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Entrepreneurial Alums Embrace UVA Founding Spirit

Entrepreneurs Brad Uhl (EMBA ’15), Dan FitzHenry (EMBA ’18) and Brandon Wooten (UVA ’04) have capitalized on their love of UVA to create some pretty incredible Charlottesville community staples. The trio’s recent portfolio includes six Grit coffee locations and The Wool Factory, a new brewery-bakery-event venue-hospitality…

By Maggie Dodson- January 14, 2021

Charlottesville, UVA News

Virginia Film Festival ‘Rewrites the Script’ and Goes Virtual

UVA Today recently shared an article about the Virginia Film Festival’s big pivot to virtual. The annual event is a mainstay of the Charlottesville arts and culture scene — normally attracting thousands of filmmakers and moviegoers to Charlottesville and UVA for the multi-day film event.The bad news: Coronavirus…

By Maggie Dodson- October 20, 2020

Charlottesville, Darden Community

Why ’Hoos Love to Call Darden Home

Happy Valentines Day! In the spirit of the holiday, here are a few things we love — starting with Charlottesville.Why do ‘Hoos love Charlottesville? It’s a natural playground, with more than 25 parks and trails for students and residents to enjoy. It’s a home that welcomes not only…

By Maggie Dodson- February 14, 2020

Charlottesville, Full-Time MBA

A Day in Charlottesville: Make the Most of Your Visit

If you will be joining us for one of our upcoming Showcases, or our Diversity Conference or a class visit, we hope you are also setting aside time to explore Charlottesville while you’re on Grounds.Whether you have a few hours or a few days, you’ll find no…

By Brett Twitty- August 26, 2019

Academics, Career, Charlottesville, Darden Community, Full-Time MBA, Student Profile or Feature

As Graduation Nears, Shivangi Shivayogi (Class of 2019) Reflects on Favorite Darden Moments

Shivangi Shivayogi (Class of 2019) came to Darden with a career background in the health care industry, but will graduate this weekend with a new career lined up working as an investment banker with Barclays in New York City. Below, she reflects on what brought her to Darden, the experience…

By Brett Twitty- May 16, 2019

Admissions, Charlottesville, Darden Community, Uncategorized

The Sun Sets on Q4: A Look Back at Life Outside the Classroom

Classes for the full-time MBA program at Darden have wrapped and students are completing final exams. As the Class of 2019 looks ahead to graduation and the Class of 2020 prepares to leave Grounds for summer internships, we take a look at some of our favorite Instagram posts of…

By Dave Hendrick- May 6, 2019

Charlottesville, Darden Community, Darden News, Events

Let’s. Go. Hoos!

It’s game time. Darden Admissions would like to wish the UVA men’s basketball good luck tonight as they take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the national championship game!While we realize we have no control over the outcome of the game, we like to believe we…

By Brett Twitty- April 8, 2019

Charlottesville, Darden Community, Darden News

Are You Ready for March Madness?

Here at Darden Admissions, we’re pretty big basketball fans, and March Madness is one of our favorite times of the year. We’re counting down the hours until our #1 seeded ‘Hoos take on Gardner Webb (3:10 pm on Tru TV) – as we hope you are – and in…

By Brett Twitty- March 22, 2019

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