The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, founded in 1954, is the graduate business school associated with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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.
Darden's Dean, as of August 1, 2005, is Robert Bruner, who is also the school's Distinguished Professor of Business Administration.
The Darden MBA curriculum is considered to be very rigorous, which has led some to nickname it "The Darden Bootcamp". 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.
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.
Prominent Alumni
Darden's list of prominent alumni also includes:-
Steven Reinemund, the CEO and Chairman of PepsiCo.
Henri Termeer, the President, Chairman and CEO of Genzyme Corporation.
Frank Batten Jr, CEO of Landmark Communications (owner of The Weather Channel and many newspapers).
Steve M. Hankin, CEO of Sentient Jets.
Daniel S. Lynch, CEO of ImClone Systems Inc..
John D. Shafer Jr., CEO of Dunkin'Donuts
John H.Bryan, CEO and Chairman of [Sara Lee] from 1976 to 2001.
Clubs at Darden
- Asian Business Club @ Darden
- Athletics and Recreation
- Black Business Student Forum (BBSF)
- Christian Fellowship
- Christmas-In-April (CIA)
- Cold Call Chorus
- Cold Call Chronicle
- Darden African Business Organization (DABO)
- Darden Automotive & Racing Team (DART)
- Darden Follies
- Darden Jewish Student Association (DJSA)
- Darden Military Association
- Darden Partners Association (DPA)
- Darden Rowing Club
- Darden Student Association
- The European Society at Darden
- Gays, Lesbians, and Allies at Darden
- Hispanic American Network at Darden (HAND)
- International Business Society
- Latin American Student Association (LASA)
- MBA/JD Society
- National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA)
- Outdoors Club
- Outreach at Darden
- Sky Club at Darden
Rankings
Darden is regularly ranked as being among the top business schools in the world. Its recent rankings are as follows:-
- Forbes 2005 ranked number 8.
- Wall Street Journal 2005 ranked number 11.
- US News and World Report 2007 ranked number 13. (14 in 2006).
- Business Week 2004 ranked number 12.
- Financial Times 2006 ranked number 14.
- Economist Intelligence unit ranked number 10 USA, and number 14 Internationally.
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