In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing āOffice Hoursā faculty spotlight series. This episode features a conversation with ProfessorsĀ Christoph Herpfer and Marc Ruggiano, two faculty members involved with the Dardenās Health Care Initiative, hosted by the I... more
In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing āOffice Hoursā faculty spotlight series. This episode features a conversation with Vice Dean Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Professor Raj Venkatesan, Academic Directors for the LaCross Institute for Ethical AI at the Darde... more
In this special edition of the podcast, we catch up with Merav Frazier. Merav is the Senior Associate Director of Global Recruitment, and she also works closely with candidates on the waiting list for UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA program. Merav shares more about what the waitlist decision means, the waitlist process, nex... more
In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing āOffice Hoursā faculty spotlight series. This episode features a conversation with Rodney Sullivan and Caitlin Boyer with Dardenās Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management. The Mayo Center advances the study and pr... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Andrew Yowell. Andrew is a second year student in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and he is also a Future Year Scholar. We talk with Andrew about his decision to pursue an MBA, what attracted him to the Future Year Scholars Program, how he figured out the right... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Richie Todd. Richie is a second year student in UVA Darden's Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and he is also the President of the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) club. We talk with Richie about his background, his decision to pursue an MBA, why he's passionate abo... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Dan Smith. Dan is a first year student in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2026, and he is also a Future Year Scholar. We talk with Dan about his background, his decision to pursue an MBA, what attracted him to the Future Year Scholar Program, what heās enjoyed about ... more
In this episode of the podcast, we spotlight this yearās Graduate Women in Business (GWIB) Conference. The conference is an annual event that kicks off the recruiting cycle for GWIB members and also offers members opportunity for leadership and professional development. We talk with two second year students in UVA Dard... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Matt Rafferty. Matt is a second year student in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and we talk with him about his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Charlottesville, the impact of his time at Darden and more. Matt is passionate about entrepreneurship, and ... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Jack Alexander. Jack is an MBA/M.Ed dual degree student in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2025. We talk with Jack about his background, his experience as a Teach for America volunteer, hang gliding, his decision to pursue an MBA/M.Ed dual degree, his experience in t... more
In this special edition of the podcast, we are excited to share another installment from our ongoing Women@Darden event series featuringĀ Professor Melanie Prengler. Prengler is an Assistant Professor in the Leadership and Organizational Behavior area, and her research focuses on the future of work, specifically alterna... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Custis Coleman. Custis is a second year student in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and he is also the President of the Darden Outdoors Club. We talk with Custis about his background, his decision to pursue an MBA, what heās enjoyed about his time at Darden, wha... more
In this episode of the podcast, we spotlight UVAās MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) program with a conversation with Jingjing Li. Li is the Andersen Alumni Associate Professor of Commerce at UVAās McIntire School of Commerce, and she also serves as one of the Directors of the MSBA program. Liās research interests are in... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Madelyn Merchant. Madelyn is a second year student in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and we talk with her about her background, what led her to Darden, her work with Dardenās Net Impact Board Fellows student organization, the annual Darden ski trips and more. ... more
In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing āOffice Hoursā faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Gabrielle āGabeā Adams. Adams is a behavioral scientist, with a joint appointment as an associate professor of public policy (Batten) and business... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Lieneke āNiniā Ratto Schol and Rodrigo Delgado. Nini and Rodrigo are second year students in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and they are also married. We talk with Nini and Rodrigo about their decision to pursue an MBA, what led them to Darden, navigating the ... more
In this special edition of the podcast, we are excited to share another installment from our ongoing Women@Darden event series featuringĀ Melissa Thomas-Hunt, Senior Associate Dean for the Residential Full-Time MBA program at the UVA Darden School of Business. In this conversation hosted by Senior Assistant Dean of Admi... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Darden faculty member and Dean and CEO of UVA Northern Virginia, Greg Fairchild. In this conversation, we talk with Greg about the inspiration for UVA Northern Virginia, where things stand with their current plans, their strategy and vision for the road ahead and more. T... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Megan McGee. Megan is a repeat guest on the Experience Darden podcast, and a member of UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2021. Megan also recently joined Dardenās Batten Institute as the Director of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). We recently caught up with... more
In this episode of the podcast we catch up with Jason Brewster. Jason is a repeat podcast guest, and he is the Director of Venture Programs for UVA Dardenās Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk with Jason about his background, the entrepreneurial e... more
In this episode of the podcast we catch up with Dawna Clarke. Dawna is the Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions at UVA Darden, and we talk with her about the start of school, the newest class of Full-Time MBA students, what sheās looking forward to in the months ahead and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Kelly Okun. Kelly is a second year student in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and she is also a founder. We talk with Kelly about her decision to pursue an MBA, what led her to Darden, her experience in Dardenās iLab summer incubator, her advice for prospective... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Betsy Brandon. Betsy is a second year student in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and she applied to Darden through the Future Year Scholars Program, our deferred enrollment program for undergraduates in their final year of study or full-time masters students wh... more
In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing āOffice Hoursā faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Sasa Zorc. Zorc studies incentives in multi-agent systems such as health care and decentralized matching markets. Methodically, his research relie... more
In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Ellie Marsh. Ellie is a second year student in UVA Dardenās Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and she is also a section representative for Section D. We recently caught up with her to talk about her background, her decision to pursue an MBA, where she spent her summer interns... more