First-Year Advising
Advising in the first year ensures students make a successful transition to Duke. Advisors help them explore the curriculum, engage with faculty both inside and outside the classroom, and seek out resources and opportunities.
Trinity's first-year advising experience takes advantage of the residential structure on East Campus. Groups of academic advisors are assigned to individual residence halls; each works with 11 to 13 first-year residents. The advisors are supported by each residence hall's assigned academic dean, faculty in residence and residence coordinator.
By forging these connections in the first year, advisors and students collaborate in developing short- and long-term academic plans and laying foundations for important decisions to come in the sophomore year.