News and Current Events -- Parents and Family Weekend
Thursday and Friday, October 18-19
RSVP by Friday, October 12th
Join your Duke Fall Semester student at the coast on Thursday and Friday, October 18-19, for a parents/family "Beaufort Experience" weekend at the Duke Marine Laboratory.
Schedule subject to change
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Parents have the option of attending classes in the morning, eating lunch in the dining hall, and attending the Green Wave Environmental Sustainability Seminar “Wetlands Restoration” in the afternoon
8:35 – 10:00 Marine Ecology, Instructor Kelly Stewart (M.K. Repass Ocean Conservation Ctr)
10:30 – noon Analysis of Ocean Ecosystems,
Instructor Josh Osterberg
(M.K.
Repass Ocean Conservation Ctr)
Noon Lunch (Dining Hall)
5:30 – 6:30 Wetlands Restoration, Sarah Phillips,
NC Coastal Federation
(M.K.
Repass Ocean Conservation Ctr)
Friday, October 19, 2007
11:00 pm Welcome and student tours (Auditorium)
Noon Lunch (Dining
Hall)
1:30 – 3:30 Boat Tour, weather permitting
(Marine Lab Dock). Wear closed-toe, rubber-soled, tie shoes
Enjoy a relaxing cruise in which
you just might see the wild ponies at the
Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary
or dolphins swimming in the Newport River
5:30 Reception (heavy hors d’oeuvres). Mix and
mingle with Marine Lab faculty,
staff, students, and the new Dean of the
Nicholas School, William Chameides
Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21, 2007
Free days – Enjoy time in our beautiful community
Hotel Information
Beaufort Inn - 252-728-2600- Mention: Duke Parents/Family Weekend.
Airport Information
- From Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) Airport, the Marine Lab is 180 miles east on Highway 70.
- Connector flights from RDU to New Bern, NC, Airport are available and the drive to Beaufort is 45 minutes on Highway 70 East.
- A variety of rental cars is available at both airports.
Questions may be addressed to:
Helen Nearing
Duke University Marine Laboratory
135 Duke Marine Lab Road
Beaufort, NC 28516-9721
Tele. (252) 504-7602
Fax: (252) 504-7648
E-mail hnearing@duke.edu