Congratulations to the Daytime MBA Class of 2025!

Congratulations, graduates! We look forward to celebrating the graduation of the Fuqua Daytime Class of 2025 in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, May 10, 2025. 

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All the details for Fuqua's Graduation events can be found throughout this site, including a pre-graduation to do list for students, frequently asked questions, and instructions for participating in all the graduation weekend events for students and their guests. For more details on the Duke Commencement event on Sunday, May 11 in Wallace Wade Stadium, please visit the Duke Commencement website.

If you have guests traveling internationally for graduation and needing a visa, please visit the Duke Commencement website for details on completing the Confirmation of Status form to support visa applications.

For guests who are unable to join us for the Graduation ceremony in-person on Saturday, the event will be livestreamed via the Fuqua School of Business Youtube channel. For family members or guests who will be streaming the ceremony from China, a Zoom webinar link is available.


Graduation Weekend Events Schedule

Friday, May 9, 2025

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
HSM Certificate Ceremony and Celebration at the JB Duke Hotel 

Saturday, May 10, 2025

12:00 p.m.
Doors to Cameron Indoor Stadium open; guests may begin seating

12:15 p.m.
Formal lineup at South entrance of Cameron Indoor Stadium for Graduates

12:45 p.m.
Doors to Cameron Indoor are closed; all guests should be seated by this time

1:00 p.m.
Graduates process into Cameron

1:30 p.m.
Graduation ceremony begins

Please note: When exiting Cameron Indoor on the south side, please keep to pedestrian paths. The south circle area will be servicing disability service vehicles.

3:30 p.m.
Celebration at the Fuqua School of Business

5:30 p.m.
End of Celebration

Sunday, May 11, 2025

8:15 a.m.
Student line up at Pascal Field House

9:00 a.m.
Procession into Wallace Wade Stadium

9:30 a.m.
Graduation ceremony begins

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Guest Speaker: General Martin Dempsey

“Few people alive know as much about the risks of the global world and are as thoughtful about their implications.” That’s how former Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead once described retired Gen. Martin E. Dempsey.

After graduating from West Point in 1974, Dempsey earned a master’s degree in English from Duke in 1984. He then returned to West Point, where he was assigned to the academy’s English department.

He served 41 years in the military during times of war and peace. Between 2011 and 2015, he was the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Over the years, Dempsey kept his ties with Duke, taking part in various discussions. He was the keynote speaker in the 2013 Fuqua/Coach K Leadership Summit at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

In 2015, Dempsey was named one of the 100 most influential leaders in the world by TIME, which noted that “his ability to sing 162 Irish ballads from memory would make you wish you’d been coached by his grandmother.”

He has been inducted into the Irish American Hall of Fame, has received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Dempsey also delivered Duke’s 2014 commencement address, recalling his days as a Blue Devil and telling students to make it matter: “We are and have it within us to remain exceptional. But you’ve got to make this wonderful education you’ve just consumed matter.”

Dempsey was named a 2016 Rubenstein Fellow, during which he co-taught a course at the Sanford School of Public Policy on American civil-military relations. He has also served as an Executive in Residence at Fuqua for ten years, teaching the popular “Leadership Imperatives of our Time” course each fall.
 

Other Events for Graduating Students Only

Graduating students, save the dates for the below celebrations which are only open to members of the Class of 2025. Details and the process to RSVP will be communicated to graduates via email.

Date Event Details
April 30        Dean's Reception for the Class of 2025 A fancy get-together hosted by the Dean at the Nasher Museum of Art.
May 7    Fuqua Finale with SY Awards Presentation This is the last hurrah with your class – a time to toast to and celebrate your time at Fuqua! Student, staff and faculty awards are also presented (you’ll have a chance to nominate people!).