Co-Directors
Sheila Curran
Holly Duke
Racquel Williams
Megan Wilson
George Dorfman ‘85, MA ‘01
Elizabeth Dixon ‘05
Elizabeth Reaves ‘05
Schedule
of Events
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Sunday, January 23rd
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Comedy Show Featuring Duke University Improv (Baldwin Auditorium)
Come out and enjoy an evening of laughs and fun as the talented DUI kick off our Duke Career Week by performing various skits around networking. This is a show you do not want to miss. Come early – DUI has an enormous following!
Monday, January 24th
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Leveraging Your Duke Experience (139 Soc. Sci.)
What is the value of your Duke education? How should you “sell” yourself to people outside the Duke community? Come and hear what you can do to market your education, your extracurricular activities and campus involvement, as well as your internships and work experience. This will be an opportunity to learn from deans, faculty, and Student Affairs staff about how to leverage your Duke experience.
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
Graduate/Professional School Networking Dinners
Two concurrent sessions 1) Medicine, Science, and Engineering Speaker: Dr. Victor Dzau
2) Social Science and Humanities Speaker: Dr. Judith Ruderman, G’76
Networking Dinners will create and foster mentoring relationships within the Duke Career Community, including undergraduates, graduate students, alumni, and faculty. These dinners provide a great opportunity for undergraduates to learn about the process of getting into graduate school as well as life as a graduate student. Graduate students can receive guidance for professional and personal growth through interactions with alumni, faculty, and each other.
Tuesday, January 25th
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Book Bag to Briefcase (McClendon 5 - West Campus)
Graduation is right around the corner and you are feeling a bit anxious about leaving your nest at Duke. For the past several years, housing and utilities have been paid for by your parents, financial aid, or student loans; you’ve become accustomed to swiping your card for meals; and your only real worries have been making the grade. The transition to real life can be tough if you are not properly prepared for it. This panel of recent graduates will focus on the transition from school to work. They will educate you on such mundane matters as taxes, insurance, unscrupulous landlords, and dating.
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
Graduate/Professional School Networking Dinners
Two concurrent sessions 1) Business Speaker: Dean Martina Bryant
2) Public Policy and Law Speaker: Kendra Montgomery-Blinn, Law ‘03
Networking Dinners will create and foster mentoring relationships within the Duke Career Community, including undergraduates, graduate students, alumni, and faculty. These dinners provide a great opportunity for undergraduates to learn about the process of getting into graduate school as well as life as a graduate student. Graduate students can receive guidance for professional and personal growth through interactions with alumni, faculty, and each other.
Thursday, January 27th
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
Wine Tasting & Etiquette Dinner (seniors only) (Washington Duke Inn)
This event was a huge success last year and the class of 2004 overwhelmingly boasted that this was the best event during their four years at Duke! Learn proper etiquette for a business dinner. Learn why you should never choose Cornish Game Hen or cherry tomatoes from the menu. And learn when to choose merlot over cabernet. This is an opportunity to really broaden your education! The Wine Tasting and Etiquette Dinner is open to seniors only and a fee will be required for this program. Food points will be accepted. We encourage you to dress for success at this fun event!
Friday, January 28th
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Duke Career & Summer Opportunities Fair (Bryan Center)
Meet employers from a variety of career fields who will be recruiting for internships, summer jobs, and full-time positions. Visit the Career Fair web site for more information.
Saturday, January 29th - Fannie Mitchell Career Conference
12:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Student Registration (Bryan Center)
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Mentoring Breakfast with Alumni Hosts (Bryan Center) Enjoy continental breakfast & FREE coffee from STARBUCKS
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Concurrent Workshops
BUSINESS Business Consulting Entrepreneurship Finance CANCELLED -- Human Resources Investment Banking Marketing & Sales
COMMUNICATIONS & THE ARTS Advertising & Public Relations Architecture Magazine, Newspapers, & Broadcast Journalism Museum & Art Publishing & Writing for a Living Sports
EDUCATION Higher Education Administration K-12 Teaching & Administration Teaching in Public and Private Colleges and Universities
ENTERTAINMENT Behind the Scenes in Film, Television and Theater CANCELLED -- Performing for a living: Music, Dance, Acting
GOVERNMENT, LAW, & NONPROFIT Crime, Forensics, & Terrorism Environment Government, Politics, & Public Policy Law Firms & Corporate Law Nonprofit & Social Responsibility
HEALTH & SCIENCE Health Related Careers International Healthcare Medicine and/or Scientific Research
TOPICAL DISCUSSION CANCELLED -- Beyond The Honor Code at Duke International Work CANCELLED -- Ministry as a Vocation Postdoctoral Research and Teaching: Challenges and Opportunities CANCELLED -- Women in Leadership
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Keynote Address and Networking Lunch (Griffith Film Theater) Remarks by President Richard Brodhead Keynote Address by Alison Levine, MBA’00
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Concurrent Workshops
BUSINESS Business Consulting Entrepreneurship Finance Human Resources Investment Banking Marketing & Sales
COMMUNICATIONS & THE ARTS Advertising & Public Relations CANCELLED -- Architecture Magazine, Newspapers, & Broadcast Journalism Museum & Art Publishing & Writing for a Living Sports
EDUCATION CANCELLED -- Higher Education Administration K-12 Teaching & Administration Teaching in Public and Private Colleges and Universities
ENTERTAINMENT Behind the Scenes in Film, Television and Theater Performing for a living: Music, Dance, Acting
GOVERNMENT, LAW, & NONPROFIT Crime, Forensics, & Terrorism Environment Government, Politics, & Public Policy Law Firms & Corporate Law Nonprofit & Social Responsibility
HEALTH & SCIENCE Health Related Careers International Healthcare Medicine and/or Scientific Research
TOPICAL DISCUSSION CANCELLED -- Beyond The Honor Code at Duke International Work Ministry as a Vocation Postdoctoral Research and Teaching: Challenges and Opportunities Women in Leadership
