IN THIS ISSUE

Student News

A Student’s Reflection on Fuqua’s Future
by James McPherson '10
I recently had the opportunity to show an alumnus from the class of 1990 around Fuqua. It was his first visit back in over a decade. Obviously Fuqua has changed since he was a student. It has even changed dramatically since I interviewed in 2008! But while we can lazily mark the passage of time by how many new buildings go up and how many old ones are torn down, acknowledging the obvious fact that time passes and the physical world changes, this was not my guest's primary concern. What is happening inside of the physical space, what is life like and what are we studying? How much of the real and the living has changed and how much is the same? And he was right to wonder. read more »

Duke Goethe MBAs Participate in World's Largest MBA Sailing Event
by Mario Spira '10 and Thorsten Schopf '07
September 24-27, 2009, a team of eight students and alumni from the Duke Goethe MBA program participated in the world's largest sailing cup for MBAs in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. The event was organized for the sixth time by MBA students of the Italian SDA Bocconi School of Management together with Yacht Club Italiano. Despite the economic crisis, a fleet of 32 boats racing in two divisions gathered, with over 250 students and alumni of 14 business schools representing 37 different countries to take part in the competition. read more »

School News

Health Systems Curriculum and Competencies
by Kevin A. Schulman, MD
The Health Sector Management (HSM) program and the Global Health Institute hosted a three-day meeting of medical, business and public health schools from 15 countries including 26 international participants focused on health systems strengthening. The participants included deans and senior leaders of educational institutions in Asia, Latin America and Africa, as well as the World Bank and several NGOs. In addition, faculty from Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and UC Berkley were also in attendance. The meeting, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and HSM, addressed the educational needs of degree candidates in the medical, business, and public health fields. read more »

Volunteer Corner

Refer a Student and We'll Waive Their Application Fee
Do you remember how you were first introduced to Fuqua's programs? Was it was through a student or alumnus? Our students and alumni are a powerful resource in attracting great students for our programs, and we need your help. If you refer a prospective student for admission to any of our programs, we will waive the $200 application fee. It's as simple as filling out the prospective student referral form on our Web site. Once you submit the form, we will copy you on an e-mail to the prospective student letting him/her know about the application fee waiver. Please note that the fee waiver can only be activated before the application is submitted. Thank you for your continued help in building great incoming classes!

Fuqua Reunions 2010

Book Your Hotel Room Today!
Classes of 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2009, make plans to reconnect with classmates and your alma mater at Fuqua Reunions 2010! We have room blocks at several local hotels for the weekend of April 23-25, 2010. Make your reservations today! learn more »

Drum Up the Nostalgia: Send Your Photos
Take a walk down memory lane as you prepare for Fuqua Reunions 2010. Dig through those photo albums and send in your favorite memories of your time as a Fuqua student. Photos will be shared on your class Web page. You may send photos to alumni-relations@fuqua.duke.edu. Captions and commentary welcome!

Alumni Education

Distinguished Speaker Series

Alumni are invited to attend our upcoming Distinguished Speaker Series events at Fuqua in Geneen Auditorium. Alumni can access the archive of past Distinguished Speaker presentations via Fuqua's iTunesU site.

Stephen Quinn
Chief Marketing Officer, Walmart US
December 1, 2009
4:00-5:00 p.m.

Robert McDonald
Chief Executive Officer, The Proctor & Gamble Company
Fuqua Board of Visitors Member
January 26, 2010
4:00-5:00 p.m.

Careers

Did You Miss an Online Career Workshop?
Over the last two years, the Duke MBA Career Management Center has hosted eight online career workshops for alumni. Recordings of the workshops, along with slides from many of the sessions are available on the alumni careers page. Topics and dates for upcoming sessions will be announced soon. Please read upcoming issues of FuquaNet for details!

Recording: "A New Strategy for a New Economy"
In the recent BlueSteps executive tele-seminar, "A New Career Strategy For A New Economy," four senior retained executive search consultants from Korn Ferry, Spencer Stuart, Russell Reynolds and The Ferneborg Group discussed how executives should position themselves in today’s hiring landscape, where the job opportunities lie and how to connect with recruiters. To listen to a recording of the seminar, please visit Fuqua's BlueSteps page and click on the link at the top of the page.

Upcoming Events

FuquaNet Favorites

In the October issue of FuquaNet, you and other readers were most interested in:

• FuquaNet Birthdays
• Photos from NBMBAA and NSHMBA
• Reunion Weekend Hotel Blocks
• CASE Announces National Business Plan Competition: Judges Needed!

Happy Birthday!

Wayne Correa '08
Burr Dalton '02
Alison Finger '93
Jeff Ford '03
Ruta Jureviciute '01
Aric Keck '94
Bobby Richmond '08
Todd Trivett '88
Steven Willer '79

We asked the alumni above celebrating a birthday November 19, "Where are you now?" Here's what they said...

Fuqua on the Web

Become a fan of Fuqua's Facebook page or follow Fuqua on Twitter to see what's happening at the school and with your former classmates.

Executive Education

Advanced Management Program
April 18-30
& June 13-25, 2010

Duke Leadership Program
December 6-11, 2009
March 21-26, 2010
June 20-25, 2010
October 3-8, 2010
December 5-10, 2010

Media Mentions