Executive MBA Events

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!

Join Darden Admissions and the members of the Network of Executive Women (NEW) 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.

Join Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions Dawna Clarke and Managing Director of Admissions Brett Twitty for a conversation about Darden's Executive MBA and Part-Time MBA programs. 
Topics that will be covered during the session include: 

Comparing Darden's MBA programs - Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA, and Executive MBA

Choosing the MBA program that is right for you

Working while pursuing your MBA

Building community in a working professionals MBA program

and more!Did you know? Attending this webinar satisfies 50% of our Executive MBA and Part-Time MBA application fee waiver offers (a $250 value). Unable to attend the live session? Register anyway. A link to a recording of the webinar will be emailed to all registrants. 

Chats are small group events for prospective students who are interested in learning more about Darden. Join Senior Director of Admissions, Christian West, to learn more about the application process, the case method style of learning, and how to determine if Darden is your best fit. 

Chats are small group events for prospective students who are interested in learning more about Darden. Join Senior Director of Admissions, Christian West, to learn more about the application process, the case method style of learning, and how to determine if Darden is your best fit. 

Join Darden Admissions for our upcoming event!

We can't wait to welcome you to one of Darden's signature Admissions and Alumni Networking Receptions! This is a unique opportunity to connect with members of our engaged alumni network and dynamic community. You will be able to speak with local alumni and learn about their MBA and post-MBA experiences, as well as with members of the Admissions Committee about the application process and the various formats of the Darden MBA.
Highlights of the evening will include hearing remarks from Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Darden Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs. 
Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served, and guests are welcome. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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. Did you know? Attending this webinar satisfies 50% of our Executive MBA application fee waiver offer (a $250 value). Unable to attend the live session? Register anyway. A link to a recording of the webinar will be emailed to all registrants. 

Join Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions Dawna Clarke and Melissa Thomas-Hunt, the John Forbes Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for the Residential Full-Time MBA Program, for a Women@Darden session for prospective Darden students. 
Thomas-Hunt is the former Head of Global Diversity and Belonging at Airbnb where she led the strategy and execution of our global internal diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging programs. For 25 years, she has taught MBAs and executives leadership, team dynamics, and negotiations and conducted research on the factors that unleash, leverage, and amplify the contributions made by individuals, particularly women, underrepresented individuals, and numerical minorities. She holds a dual faculty appointment to the UVA Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy.

Want to explore how an MBA can fit into your busy life? If you're considering a part-time, online, or executive MBA, join us to meet reps from leading business schools and get your questions answered.

Learn what an MBA can do for your career, hear from MBA alumni who have been in your shoes, expand your network, and more.