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Category Archives: Alumni
Fuqua Clout Supports Sustainability Conference
Fuqua is run by students, which works better here than in Lord of the Flies. All around, throughout the week, there are events of every variety, sponsored by student clubs ranging from luxury goods and asset management to outdoor adventure … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Around Campus, Careers, Energy & Environment, Events, Social Entrepreneurship, Student Clubs, Student Life
Tagged About Fuqua, Business Values, Collaborative Learning, Community, Conferences, Cross-disciplinary, Distinguished Speaker, Extra-curricular, Hands-on Experience, Industry Insight, Learning, Net Impact Club, Networking, Social Entrepreneurship, Student Club, Student Involvement, Sustainability, Team Fuqua, Teamwork, Why Fuqua
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Alumnus Enhances the Learning Experience
A Conversation with a Committed Leader I believe Fuqua’s ambition to create “leaders of consequence” is best illustrated by showing a living example. Warren Farr (Daytime MBA ’93) is an alumnus who is making a real difference — not only … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Alumni, Careers, Leadership & Ethics
Tagged Alumni, Applicable Knowledge, Business Values, Case Studies, Classes, Collaborative Learning, Distinguished Speaker, Faculty, Giving Back, Industry Insight, Leaders of Consequence, Leadership, Learning, Team Fuqua, Teamwork, Technology
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Increasing my Self-Awareness as a Woman in Business
One stereotype of Asians is that we are taciturn, comparatively introvert, humble, and inclined to harmony. In this case, I am a typical Asian. I have learned some American-style networking skills in educational sessions since orientation, and I have experienced … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Around Durham, Careers, Events, International, Student Life
Tagged Advice, Business Values, Community, Cultural Studies, Dining, Diversity, First Year, Fun, Learning, Networking, Personal Growth, Personal Insight, Socializing, Transformative Experience, Women in Business
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How an International MBA Helps Indian Family Businesses
To state it plainly, there is no greater entrepreneurial environment than India. And whether in country or abroad, Indians have a demonstrated talent for starting and running successful businesses. Yet once Indian businesses reach a certain level of size and … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Financial Services, International, Why Fuqua
Tagged About Fuqua, Alumni, Applicable Knowledge, Community, Diversity, Family, Finance, Fuqua Culture, General Management, Global Business, India, Industry Insight, Personal Insight, Sustainability, Team Fuqua, Teamwork, Why Fuqua
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LGBT Weekend — Glad I Didn’t Miss It
I felt pretty sure that I knew everything there was to know about The Fuqua School of Business. Last year, as a master’s student at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy, I applied to Fuqua in order to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Admissions, Alumni, Around Campus, Events, Student Life, Why Fuqua
Tagged About Fuqua, Admissions Process, Alumni, Application, Community, Diversity, Duke, Financial Aid, Fun, Fuqua Culture, Fuqua Friday, Fuqua Values, Joint Degree, LGBT Weekend, Personal Insight, Student Involvement, Team Fuqua, Why Fuqua
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Saving Lions & Building Business Skills in Tanzania
In the middle of rural Tanzania, I stared at constellations through the mesh of a 10-by-8-foot tent I’d come to call “home.” I listened to hyenas whoop on the nearby hillside, and worried. Dr. Laly Lichtenfeld, co-founder of the Tanzanian … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Careers, Energy & Environment, International, Leadership & Ethics, Young Alumni
Tagged Africa, Applicable Knowledge, COLE Fellow, Cross-disciplinary, Culture, Environment, Fuqua Culture, Giving Back, Global Business, Hands-on Experience, Internship, Leadership, Learning, On the Job, Personal Growth, Personal Insight, Summer, Team Fuqua, Teamwork, Transformative Experience, Travel
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How I Got to “Durham”
Hello readers! While I’ve spent years as an avid blog reader, this is the first time I’m writing for a blog. As part of my transformational experience here at Fuqua, I decided to take on the challenge of blogging. While … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Around Campus, Around Durham, Around NC, Health Care, Student Life
Tagged About Fuqua, Admissions Ambassador, COLE Fellow, Extra-curricular, Family, First Year, Fun, Fuqua Friday, Fuqua Partners, Health, Internship, Personal Insight, Second Year, Spouses/Partners, Student Involvement, Transformative Experience, Why Fuqua
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The Business of Healthcare
The business school application process forces you to think about what you are passionate about and where in society you’d like to make a personal contribution. It allowed me to articulate a nascent desire to participate in the ongoing discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Alumni, Events, Health Care, Student Clubs, Student Life
Tagged About Fuqua, Case Competition, China, Classes, Concentrations, Cross-disciplinary, Extra-curricular, Faculty, Health, HSM, Industry Insight, Learning, Personal Insight, Student Club, Student Involvement, Why Fuqua
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Gradual Graduation
University of Virginia lore indicates that founder and American president Thomas Jefferson didn’t initially confer degrees on graduates, thinking that doing so would imply that the educational process was complete; idealist that he was, he believed that education should be … Continue reading
Insight on our Interview Process
We are in the midst of interviews for our Round 2 applicants, our largest application round of the year. We’ve had staff members on the ground, leading events in China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, Israel, India, and across the U.S. Alumni … Continue reading
Posted in Admissions, Alumni, Around Campus, International, Miscellaneous
Tagged About Fuqua, Admissions Process, Advice, Alumni, Application, Business Values, Collaborative Learning, Communications, Community, Duke, First Year, Fuqua Culture, Interviews, Leaders of Consequence, Learning, MBA Qualifications, Program Format, Recruiting, Team Fuqua, Teams, Travel, Why Fuqua
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