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This post was written by MBA student Tim Morilla in October 2014. 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 by the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD), the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at […]

This post was written by second year MBA students Laura Mixter and Ashley McPhail in October 2014. During this summer, both Laura and Ashley interned at Self-Help in Durham, NC. Their internships were supported by the Summer Internship Fund. Self-Help is a community development financial institution (CDFI) headquartered in Durham, NC. Working across a variety of functions to improve […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

September 2014, Erin Worsham Though I now call North Carolina my home, I am a New Yorker.  Born and bred and proud to be a NYer. So, September 11th always brings back a rush of memories of that horrible morning where hatred and helplessness prevailed.  This morning was especially poignant – reading the #NeverForget, #Honor911 and […]

This Q&A was first published on the Fuqua website in July 2014. Cathy Clark, Adjunct Professor and Director of Fuqua’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship Impact Investing Initiative (CASE i3), has performed extensive research into the best practices of impact investing, the practice of investing for both financial gain and societal good.  After […]