Student for a Day I
Experience first-hand some of Duke's premier professors as one faculty member presents a challenging, yet accessible lecture in his/her area of scholarship and teaching, and others engage in a panel discussion. The Student for a Day Lecture Series gives you a chance to find out what it's like in a Duke undergraduate as well as the liveliness of exchange that can happen in after-hours gatherings.

This program, now in its 30th year, is designed by the Office of Continuing Studies for Student Affairs.

The Last Witch of Langenburg: Murder in a German Village
Imagine a world where the visible and the invisible mix in astonishing, even frightening ways, where someone you think you know is discovered to
have an altogether different and shocking identity.   Welcome to the topsy turvy world of witchcraft.   Professor Thomas Robisheaux talks about Anna Schmieg, one of Europe's last witches, her world, and a time just before our own when magic, science, and religion blended in surprising ways.

Serving currently as the Chair of the Department of History, Professor Robisheaux is a graduate of Duke (A.B.) and the University of Virginia (Ph.D.).  The recipient of several teaching awards, Dr. Robisheaux is a social and cultural historian of early modern Europe, popular among students for his “Magic, Religion and Science since 1400” course. Page Audiorium, West Campus

Student for a Day II
Experience first-hand some of Duke's premier professors as one faculty member presents a challenging, yet accessible lecture in his/her area of scholarship and teaching, and others engage in a panel discussion. The Student for a Day Lecture Series gives you a chance to find out what it's like in a Duke undergraduate as well as the liveliness of exchange that can happen in after-hours gatherings.

This program, now in its 30th year, is designed by the Office of Continuing Studies for the Division of Student Affairs.

Behavioral Finance
Much of economic theory is based on the concept of "rational man"; the "homo economicus" who can be relied upon to weigh up his options without bias, and make objective, self-interested decisions. However, as Chicago Professor Richard Thaler points out, "It is important to keep in mind that rationality is an assumption in economics, not a demonstrated fact." In this session, we will explore various ways in which people demonstrate systematically biased judgment, and how such biases can lead to dramatic errors in our financial decision-making.

Professor Emma Rasiel, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Economics, was selected as one of four “great college professors” by Newsweek magazine in August.  She has earned degrees from Oxford University (bachelor’s degree in mathematics), the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA), and Duke University (a Ph.D. in finance).  A one-time Executive Director for Goldman-Sachs, Dr. Rasiel now serves as the Academic Director for the Duke in New York: Financial Markets and Institutions program.
Page Audiorium, West Campus

First Seating
5:00-6:45pm

Second Seating
7:00-9:00pm

*Parents' Family Weekend Buffet Dinner

*Jazz Ensemble
Join our guest, American trombonist and composer Vincent Gardner, along with Duke's West African drumming Djembe and Afro-Cuban Ensemble, and the Duke Jazz Ensemble in a special Parents' & Family Weekend concert.

$5 Adults
FREE Duke Students
FREE Non-Duke Students
FREE Seniors (65 and over)

**Hoof n' Horn presents Godspell
Conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak, with music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, "Godspell" is one of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time.

Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, and featuring a sparkling score by Stephen Schwartz, "Godspell" boasts a string of well-loved songs, led by the international hit, "Day By Day." As the cast performs "Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord," "Learn Your Lessons Well," "All For The Best," "All Good Gifts," "Turn Back, O Man" and "By My Side," the parables of Jesus Christ come humanly and hearteningly to life.

Drawing from various theatrical traditions, such as clowning, pantomime, charades, acrobatics and vaudeville, "Godspell" is a groundbreaking and unique reflection on the life of Jesus, with a message of kindness, tolerance and love.

Note: Due to the nature of the venue, there will be no late seating allowed for this performance.
Refunds will not be granted for a missed performance due to a late arrival.

Appropriate for all ages

$10      Adults
$8        Students w/ ID
Free     Children under 3

**Classical Theatre of Harlem's Waiting for Godot
This “dauntless” company (New York Times) drew a crowd of 10,000 to the New Orleans performance of its Godot revival, which it staged in the 9th Ward, on the porch of a flooded house, after black Americans had waited months for a more concrete kind of salvation. At Duke, the Harlem-based company’s “bracing and immediate” adaptation of Beckett’s play (Time Out NY) sharpens yet another radical edge of this timeless parable of abandonment. The tramps, the road, and the tree could be in Wilmington (race riot 1898), Rocky Mount (flooded 1999), Durham — or anywhere Americans wait for help that either will arrive or won’t.

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Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus