Our Graduate & Professional School Day will be postponed until further notice
Graduate & Professional School Day (GPSD) provides an opportunity for schools to recruit our excellent students and recent graduates and gives current undergraduates a chance to talk informally with admissions representatives about the benefits of graduate and/or professional study and about their specific institutions and programs of study. GPSD brings representatives from about 80 schools with graduate, business, law, and health professions programs of study to Duke.
Information for Students and Alumni
GPSD begins at 5 p.m. and is always highly popular and well-attended. Plan to come early and consider the following suggestions:
- Dress nicely.
- Come prepared, if you can. You'll get much more out of your conversations with school representatives if you've taken the time beforehand to inform yourself a bit about the schools that most interest you.
- Shake hands confidently with each representative and introduce yourself as the friendly and engaging person who we are sure that you are.
- Ask lots of questions. Remember, the representatives are at GPSD to answer both general questions about graduate or professional school study and specific questions about their school, its strengths, and your options.
- Be sure to thank each representative. Remember that while they are representing their school, you are representing Duke University, and your good impression will encourage their participation in future GPSD Fairs.
Duke assembles a strong and diverse group of representatives from a host of public and private universities to participate in GPSD. You can find a list of our previous participants below.
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS
The following graduate, business, health professions, and law schools have participated in GPSD:
GRADUATE SCHOOLS
American University
Appalachian State University
Boston College
Carnegie Mellon University
Duke University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Liberty University
New York University
Northeastern University
Princeton Theological Seminary
Rice University
Soka University
Syracuse University
The New School
The Scripps Research Institute
Tufts University
University of Chicago
University of Glasgow, Scotland
University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
University of Notre Dame
University of Roehampton, London
University of South Carolina
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University
Yale University
BUSINESS SCHOOLS
College of William & Mary
Columbia University
Duke University
George Washington University
Johns Hopkins University
Meredith College
North Carolina State University
Penn State University
Southern Methodist University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of North Florida
University of Notre Dame
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University
Yale University
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS
Campbell University
Columbia University
Duke University
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emory University
Georgetown University
Harvard University
High Point University
Johns Hopkins University
St. George's University (Granada)
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Wake Forest University
Yale University
LAW SCHOOLS
Boston College
Case Western Reserve University
College of William & Mary
Duke University
Elon University
Fordham University
Georgia State University
Indiana University
Mercer University
North Carolina Central University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Penn State University
Seton Hall University
Stanford Law School
St. John's University
The Ohio State University
Tulane University
University of California, Irvine
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Miami
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Richmond
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University
Contact Information
Directors:
Milton Blackmon, Co-Director: milton.blackmon@duke.edu
Patrice Barley, Co-Director
Pre-Professional Advisors:
Patrice Barley, Law School
Dean Bruno, Business School
Alyssa Perz, Health Professions
Claire Siburt, Graduate School
Phone: 919-684-2130
Address: 011 Allen Building, Box 90043, Durham, NC 27708
Fax: 919-660-0488
GPSD Schedule
4-5 p.m.: School Reps arrive and set up in the Penn Pavilion
5-8 p.m.: Information Sessions with students in the Penn Pavilion
5-6:30 p.m.: Boxed dinners made available to reps (vouchers provided)
8-9:30 p.m.: Gala Reception for reps in the Penn Pavilion