Aaryan Atreya ’28 got a glimpse of not one but three possible futures at Denison’s Spring Semester Big Red Career Expo, through one of the college’s budding partnerships with elite graduate schools.
Atreya, a double major in Financial Economics and Data Analytics, met with representatives from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business to discuss opportunities.
“I’m thinking about careers in finance, business, consulting, or data,” Atreya said.
With one-year master’s programs in management studies, quantitative management for business analytics, and business, climate, and sustainability, the Fuqua School gave Atreya a window into three possible futures.
More than 70 employers and graduate schools staffed tables and shared internships, careers, and graduate program opportunities with several hundred students. The university’s Knowlton Center for Career Exploration welcomes all classes to these twice-a-year career extravaganzas.
The new partnership between Denison and the Fuqua School provides special benefits for Big Red graduates, including a guaranteed interview, application fee waiver, and a scholarship for admitted students.
“At Fuqua, we believe that diverse perspectives fuel innovation and enrich the learning experience, and we look forward to welcoming talented Denison students to apply to our one-year programs,” said Shari Hubert, associate dean of admissions at Fuqua. “We can’t wait to see the impact they’ll make as part of Team Fuqua.”
Well-prepared Denison students excel in graduate programs. A strong reputation gives Denison grads unique advantages, as International Studies major Hope Le ’28 discovered when she talked with the representative from the American University Kogod School of Business.
Le learned that, thanks to the consistent excellence Anna Pine ’24 brought to her graduate program at Kogod, American University created a pathway to give Denison students preferred admission status and significant financial benefits.
“We were so impressed with Anna, we wanted to bring more students like her to Kogod,“ their representative told Le.
Denison has a similar partnership with Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College of Information Systems & Public Policy. Other similar opportunities are in the pipeline, said Melanie Murphy, executive director of Denison’s Knowlton Center, ranked #2 for best career services among all 2,400 four-year colleges and universities in the U.S.
“It’s a win-win for our students and these prestigious graduate programs,” she said. “The programs get access to our amazing students, and our students get preferred treatment, which can include scholarships.”
