Experience Darden

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Omar Garriott, Executive Director for UVA Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology. We talk with Omar about his background in education-focused technology, what led him to Darden, his plans for the Batten Institute, what he’s looking forward to in the months ahead and more. He also discusses his book, Linked, a step-by-step guide to leveraging LinkedIn and building a career in a digital world.

During this episode, we continue our spotlight on learning through the case method with a conversation with three second year students in our Full-Time MBA Class of 2023 – Wade Clement, Lucy King and Edreana Vaz. In this conversation, Wade, Lucy and Edreana reflect upon their MBA journeys, what they enjoy about the case method, how their approach to class preparation has evolved during their time at Darden, their advice for prospective students and more. This episode is essential listening.

This episode concludes our spotlight on the section reps for Darden’s First Year sections – A, B, C, D and E. In this podcast, we catch up with Madeleine Daum, section rep for Section E. We talk with Madeleine about her decision to pursue an MBA, what it’s like to be a double ‘Hoo, what drew her to the section rep role, her advice for prospective students and more.

Over the coming weeks, we will continue sharing conversations with the section reps for Darden’s First Year sections – Section A, B, C, D and E. Up next is Joey Howard, section rep for Section D. During this conversation, we talk with Joey about his background, what led him to Darden, how he decided to serve as a section rep, his advice for prospective students and more.

Over the coming weeks, we will continue sharing conversations with the section reps for Darden’s First Year sections – Section A, B, C, D and E. Up next is Shannon McNatt, section rep for Section C. During this conversation, we talk with Shannon about her background, applying to Darden through the Future Year Scholars Program, how she decided to serve as a section rep and more. We would also like to wish Section C a very big congratulations on their recent Darden Cup victory!

Over the coming weeks, we will continue sharing conversations with the section reps for Darden’s First Year sections – Section A, B, C, D and E. Up next is Sebastian Nabatoff, section rep for Section B. During this conversation, we talk with Sebastian about his background, what led him to Darden, what attracted him to the section rep role, his favorite Section B norms, highlights from his first year and more.

In this very special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with dean emeritus Bob Bruner. As a financial economist, Bruner is best known for his research on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and financial panics. He served as dean of the Darden School from 2005 to 2015, and, this May, he will be retiring after 41 years of service and leadership at Darden.

In this conversation, we talk with Bruner about what led him to Darden, his passion for the case method, his interest in financial crises, what the panic of 1907 can tell us about financial crises generally, his thoughts on the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse and more.  

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Anthony Palomba. Palomba is a member of the Communication faculty at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and his teaching interests are focused on how business professionals can present data results and actionable insights to key stakeholders through storytelling. In this conversation, we talk with Palomba about his interest in communication and media, his Storytelling Through Data elective, current challenges and opportunities in the streaming video on demand marketplace, what it takes to lead an entertainment company today and more.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Mark Williams-Sierra and Fabiana Diaz. Mark and Fabiana are first year students in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2024, and they are also Darden’s newest Consortium Liaisons. In this conversation, Mark and Fabiana reflect upon their MBA journeys, their shared background as educators, what attracted them to the Consortium liaison role, the Consortium community at Darden, their plans for the months ahead and more. Learn more about the Consortium.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Earnest Pettway. Earnest is a second year student in our Full-Time MBA Class of 2023, and he is also the Vice President for Darden Cup. In this conversation, Earnest reflects upon his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, how he decided to serve as VP for Darden Cup, highlights from this year’s competition and more. Darden Cup is a series of extracurricular, athletic and artistic events that take place throughout the academic year. Darden’s five sections compete against each other for the Cup, and the purpose of the event is really two-fold: 1) To foster camaraderie between First Years, Second Years and Faculty and 2) To create good-natured competition across the sections.