School News
Campout: A New Tradition
 Get ready to participate in a new tradition—a whole new way to do Campout—from wherever you are in the world. Inspired by Campout on campus, alumni Campers complete a number of required "check-ins" over a defined period of time for a chance to enter a lottery for coveted prizes, including the elusive Duke-UNC ticket. This inaugural year only, Campers will have a chance at the grand prize of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join Coach K and team aboard a charter jet for games in China and Dubai this August. Stay tuned for more information, and go ahead, start spreading the word! Registration will open mid-to-late June at www.fuqua.duke.edu/campout. Get in the spirit by sending us photos of your on-campus Campout experiences! Please direct all photos and Campout questions to the Campout Committee at campout-committee@fuqua.duke.edu. |
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Executive Education Hosts GSOM Executives
 Fuqua's Executive Education department hosted 52 Russian Executive MBA students from St. Petersburg State Graduate School of Management (GSOM) in April for two Operations Management training courses. Along with Fuqua's Professor Fernando Bernstein, participants explored queuing theory, logistics, and inventory management through a combination of class lectures, case studies, a corporate visit to John Deere, and a guest lecture with Walmart’s Director of Store Innovations, Mike Graen. Professor Bernstein has incorporated knowledge gained from class discussions of managing operations in Russian companies during this program into the core Operations Management course that he teaches during Fuqua’s Cross Continent MBA program residency in Russia. learn more about executive education » |
Give to Fuqua
Only 45 Days Left to Give to the Fuqua Annual Fund in 2011
The Fuqua Annual Fund is closing in on the end of the 2011 fiscal year, which means crunch time to reach ambitious goals. To date, 3,236 donors have given $1,915,420. It will take a spirited Team Fuqua effort to reach the challenge goal of $2,700,000 by June 30. learn how you can help » |
Careers
Did You Miss Today's Online Career Workshop?
In case you missed the online career workshop, "Establishing and Maintaining Network and Mentor Relationships," a recording of this session, along with all previous online career sessions, is available on the alumni careers page. |
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Recommended Article: "Nine Things Successful People Do Differently"
Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren't sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. Find out the secrets to success in the Harvard Business Review blog entry, “Nine Things Successful People Do Differently,” by Heidi Grant Halvorson. read the article » |
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Fuqua Alumni Invited to Pepperdine Health Care Forum
Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business invites Fuqua alumni to participate in a health care forum on Wednesday, June 8, in Los Angeles, CA. The program includes a keynote presentation on the macroeconomics of the nation’s health care needs and the impact of recent legislation, followed by a panel of senior health care executives from the provider, insurance, and pharmaceutical fields. learn more and register » |
Fuqua Reunions 2011
What a Great Weekend!
 Many thanks to the more than 550 alumni, guests and kids who returned to Durham for Fuqua Reunions 2011! It was an incredibly fun weekend of catching up with friends, reminiscing, and reconnecting. We hope you enjoyed the weekend as much as we did. Please give us your feedback about the weekend, whether you attended or not, so that we can improve our reunion programming for future years. Check out some of the great photos from reunion. Curious about what went on in the photo booth on Friday night? The photos tell all! |
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Classes Ending in "2" and "7": Save the Date!
Your reunion is just one year away! For classes ending in "2" and "7" and the Classes of 2011, we will be hosting Fuqua Reunions 2012 the weekend of April 27-29, 2012. Mark your calendars! Much more information to come! |
Volunteer Corner
Send Us Your Alumni Council Nominations
Fuqua's Alumni Council is a representative group of alumni who are charged with communicating Fuqua's activities, priorities, and intellectual resources to external constituents; representing the interests of the alumni population to the Dean and staff; advancing the work of the Council through service to current initiatives; and building the institution through leadership. Council members serve a three-year term starting in the fall. If you are interested in learning more or nominating a fellow alumnus, check out the Fuqua web site or contact Erin Gasch at erin.gasch@duke.edu or +1.919.660.1971. |
Alumni Education
The Duke Idea: Blair Sheppard and Richard Brodhead in San Francisco
 Join Duke President Richard Brodhead and Fuqua Dean Blair Sheppard in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 24, as they discuss "Innovation and Entrepreneurship—A Global Business Model." This event is part of The Duke Idea series in which President Brodhead hosts a conversation with deans, faculty or other interesting people at Duke to highlight happenings at the university. learn more and register » |
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Business Intelligence in the Health Care Age
On April 27, participants in the health care sector gathered at Fuqua for the second annual Informatics Conference, "Business Intelligence in the Health Care Age." read the conference report » |
Faculty Research
Employment Ads Perpetuate Traditional Gender Roles, Study Finds
 Recent graduates browsing job announcements may not be conscious of it, but employment ads can signal whether a job is typically held by men or women, according to researchers at Fuqua, Princeton University and the University of Waterloo. The clues come in the form of gendered words like competitive and dominant (male) versus compassionate and nurturing (female), the researchers report. Both men and women show a preference for job descriptions matching their gender, women more strongly so. But no one in the study was aware of the effect, the researchers discovered. read more » |
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Botox Injections May Reduce Communication Along with Wrinkles
 Botox injections may hide more than just the effects of aging. New research from Duke and USC found people injected with Botox may have trouble telling what other people are thinking and feeling. The disconnect appears rooted in people's unconscious tendency to read others' emotions by mimicking their facial expressions. The study, by David Neal, a psychology professor at USC, and Tanya Chartrand, a marketing and psychology professor at Fuqua, appears in the current edition of Social Psychology and Personality Science. It furthers the theory that humans decode each other's expressions partly by simulating the perceived expressions of others in their own facial musculature. read more » |
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 Professor Campbell Harvey Launches iPad App
Campbell Harvey had recently launched an iPad version of his "Financial Glossary Plus" app. Access more than 8,000 financial terms and their definitions via the app. learn more »
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Fuqua Centers
Attend the DukeGEN Angel Pitch Event in San Francisco
 The Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN) is hosting its third angel pitch event at RocketSpace in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 1. Fifty Duke alumni and students submitted applications for their startups, and the judges have narrowed the competition down to eight to pitch at the event next Wednesday. Alumni are invited to watch as these alumni and students compete to be connected with angel investors! learn more » |
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Fuqua Job Opening: Managing Director of the Center for Technology, Entertainment and Media (CTEM)
Fuqua’s Center for Technology, Entertainment and Media (CTEM) brings together industry thought leaders, leading researchers and engaged students to accelerate our understanding of how organizations successfully adapt and evolve amid disruptive technological change. We are looking for a Managing Director with industry experience to partner with CTEM’s Executive Director, Prof. Tony O’Driscoll, to continue the momentum we’ve gained with companies like Apple, Google, Disney, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Turner, Salesforce.com, RedHat, and ESPN; advise the rapidly growing student groups interested in media and technology; work with the Career Management Center in supporting student projects and job searches in these industries; and execute on other aspects of CTEM’s business plan. learn more about this position and apply » |
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In the April issue of FuquaNet, readers were most interested in:
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Happy Birthday! |
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Danny Bronski '02
Carolie Burroughs '98
Todd Jaeger '98
William Lundberg '05
Hilka Schmitz '03
Mei Su '07
Fiza Tai '06
Laurie Williams '90
We asked the alumni above celebrating a birthday May 19, "Where are you now?" Here's what they said... |
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