Tag Archives: CASE students

Fuqua Startup: Cause Marketing for Nonprofits & Businesses

This post was written by Justin Kersey, a second year Duke MBA student. Justin has just launched a new venture, Cake: a cause marketing and advertising platform where businesses can support good causes and nonprofits can raise money online.  When …

Ending Needless Blindness in Mexico

This post was written by second year MBA student Tim Morilla. During this summer Tim interned at salaUno, an eye care clinic in Mexico that seeks to offer high quality eye care service at affordable prices. Tim’s internship was supported …

Creating Economic Opportunity for All

This post was written by second year MBA students Laura Mixter and Ashley McPhail. During this summer, both Laura and Ashley interned at Self-Help in Durham, NC. Their internships were supported by CASE’s Summer Internship Fund (learn more about SIF at the bottom on this post!) …

From the Classroom to the Great Outdoors

This post was written by second year Duke MBA student, Jessica Dennis. This past summer, Jessica worked for the National Park Service at the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, NC. This internship was made possible with the support of CASE’s Summer Internship …

Leveraging Business Skills to Increase Healthcare Quality

This post was written by second year MBA student, Ashley Humienny. Ashley interned this summer at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Ashley’s internship was supported by CASE’s Summer Internship Fund (learn more about SIF at the bottom on this post!) Of all of the places open …

A Transformational Experience in a New Orleans’ Charter School

This post was written by second year Duke MBA student, Piero Arrigoni. This past summer, Piero interned at ARISE Academy through an Education Pioneers Fellowship. Piero’s internship was made possible with the support of CASE’s Summer Internship Fund (learn more about SIF at the bottom of this …

Developing Operation Models to Increase Physician Access in Rural India

This post was written by second year Duke MBA student, Cristina Arellano. Cristina spent this past 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 CASE’s Summer …

Innovation and Health Care for Kenyan Women

There are more than 250,000 pregnancy-related deaths each year in sub-saharan Africa. Yet, more than 50% of pregnant women in Kenya don’t deliver in a healthcare facility. Jacaranda Health – a chain of innovative reproductive health clinics in Kenya and part of …

Introducing CASE Scholar Alejandra Gerosa

As our final profile of this year’s CASE Social Sector Scholarship recipients, we introduce Alejandra Gerosa. Welcome, Alejandra! Alejandra comes to Fuqua from a career as an advocate for organizations dedicated to making a difference. Most recently, she worked for …

Introducing CASE Scholar Bahari J. Harris

We’re continuing our series introducing the Class of ’16 CASE Social Sector Scholarship recipients. We have already introduced Sarah Martin and Katie Campbell. Now, we are proud to welcome Bahari J. Harris! Motivated to empower enterprise-related endeavors that will develop and transform the …