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?7th Place for Nonprofit Management?

A quick glance at Duke Fuqua currently ranks in 12th place as one of the best business schools, according to US News & World Report (March 2012). It is ranked in 7th place for nonprofit management.??

Duke Fuqua?s Class of 2014 and Management

The class of 2014 Daytime MBA class size is 432 students with an average age of 29.

99.3% of students entered with work experience; the average years of work experience is 5.4 years. The 80% range of students scored between 640 and 740 on the GMAT and have an undergraduate GPA of 2.9 to 3.9.

Engineering and Natural Sciences is the highest represented major (32% of students). Following close after that is the Business and Accounting major (31%), followed by Liberal Arts (20%), and Economics (13%).

Fuqua Academics Related to Nonprofit Management

Since obtaining global knowledge is a foundational element of the Duke Fuqua mission, the two-year program kicks off with a four-week Global Institute featuring three core courses:

1. Leadership, Ethics, and Organizations
2. Global Institutions and Environments
3. Consequential Leadership

To continue their global business training, student will receive opportunities to experience international business and cultural practices head-on in other countries with the?Global Academic Travel Experience (GATE)? and various exchange programs. There?s also the?Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum?(FCCP) in which students work with businesses and nonprofit organizations to address company challenges.

Mini-Terms with Lots of Classes

To receive as diverse a range of knowledge as possible, terms at Fuqua are broken up into six-week periods ? that means that each ?traditional? semester (Fall and Spring) is actually broken down into two sessions for a total of four groups of classes per year.

First Year Classes

Fall 1

• Probability and Statistics
• Managerial Economics
• Financial Accounting
• Management Communication I
• Business Computer Applications
• Core course in?finance for those with exemptions

Fall 2

• Global Financial Management
• Marketing Management
• Foundations of Strategy
• Management Communication II
• Potential elective if core is exempted or taken in Fall 1

Winter Term

• Optional elective: Workshop in Managerial Improvisation

Spring 1

• Operations Management
• Elective
• Elective

Spring 2

• Elective
• Elective
• Elective

Second Year: Students general take three elective courses per term.

Choosing a Concentration and Elective Courses

Students can choose to focus on a specialized concentration (see list of concentrations here) and then choose six elective courses in that area. Specializing in a concentration is optional; students may concentrate in up to two areas.

There are a number of concentrations that would be of interest to management students, including Social Entrepreneurship, Management, Leadership & Ethics, and Energy & Environment. (Lists of required courses can be found if you click on any of the above links.)

Examples of courses for those who want to focus on nonprofit management and social entrepreneurship include:

• LAW 541 ? Exempt Organizations
• PUBPOL 559S/LAW 585 ? Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Not-For-Profit Management
• PUBPOL 830.02 ? Nonprofit Management
• PUBPOL 830.04 ? Foundation Strategy and Impact
• CASE Affiliated Electives
• MGT 491 ? Corporate Social Impact Management
• MGT 426 ? Social Entrepreneurship
• STATEGY 490 ? Global Consulting Practicum?? Spring Term 1 & 2 (trip during Spring Break ? confirmed countries: India, Belize, South Africa)
• MGT 491 ? Advanced Seminar in Social Entrepreneurship
• FINANCE 356 ? Entrepreneurial Finance
• FINANCE 491 ? Small and Minority Business Finance
• MANAGEMT 491 ? Entrepreneurial Execution/Planning
• MANAGEMT 431 ? Mentored Study in Entrepreneurship
• MGRECON 407/LAW 515A ? Government, Business and the Global Economy
• STRATEGY 333 ? Entrepreneurial Strategy
• DECISION 491 ? Decision Tools for Environmental Sustainability

Students who are interested in health care management may enroll in the Health Sector Management (HSM) certificate program. You can read about the certificate requirements here. Another certificate program of interest to nonprofit management/social enterprise students is the?Certificate in International Development Policy from the?Duke Center for International Development?at The Terry Sanford School of Public Policy. Students may also cross-register for related courses at the Duke Law School, the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, the Nicholas School of the Environment, and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School?s Center for Sustainable Enterprise (11 miles away).

Students who wish to pursue careers in nonprofit management may want to consider getting involved in the?CASE Summer Internship Program in which students spend their summer working with government agencies and nonprofit organizations learning about the challenges and rewards of social sector management. Past CASE Summer Internships include work with the Alzheimer?s Association ? NYC Chapter, Education Pioneers, Institute for Sustainable Development (Green Plus Program), Benetech, Nature Conservancy, Social Enterprise Associates/SEEP Network, Self-Help, Teach for America and others. See the complete list here.

Nonprofit management and social enterprise students are also eligible for the CASE Social Sector Scholarship. You can read more about this and other social enterprise programs on Fuqua?s The Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) site.

Other research centers related to this topic include:

Fuqua Nonprofit Management/Social Enterprise Clubs

2012 Nonprofit Management Hiring Stats at Duke Fuqua

The chart below shows the class of 2012 full-time employment stats for nonprofit management/social enterprise students:

Industry	Percent of Grads	Mean Salary ($)	Median Signing Bonus ($)
Education	<1%	N/A	N/A
Healthcare	11%	104,188	20,000
Energy/Utilities	2%	119,400	20,000
Nonprofit	<1%	N/A	N/A

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For class of 2013 interns (for the summer of 2012), the breakdown goes as follows:

Industry	Percent of Interns	Mean Monthly Salary ($)
Non-Profit	2%	3,195
Education	2%	3,600
Energy/Utilities	3%	5,229
Healthcare	11%	6,428

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Function	Percent of Interns	Mean Monthly Salary ($)
Healthcare/Social Impact	<1%	N/A
Education	<1%	N/A
Other ? Social Impact	<1%	N/A

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See a list of hiring companies for 2011-2012 here.

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The Not-So-Sunny Side of This Hot Energy Source

Solar power, for good reason, has a lot of fans. ?It's hip, it's cool, it's trendy...and it's green,? according to the Australian solar company Energy Matters. And it?s certainly true that producing solar power is far cleaner than fossil fuels which are one of the main causes of pollution and global warming.

But like every good hero, the solar industry has its kryptonite. In this case, it?s the hazardous waste that?s created by the production of solar panels.

ABC News recently reported that while government incentives have been a boon to the solar industry, the millions of panels being manufactured are also producing millions of pounds of polluted sludge and contaminated water. ?In many cases, a toxic sludge is created when metals and other toxins are removed from water used in the manufacturing process. If a company doesn't have its own treatment equipment, then it will send contaminated water to be stored at an approved dump.?

Putting aside the idea of transporting a lot of toxic sludge from one place to another?most plants don?t have on-site treatment equipment?a number of scientists have pointed out that the transport of solar waste isn?t being factored into the product?s carbon footprint score, which measures the amount of greenhouse gases produced during a product?s manufacturing.

Dustin Mulvaney, an assistant professor of environmental studies at San Jos? State University, told TakePart that he?s been doing life cycle analyses and carbon footprints of energy technologies since he was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, after which he started a sustainability consulting firm, EcoShift. ?My particular interest in solar came through work with the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition,? he said.

?Approximating the greenhouse gas emissions associated with any product requires gathering information about direct energy use, embodied energy?the energy it takes to make some of the key inputs and infrastructure?and the carbon intensity of the various energy inputs,? said Mulvaney. ?Coal, for example, has a higher carbon intensity than natural gas.??

Asked if knowing more about the hazardous waste created by the solar industry might influence consumers even though solar power is still a cleaner option than fossil fuels, Mulvaney said, ?Solar power is an order of magnitude cleaner than coal and fracked natural gas.?

And, ?If consumers know more about the hazardous waste emissions associated with solar manufacturing, there could be pressure on companies to reduce their emissions or seek onsite treatment options where opportunities exist. More efficient use of chemicals ultimately could reduce the carbon footprint of solar as well as reduce manufacturing costs, which is the primary obstacle to more widespread photovoltaics adoption.?

SolarPowerIsTheFuture.com states that, ?The sun is the world's largest power plant. It provides more energy to the earth in one hour than that produced by all nations in a year.?

We just need to make sure that the journey from the sun to a solar-powered home remains as clean as possible.

Are you surprised to hear about the hazardous waste and carbon footprint created by solar panel production?

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Lawrence Karol is a writer and editor who lives with his dog, Mike. He is a former Gourmet staffer and enjoys writing about design, food, travel and lots of other stuff. @WriteEditDream | Email Lawrence | TakePart.com

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PFT: Jets LB Thomas enters intervention program

AP

Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has struck a deal to keep his team in Charlotte for 15 years in exchange for public money, and has already prepared to have the team sold within two years of his death.

But if he wanted to divest now, he apparently has an option.

Bruton Smith, a billionaire NASCAR track owner based out of Charlotte, just made a magnanimous if more than a little self-serving gesture during an appearance on local radio.

During an appearance with WBT-AM?s Keith Larson, Smith referenced Richardson?s will stating the team would be sold within two years of his passing, then said: ?Why two years? Why not two months??

?Do you think he?s interested in selling?? Smith asked the host. ?I have not approached him. If the price is right, yeah, I?d be interested.?

Smith, who will turn 86 in March, also said he ?would commit to the city, and I would not ask them for any money. . . .

?Maybe Mr. Richardson had just as soon sell it today as commit to selling it two years after his passing. I don?t know. That could happen, don?t you think??

Smith, the owner of Sonic Automotive, and Speedway Motorsports Inc., owns a number of NASCAR tracks. But he threatened to move the one nearest Charlotte in a spat with government officials over tax subsidies, among other rows over tax dollars. The exit off Interstate 85 to get to his facility is now known as ?Bruton Smith Boulevard.?

He?s also a skilled promoter, and knows how to pick a fight and stir a pot.

Whether he?s serious about buying his local NFL franchise remains to be seen, but Smith has clearly taken a swipe at Richardson after last week?s deal to accept more than $200 million of state and local assistance to upgrade Bank of America Stadium.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/bryan-thomas-enters-pre-trial-intervention-program-to-settle-pending-criminal-charges/related/

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Just 4 dogs advance in Westminster's best in show

Swagger, an Old English Sheepdog, wins the herding group at Westminster (Mike Segar/Reuters)

NEW YORK?Hundreds of dogs competed, but just four made the cut on day one of the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Monday.

An American foxhound, an affenpinscher, a bichon frise and an old English sheepdog all won their respective dog groups on day one at Westminster, a show that is considered the Super Bowl of the dog world. The four will face the winners of the sporting, working and terrier groups in Tuesday?s best-in-show finals.

Jewel, a stoic American foxhound from Baltimore, won the hound group just a year after she made her Westminster debut. While Jewel won her breed at 2012?s show, her owner, Lisa Miller, said she wasn't ready when she competed last year.

?She had a year to learn how to be a really good show dog,? Miller said, as Jewel sniffed at a mob of reporters surrounding the championship podium. ?She had confidence last year, but she was a little more confident this year and had more style? She strutted in here, like, ?Look at me!??

Banana Joe, an affenpinscher that looked like a tiny black storm cloud with lips, bested crowd favorites like the Pekingese to win Westminster?s toy group. As he stutted up to the podium to pose for photos, he was surrounded by his owners and a large entourage, including a groomer who cried as he combed out the tiny dog?s fluff of fur for his championship photo.

Ernesto Lara, his handler, explained Westminster would be Banana Joe?s last show. After Tuesday night?s show, he will retire. ?This is his swan song,? Lara said, his voice thick with emotion. He clutched the tiny dog in a tight embrace.

?He is surrounded by love,? Lara added. ?He has just wonderful charisma. I?ve been lucky to have him in my life.?

A fluffy bichon frise named Honor captured the non-sporting dog category. He was accompanied to the podium by his handler, Lisa Bettis, who laughed when she was asked to talk about the dog, who looked like a cotton ball with eyes.

?He likes to steal my strawberry milk,? said Bettis, who wore a tiny gold necklace featuring tiny Bichons Frises. ?He just dunks his whole face in the glass.?

Swagger, a shaggy old English sheepdog, won Westminster?s herding dog category?a surprise win that stunned many of the dog fanciers in the crowd. While virtually every other dog in the category entered the race as a certified champion in their breed, Swagger was competing in just his fourth show and had no previous titles.

Perched on the podium, dozens of photographers chirped and barked and kissed trying to get Swagger?s attention toward their cameras. His handler, Colton Johnson, pointed out that the dog?s official show name is actually ?Picture Perfect.?

?He is just the best,? Johnson said, beaming.

Competition resumes Tuesday morning with judging in breeds including Irish terriers, Saint Bernards and Doberman Pinschers. On Tuesday night, the dogs will return to Madison Square Garden for the finals and best-in-show.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/four-dogs-advance-westminster-best-show-044218630--finance.html

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AP PHOTOS: A look back at Pope Benedict XVI

AAA??Feb. 11, 2013?11:22 AM ET
AP PHOTOS: A look back at Pope Benedict XVI
By The Associated Press??By The Associated Press

FILE - This mid-1970s file photo shows the archbishop of Munich and Freising, Joseph Ratzinger, who is to be elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI. Ratzinger was elected Pope, April 19, 2005 and chose Benedict XVI as his papal name. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - This mid-1970s file photo shows the archbishop of Munich and Freising, Joseph Ratzinger, who is to be elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI. Ratzinger was elected Pope, April 19, 2005 and chose Benedict XVI as his papal name. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this September 1978 file photo provided by the German Catholic News Agency KNA, Albanian-born Mother Teresa, left, and German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, right, attend a Mass during the 85th German Catholics Day in Freiburg, southern Germany, from Sept. 13-19, 1978. Ratzinger was elected Pope, April 19, 2005 and chose Benedict XVI as his papal name. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. (AP Photo/KNA, File)

FILE - In this 1979 file photo, Pope John Paul II, left, poses with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Munich, who was named on Nov. 25, 1981, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and of the International Theological Commission, the former Holy Office. Ratzinger was elected Pope, April 19, 2005 and chose Benedict XVI as his papal name. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - This April 19, 2005 file photo shows Pope Benedict XVI greeting the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica moments after being elected, at the Vatican. On Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 Benedict XVI announced he would resign Feb. 28, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis/FILE)

FILE - In this Sunday, Sunday, April 24, 2005 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI waves as he rides on the Popemobile through St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, following his installment Mass. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, he would resign Feb. 28 because he is simply too old to carry on. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will resign on Feb. 28. The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals. "After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry," he told the cardinals. Benedict, the first pontiff to resign in nearly 600 years, emphasized that carrying out the duties of being pope ? the leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics worldwide ? requires "both strength of mind and body." He says he is simply too infirm to carry on.

Here's a look at Pope Benedict XVI's career in a chronological photo package.

Associated Press

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Titanium Escape Ring puts survival tools on your finger

You wake up and find yourself alone in a dark room with only a fuzzy memory of being grabbed and shoved into a White van with no windows. As you wait for your eyes to adjust to the darkness you realize that you are handcuffed and your feet have been zip tied. Do you panic? [...]

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Mardi Gras ball 1st Superdome event since blackout

FILE- In this Jan. 21, 2013, file photo, singer Kelly Clarkson performs at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The glitzy Mardi Gras Krewe of Endymion rolled its parade and super float through the Superdome on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, and Kelly Clarkson performed amid purple, green and gold lights in the first major event at the Superdome in New Orleans since the Super Bowl blackout. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

FILE- In this Jan. 21, 2013, file photo, singer Kelly Clarkson performs at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The glitzy Mardi Gras Krewe of Endymion rolled its parade and super float through the Superdome on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, and Kelly Clarkson performed amid purple, green and gold lights in the first major event at the Superdome in New Orleans since the Super Bowl blackout. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? This time, the lights stayed on in the Superdome.

The glitzy Mardi Gras Krewe of Endymion rolled its parade and super float through the Superdome on Saturday night and Kelly Clarkson performed amid purple, green and gold lights in the first major event at the venue since the Super Bowl blackout.

While the black tie ball was nowhere near the size of the championship game a week ago, it was a test for dome officials and the stadium's electricity provider, Entergy, which has come under scrutiny since the lights went dark for more than a half hour.

The bright stadium lights were dimmed for the ball, but there were no signs of any electrical problems.

Darin Coker and his wife, Jeannine, wondered whether the ball would be affected in any way after the outage.

"I got my dress six months ago," she said. "I was hoping they would get it fixed before tonight, and I was glad to hear they did."

The couple, both former New Orleans residents, drove in for the weekend from their home in Ruston, La., to attend the ball and catch other parades with friends and family. Darin Coker said he loved the sight of the dome's exterior, all aglow in purple, green and gold lights ? traditional colors of Mardi Gras ? and hoped outsiders wouldn't see the blackout as a black eye for a city still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.

"I was watching the game from home, and I was like, oh no, we were doing so good. The city looked so good," he said. "The city has come so far, and I hate to hear people say, 'Oh look at them, they just can't get it together.'"

Entergy said the blackout appeared to have been caused by a problem with a device the company installed to prevent power outages. It's still unclear whether the device had a design flaw or a manufacturing defect, causing an outage to about half of the stadium during the NFL's championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.

Entergy removed the equipment that failed, "and we're looking forward to hosting the Endymion ball," said Eric Eagan, spokesman for the Superdome.

The dome looked much different than a week ago, set up for a crowd of more than 30,000. The turf was covered with a floor and tables were set up where the field usually is.

The only hiccup Saturday occurred when the Endymion float had trouble negotiating a turn along its parade route on the way to the dome. The 330-foot float ? the largest-ever for Mardi Gras ? had to be separated and then re-attached to resume its journey.

The parade has 25 floats that roll through the dome, as revelers aboard them toss beads and trinkets to ball attendees gathered at tables and lower-level stadium seats.

Clarkson, the first winner of TV's "American Idol," was the parade's celebrity grand marshal. Her hits include "Because of You" and "Since You've Been Gone." She is one of several stars serving as celebrity riders in this year's Carnival parades.

On Sunday, actor G.W. Bailey of TNT's "Major Crimes" and the "Police Academy" movies is scheduled to reign as the king of the Bacchus parade.

On Monday, actor Gary Sinise and New Orleans musicians Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and Harry Connick Jr. will ride in the Krewe of Orpheus parade with Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress Mariska Hargitay.

Associated Press

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