Welcome, Class of 2017 The world’s best education experience delivered by top faculty in Charlottesville and around the world continues to draw talented, diverse students to the Darden School MBA program. FORMAT
MBA
STUDENTS
RESIDENTIAL
334
GLOBAL
MBA MBA FOR EXECUTIVES FOR EXECUTIVES 28
62 RESIDENTIAL MBA IN FOCUS
706
35%
38%
Average GMAT
Women
Born Outside the U.S.
37
28
17%
Countries Represented
U.S. States Represented
Domestic Minorities
Student Awards Class of 2016 Samuel Forrest Hyde Memorial Fellowship, honoring the Second Year student who contributed the most to Darden as a First Year Jessica Williams G. Robert Strauss Marketing Award Dana Clifford C. Stewart Sheppard Distinguished Service Award Travis Dezendorf Anshu Gupta Melissa Jenkins William Michael Shermet Award, honoring students who demonstrate academic excellence Cameron Cutro Travis Dezendorf Luke Forster Alexander Fuller Kelly Gerhardt John Greenfield Griffin Humphreys Trenton Murphy Travis Nixon Jamie Preusche Morad Erika Schwartz Charles Smith Ryan Soer Gregory Suellentrop Jessica Williams
GEMBA Bay Area Residency: A Tech All-Access Pass Starting April 2016, the first week of the sixth residency of Darden’s Global MBA for Executives will take place in the San Francisco Bay Area. Courses and experiential programming throughout Silicon Valley will enable unmatched access and insight into the topics of entrepreneurship, technology and leading strategic change. “The Bay Area is the world capital of innovation and entrepreneurship, and our GEMBA students will benefit greatly from the learning opportunities there,” said Dean Scott Beardsley. The students will participate in experiential activities formulated with the help of companies like Apple, Facebook, LinkedIn and Uber. They will also face a Shark Tank-style panel featuring Darden alumni from Silicon Valley venture capital firms.
Jessica Williams (Class of 2016) is the recipient of the Samuel Forrest Hyde Memorial Fellowship, as well as a Shermet Award.
WINTER 2016
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