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Los Angeles Club Leadership:
Welcome to the Fuqua Alumni Club of Los Angeles! Your regional club is a great way to make both personal and professional connections with other local Fuqua alumni. Please bookmark this page to keep current with the club's activities.
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Past Events
LA, CA: Student/Alumni Happy Hour
Thursday January 03, 2013 |
Time:7:00PM - 9:00PM Location:Smith House Tap & Grill (Century City) | 10351 Santa Monica Blvd | Los Angeles, CA 90024 |
Description
The Media, Entertainment & Sports Club is pleased to coordinate a student and alumni gathering! We hope you will be able to attend this event.
Orange County, CA: DukeGen Networking
Thursday November 15, 2012 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:TBD |
Description
Get out your business cards! On November 15th, 2012, we'll be hosting the 11th DukeGEN Multi-city Networking Event. The DukeGEN Networking Events provide a chance for entrepreneurial-minded Duke alumni to meet one another. They happen three times a year, and are voluntarily organized by Duke alumni, for Duke alumni, students, faculty and staff.
Los Angeles, CA: Professor Jon Fjeld
Tuesday October 23, 2012 |
Time:7:00PM - 9:00PM Location:Hotel Palomar Los Angeles, 10740 Wilshire Boulevard, at Selby Avenue, Los Angeles, CA |
Description
Duke's Fuqua School of Business cordially invites you to join alumni, admissions staff, and current and prospective students for a discussion of entrepreneurship and innovation with Jon Fjeld, Professor of the Practice of Strategy and Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Notes
An informal reception will follow the presentation. Kindly respond by Friday, October 19.
LA: A Conversation with Prof Peter Ubel
Monday October 15, 2012 |
Time:7:00AM - 9:00PM Location:City Club on Bunker Hill |
Description
Duke Southern California and the Fuqua School of Business invite you to a conversation with Professor Peter Ubel on Critical Decisions,Ubel's provocative new book. Ubel is a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke. Trained in bioethics and behavioral economics, he likes to tackle the tough issues, but is always looking for a way to make these thorny topics engaging and illuminating.
Notes
Space is limited. $20 per person.
Los Angeles: Meet the Dean Reception
Tuesday November 08, 2011 |
Time:5:30PM - 6:30PM Location:The Beverly Hills Hotel - 9641 Sunset Boulevard - Beverly Hills, CA 90210 |
Description
Please join us to meet Bill Boulding, Fuqua's new dean and J.B. Fuqua Professor of Business Administration, and hear about the next steps in for the school.
Notes
This reception precedes The Duke Idea featuring Fuqua's Dan Ariely PhD '98, James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics. A separate registration and fee are required. www.thedukeidea.com
Los Angeles: Joint MBA Career Workshop
Wednesday April 13, 2011 |
Time:6:00PM - 9:00PM Location:Pepperdine University West Los Angeles Graduate Campus |
Description
Fuqua alumni are invited to an upcoming career workshop "I'm on LinkedIn - Now How Do I Use it for My Job Search???" at Pepperdine University.
Internet job search expert, Jason Alba, author of I'm on LinkedIn - Now What??? will share his insights on the importance of social media in today's job search market and how to use this powerful networking tool to accelerate future job searches. In today's market you cannot afford to ignore the online environment when managing your career and according to Jason Alba, "LinkedIn must be a part of your daily job search diet."
Jason Alba is CEO and creator of JibberJobber.com a web-based system designed to organize and manage a job search and the networking you do between job searches. Jason is a certified personal branding strategist and popular blogger and speaker about career management and social tools for professionals. Jason maintains several blogs including JibberJobber.com/blog, and contributes to the AOL Jobs blog. In his spare time he created the LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD. His work has been widely featured in the media including the Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, CIO, as well as numerous blogs, newspapers and radio stations. Jason has an IT and business background and holds a computer information systems degree and an MBA.
Event Agenda
6:00 - 7:00 Networking Reception
7:00 - 8:30 Presentation
8:30 - 9:00 Networking
Notes
Registration Fee: $25 includes presentation, networking, appetizers, soft drinks, coffee and tea.
Los Angeles: DukeGEN Networking Mixer
Wednesday March 02, 2011 |
Time:7:00PM - 9:00PM Location:Q's at Brentwood |
Description
Get out your business cards! Join us for the 6th multi-city DukeGEN Networking Event. For Duke alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, and invited guests. The goal of Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network is to be a sophisticated and active network that helps create debate, dialogue, and lucky encounters between Duke entrepreneurs. We are providing the energy and coordination to encourage Duke entrepreneurs, around the globe, to connect and increase their chances of success.
Notes
During the DukeGEN event, also watch the Duke Men's Basketball Team take on the Clemson Tigers! The game starts at 6pm (PST).
Los Angeles: Alumni and Student Mixer
Thursday January 06, 2011 |
Time:7:30PM - 9:00PM Location:UGO Wine Bar |
Description
Fuqua's Media, Entertainment and Sports club is coming back to LA for Week-In-Cities! ME&S will be in LA from 1/5 - 1/7. In LA, the students are scheduled to visit: Warner Bros., Lionsgate Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, and The Walt Disney Company. In addition to corporate visits, the students will be hosting a happy hour for alumni and students. Please join fellow alumni and current students for networking!
Thousand Oaks, CA: Alumni Gathering
Wednesday December 01, 2010 |
Time:5:30PM - 7:30PM Location:BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse |
Description
Susie Camp, Associate Director of Regional Gifts, and Brandy Salmon, Director for Corporate Relations, will be in town to visit local companies and invite local alumni to an informal Fuqua get-together .
Los Angeles: DukeGEN Networking Events
Thursday November 18, 2010 |
Time:7:00PM - 9:00PM Location:Yo Olde King's Head |
Description
Get out your business cards! Join us for the 5th multi-city DukeGEN Networking Event. For Duke alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, and invited guests. The goal of Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network is to be a sophisticated and active network that helps create debate, dialogue, and lucky encounters between Duke entrepreneurs. We are providing the energy and coordination to encourage Duke entrepreneurs, around the globe, to connect and increase their chances of success.
Los Angeles: Alumni and Student Mixer
Tuesday October 26, 2010 |
Time:7:00PM - 9:00PM Location:The Culver Hotel - Lobby Bar |
Description
The Media, Entertainment, and Sports (ME&S) Club is coming to LA for Week-In-Cities October 25-27th. ME&S will be in LA visiting Wasserman Media, Twentieth Century Fox, AEG, CAA, and NBC Universal. In addition to corporate visits, the club will be hosting a happy hour in LA for industry alumni and students. Come out to meet current students and reconnect with fellow alumni.
Los Angeles:National Black MBA Reception
Friday September 24, 2010 |
Time:6:00PM - 9:00PM Location:J.W. Marriott Hotel & Resort |
Description
Fuqua alumni attending the 32nd National Black MBA Association conference are invited to a reception celebrating the Fuqua community. Join fellow alumni, current students, alumni recruiters and Fuqua staff in LA for the event.
Notes
Hosted by Development and Alumni Relations. Beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
Los Angeles: Career & Networking Symposium
Saturday June 26, 2010 |
Time:9:00AM - 1:00PM Location:Toyota USA Headquarters ~ 19001 S. Western Ave ~ Torrance, CA 90501 |
Description
Fuqua alumni are invited to the 1st Annual Kellogg Career & Networking Symposium, the morning of Saturday, June 26th featuring Marc Cenedella, Founder & CEO of The Ladders.
9 a.m.: Registration, continental breakfast, and networking with alumni from Kellogg and other top graduate business schools
10 a.m.: Keynote by Marc Cenedella, CEO of TheLadders.com - #1 source of $100K+ jobs in the world
11 a.m.: Insights from Executive Recruiters, from a panel of top recruiters
Noon: Your choice* of breakout Corporate Board Seats or Tips from a Career Coach
Register June 3 to June 23 - $40 general admission.
Los Angeles: Joint MBA Career Workshop
Wednesday June 23, 2010 |
Time:6:30PM - 8:30PM Location:West Los Angeles Campus |
Description
Do you know what career paths and leadership skills you need to ascend to the ultimate position in your field? In today's job market, companies are no longer routinely grooming employees for senior-level executive positions. Career development is up to the individual. You have to define your own success and career strategy, and invest time in creating an effective action plan if you're going to become a VP or CEO. Join us as Kathryn Ullrich, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services for UCLA Anderson and author of "Getting to the Top" shares the findings of her groundbreaking research, and inspires you with stories that will help you reach the career success you desire by putting into action the guidelines you'll learn in Getting to the Top!
Los Angeles: Joint MBA Career Workshop
Monday June 21, 2010 |
Time:6:30PM - 8:30PM Location:Irvine Graduate Campus |
Description
Do you know what career paths and leadership skills you need to ascend to the ultimate position in your field? In today's job market, companies are no longer routinely grooming employees for senior-level executive positions. Career development is up to the individual. You have to define your own success and career strategy, and invest time in creating an effective action plan if you're going to become a VP or CEO. Join us as Kathryn Ullrich, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services for UCLA Anderson and author of "Getting to the Top" shares the findings of her groundbreaking research, and inspires you with stories that will help you reach the career success you desire by putting into action the guidelines you'll learn in Getting to the Top!
Los Angeles: Duke Professionals Mixer
Tuesday May 25, 2010 |
Time:5:30PM - 6:30PM Location:Napa Valley Grille ~ 1100 Glendon Avenue ~ Westwood, California |
Description
Meet other business and legal professionals for networking and socializing. Immediately following the mixer will be a discussion on US foreign policy in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan led by Bruce Kuniholm, dean of Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy. Event brought to you by the Fuqua School of Business and Duke Law School alumni.
Notes
Complete details and registration for both events can be found on the Duke Club of Southern CA webpage.
Los Angeles: Policy Discussion
Tuesday May 25, 2010 |
Time:6:30PM - 8:30PM Location:Napa Valley Grille ~ 1100 Glendon Avenue ~ Westwood, California |
Description
Fuqua alumni are invited to "The Lessons of History and US Policy: Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan." Join Bruce Kuniholm, dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke, for a presentation and discussion of U.S. involvement in three wars of the modern era. Kuniholm will reflect on the "lessons of history," and take a look at the "lessons of the past" as they have been applied to each of these conflicts through his lens as a scholar, former Marine platoon commander in Vietnam, policy planner for Iran and Afghanistan, and parent of a Marine who fought in Iraq. Napa Valley-style hors d'oeuvres will be served before the presentation, and an informal discussion will follow after. An award-winning scholar and teacher, Kuniholm is the founding dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy, and is professor of public policy and history. Kuniholm previously taught at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey; and served in the U.S. Department of State, first in the Bureau of Intelligence, then as a member of the policy planning staff. He holds a Ph.D. in history, an M.A. in public policy and an M.A. in history, all from Duke, and an A.B. in English from Dartmouth College.
Notes
For more information, contact the Sanford Development & Alumni Relations Office (919-613-7325) or call Rob Kohn '89, Law '92 (310-968-3837).
Los Angeles: Duke Law and Fuqua Mixer
Thursday April 22, 2010 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Caffe Roma ~ 350 North Canon Drive ~ Beverly Hills, CA 90210 |
Description
Meet other business and legal professionals for networking and socializing at Caffe Roma in Beverly Hills. Brought to you by Fuqua School of Business and Duke Law School alumni. Complimentary Italian appetizers, and 51%-off happy hour pricing on drinks.
Irvine, CA: Career Relaunch Forum
Thursday March 11, 2010 |
Time:8:30AM - 4:00PM Location:UC Irvine |
Description
Fuqua alumni are invited to the Career Relaunch Forum, a one day return to work conference, to be held March 11 at UC Irvine. The event is produced by the career reentry programming company iRelaunch, whose founders are the authors of acclaimed career reentry strategy book Back on the Career Track, and is sponsored by prestigious employers. The program includes a compelling line-up of speakers, panelists, workshops, and networking time with sponsors. Fuqua alums and their partners receive a $30 discount off the Forum registration fee. Type "Fuqua" in the "How did you find out about us?" box on the online registration form, and you will receive a $30 credit within 48 hours.
Notes
Event agenda can be found at http://www.irelaunch.com/cr/agenda.asp.
Los Angeles: DukeGEN Happy Hour
Wednesday March 03, 2010 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:TBD |
Description
Fuqua alumni in LA are invited to a DukeGEN speed networking event on March 3 (location:TBD). DukeGEN hosts fun networking events to connect the entrepreneurial community of Duke University alumni, parents, and students in various cities around the world.
Notes
Notes The goal of DukeGEN is to be a sophisticated and active network that helps create debate, dialogue, and lucky encounters between Duke entrepreneurs. We are providing the energy and coordination to encourage Duke entrepreneurs, around the globe, to connect and increase their chances of success.
LA: Fuqua and Duke Law Mixer
Thursday January 14, 2010 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:X Bar ~ Hyatt Regency Century Plaza ~ 2025 Avenue of the Stars ~ Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
Description
Meet other business and legal professionals to kick-off a new year of networking and socializing in Century City?s popular X bar. Brought to you by Fuqua School of Business and Duke Law School alumni.
San Diego: Joint MBA Holiday Mixer
Tuesday December 08, 2009 |
Time:6:30PM - 10:00PM Location:Il Fornaio Restaurant ~ 1555 Camino Del Mar, Suite 301 (upstairs) ~ Del Mar, CA 92014 |
Description
The UCLA Anderson Alumni Board of San Diego and the San Diego MBA Committee would like to invite you and a guest to join them for a night of wine, cocktails, and hors d'oeuvres at Il Fornaio in Del Mar. Come join fellow MBA alumni from various SDMBA schools, as the group celebrates the start of the holiday season, the end of the 2009 Recession, and the beginning of the 2010 Recovery...! Alumni from Kellogg, Wharton, Columbia, Stanford, LBS, and other schools have already signed up, so register to mingle with fellow MBA colleagues from various schools and backgrounds.
LA: Holiday Mixer
Thursday December 03, 2009 |
Time:6:00PM - 7:30PM Location:Ago Restaurant ~ 8478 Melrose Avenue ~ West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
Description
It's been a while since the Fuqua Club of Southern California has been able to meet up as a group, but with the holidays fast approaching what better time to reconnect than over a Holiday Happy Hour. In conjunction with the Duke Club of SoCal, Fuqua alumni are invited to a attend happy hour on Dec. 3 from 6pm to 7:30pm at Ago Restaurant in West Hollywood. Come celebrate the spirit of the holidays! Happy hour drinks pricing available and appetizers hosted by the Duke Club of SoCal.
Los Angeles: DukeGEN Happy Hour
Tuesday November 17, 2009 |
Time:5:30PM - 8:00PM Location:da Vinci Ristorante (Long Beach), 2801 E. Spring Street, 3rd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90806 |
Description
Fuqua alumni are invited to a DukeGEN happy hour at da Vinci Ristorante. The DUKEGEN Happy Hour is an informal networking event facilitating connections and reconnections for members of the Duke community and friends interested in Entrepreneurship and all things related.
LA: Duke Alums Engage
Friday November 06, 2009 |
Time:8:00AM - 12:00PM Location:Fernando Pullum Performing Arts High School ~ 5100 S. Broadway ~ Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
Description
Duke Alums Engage is a new program being launched by the Duke Alumni Association in 20 cities. Learn the principles of service learning through this nationwide program that will take community service to a new level.
Notes
The Duke club of Southern California is looking for volunteers willing to speak at a Career Day on Friday, November 6th at The Fernando Pullum Performing Arts H.S. The Fernando Pullum Performing Arts H.S. is a brand new charter school focuses on the performing arts while maintaining a rigorous academic environment.
Los Angeles: Cocktail Party
Thursday September 17, 2009 |
Time:5:30PM - 7:30PM Location:X Bar at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City |
Description
Join fellow alumni for a Team Fuqua cocktail party at the X Bar at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City.
Los Angeles: DukeGEN Happy Hour
Wednesday August 12, 2009 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:TBD |
Description
The DukeGEN Happy Hour is an informal semi-annual networking event to connect the entrepreneurial community of Duke University alumni, parents, and students in Los Angeles.
Notes
The goal of the Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN) is to be a sophisticated and active network that helps create debate, dialogue, and lucky encounters between Duke entrepreneurs. We are providing the energy and coordination to encourage Duke entrepreneurs, around the globe, to connect and increase their chances of success.
LA: 4th Annual MBA Masters Golf Classic
Saturday June 06, 2009 |
Time:12:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Babe Course ~ Industry Hills Golf Club ~ One Industry Hills ~ Pkwy City of Industry, CA 91744 |
Description
Please join fellow alumni from all over Southern California and their guests at Industry Hills Golf Club as we compete for the "Winner's Circle" at the 4th annual Southern California MBA Masters Golf Classic - Reading to Kids Charity Golf Tournament . The new Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms is one of the premier public courses in the nation. Both courses and the clubhouse were updated as part of a $17 million refurbishment project (www.pacificpalmsresort.com). The tournament will be held on the Babe course.
Notes
Saturday, June 6th will be a fun day of golf and networking with over 16 business schools represented by their alumni and guests. The format is a scramble tournament, making it easy to play for any level of golfer. The tournament is now a tradition for many and host to over 100 attendees.
There are a number of ways to get involved with Fuqua Alumni Club of Los Angeles:
- Make sure your contact information is up to date in the alumni directory . In order to receive information via e-mail about activities in your region, your contact information must be current. Fuqua alumni are invited to club activities based on their city of residence or employment. Are you only planning to be in Southern California temporarily? E-mail the Alumni Relations office , and we can make sure you are on the club's e-mail distribution list.
- Offer to host an alumni event at your business, home, or work place.
- Get involved with club leadership.
- Suggest events and ideas for activities you'd like to see in your city.
- Recommend a personal or professional speaker or make a presentation yourself.
If you'd like to get involved in any way, please contact your club leadership team.