On February 17, just under 200 First-Generation/Low-Income students, alumni, faculty, and staff came together for our 2nd Annual Duke First Resilience Dinner. It was an evening of good food, shared experiences, amazing connections, and exciting raffle prizes.

Last chance for early bird registration for Fuqua Reunions 2024! Sign up before March 24 to receive a discounted rate.

What to expect at Fuqua Reunions:
🔥 Fireside chat with Coach K
🍗 Fuqua Friday
💙 A Retrospective with Dean Bill Boulding
🚀 Women's Networking session

Fuqua will be THE place to be April 19-21! See you there.

Dear alums in the Greensboro, Winston-Salem area,

Blue Devils in Las Vegas,

meet Gabi) Wurmitzer Ph.D.'12, as your regional engagement director. She supports all alums in the region with the planning of memorable alumni events, creating networking opportunities, and fostering a strong Blue Devils community in the City of Lights.

Dear alums in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area,

Gabi Wurmitzer, PhD'12 is the regional engagement director for your area. She supports all alums in the Hampton Roads region with the planning of impactful alumni events, creating networking opportunities, and fostering a strong Blue Devils community.

Dear alums in the Portland area,

meet Gabi Wurmitzer Ph.D.'12, as your regional engagement director. She supports all alums in the region with the planning of memorable alumni events, creating networking opportunities, and fostering a strong Blue Devils community in PDX.

Blue Devils,

Gabi Wurmitzer Ph.D.'12 is the regional engagement director for your area. She supports all alums in Oklahoma with the planning of impactful alumni events, creating networking opportunities, and fostering a strong Blue Devils community.

Please reach out if you have ideas for activities or want to organize an event gabriele.wurmitzer at duke.edu

Dear Blue Devils,

meet Gabi Wurmitzer, Ph.D.'12, as your regional engagement director. She supports all alums in the region with the planning of memorable alumni events, creating networking opportunities, and fostering a strong Blue Devils community Japan.

Please reach out if you have ideas for activities or if you want to organize an event or gabriele.wurmitzer at duke.edu.

Dear Dukies in Charleston,

Dear Dukies in the Greater Toronto Area,

Gabriele (Gabi) Wurmitzer, PhD'12 is the regional engagement director for your area. She supports all alums in the GTA with the planning of impactful alumni events, creating networking opportunities, and fostering a strong Blue Devils community.

Dear Dukies in Hong Kong,

Gabi Wurmitzer Ph.D.'12, is the regional director for your area. She supports alums in HK with the planning of memorable and impactful alumni events, creating networking opportunities, and fostering a strong Blue Devils community.

Please get in touch if you have a plan for an event or activity gabriele.wurmitzer at duke.edu.

Dear Singapore alums,

Gabi Wurmitzer, PhD'12 is the regional engagement director for your area. She supports all alums in Singapore with the planning of impactful alumni events, creating networking opportunities, and fostering a strong Blue Devils community.

Dear alums in the Detroit/Ann Arbor area,

Gabi Wurmitzer, PhD'12 is the regional engagement director for your area. She supports all alums in the greater Detroit/Ann Arbor region with the planning of impactful alumni events, creating networking opportunities, and fostering a strong Blue Devils community.

Dear alums in Utah,

President Price Condemns Attacks by Hamas in Israel

Duke Today

In 2013, the first Bass Connections research teams embarked on ambitious projects to tackle real-world challenges ranging from gender inequality in STEM education to children’s mental health to climate policy in the U.S. to rural poverty. Since then, the program has supported nearly 500 interdisciplinary teams and brought together more than 4,000 faculty, students and staff to conduct cutting-edge research spanning dozens of disciplinary fields and world regions.

Make a gift to the Fuqua Annual Fund by December 31, 2022 to fuel the goals of students like Gavin Crawford MBA '23! 

#GivingTuesday is here! Help us reach Duke's goal of 4,000 donors in 24 hours by making a gift to the Fuqua Annual Fund! Your support--no matter how big or small--supports the next generation of leaders! Go #TeamFuqua!

www.gifts.duke.edu/fuqua?technique_code=FSBSM 

Would you like to host Fuqua Around the World in your city on March 21, 2023? Email ana.branning@duke.edu by January 5, 2023 to volunteer! #FuquaATW

The November issue of the Team Fuqua Flash newsletter is now available! Get caught up on school news, events, and opportunities to engage with the Fuqua community!

Deondra Rose, associate professor of public policy, political science and history in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of Polis: the Center for Politics, has been named by Duke University as a Bass Chair in recognition of excellence in undergraduate teaching and research.

Rose will be the Kevin D. Gorter Associate Professor, effective July 1 for a five-year term. She will become a lifetime member of the Bass Society of Fellows.

Associate in Research Joel Luther and Professor Bill Adair make the case for more transparency in embedded fact-checking for Poynter. Click here to read their op-ed

"Public policy has never been more essential to tackle the world’s greatest challenges," writes Dean Judith Kelley in Sanford's 2020 Annual Report.  The Sanford Annual Report is available online (and it’s much more interesting than your typical annual report!) https://sites.sanford.duke.edu/annualreport/

DukeEngage welcomes Adria Kinney '13 as the new assistant director for training and development. In this role, she oversees the Fortin Foundation DukeEngage Academy, the Brodhead Service Program, and DukeEngage's student leadership programs. After graduating from Duke, Adria taught English in Beijing and Madrid, earned a masters degree in international education, and worked as a College Adviser at Duke and a College Liaison at Durham Tech. 

Duke staff and volunteers, including Duke Forest Director and NSOE alum, Sara Childs MEM'08, and MEM student, Kelly Horvath MEM'19, planted 2,000 Longleaf Pine seedlings in the Duke Forest.

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