness Wednesday series. For more information, contact Office of Student Affairs at student_affairs@law.duke.edu.

The companionship of a pet has been shown to reduce stress and increase happiness in those who own them. Students, faculty, and staff who are interested in learning more about pet adoption, or who are in search of a new furry companion, are invited to meet some pets from the Independent Animal Rescue as part of the ongoing Wellness Wednesday series. Pets will be available to adopt for those interested in doing so. Otherwise, information will be available about future adoptions, and staff will be able to answer your questions about the responsibilities of pet ownership. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs. For more information, contact Cerretta Amos at cerretta.amos@law.duke.edu.

Students are invited to gather and create hand-crafted Valentines for that special someone. Members of Off the Record, Duke Law's a Capella group, will sing special love songs while students make cards and other mementos. Paper, pens, and other embellishments will be provided. You just provide the creativity! Drop your card or note in the student mail folders when you are finished. Sponsored as part of the ongoing Wellness Wednesday series. For more information, contact Cerretta Amos at cerretta.amos@law.duke.edu.

Save a life between classes by donating blood! Sign up for a time slot at www.duke.givesblood.org or stop by the Blue Lounge the day of the drive between 11am - 3:30pm. For more information, contact Rebecca Tseng at rebecca.tseng@duke.edu.