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School News

Meet Fuqua's New Dean, Bill Boulding
Fuqua is hosting a series of events for alumni to meet Dean Bill Boulding and hear more about his plans to move the school forward. Below are details of our fall events. Keep an eye on your inbox for an opportunity to connect with the dean in your area. learn more about Dean Boulding »

New York: Isle Maligne Society Members and Reunion Alumni
by invitation only
Monday, September 19, 2011

Washington, D.C.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
learn more and register »

London
Thursday, October 20, 2011
learn more and register »

Los Angeles
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Details and invitation to follow

Recruiting News

Duke MBA Employment Statistics 2010-11: August 15 Update
by Sheryle Dirks, Associate Dean for Career Management
I am pleased to share the updated 2010-2011 employment report about Daytime MBA students in the Classes of 2011 (graduates) and 2012 (interns) who have reported job offers by the three month post-graduation date of August 15. I encourage you to review the full report, but I have also highlighted some notable changes and trends. We will update these statistics again after September 30, which is the end of the data gathering period when the 2010-11 report will become final. read more »

Alumni Connections

Join Us for Receptions at NBMBAA and NSHMBA
Alumni are cordially invited to join current students, members of the Minority Alumni Advisory Board and Fuqua staff at two receptions celebrating the Fuqua community.

National Black MBA Association Conference Reception
Friday, October 7, 2011
6:00-9:00 p.m.
learn more and register »

National Society of Hispanic MBAs Conference Reception
Friday, October 14, 2011
8:00-10:00 p.m.
learn more and register »

Volunteer Corner

Save the Date: Duke MBA Weekend for Women and
Duke MBA Workshop for Minority Applicants
Save the date for these two important events! Alumni participation in both the Duke MBA Weekend for Women (November 3-6) and the Duke MBA Workshop for Minority Applicants (November 17-20) is crucial to ensuring we attract great candidates to our programs. We hope you will make plans to join us! learn more »

Give to Fuqua

Join Us at the Fuqua Donor Tailgate Party!
We invite Fuqua donors to join Fuqua's new dean, Bill Boulding, for a football tailgate party to celebrate our best Annual Fund year ever! Join us for a tailgate feast before the Duke v. Florida State game on Saturday, October 15. Tickets are $25 and include your game ticket, along with tailgate fare, beer and wine. learn more and register »

Fuqua Reunions 2012

Reunion Committee Volunteers Needed!
If you graduated in a year ending with a "2" or "7," consider joining your class reunion committee! We are actively recruiting volunteers to lead the charge for Fuqua Reunions 2012. In this role, you will rally your classmates to come back for reunion weekend April 27-29, 2012, and to support the reunion class gift effort by making a financial gift to the Fuqua Annual Fund. To volunteer, please contact Mike Byerley at mike.byerley@duke.edu or +1.919.660.2916.

Careers

Online Workshop: Your Choice!
Our next online career workshop will take place on Thursday, November 17, and you're choosing the topic! Take our quick poll to vote for your favorite:

• Entrepreneurship and Start-ups
• DivingIn to LinkedIn
• How to Assess Company Culture Before Accepting an Offer
• Talent Recruitment and Management from a Hiring Manager’s Perspective

Managing Yourself: Extreme Productivity
In this Harvard Business Review article, veteran executive Robert C. Pozen outlines six principles getting a lot done in an efficient and effective manner. read more »

Career Resource: Business Source
The alumni edition of Business Source provides more than 1,350 full text business magazines and journals in nearly every area of business including marketing, management, accounting, finance, economics, and more. To access this database visit Fuqua's Ford Library website, click Alumni Services, then Alumni Databases.

Faculty Research

CFOs: No Double-Dip Recession
Chief financial officers don't foresee a double-dip recession, but doubts about the strength of the economy have pessimists outnumbering optimists by more than five to one in the United States. Business spending is expected to grow, though more slowly than last quarter, and hiring will continue at a sluggish pace. These are some of the findings of the most recent Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey. read more »

CMO Survey: Marketers to Significantly Increase Their Investment in Social Media
Leading marketing executives are increasingly relying on social media in their overall marketing strategies, a new survey indicates. The 249 CMOs of U.S. companies who took part in the survey noted they intend to increase their current level of spending on social media from its current level of 7.1 percent of their overall marketing budget to 10.1 percent over the next year. They expect to see this number rise to 17.5 percent in the next five years. read more »

Alumni Education

Online Seminar: What Do CFOs Think about the Economy Right Now?
What are CFOs thinking? CFOs have historically been very good at predicting where their companies and the economy at large are heading. Not surprising, as they are more dialed in to corporate profitability and both micro- and macroeconomic issues than most. Join Fuqua Professor John Graham; Jeffrey Kip '99, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Panera Bread; and John Kogan '95, CEO, Proformative, on Wednesday, September 21, to learn what CFOs are thinking based on the most recent Duke/CFO magazine Global Business Outlook survey and how CFO insights may affect your company. learn more and register »

Distinguished Speaker Series
Alumni are invited to attend our fall Distinguished Speaker Series events. All events will take place at 4:00 p.m. in Fuqua's Geneen Auditorium. Alumni can also access the archive of past Distinguished Speaker presentations via Fuqua's iTunesU site.

Bob Weber (Duke Law ’76)
General Counsel, IBM
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Punit Renjen
Chairman, Deloitte LLP
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Fuqua to Host Medical Innovations and Strategies Conference
The Health Sector Management Program will host the third annual Medical Innovations and Strategies Conference on October 12. Read the newsletter to learn more about the conference, speakers, and current research in this area.

Fuqua Centers

Join DukeGEN for Events this Fall
Save the date for the 8th DukeGEN Multi-City Networking Event on November 30. Learn more on the DukeGEN website. If you'd like to host a networking event in your city, please contact Howie Rhee at hwr2@duke.edu. Alumni in New York are invited to listen to startup pitches on October 12 at our 4th DukeGEN Angel Pitch Event at Dogpatch Labs (near Union Square). learn more and register »

Fuqua Launches Impact Investing Initiative
Fuqua proudly announces the launch of CASE i3: The CASE Initiative on Impact Investing—a new program that explores and supports the development of impact investing (investments seeking to generate environmental and social impacts in addition to financial returns). CASE i3 will focus on establishing a rich set of resources and activities for students, entrepreneurs, investors, funders and academics. read more »

EDGE Hosts Energy Industry Fundamentals Workshop
On September 1-2, more than 125 Duke graduate students joined the Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE) and the Duke MBA Energy Club for a workshop on Energy Industry Fundamentals (EIF) at Fuqua. Participants, who included students from Fuqua's Daytime MBA, Cross-Continent MBA, MEM/MBA, and MMS programs, received an immersive introduction to the science, policy, technology, and behavioral aspects of energy. read more »

Upcoming Events

FuquaNet Favorites

• Meet Fuqua's New Dean, Bill Boulding
• Campout 2011 Winners
• Duke MBA Employment Statistics: 2010-11 Preliminary Report
• U.S. News & World Report: 10 Business Schools That Receive the Most Full-Time Applications

Happy Birthday!

Reed Bonner '04
Melissa Jorgenson '04
Chia-Kang Kung '07
Christophe Lerouge '92
Solomon Mensah '09
Alex Michalko '10
Emily Perlman '05
Janet Greenberg
Razulis '79
Gerald Richardson '08
Jim Staton '67
Steve Wade '94
Peter Wahler '02
Florian Weispfenning '04
Edmund Wong '05

We asked the alumni above celebrating a birthday September 15, "Where are you now?" Here's what they said...

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