Fuqua School of Business
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| Duke University campus | |
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| Fuqua Keller Center | |
| Use | School of business |
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| Erected | 1983 |
| Location | West Campus |
| Namesake | Thomas F. Keller |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Address | 251 Science Drive |
| Website | Fuqua School of Business |
The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Fuqua (pronounced few-qua) is the youngest of the U.S. business schools affiliated with elite research universities, but has shown strong performance in rankings by business publications. It currently enrolls 1,340 students in degree-seeking programs. These programs include the Daytime MBA, the Global Executive MBA, the Cross Continent MBA, the Weekend Executive MBA, and a Ph.D. program. Duke Executive Education and Duke Corporate Education offer non-degree business education and professional development programs which are ranked number one in the world by the Financial Times.
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[edit] History
Duke's Fuqua School of Business had humble beginnings. Formed in 1969, the graduate school enrolled its first class of 20 students in 1970. In 1974, Thomas F. Keller, a 1953 Duke graduate, became the graduate school's new dean. This served as a turning point in the school's history. Keller quickly improved the school's fortune. He embarked upon a capital campaign in 1978 with the goal of raising $20 million to erect a buildling, increase the number of M.B.A. students from sixty to 250, and more than double the size of the faculty. In three years, the campaign raised $24 million, $10 million of which came from businessman and philanthrophist J.B. Fuqua. The graduate school's name was then changed to the Fuqua School of Business.
[edit] Rankings
U.S. News and World Report ranked Fuqua 11th. Financial Times ranked Fuqua 5th in the world (and 2nd in the nation) for its Executive MBA program.[1] BusinessWeek ranked Fuqua 9th in the nation in 2006.
Fuqua's journals are the most cited business journals in the world. [1]
[edit] Interesting Facts
Fuqua is host to the World MBA Rugby Championships
[edit] Notes
- ^ Wired up for learning. CNN. 2 October 2006.
[edit] External links
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