Alumni - Engage With Darden
Engage With Darden
Alumni, parents and friends strengthen Darden by sharing their time, expertise, connections and support. Whether you’re interested in mentoring, recruiting, volunteering, connecting with students, supporting the School or contributing in another way, there are many ways to stay involved.
Interested in getting more involved with Darden?
Complete the Alumni Interest Form to share your interests, expertise and the ways you’d like to engage with the Darden community.
Please consider the opportunities below or offer new suggestions by contacting Shaele Culbreath, senior associate vice president of Darden's Office of Engagement.
Ways to Support Darden
Willie Green, Senior Assistant Dean for Admissions: [email protected]
- Share the names of prospective students to help recruit the next generation of talented MBA and Executive MBA students.
- Tell talented fourth- or fifth-year college students about Darden's new Future Year Scholars program.
- Speak directly to a recently admitted student or host a yield event.
- Spread the news about the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA), delivered in partnership between Darden and UVA's McIntire School of Commerce.
- Along with alumni around the world, host a coffee chat for prospective students in your city.
Samantha Hartog, Senior Associate Vice President for Advancement: [email protected].
- Contribute to the Darden Annual Fund each year.
- Connect Darden with individuals or organizations interested in supporting School priorities.
- Host or support an Advancement event.
- Share names of classmates or other Darden alumni who would make good philanthropic prospects or who would be interested in learning about what’s currently happening at the School.
- Volunteer for your reunion giving committee during your next reunion year.
- Join the Corporate Partners Program to strengthen your company’s enterprise-wide relationship with Darden.
- Share feedback with us on the donor experience — let us know how we can elevate our donor engagement and stewardship opportunities.
Gopika Spaenle, Executive Director of the Armstrong Center for Alumni Career Services: [email protected]
- Connect fellow alumni with Alumni Career Services and its career, coaching and job-search resources.
- Post career opportunities on the Alumni Career Services Job Board.
- Register for the Darden Hiring Network email and help fellow alumni who are seeking opportunities.
Omar Garriott, Executive Director of the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation: [email protected]
- Refer top applicants to the Batten Scholars Program.
- Co-sponsor a First Year Darden intern through the Batten Venture Internship Program or Technology Venture Fellows.
- Advise student entrepreneurs in the i.Lab Incubator program or Darden Venture Lab.
- Connect us with companies for our Global Innovators Roundtable and Jefferson Innovation Summit events.
- Follow Darden on social media and help share School news, ideas and stories with your networks.
- Read The Darden Report online and Darden Ideas to Action, and click on the social media icons in the stories to share with your networks.
Jeff McNish, Senior Assistant Dean of Career Development: [email protected]
- Recommend summer internships for First Year students.
- Participate in and encourage others to participate in the Darden Military Network Partner Program, Executive MBA Alumni Network Partner Program, and the International Student and Alumni Connection Program.
- Volunteer to connect with a student to advise and encourage advancement in their career.
- Advocate for your HR department to post open positions at Darden.
- Keep Darden informed about your organization’s hiring policies and opportunities, particularly those affecting international students.
Submit case leads for cataloging and faculty consideration for future use.
Shaele Culbreath, Senior Associate Vice President of Engagement: [email protected]
- Attend regional events and encourage your Darden network to participate.
- Host summer receptions, holiday parties, meetings or other events in your home, office or club.
- Participate in your reunion committee; attend Darden Reunion.
- Provide submissions for Class Notes in The Darden Report alumni magazine and keep your alumni profile up to date.
- Serve as class or chapter volunteers and other volunteer roles, or recommend classmates.
- Share your expertise with a student club, attend student conferences, or participate in student and faculty research projects.
- Serve on one of Darden’s leadership boards.
Ashley Williams, CEO and Chief Learning Officer, Executive Education and Lifelong Learning: [email protected]
- Return to Darden for a booster short course or recommend organizations for custom solutions.
- Send your staff to our open-enrollment and online programs.
- Refer colleagues from your personal and business networks to a Darden open-enrollment short course or The Executive Program (TEP).
Kate Beach, Executive Director of the Darden Center for Global Initiatives: [email protected]
- Propose a Global Consulting Project to work with a team of current students. They earn credit and valuable skills, and you have access to top talent focused on a particular challenge.
- Connect us with companies for Darden Worldwide corporate visits.
- Recommend potential partner organizations that can expand Darden’s reach and impact globally.
Alex Lungi, Sands Family Grounds General Manager: [email protected]
- Take advantage of the UVA Darden Sands Family Grounds in the Rosslyn district of Arlington, Virginia, overlooking the Potomac River and Washington, D.C. Host an event, conference or board meeting.