Duke Weekend Executive MBA Student Blog

Fuqua's team format has been an incredibly unique experiment for learning, leading, and organizing the workload we face as students.   

So, you want to know what it’s like getting an Executive MBA from a top business school, navigating a career pivot, juggling family and friends, all while growing an entire human being in one’s belly?

Altogether, we raised more than $4,000 to fund the Rise Against Hunger meal kits.

The greatest strength of the Weekend Executive MBA program is what you can gain from really getting to know your classmates. Here’s how I recommend tapping into the power of that network.

I had the opportunity to be surrounded by people who had incredible minds while advancing my education.

Fraternities and sororities are a great way for undergraduate students to enter new social circles and establish lifelong networks.

When reflecting on my career as a woman of color (WoC), a feeling to continue to aim for excellence became increasingly stronger as I added more experience to my resume, and I knew I wanted change.

As I started to think about an Executive MBA program that would be the best fit for me, I knew I wanted an opportunity for connections with others.

A consistent piece of advice that you hear when pursuing an Executive MBA is to try to avoid major life-changing events during the program. But what about something beyond your control—like a global pandemic?