School News
 Fuqua Launches the Master of Management Studies: Foundations of Business Program
On Monday, August 31, 2009, Dean Blair Sheppard, Deputy Dean Bill Boulding, and Duke President Richard Brodhead helped officially kick off one of Fuqua's newest and most innovative programs—Master of Management Studies: Foundations of Business (MMS: FoB). This pre-experience master's degree provides fundamental business knowledge and skills to position its students to obtain higher level analyst positions and then move faster along their career trajectories. read more »
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Faculty Research
Fighting Flu with Game Theory
 As manufacturers race to test and deliver an H1N1 influenza vaccine by October, public health officials are working equally feverishly to determine how scarce doses should be allocated. Because supplies are expected to be short, governments may be tempted to buy large quantities of vaccine and antiviral treatments to protect their citizens. Yet research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) indicates that in the case of some epidemics, countries would be best served by giving their drug supplies to another country. read more » |
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Fuqua Research Featured on Futurity.org
Futurity.org is a new Web project featuring research from Duke and 40 other leading universities. Futurity was conceived by Mike Schoenfeld, Duke’s Vice President for Public Affairs, and public affairs professionals from Stanford and the University of Rochester, as a way for universities to continue to reach the public with research news during a time when traditional newsrooms are slashing their reporting staff and budgets. So far, Futurity has featured work by Peng Sun, Gavan Fitzsimons, Manju Puri, and John Graham. read more » |
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Congratulations to Ralph Keeney
 Ralph Keeney, Research Professor of Decision Sciences, has been selected for the prestigious INFORMS President's award. This award will be presented to Dr. Keeney at the upcoming INFORMS Annual Meeting in San Diego. The annual award recognizes important contributions to the welfare of society by members of the operations research/management science profession. Dr. Keeney is being recognized for his many contributions to the analysis of important problems faced by government and society, as well as his work on value-focused decision making. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Keeney on this wonderful achievement!
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Volunteer Corner
Interview Space Needed for Admissions Interviews
The Duke MBA Office of Admissions needs your help in finding appropriate locations for conducting Daytime MBA admissions interviews in a variety of cities around the globe. learn more » |
Alumni Connections
Save the Date: DukeGEN Happy Hours
The Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN) plans to host a second series of happy hours across the globe on November 17. Plans are in the works for Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, Research Triangle Park, Silicon Valley/Bay Area, and Washington, DC. learn more » |
Alumni Education
Give Your Company an Edge: Attend the Fuqua/Coach K Leadership Conference
Weathering the ups and downs of the current financial crisis is critical to any organization's survival, and the ability to lead through challenges is key. Give your company an edge. Join us on October 19-21, 2009, for an interactive educational experience at the Fuqua School of Business & Coach K Leadership Conference to explore the conference theme “Leading in Times of Uncertainty.” SPECIAL FUQUA ALUMNI OFFER: Register and bring a colleague at no additional cost. For more details, contact us at +1.919.660.7992 or conferenceonleadership@duke.edu. |
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Distinguished Speaker Series 2009-2010
Alumni are invited to attend our upcoming Distinguished Speaker Series event at Fuqua in Geneen Auditorium. Alumni can access the archive of past Distinguished Speaker presentations via Fuqua's iTunesU site.
David Rosenthal
Vice President, Investor Relations,
Exxon Mobil Corporation
October 13, 2009
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Careers
Next Online Career Workshop—Your Topic!
Fuqua's next online alumni career workshop will be held on November 12 at 11 a.m. EST. We'll be covering a topic of your choice. We have received several suggested topics from past workshop participants. Take our quick poll to vote on a topic or suggest your own. The winning topic will be announced in the October issue of FuquaNet. |
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Increase in Executive Search Activity Points to Recovery
Second quarter data from the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) State of the Executive Search Industry Report revealed signs of recovery within the senior executive recruitment industry, as the decline in executive search activity brought on by the recession ended with a stabilized second quarter rising 1 percent over the first quarter of 2009. read more » |
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Use Relaunch Circles to Help Re-enter the Workplace
 As a follow-up to our online career workshop on "Re-entering the Workplace," we thought you may be interested in the Relaunch Circles program offered by iRelaunch. Relaunch Circles are small group, coach-led, four-session return-to-work seminars. Sessions will begin in early October in Boston, New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Curriculum for these four 1.5-hour sessions is based on the career reentry strategy book Back on the Career Track. Fuqua alumni will receive $25 off of the $350 fee by answering "Fuqua" to the "How did you find out about us?" question. learn more and register » |
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Upcoming Events |
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Chicago: Dinner & Discussion
September 24, 2009 |
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New Orleans: National Black MBA Association Reception
September 24, 2009 |
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Houston: Speed Networking
September 24, 2009 |
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Seattle: Speed Networking
September 24, 2009 |
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Greensboro: Fuqua Friday
September 25, 2009 |
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Boston: First Tuesday Happy Hour
October 6, 2009 |
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Mountain View, CA: Microsoft Event
October 7, 2009 |
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Charlotte: The Duke Idea
October 7, 2009 |
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Moscow: Alumni Club Meeting
October 7, 2009 |
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New York: Speed Networking
October 15, 2009 |
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Washington, DC: Speed Networking
October 22, 2009 |
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Washington, DC: The Duke Idea
October 28, 2009 |
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FuquaNet Favorites |
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In the August issue of FuquaNet, you and other readers were most interested in:
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Ask Blair Sheppard |
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Do you have a burning question for the Dean? Submit it here! Just e-mail your question to Alumni Relations. Dean Sheppard will answer one question from alumni in each issue of FuquaNet. submit a question » |
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Happy Birthday! |
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John J. Bousa '87
Arjun Dutt '08
Bob Hardin '91
David Hatef '09
Martin Johnson '97
Rick Leaman '86
Juan Pablo de Miguel '00
Jim Morgan '00
Rudy Simmons '85
Eric Weinstein '04
Lily Xu '05
Shigeki Yamada '09
We asked the alumni above celebrating a birthday September 24, "Where are you now?" Here's what they said... |
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