The Fuqua Culture

The Fuqua culture is one of the things that makes the Fuqua experience special. It is a culture built on collaboration and teamwork, which teaches students how to become effective team members. It also reflects and celebrates the cultural and educational diversity of the student body.

Team Fuqua

“Team Fuqua” is how students, faculty, and staff have come to refer to Fuqua’s team-based working environment. It refers not only to the many teams in which students work on class projects throughout their time here, but also to the cooperative approach that all of us at Fuqua take to accomplish the many tasks at hand. Team Fuqua is a way of working that draws out strengths in members of the team to reach the best results.

During the first year, students will hear much about Team Fuqua. Students worried about competing with fellow students will be pleasantly surprised upon arriving at Fuqua. Through the concept of Team Fuqua, the Fuqua community stresses success through teamwork among students, faculty, and the administration. Consequently, students are more preoccupied with learning from and challenging each other rather than competing for grades. In addition, the faculty and administration are very accessible and cooperative, and treat the entire practice as a mutual learning experience.

The Fuqua Paired Principles

Being a part of Team Fuqua is not just about encouraging teamwork and collaboration. On a higher level, it is about creating a philosophy to live by that is based on six core principles that translate into a series of values described below.

Authentic Engagement. We care and we do. We make a difference to Team Fuqua by being ourselves and engaging in the things we are passionate about.

Supportive Ambition. We support each other to achieve great things, because your success is my success. The success of each member of Team Fuqua makes the whole team better.

Collective Diversity. We embrace all of our classmates because our individuality is better and stronger together.

Loyal Community. We are a family who looks out for each other. Team Fuqua has your back when you need it the most.

Impactful Stewardship. We are the leaders who focus on solutions to improve our community both now and in the future. We aren’t satisfied with just maintaining the status quo.

Uncompromising Integrity. We internalize and live the honor code in the classroom. We conduct ourselves with integrity within Fuqua, the Duke Community, and our lives.

Celebrating Diversity

Faculty, staff, and students at Fuqua value the collective diversity of our community. The following statement is displayed on the east end of the Keller Building Mallway:

The Fuqua School of Business appreciates and values the differences inherent in our community. As an organization, we are committed to building and sustaining an environment that is conducive to capitalizing on the diversity within our community as a source of intellectual, personal, and professional growth and innovation.

In addition to continuously exploring ways to facilitate a more inclusive environment, Fuqua serves as host for a number of events each year to promote and celebrate diversity in all its forms.