Seminar & Workshop Series
Our students learn critical skills from dedicated experts
Through our professional development seminar and workshop series, Duke Engineering Management students develop professional skills through a weekly seminar and workshop series.
Students are required to complete seven (7) workshops organized through course EGRMGMT 501. It is offered in both the spring and fall semesters.
“This seminar really helped students realize that people around us have quite different cultural and career backgrounds. The seminar also offered ideas for us to promote ourselves, which was quite useful.”
Student Seminar Feedback
Fall 2018
Seminars and Workshops
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Seminar Speakers
Fall 2020
- La Tondra Murray, Ph.D., Director, Online and Distance Education, Adjunct Associate Professor, Pratt School of Engineering
- Rodney Evans, partner, The Ready, on “The Future of Work”
- Deirdre Diamond, Founder & CEO, CyberSN [Technology Founders & Innovators]
- Kandyce Kindell, Director of Operations, Carpe [Operations & Supply Chain Management]
- Ziwen Deng, Senior Account Manager, Walk Me (BA ’14) [Customer Experience & Product Design]
- Nishanth Lingamneni, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft (MEM ’06) [Technology Development and Commercialization]*
- Supply Chain & Clean Energy Speaker [Operations & Supply Chain Management]
- Murali Bhogavalli, Senior Product Manager – Data & Analytics, Tinder (MEM’08) [Data & Product Management]*
- Grady Slane, Group Product Manager, Pendo (BA ’10) [Product Management]
- Nebo Iwenofu, Technical Analytics Associate, Facebook (MEM ’18) [Data Analytics & Machine Learning]*
- AJ Ford, VP of Skin Health, Medline Industries, Inc. (MEM ’11, MS BME ‘11) [Product Management]*
* Duke Engineering graduate
Spring 2020
- Claudia Sandoval, Supply Chain, Integration Operations Leader, IBM
- Nicole Coughlin, Town of Cary, Chief Information Officer
- Shashikiran Pargaonkar, Business Manager, Capital One*
- Industrial Advisory Board & Alumni Panel: Lee Clark-Sellers, Chief Innovation Officer, Cornerstone Building Brands; Graeme Waitzkin, Executive Strategy Director, Venture Design, frog*; Lisa Val Verde, Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific, Medtronic*
- Jingting “Joy” Xiong, Business Process Engineer, Atlantic Precision Resource*
- Amber Cobb, Senior Account Executive, TÜV SÜD
- Aman Sethi, Senior Product Manager, Marriott International*
- Sophia Mowlanejad, Director of Research and Analysis, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, (FCAT), Fidelity Investments
* Duke Engineering graduate
Workshops
Fall 2020
- 7 Habits for Highly Effective People
- Aging in the U.S.
- Art of Self Promotion
- Build Relationships That Accelerate Success
- Business Etiquette Luncheon
- Culture Active
- Ethics & STEM
- Improvisational Theater: Professional Applications
- Introduction to Product Management
- Leading with Laughter
- Learning to Fail
- On-Camera Communication
- Pursuing Professional Excellence: The Importance of Gender Equity
- Storytelling Skills for Engineers
- Strengths Finder Coaching Sessions
- The Future of Work
- Understanding U.S. Politics
- Wellness & Self Care
Spring 2020
- Build Relationships That Accelerate Success
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- F-1 & H-1B Visas: Your Rights & Responsibilities
- Film & Reflection: Inside Job
- High Performance Mindset & Self-Advocacy
- Managing Presentation Anxiety
- Maximize Your Time: Schedule & Calendar Management
- Moving to 100%
- Rock Climbing: Adaptability & Resilience
- Storytelling Skills for Engineers
- Strengths Finder Coaching Sessions
- Visual Presentation Design & Delivery
- Wellness & Self Care
- Who’s in the Driver’s Seat? Understanding Motivation and Mindset
- Working It Out: Exercise to Improve Mental Health
"This amazing activity boosted the spirit of teamwork as well as induced strategic thinking in all team members. I participated with an amazing set of people who were open to ideas and respected each other's point of view."
Student Workshop Feedback—"Electric Maze"
Fall 2018