Event Agenda
11:00am – Registration (Mallway outside Geneen Auditorium)
11:20am – Any excursion tickets for students not yet signed in will start going to people on the wait lists
11:30am – Main Session: Imagine Your Impact!
Keynote speaker: Bill Stevenson (Fuqua ’96), Director of Social Investments, Lenovo
1:00pm – Depart by bus on Excursions
4:00pm – Buses return to Fuqua
Excursion Details
A – Building Healthy Communities
Just a few blocks from Duke University is Lyon Park, a unique “social services mall” that responds to the needs of disadvantaged residents in, among other areas, health care. We will tour the community health clinic at Lyon Park and then gain a broader perspective on the different opportunities and challenges of health care during a panel discussion. Wendy Kuran, the Executive Director of CASE and a health care industry veteran, will moderate a panel composed of leaders from a local AIDS clinic, a Duke-sponsored community health outreach program as well as Jim O’Brien, Fuqua ’07 and an employee for one of the nation’s largest health care providers. This excursion is recommended for students interested in making an impact through leadership in health care.
B – Social Enterprise in Action: TROSA, Inc.
Enjoy a fascinating visit to the campus of Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc. (TROSA), an entrepreneurial nonprofit that helps recovering drug and alcohol abusers to change their lives through involvement in an ever expanding portfolio of earned income ventures. TROSA ventures include a moving company, landscaping, catering, home repairs, frame shop, storage, janitorial services, online auctions, etc. The tour will be guided by the COO and Fuqua ‘99, Keith Artin. This excursion is recommended for students interested in learning more about how entrepreneurship can drive social impact.
C – Revitalizing Downtown Durham
Durham has undergone a radical revitalization in the past few years – one that continues today, as former tobacco warehouses become home to chic apartments and condominiums, shopping centers, restaurants, and cutting-edge office and lab space. Join leaders from some of the firms responsible for designing, financing, building, and contributing to Durham’s renaissance for a panel at the Duke Corporate Education office space, a beautifully renovated tobacco building at the American Tobacco Campus. In addition to the panel discussion, there will be a tour of some of downtown Durham’s cutting-edge renovated properties. This excursion is recommended for students interested in entering the fields of real estate, finance, and economic development.
D –Sustainable Development and a Bright Environmental Future
Tour a Durham coffee roastery that is changing the way coffee is sourced, both locally and abroad. Then, join as our panel of area leaders in sustainability discuss energy, trade, community development and the role of government, and highlight innovations in the field. This excursion is recommended for students interested in energy, the environment, fair trade, local government, and community development.
E – Leading and Making an Impact through Educating Youth
Visit the Emily K. Center to see how the Krzyzewski family has sought to make a difference in Durham. Stay for a conversation moderated by David Stein of the Duke Office of Community Affairs, an office that aims to support local neighborhoods and boost achievement in local schools. The panel includes Joyce Walker, Fuqua ’06, who has served the Durham Public Schools, as well as local nonprofit and charter school leaders and will touch on the challenges and successes of working in education. This excursion is recommended for students interested in education, youth development, and educational entrepreneurship.
