What is Team Fuqua?
Team Fuqua. It’s a term you constantly hear in our community. Ask for a definition and a hundred people will tell you a hundred stories to illustrate what it means to them. Synthesizing these stories,... Read More
Tag: Professional Development
Overcoming My Fear of Accounting
I was born on March 2, and so was Dr. Seuss. Naturally, I was destined for creative writing! It made sense to my undergrad college advisor, Dr. Burke. He was thrilled to have another English... Read More
What are the Program Benefits for a Veteran and How Will I Fit In?
Why Fuqua and Why the Weekend Executive MBA? As I was poised to leave active duty, I wanted to stack the deck in my favor. The goal was to ensure that the civilian career path... Read More
Taking Home the Top Prize at UCLA’s Inaugural Credit Competition
Getting Started Our road to success started this past January, when Craig was reading the weekly newsletter from Fuqua's Asset Management Club and saw an announcement for a high-yield credit competition hosted by UCLA’s Anderson... Read More
How We Won the Inaugural Case Competition
The real question was—how much more could we fit into our schedule? When we were informed about an Accenture-sponsored case competition for our Weekend Executive MBA class, a lot of excitement was generated around the idea. We... Read More
Why I Chose Duke’s Executive MBA Over Full-Time Programs
At some of the world’s top business schools, the average age of incoming full-time students is approximately 27. Many decide to go back to school after realizing that in order to grow their careers in... Read More
The Value of a Career Networking Event
While reviewing the calendar of events during our elective term, I asked “what day is it again?” because our schedule was so packed! Realizing that the Experienced Hire Networking Event was the next day, I... Read More
Reflections as a Fuqua Alumna
As students both young and old headed back to the classroom this past fall, it became extremely apparent to me that I was no longer one of them. No more evening reading. No more team meetings.... Read More
Bootcamp: The Essentials of Health Care Management
It was late afternoon on a Friday, but I was feeling energized—and for once it wasn’t because the weekend was coming! I had just spent the past week at Fuqua attending the Health Sector Management... Read More
Benefits of the Health Sector Management Program
Prior to my MBA, I had been a practicing physician for 15 years, with some experience in medical group as well as hospital administrative leadership duties. However, when I decided to pursue a role that focused more on... Read More