NSOE Durham Campus Visits Fall 2023

Thank you for your interest in visiting the Nicholas School. We look forward to welcoming you to campus. Your visit will include the opportunity to interact with members of the Nicholas School community as well as explore campus on your own.

NSOE COVID-19 Admissions Visitor Protocols
Participants must follow all local COVID precautions in place at the time of the event. Please ensure you check NSOE COVID-19 Admissions Visitor Protocols as you plan your visit.

You will choose from the following pre-scheduled options to build your day:
 

Meet with NSOE admissions staff 
9:00 am - 9:30 am (group session)

Tour NSOE facilities 
9:30 am -10:00 am (group session)

Meet with Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC) staff
Tuesdays: 11:45 am – 12:05 pm
Wednesdays 1:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Group or individual meeting depending on staff availability as determined on day of visit

Sit in on a class (view course descriptions)

If your schedule permits, you may attend multiple classes, but you should expect to attend each class in its entirety. Please note that classes open to visitors are pre-set (i.e. we are unable to facilitate visitation to other class sessions beyond those listed) and open to prospective students only (i.e. guests should plan explore on their own during this time).

Tuesdays, 10:05 am - 11:20am (choose one of the following)

• ECS 617 Advanced Climate Dynamics: Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions (Prof. Shineng Hu)
• ENVIRON 501 Environmental Toxicology (Prof. Nishad Jayasundara)
• ENVIRON 520 Resource & Environmental Economics I (Prof. Yu Ma) note: this course ends October 10
• ENVIRON 521 Resource & Environmental Economics II (Prof. Jeffrey Vincent) note: this course starts October 12

Tuesdays, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm 

• ENVIRON 605 Air Quality Management: Linking Science to Policy (Profs. John Vandenberg and Junfeng Zhang)

Tuesdays, 1:25 pm - 2:40 pm (choose one of the following)

• ENVIRON 635 Energy Economics and Policy (Prof. Yu Ma)
• ENVIRON 680 Economics of Forest Resources (Prof. Jeffrey Vincent) note: this course starts October 12

Tuesdays, 3:05 pm - 4:20 pm 

• ENVIRON 540 Chemical Fate of Organic Compounds (Prof. Heather Stapleton)

Wednesdays, 10:05 am - 11:20 am 

• ECS 511 The Climate System (Prof. Wenhong Li)

Wednesdays, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm 

• ECS 785S Analyzing Current Contributions in Earth, Atmospheric and Climate Sciences (Prof. Brad Murray)

Wednesdays, 1:25 pm - 2:40 pm (choose one of the following)

• ECS 525 Ocean & Freshwater Pollution (Prof. Nicolas Cassar)
• ENVIRON 731 Dendrology (Prof. Nicolette Cagle)

Please note that availability may vary, as the visitation options listed for a particular day are based on faculty, staff, and School/University schedules.

• Fall break (no classes): October 17
• Thanksgiving recess: November 22-24
• Graduate classes end: December 1

Start by selecting the date you wish to visit.