Darden Graduate School of Business Administration

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The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, founded in 1954, is the graduate business school associated with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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[edit] Darden MBA

Darden offers a two-year MBA program that relies heavily on case-based teaching methods (see Case Study Analysis), similar to teaching methods used in many law schools and at Harvard Business School. Harvard and Darden are the only two prominent business schools to teach solely through the case method. The Darden case method relies heavily on strong preparation (done both on an individual basis and group basis) and deep discussions within Sections.

The Darden MBA curriculum is considered to be exceptionally rigorous, which has led some to applicants and students to refer to it as "The Darden Bootcamp"[citation needed]. The school is known for its particular strength in General Management, and it is regularly ranked by Business Week, the Economist Intelligence Unit, and other sources as being among the top business schools in the world.

In 2002, Darden expanded the class size by 20% from 250 to over 300. Darden's Dean, as of August 1, 2005, is Robert Bruner, who is also the school's Distinguished Professor of Business Administration.

George David, 1967 Darden graduate and current CEO and Chairman of United Technologies Corporation, said of his time at the school, "My two years at Darden were the best ones of my life. The intensity was amazing, and the skills acquired life-long. I learned for the first time that classmates and I could push problems around with the sheer force of trying. I am profoundly grateful for this experience." George David was named 2002 CEO of the Year by IndustryWeek, and was voted number 3 in Barron's Magazine's 2006 "World's Most Respected US CEOs."

[edit] Student Awards/Scholarships

Darden's top student award is the Samuel Forrest Hyde Memorial Fellowship, which is awarded by the faculty to the first-year student who has contributed the most to the welfare of the school and shows the greatest career promise. Darden also awards the Frederick S. Morton Leadership Award to a second-year student in recognition of exceptional leadership.

Darden awards the C. Stewart Sheppard Distinguished Service Award to recognize first-year Darden students for exceptional service to the School. Darden faculty awards the William Michael Shermet Award to fifteen (top 5%) first-year students for exceptional academic performance and classroom contribution.

Darden also awards Frank E. Genovese Fellowships each year in recognition of academic performance and General Management promise.

[edit] Executive Education

Darden's Executive Education program continues to be ranked strongly by the The Financial Times (2006). Including:-

  • Number 1 in the World in Open Program Executive Education.
  • Number 1 in Open Program Faculty (for the 3rd consecutive year).
  • Number 1 in Open Program Course Design (for 4th consecutive year).

The program offers both open and custom programs. Executive Education programs include sustainabilty, service excellence, leading strategic change, and bargaining and negotiating.

[edit] MBA for Executives

Darden launched an MBA for Executives program in June 2006. The executive program takes 22 months.

[edit] Prominent Alumni

Darden's list of prominent alumni also includes:

[edit] Clubs at Darden

[edit] Batten Institute

The Batten Institute is a prominent institution at the Darden School of Business. A leading business think-tank, the Batten Institute invests in applied research and knowledge transfer programs on the frontiers of change in organizations, markets, and technologies. The Institute is a nexus of practitioners and scholars who foster new practical knowledge about business innovation and change.[1] The Institute was founded in 1996 and fortified in 2000 by a record $60 million gift from UVa alumnus Frank Batten, Sr., retired Chairman and CEO of Landmark Communications and founder of The Weather Channel.[2]

Batten Institute programs include the Darden Progressive Incubator, which assists students in taking ideas from concept to viable business; the UVa Business Plan and Business Concept Competitions; the Batten Fellows Program, which brings prominent thought and education leaders and high-potential young professionals to the school to conduct research and interact with students. Through these programs, the Institute provides:[3]

  • Sponsorship of intellectual capital
  • Industry speakers
  • Conferences on topics such as business innovation and change
  • Support for Darden’s entrepreneurship curriculum
  • Scholarships for Darden MBA students who exemplify the Institute’s mission
  • Sponsorship of the Journal of Business Venturing

[edit] Rankings

Darden is regularly ranked as being among the top business schools in the world. Its current rankings (updated April 2006) are as follows:

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Darden Graduate School of Business (2006). http://www.darden.edu/html/standard.aspx?menu_id=72&styleid=2&id=814
  2. ^ Ibid
  3. ^ Ibid
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