While about 80 of their classmates are volunteering in Durham and 80 others are hiking through Pisgah National Forest, a group of incoming freshmen will be surfing, kayaking and fishing through Project Waves next summer.

A private donation of $15,000 has ensured that Project Waves, the new pre-orientation program formerly known as CWILD, will take place next August in Beaufort, N.C.—the site of the Duke Marine Lab.

Project Waves will allow approximately 30 incoming freshmen to surf, sail, deep-sea fish and explore marine life for six or seven days prior to orientation.

Project Waves is a new addition to Duke’s two existing pre-orientation programs, Project BUILD and Project WILD.