Executive MBA Events

Join Darden Admissions for an application hotline webinar! During this session, Admissions Committee members will share key insights and advice for applicants targeting our 10 January deadline.

Join Managing Director of Admissions, Brett Twitty, for a webinar exploring the structure and design of our Executive MBA Program. Topics to be covered include: Schedule, leadership residencies, weekend residencies, global experiences, distance learning and more. 
 

Working on an application for UVA Darden's Executive MBA program? Have questions? Join members of the Darden Admissions Committee for an informal drop-in. During this session, the team will share tips and insights about the Executive MBA application process. We look forward to seeing you online!

Join Darden Admissions and Rodney Sullivan for a faculty thought leadership webinar series for prospective students.
As executive director of the Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management, Rodney Sullivan has primary leadership and managerial responsibility for the administration and oversight of all of the center’s activities. A Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, Sullivan holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in economics from Virginia Commonwealth University. Rodney also currently serves as an editor for the Journal of Alternative Investments published by CAIA Association.

Join Darden Admissions and fellow prospective students for a small group tour of Sands Family Grounds, UVA Darden's DC area grounds and the base location for our working professional programs – Executive MBA, Part-Time MBA and MSBA. We look forward to seeing you!

What does the "Darden Journey" actually look like from a student perspective? Join current Part-Time and Executive MBA students for an open dialogue as they reflect on and share their unique paths to Darden. No two stories are the same as students share why they decided to pursue an MBA, what attracted them to Darden, who was part of their support system and more. Gain insight and advice from those who have been through the process of prospective applicant to current student, including those who travel from outside of the D.C. Metro area to attend our program.

Join Darden Admissions and Senior Associate Dean Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Professor Raj Venkatesan for a faculty thought leadership webinar series for prospective students. Grushka-Cockayne and Venkatesan serve as Academic Directors for the LaCross Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Business.
Professor Yael Grushka-Cockayne's research and teaching activities focus on data science, forecasting, project management and behavioral decision-making. Her research is published in numerous academic and professional journals, and she is a regular speaker at international conferences in the areas of decision analysis, project management and management science. She also leads Darden's professional degree programs - Executive MBA and Part-Time MBA. 
Professor Rajkumar Venkatesan teaches "Marketing Technology Products," "Marketing Strategy" and Marketing Analytics at Darden. Venkatesan's research focuses on analytics as it relates to marketing return on investment, customer lifetime value, mobile marketing and the global political economy. His research has appeared in several journals, including The Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science and Harvard Business Review. He is also a co-author of the book Cutting Edge Marketing Analytics. 

Join Darden Admissions and members of the Black Professional MBA (BPMBA) student organization for a brief virtual networking and Q&A session about Darden's Executive MBA and Part-Time MBA formats. This event is open to all prospective students.

Throughout the year, UVA Darden provides prospective students with the opportunity to observe Executive MBA and Part-Time MBA classes. Class visits are a great way to experience the case method firsthand and to get to know Darden students, faculty and staff. 
When you participate in a class visit, you will sit alongside current students in a class led by a Darden faculty member. Class visit participants will also join the students for a meal. Due to limited space, however, we kindly ask that you only register to attend only one class.
During your class visit, you you will have the opportunity to join the students for class (9:55 - 11:10 am) followed by lunch (11:10 am - 12:35 pm) We look forward to seeing you soon!

Throughout the year, UVA Darden provides prospective students with the opportunity to observe Executive MBA and Part-Time MBA classes. Class visits are a great way to experience the case method firsthand and to get to know Darden students, faculty and staff. 
When you participate in a class visit, you will sit alongside current students in a class led by a Darden faculty member. Class visit participants will also join the students for a meal. Due to limited space, however, we kindly ask that you only register to attend only one class.
During your class visit, you you will have the opportunity to join the students for lunch (11:10 am - 12:35 pm) followed by a class observation (12:50 - 2:05 pm). We look forward to seeing you soon!