From the Classroom to the Great Outdoors: Internship with National Parks Service

This post was written Duke MBA student, Jessica Dennis in October 2014. Jessica completed an internship with the National Park Service at the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, NC. This internship was made possible with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. When I first set foot at Fuqua in July 2013, I had no idea […]

Leveraging Business Skills to Increase Healthcare Quality in My Internship

This post was written by MBA student, Ashley Humienny in October 2014. Ashley interned this summer at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Ashley’s internship was supported by the Summer Internship Fund. Of all of the places open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, hospitals have always interested me the most. The constant white noise of activity, interrupted by […]

A Transformational Experience Interning in a New Orleans’ Charter School

This post was written by Duke MBA student Piero Arrigoni in October 2014. Piero interned at ARISE Academy through an Education Pioneers Fellowship. Piero’s internship was made possible with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. Before Fuqua, I worked as a process manager for a Chilean steel structure manufacturing business. I would never have expected that I would have the opportunity […]

My Internship Developing Operation Models to Increase Physician Access in Rural India

This post was written by Duke MBA student Cristina Arellano in October 2014. Cristina spent her summer in India interning with SughaVazhvu – one of the current Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD) innovators. Cristina’s internship was made possible with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. I spent my summer in India as an MBA Summer Associate working with […]

My Internship Creating Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Corporate Solutions

This post was written by Liza Schillo, a joint MEM/MBA student at Duke in October 2013.  Liza worked with Natural Capitalism Solutions over her summer internship, made possible by the support of the Summer Internship Fund. This summer, I worked with Natural Capitalism Solutions (NCS), a sustainability consulting firm located in Boulder, CO.  This boutique consulting […]

Summer Internship: Using Mobile Technology to Distribute Affordable Healthcare in Kenya

This post was written by Colby Warner, a second year Duke MBA student, in October 2013.  Colby worked with the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD) and Changamka this summer with support from the Summer Internship Fund. When I wrote my application essays last year, I romanticized about a career where I could use my […]

My Internship Assessing Charter School Networks in New Orleans

This post was written by second year Duke MBA student Venki Narayanan in September 2013.  Venki interned at the ReNEW Charter Management Organization in New Orleans, LA. Venki’s internship was made possible with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. This summer I had the privilege of working as a Sustainability and Operations Growth Consultant […]

Scaling Aquatic Safety: My Internship with The Redwoods Group Foundation

This post was written in September 2013 by Duke MBA student Rachael Lambert. Rachael worked with the The Redwoods Group Foundation over the summer with support from the Summer Internship Fund. Coming to The Fuqua School of Business, I had limited experience working with non-profits but my summer internship felt like the perfect opportunity to […]

Supporting Local Entrepreneurs in Mozambique in my Summer Internship

This post was written in August 2013 by Joaquin Brahm, a rising second year, who interned with The Tony Elumelu Foundation with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. My story begins three months before starting my MBA at Fuqua. Knowing that I was coming to study at Duke, my wife and I decided to quit our […]

Summer Internship: Building a School Health Program in Rural India

This post was written in August 2013 by Zack Kaplan, a rising second year, who interned the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD) with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. When people in the United States speak about healthcare, they usually focus on problems such as billions in wasted dollars, provision of unnecessary […]