Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this Q&A session, MBA students; Vanessa Vargo, and Clay Brzezinski discuss the Net Impact Club at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and answer questions from prospective students. Recorded in February, 2023.


Resources mentioned in this session include:

Fuqua Net Impact Club
https://sites.duke.edu/fuquanetimpact/net-impact-club/

SBSI Conference
https://sites.duke.edu/fuquasbsi/

Net Impact Club Email: duke.grad@netimpact.com

Fuqua Admissions: admissions-info@fuqua.duke.edu

Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment (EDGE)
https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/edge

Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE)
https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/case/

Duke University Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability
https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/

0:00 - Intro
2:04 - Net Impact Club at Fuqua
2:42 - Club activities
5:19 - Career resource offerings
7:30 - Why Net Impact?
9:08 - Leadership opportunities for SBSI
10:03 - Timeline for recruiting in the impact space
11:33 - CASE & EDGE - 2nd year fellowships
13:32 - Courses tied to social impact
15:14 - How Net Impact has shaped Fuqua experience
16:08 - Consumer goods industry
18:00 - Core courses and electives
19:24 - Collaboration with Energy Club
20:20 - Social impact consulting
22:20 - Taking classes outside of Fuqua
23:32 - What achievement are you most proud of within Net Impact?
25:11 - Career center recruiting pipeline
27:06 - Sponsorship for international students
28:58 - Impact structures and frameworks
31:05 - Closing