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Tag Archives: MBA
Succeeding in a National Marketing Competition
Throughout the summer and fall terms, several case competitions were hosted at Fuqua (e.g. with Accenture — read a previous blog post about it). Yet, I was wondering whether a competition existed that was more specifically tailored toward solving marketing … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Events, Student Clubs, Student Life
Tagged Applicable Knowledge, Business Skills, Case Competition, Classes, Collaborative Learning, Communications, Cross-disciplinary, Extra-curricular, Fun, Hands-on Experience, Industry Insight, Learning, Marketing, MBA, Personal Insight, Student Club, Team Spirit, Teamwork, Travel
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Finance Internship — A Gift that Keeps Giving
Climbing the corporate ladder requires one to gain a lot of experience, not only to get started, but also to obtain promotions. The former is often the greatest struggle for recent graduates at all levels (from high school to graduate … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Alumni, Careers, Financial Services, Student Life
Tagged Alumni, Applicable Knowledge, Banking, Business Skills, Career Resource, Collaborative Learning, Employment, Finance, Hands-on Experience, Industry Insight, Internship, Job Opportunities, Learning, MBA, Networking, On the Job, Personal Insight, Resources, Winter Break, Winternship
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MMS Throws Hat into MBA Games Ring
Every year MBA students organize fundraising events for the Duke MBA Games, a charity benefiting the Special Olympics of North Carolina. Students are registered via an online platform, teams are assembled, and fundraisers are planned. I have to give the … Continue reading
Posted in Around Campus, Around Durham, Events, Sports, Student Clubs, Student Life
Tagged Community, Fun, Giving Back, MBA, MBA Games, MMSA, North Carolina, Rivalry, Student Club, Team Fuqua, Team Spirit, Teamwork, Traditions
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Entrepreneurship – From Theory to Practice
Durham is arguably at the center of the growing Research Triangle Park area that fosters a massive amount of technology startups. Incubators and programs for entrepreneurs to meet, converse, and solve problems are in abundance, especially on Duke’s campus. Personally, … Continue reading
BBQ and Basketball
Fuqua has fun events all the time — sometimes it’s difficult to choose which events to attend because there are so many options! For example, the other week there was a tailgating party with Dean Bill Boulding. The event was … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Around Campus, Events, Sports, Student Life
Tagged Basketball, Blue Devils, Community, Dean, Dining, Duke, Fun, MBA, Networking, Socializing, Southern Hospitality, Team Spirit
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Friendly, Knowledgeable Career Advice
At Fuqua, there is a wonderful program called Volunteer Alumni Career Fellows (VACF). The VACFs are Fuqua MBA alumni who volunteer to be paired with an MMS student by the Career Management Center (CMC). Matches are made according to the … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Alumni, Careers, Student Life
Tagged Advice, Alumni, Career Coaching, Career Resource, Industry Insight, Interviews, Job Search, Learning, MBA, Mock Interviews, Networking, Personal Insight, Resources, Technology, VACF
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A Heart for Service
Before coming to Fuqua, serving on the MMS Association (MMSA) Executive Board was not even remotely in my mind. I am not even sure if I was aware of its existence. Despite this fact and quite to my own surprise, … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Around Campus, Events, Student Clubs, Student Life, Why MMS
Tagged Collaborative Learning, Community, Duke, Extra-curricular, Fuqua Friday, Fuqua Values, Giving Back, Hands-on Experience, Leadership, MBA, MBA Games, MMSA, Networking, Passion, Personal Insight, Program Insight, Service, Student Involvement, Teamwork, Why MMS
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Fuqua Network Still Strong After Graduation
I truly loved being a part of Fuqua during my year in the MMS program. Aside from the academic and career-oriented aspects of it, you really feel like you’re in a close-knit family. So when we graduated, you can imagine … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Alumni, Careers, International
Tagged Alumni, Community, Fun, Fuqua Culture, Graduation, Job Search, MBA, Networking, Personal Insight, Resources, Socializing, Team Fuqua, Travel, Why MMS
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The Business of Sports
Are you a sports enthusiast? If so, you would have LOVED the recent panel on The Business of Sports. Fuqua worked side-by-side with Wasserman Media Group (an international sports marketing company) to put on this special event that showcased an array … Continue reading
Top 3 Reasons to Join MMS
For the next 8 months, I’ll be living in a town that I knew nothing about until earlier this year: Durham, North Carolina. For 18 years, I lived in the same state, in the same town, at the same address. … Continue reading
Posted in About MMS, Academics, Admissions, Around Durham, Student Life, Why MMS
Tagged Admissions, Business Skills, Career Resource, Classes, Diversity, Fuqua Friday, International, Learning, Marketing, MBA, Networking, Personal Insight, Program Insight, Student Club, Transition, Travel, Why MMS
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