{"id":6986,"date":"2020-02-24T12:59:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T17:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/?p=6986"},"modified":"2021-10-07T15:12:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T19:12:07","slug":"black-business-experience-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/admissions\/2020\/02\/24\/black-business-experience-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Business Experience Week Aims to Celebrate, Grow Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Darden’s Black Business Student Association<\/a> (BBSA) recently hosted Black Business Experience Week to celebrate African American culture and explore different facets of black professional life. Vice President of Careers Adam Miller (Class of 2020) shared his perspective and a few photos from throughout the week. Check out BBSA’s Instagram<\/a> to get to know club members and learn more about the organization.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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BBSA Leadership with Darden Professor Laura Morgan Roberts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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T<\/span>he Black Business Student Association exists at Darden to celebrate African American culture. Our MBA members are active within the Charlottesville community, the classroom environment, social circles and during the job search process.<\/p>\n

As BBSA vice president of careers, it\u2019s my responsibility to help our members secure job offers with their dream companies. I happen to have a human resources background, and I get a ton of satisfaction out of using those skills to assist my classmates.<\/p>\n

Last week, BBSA brought a variety of programming to the Darden Grounds during something we call Black Business Experience Week. February is Black History Month, and our timing of the week’s curated events was an intentional way to explore aspects of Black professional life.<\/p>\n

A few of the week’s highlights included:<\/p>\n