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Seattle Club Leadership:
Welcome to the Fuqua Alumni Club of Seattle! 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
Seattle, WA: DukeGen Networking Event
Monday November 19, 2012 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Maveron Offices, Seattle |
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.
Seattle: Alumni and Student Mixer
Friday October 21, 2011 |
Time:5:30PM - 9:30PM Location:Pearl ~ Lincoln Square 700 Bellevue Way NE, Suite 50 ~ Bellevue, WA |
Description
Each academic year, current students travel to various cities to meet with companies as part of the "Week In Cities" program. Students from the High Tech Club will be in Seattle and invite you to join them for a networking event.
Seattle: Joint B-School Networking
Tuesday July 26, 2011 |
Time:6:00PM - 9:00PM Location:PACCAR Hall's Shansby Auditorium at the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington |
Description
Alumni from the leading business schools are invited to a joint networking reception and panel discussion featuring C-level alumni from top business schools. Panelists will bring their unique perspectives on leadership and the challenges they face in inspiring innovation in an increasing competitive and complex global economy.Panelists include alumni from leading Seattle corporations:William ?Bill? Gossman (MBA '91, Smith School of Business, University of Maryland), CEO, hi5, and Executive in Residence at MDV-Mohr Davidow VenturesLouis Jordan (MBA ?80, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University), Senior Vice President, Global Finance, Starbucks CorporationMarv Toland (MBA ?85, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University), Senior Vice President and CFO, Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.Moderator: Dr. Warren Boeker, Professor of Management and Douglas E. Olesen/Battelle Endowed Chair, Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington
Notes
Registration: $20.00 (in advance); $25.00 (on-site, if available)Refreshments will be served; Cash BarAlumni and guests register at www.tepper.cmu.edu/alumni/sea, click 'Joint B-School Alumni Networking Reception' (located on left panel)Attire: Business Casual
Event URL
Contact Name
Erin L. Bartels
Contact Email
Past Events
Seattle: Joint MBA Networking Event
Thursday May 12, 2011 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:The Tap House Grill - Seattle |
Description
The Seattle Business School Alliance and The Wharton Alumni Club of Seattle invites Fuqua alumni to upcoming networking event. Great networking opportunity! No RSVP required.
Contact Name
Nick White
Contact Email
Seattle: Joint MBA Mixer
Thursday April 07, 2011 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:30PM Location:The Tap House Grill |
Description
Fuqua alumni are invited to the Seattle Business School Alliance mixer Thursday, April 7 at The Tap House Grill - Bellevue.
Seattle: DukeGEN Networking Event
Thursday November 18, 2010 |
Time:5:00PM - 7:00PM Location:Rob Roy |
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.
Seattle: Alumni and Student Mixer
Friday October 22, 2010 |
Time:6:00PM - 9:00PM Location:Pearl Bar and Dining |
Description
Fuqua alumni in Seattle are invited to gather with Daytime students from the High Tech Club that will be in town on Friday, Oct. 22 for their Week in Cities travel. If your schedule will permit, come out and meet current students and reconnect with fellow alumni.
Seattle: Alumni Happy Hour
Thursday September 16, 2010 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Rock Bottom Brewery |
Description
Fuqua alumni in Seattle are invited to gather for cocktails and light bites at Rock Bottom in Bellevue on Thursday, Sept. 16. Meena Dorr, Managing Director of the Fuqua Center for Entertainment, Media and Information Technology, will be in town this week to visit local companies and will host this informal Fuqua alumni get-together.
Notes
Planning to attend? Please RSVP to Nick White at nick@ivyworldwide.com.
Seattle: DukeGEN Networking Event
Wednesday August 04, 2010 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Amber 2214 1st Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 US |
Description
Bring your business cards and get connected to the Duke entrepreneurial community! You're invited to Amber for the 4th multi-city DukeGEN Networking Event. This event is one of fourteen events being organized around the world on the same night by the Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (learn more at http://www.dukegen.com/events).
Event URL
events.linkedin.com/Seattle-DukeGEN-Happy-Hour/pub/346524
Seattle: Discussion & Book Signing
Tuesday June 08, 2010 |
Time:7:30PM - 9:00PM Location:Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Avenue (at Seneca Street), Seattle, WA 98101 |
Description
Fuqua alumni and guests are invited to a discussion and book signing with Dan Ariely. Dan Ariely, Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, will discuss The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home, his new book that argues the irrational course of behavior may sometimes be the best.
Notes
Advance tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
Seattle: DukeGEN Speed Networking
Wednesday March 03, 2010 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Tap House Grill ~ 550 106th Avenue Northeast ~ Bellevue, WA 98004-5083 US |
Description
Fuqua alumni in Seattle are invited to a DukeGEN speed networking event on March 3. DukeGEN hosts fun networking events to connect the entrepreneurial community of Duke University alumni, parents, and students in various cities around the world.
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.
Seattle: Duke Alums Engage
Saturday November 07, 2009 |
Time:10:00AM - 2:00PM Location:Treehouse For Kids ~ 2100 24th Avenue S., Suite 200 ~ Seattle WA |
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
On November 7, the Duke Club of Puget Sound will be volunteering with Treehouse For Kids by sorting and tagging clothes and other donated items in the "Wearhouse" which is the free store for the foster kids. This project is in conjunction with the national Duke Alums Engage volunteer week, wherein Duke clubs all over the country are reaching out to assist in their communities with a variety of projects designed to promote civic engagement.
Seattle: Speed Networking
Thursday September 24, 2009 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Columbia Tower Club, Columbia Center, 701 5th Avenue, Suite 7600, Seattle, WA 98104. (206) 622-2010. |
Description
The Association of Business School Alumni Professionals has organized a series of Speed Networking events around the country for top business schools, and Fuqua alumni are invited. 6:00pm-6:30pm Registration; 6:30pm-6:45pm Session on career strategies and networking tips; 6:45pm-8:00pm Speed networking
Notes
Hosted via SpeedNetworking.com on behalf of the participating schools. Pre-registration is mandatory via the event website: $35 per participant.
Seattle: B-School Alliance Happy Hour
Thursday September 03, 2009 |
Time:5:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Enso, 820 Blanchard (corner of Blanchard and Westlake) in South Lake Union |
Description
You and a guest are invited to the September Seattle Business School Alliance (SBSA) Happy Hour taking place on Thursday, September 3rd from 5pm - 8pm. Vulcan Real Estate is generously hosting the event. Visit with fellow alumni and preview Enso, one of Seattle?s newest luxury condominium residences, while enjoying spectacular city and Lake Union views. Beverages and hors d'oeuvres will be served in the community room and roof terrace while champagne and dessert will be served in one of the exclusive penthouses.
Notes
This event is open to all SBSA member schools.
Seattle: Joint MBA Happy Hour
Thursday May 07, 2009 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Taphouse Grill ~ 1506 6th Ave ~ Seattle, WA |
Description
This month's Seattle Business School Alliance (SBSA) "First Thursday" Happy Hour is sponsored by Fuqua! Come out to the Tap House Grill to reconnect with Fuqua grads as well as make new connections with other MBA grads in the Seattle area.
Notes
The SBSA is a Seattle-based consortium of alumni leaders from top business schools and exists to bring together the alumni of its member schools for the purposes of education and networking. Member schools periodically sponsor events that are open to attendees outside the alumni of that specific school, and in those instances they invite the broader SBSA membership to attend. The SBSA itself also organizes and sponsors regular networking and educational events.
Event URL
Seattle: Career Workshop
Thursday April 16, 2009 |
Time:6:00PM - 9:00PM Location:RealNetworks ~ 2601 Elliott Avenue ~ Seattle, WA |
Description
The Kellogg School of Management Alumni Career Services office invites Fuqua alumni in Seattle to a "Turbo Job Search Workshop" presented by Matthew Temple, Director of Alumni Career Services at the Kellogg School of Management. Thursday, April 16th, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Topics include: ~ Self-Assessment ~ Creating a Company List ~ Resumes & Cover Letters ~ Crafting Your Elevator Pitch ~ Leveraging Your Network ~ Executive Search Firms ~ Interviewing
Seattle: Joint MBA Alumni Happy Hour
Thursday December 04, 2008 |
Time:6:00PM - 8:00PM Location:Taphouse Grill - 1506 6th Ave, Seattle, WA |
Description
Fuqua alumni of the Seattle area are invited to the Seattle Business School Alliance "First Thursday" Happy Hour, sponsored by Wharton at the Taphouse Grill (1506 6th Ave, Seattle, WA).
Notes
The SBSA is a Seattle-based consortium of alumni leaders from top business schools and exists to bring together the alumni of its member schools for the purposes of education and networking. Member schools periodically sponsor events that are open to attendees outside the alumni of that specific school, and in those instances they invite the broader SBSA membership to attend. The SBSA itself also organizes and sponsors regular networking and educational events.
Seattle: Word Of Mouth Marketing Event
Wednesday November 12, 2008 |
Time:6:00PM - 9:00PM Location:Seattle, WA |
Description
Have you always wanted to learn more about social networking and word of mouth marketing? Do you wonder what disruptive impacts or benefits it could have to your industry? Do you enjoy good company and conversation? Please join the Seattle Business School Alliance for a "Word Of Mouth Marketing Event" hosted by The Kellogg Alumni Club of Seattle/Western Washington. Date: Wednesday November 12th at 6PM
Notes
Location: TBD RSVP ~ Guest Speaker: Debra Aho Williamson, Senior Analyst at eMarketer Inc. ~ Appetizers and beverages sponsored by Buzz Corps.
There are a number of ways to get involved with Fuqua Alumni Club of Seattle:
- 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 Seattle 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.