Executive MBA Events

As you consider applying to Darden, we invite you to personally connect with representatives from admissions, current students or alumni at a Darden event hosted here at Darden, or by one of our partner organizations.

In the absence of class visit availability due to the novel coronavirus, we are excited to share a new fee waiver opportunity for Executive MBA applicants: Participate in a conversation or attend a virtual coffee chat AND attend an upcoming webinar! Learn more. 

Event Dates

30

Jan

Part-Time MBA, Future Year, Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA

'Office Hours' with Christoph Herpfer and Marc Ruggiano, Presented by Darden Ideas to Action


Join Darden Admissions and Professor Christoph Herpfer and Marc Ruggiano for a faculty thought leadership webinar series for prospective students. Herpfer and Ruggiano are part of the team leading Darden's Health Care Initiative, an effort focused on providing students with a suite of world-class curricular, experiential and professional offerings to support their educational interests and long-term career pursuits in health care.
Christoph Herpfer is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, specializing in healthcare finance, corporate finance, and banking. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the École Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne and Swiss Finance Institute, and both Bachelor's and Masters degrees in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). At Darden, he is developing the first course on healthcare finance. 
Marc Ruggiano (MBA ’96) serves as Special Advisor for AI Initiatives at the Darden School, and he holds a joint appointment from the School of Data Science and the Darden School of Business. He teaches in the dual M.S. in Data Science and the MBA programs, including courses in business analytics and marketing. Ruggiano currently serves as director of the Darden-SDS Collaboratory for Applied Data Science (DCADS), an innovative collaboration that will serve as a vehicle to advance research efforts at the intersection of data science and business.

10:00am - 11:00am (Eastern Standard Time)

11

Feb

Part-Time MBA, Future Year, Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA

Women@Darden Office Hours with Alumna Mandy Lozano and Senior Assistant Dean Dawna Clarke


Senior Assistant Dean Dawna Clarke is pleased to host MBA '09 alumna and Darden Foundation Board of Trustees member Mandy Lozano for a Women@Darden session offering insights on her experience at Darden and over 15 years working in large manufacturing, consumer goods and retail industries. She currently lives in Seattle with her 3 cats, Doug, Blanche, and BoBo and was recently on grounds for the annual Board of Trustees meetings; Women's Symposium and Diversity Conference; and groundbreaking on Darden’s new student housing. 

12:00pm - 12:45pm (Eastern Standard Time)

14

Feb

Part-Time MBA, Future Year, Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA

Leadership and Legacy | Darden Black Alumni in Conversation


Join Darden Admissions and the Black Professional MBA student organization for an evening of discovery and learning. This event will feature a panel of Darden alumni reflecting upon their MBA journeys, the impact of the Darden MBA, their advice for prospective students and more. This event is an excellent opportunity to build your network, connect with current students and alumni and hear about the tranformational power of the Darden experience.   

6:00pm - 7:30pm (Eastern Standard Time)