Sweet Success
New on Grounds
Speaking Up at the Library
Upgrades to the North Grounds Recreation Center
A transformed Camp Library challenges the way visitors imagine the library experience. “Times have changed, and we responded by tailoring our space for research and technology needs,” says Karen King, director of library services at the Darden School. The new layout provides “mind space,” where visitors may work quietly, and “open space,” where researchers can share their ideas, talk openly and collaborate. “The idea behind our new design is to be able to accommodate every step in the research process,” says King. The Camp Library also houses two of Darden’s research Centers of Excellence: the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Center for Global Initiatives.
The University of Virginia will expand the North Grounds Recreation Center (drawing shown above) to include an additional 33,000 square feet, housing a 10-lane indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, fitness room, squash courts and locker rooms. Scheduled for completion in fall 2013, the project will also refurbish existing racquetball courts and increase fitness space. The North Grounds Recreation Center is located directly across from the Inn at Darden, and guests of the inn may purchase an athletic pass to use the center.
Darden alumnus Charles Nelson (MBA ’96) and his wife Candace sparked a cupcake craze in 2005 when they opened Sprinkles, the world’s first cupcake bakery, in Beverly Hills. With 10 stores across the United States and global expansion under way, Sprinkles recently launched the world’s first cupcake ATM for 24/7 access to the pastries. Charles Nelson returned to Darden in April to judge the School’s first “Cupcake War,” inspired by Candace’s television show on the Food Network. Darden students, faculty and staff presented their best cupcakes, and Camille Weaver of the Office of Advancement took first prize for her “Mudslide Mocha.”
Charles Nelson (MBA ’96) judged Darden’s first “Cupcake War.” The winning cupcake was the “Mudslide Mocha.”
One Day Without Shoes Millions of children live without shoes, exposing them to injury and disease, and sometimes even preventing them from going to school. To raise awareness of the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life, TOMS Shoes, Deloitte Consulting, Net Impact at Darden and Darden Outreach sponsored “One Day Without Shoes” at Darden in April.
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