ABOUT US

Who We Are

BOW is a professional and social community of undergraduates and alumnae of Duke University. We promote education, experience, and exchange between interested students and outstanding industry professionals. We aim to cultivate leadership and talent in our driven members to prepare them to become leaders in business.

What We Do

We help our members find career direction, develop professional skills, build meaningful networks, learn from industry leaders, and cultivate ambitious goals. To these ends, BOW's Executive Board plans diverse programming throughout the year, including:

Skills workshops
Networking events
Industry-specific speaker panels
Fire-side chats and conferences with industry leaders
Community-building events within BOW's membership
Funded treks to top employers in respective industries

A Sample of Past Events

Duke BOW organizes various events throughout the year that focus on career development and exposure to a number of fields within the business world. During the past year we hosted the following speakers and events:

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Luncheon
Dinner with Deutsche Bank
BOW-exclusive lunch with JP Morgan representatives
Talk by Rachel Weeks, Founder and President of School House, an ethical fashion company
Susan E. Tannehill, managing director and head of Wealth Management Investments and chief investment officer of TIAA-CREF Trust Company

Entrepreneurship panel featuring students and Duke graduates
Ryan Allis, Entrepreneur – CEO and Co-Founder of iContact and author of Zero to One Million
Non-profit dinner at Vita
Goldman Sachs Office hours with Duke Alumni
Women of Fuqua Panel
Group bonding fitness class at Pure Barre
Book club to discuss Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg