{"id":6103,"date":"2019-02-19T03:30:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T08:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/?p=6103"},"modified":"2019-02-18T18:09:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T23:09:20","slug":"women-at-darden-spotlight-womens-business-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/2019\/02\/19\/women-at-darden-spotlight-womens-business-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Women at Darden Spotlight: Women&#8217;s Business Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"has-dropcap\">L<\/span>ast week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/mba\/\">Darden<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.virginia.edu\/\">McIntire School of Commerce<\/a> hosted UVA&#8217;s first-ever Women\u2019s Business Forum. Focused on building awareness about graduate business education opportunities at UVA, the event\u00a0welcomed undergraduate women from all majors to the Darden Grounds and featured\u00a0a panel of current students from Darden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/mba\/\">full-time MBA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/mba\/admissions\/application-process\/future-year\/\">Future Year Scholars Program<\/a>, McIntire&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.virginia.edu\/ms-commerce\">MS in Commerce<\/a> and Darden and McIntire&#8217;s joint <a href=\"https:\/\/msba.virginia.edu\/\">MS in Business Analytics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to highlighting degree offerings, the program was designed to demonstrate the potential and wide applicability of a business education. As Admissions Committee member and Fort\u00e9 liaison noted, Haley Whitlock Gyory, noted: &#8220;If there was one clear takeaway from the evening, it is that business can mean many things &#8211; flexibility, confidence, network, optionality, etc.\u2014 to many people. And a business education is not only a way to launch a meaningful career. It is also a way to improve society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The event was sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortefoundation.org\/site\/PageServer\">Fort\u00e9<\/a>. Dedicated to\u00a0increasing female representation across the corporate spectrum, including in business schools, Fort\u00e9 offers programming, networking opportunities and dedicated scholarships for women. Darden has been a proud Fort\u00e9 sponsor since the organization\u2019s inception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Darden and the McIntire School of Commerce hosted UVA&#8217;s first-ever Women\u2019s Business Forum. 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