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14 Days and Counting!
The 2011 Fuqua Annual Fund closes on June 30. There’s still time left for you to make a difference and help us reach our goals of $2.7 million and 4,500 donors. As of June 13, alumni and friends had contributed $2,183,000 to The Fuqua Annual Fund. Through contributions alumni can have a positive impact on faculty support, scholarships, research and program innovations. If you have already contributed this fiscal year, THANK YOU. Please consider reaching out to your classmates and friends and encouraging them to get on board too. Alumni participation is critical to strengthening the Fuqua brand and future success of our school. learn how you can help »

School News

Campout 101
What do you have to do for a chance to fly around the world with the legendary Duke Blue Devil Men's Basketball team? Or for a chance to win men's basketball tickets (even Duke-UNC tickets) to a game in Cameron Indoor? All you gotta do is Campout.

Who can do Campout? All Fuqua alumni and all students in class by June 30, 2011.

When do you pitch your tent? Campout for this season starts on Thursday, June 30, and runs through Monday, July 25, at 5:00 p.m. EDT at www.fuqua.duke.edu/campout.
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Executive Education Hosts 2011 AMP Reunion Event
In April 2011, Duke Executive Education hosted the first Advanced Management Program (AMP) reunion event since the program’s redesign in 2008. AMP graduates and Fuqua alumni attended the session, "Shaping the Future: Leadership Skills for a VUCA World" (view video), by Rick Voirin, Adjunct Professor and AMP Orchestrator. The session challenged attendees to reflect upon world-changing events and be mindful that our future business landscape is rife with VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity). Professor Voirin and session guests discussed leadership skills necessary to shape an uncertain future. Interested in bringing VUCA preparation into your business? Fuqua alumni receive a 40 percent tuition reduction when attending AMP. learn more »

Volunteer Corner

Class Communication Chairs Needed!
Alumni Relations is looking for volunteers to help solicit and collect class updates quarterly for the alumni magazine, Team Fuqua. This is a fun and easy way to support the school and to stay connected or reconnect with your class. We are looking for volunteers for the following Reunion 2012 classes:

Daytime MBA: 1972, 1977, 1982
Evening Executive MBA: 1977, 1982, 1987
Global Executive MBA: 1997, 2002
MHA: 1982, 1987, 1992
Weekend Executive MBA: 1987, 1992

Visit our volunteer web page to learn more about this important role. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact Stacy Dalton at stacy.dalton@duke.edu or +1.919.660.2915.

Careers

Online Career Workshop: "Best Practices for Conducting Research on Prospective Employers"
Want to know the best way to get the skinny on a prospective employer? Check out our next online career session to learn how to conduct effective research on a variety of companies. Join us on Thursday, July 21, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Visit our alumni careers page to register for this workshop or to view recordings of previous online career workshops. register now »

Faculty Research

CFO Survey: Moderate Economic Growth, Slow Job Market
Optimism among chief financial officers in the U.S. has fallen, but spending plans indicate continued moderate growth over the next year. Hiring will be minimal—less than 1 percent over the next year—though many companies plan to reinstitute some employee benefits. These are some of the findings of the most recent Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey. The quarterly survey, which concluded June 3, asked 806 CFOs from a broad range of global public and private companies about their expectations for the economy. read more »

For Money or Fame: Why Politicians Attack
The next presidential election is nearly 18 months away, but we've already seen potential GOP presidential hopefuls questioning President Obama's citizenship. Does this mean the 2012 campaign will be as nasty as 2008? New research examining negative political advertising says yes, and the data may even help explain why the attacks are happening so early in the election cycle. Candidates with deep pockets or who are well known to voters are much more likely to use negative advertising, says study co-author Ron Shachar, professor at the Arison School of Business, IDC, Israel, and a visiting professor at Fuqua. read more »

Observing Others Reach Their Goals Can Make Us Less Likely to Reach Our Own, Study Shows
One might assume that watching someone reach a goal or complete a task would inspire us to match that success. However, new research indicates the opposite may actually be true: seeing others succeed can actually reduce our motivation. These findings are reported in the May issue of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and are based on experiments conducted by a group of professors who study organizational and social psychology. The researchers are Fuqua's Grainne Fitzsimons, Kathleen McCulloch of Idaho State University, Sook Ning Chua of McGill University, and Dolores Albarracin of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Fuqua Centers

A Recap of DukeGEN's Angel Pitch Event in San Francisco
The Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN) hosted its third angel pitch event at RocketSpace in San Francisco on June 1. In a room packed with 120 Duke alumni, seven finalists pitched to a panel of four judges. Congratulations to winner Youbibi.com led by Kai Wang '08 and his business partner Steven Pang. read more and view photos »

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FuquaNet Favorites

• Recommended Article: "Nine Things Successful People Do Differently"
• Campout 2011
• Reunion Photos
• FuquaNet Birthdays

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Executive Education

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