The Fuqua School of Business Academic Calendar
The Duke MBA Daytime Academic Calendar 2007-2008
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August 2007
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9-11
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New Student Orientation
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13-29
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Summer 1 - Global Institute - First-Year Students
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27-30
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ILE 2 - Second-Year Students
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31
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Global Institute Exams
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September 2007
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3
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Labor Day - no classes
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4
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Fall 1 Classes Begin - Classes follow a Monday schedule
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5
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Classes follow a Tuesday schedule
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October 2007
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12
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Fall 1 ends
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15-17
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Fall 1 exams
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18-24
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FALL BREAK
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25
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Fall 2 classes begin
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November 2007
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20
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3:45 classes will be held at 10:30 a.m.
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21-23
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THANKSGIVING BREAK
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December 2007
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7
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Fall 2 ends
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10-12
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Fall 2 exams
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14-15, 17-19
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Flex Term Begins
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January 2008
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3-6
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Flex Term Continues
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7 - 11
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Workshop in Managerial Improvisation
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12
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Flex Term Exams
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17
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Spring 1 Classes Begin
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21
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Martin Luther King day - no classes
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22
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Classes follow a Monday schedule
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23
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Classes follow a Tuesday schedule
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February 2008
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26
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Spring 1 ends
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28-29
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Spring 1 exams begin
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March 2008
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1
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Spring 1 exams conclude
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2-16
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SPRING BREAK
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17
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Spring 2 classes begin
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April 2008
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25
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Spring 2 ends
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28-30
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Spring 2 exams
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May 2008
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10-11
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CLASS OF 2008 GRADUATION
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July 2008
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14-25
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Language Institute - no classes on weekends
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21-25
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Optional Math Review Course
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27-31
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HSM Bootcamp (1/2 day on the 31st)
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August 2008
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1-3
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New Student Orientation (1/2 day on the 3rd)
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4
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Preparation Day for Global Institute
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5-29
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Global Institute - no classes on weekends
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September 2008
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1
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Labor Day - no classes
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2-5
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Second Year Reorientation & ILE 2
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2-4
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First Year Pre-term Activities (exemptions)
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5-6
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Pre-Term Accounting Review Course
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8
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Fall 1 classes begin
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October 2008
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17
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Fall 1 classes end
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20-22
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Fall 1 exams
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23-29
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FALL BREAK
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30
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Fall 2 classes begin
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November 2008
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26-28
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THANKSGIVING BREAK
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December 2008
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12
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Fall 2 classes end
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15-17
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Term 2 exams
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18
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WINTER BREAK BEGINS
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January 2009
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5-9
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Managerial Improvisation Course
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15
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Spring 1 classes begin
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19
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Martin Luther King day - no classes
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20
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Classes follow a Monday schedule
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21
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Classes follow a Tuesday schedule
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February 2009
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24
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Spring 1 classes end
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26-28
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Spring 1 exams
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March 2009
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1-15
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SPRING BREAK
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16
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Spring 2 classes begin
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April 2009
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24
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Spring 2 classes end
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27-29
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Spring 2 exams
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May 2009
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9-10
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CLASS OF 2009 GRADUATION
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The Duke MBA Daytime Academic Calendar 2008-2009
Preface
In his indenture establishing Duke University, James Buchanan Duke called for, among many other components of a research university, a school of business administration. The Board of Trustees of Duke University, in 1969, established the Graduate School of Business Administration with a mandate to provide programs in management education of the highest quality. In 1980 the school was renamed to honor J.B. Fuqua of Atlanta, Georgia, who was a member of the University's Board of Trustees and Board of Visitors at The Fuqua School of Business. Fuqua was an active participant in the life of the school until his death in 2006.
The mission of The Fuqua School of Business is to provide the highest quality education for business and academic leaders, and promote the advancement of the understanding and practice of management through research. Our approach is to prepare men and women to meet their career opportunities with a strong education which balances generalist and functional skills, as well as with an awareness of the need to balance individual leadership and a sense of team. We seek students who possess high academic standards and demonstrate the ability to think creatively. These are important qualities for business leadership and are reflected in the orientation of our entire program. As a school, we are committed to retaining our flexibility and our responsiveness to management needs as they arise in the business communities of the world.
Our heritage at Duke is a tradition of excellence in education. At Fuqua we have built on this heritage to develop programs that enable graduates to meet the challenges of leadership in business, government and educational organizations.
Dates of the Fuqua academic calendar are subject to change by the provost of Duke University.
