Thank you Darden, we did it……and more!!!
$17,570 in 10 days!
As part of Darden's short-term efforts to help with the crisis in Haiti following the devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, we put together a campaign to raise $10,000 in 10 days. The campaign ran from Jan. 20 to Jan. 30 and gathered donations from the entire Darden community. In total, we raised $17,570, far surpassing our goal of $10K. A sincere measure of thanks goes out to everyone in the community for their generous donations. Thank you as well to all of the student
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Darden News in Brief - 02/03/10
Darden News in Brief
Sarah and Michael Kadish welcomed Henry Brighton Kadish to the world on January 13th, 2010 at 3:50 pm at the Martha Jefferson Hospital. Henry weighed in at 8 lbs, 7 oz and 21 inches long, and he is the Kadishs’ first child.
Engaged:
- Travis Wells became engaged to Heather Vogel on January 2nd when he was visiting her in her hometown of Osh Kosh, Wisconsin. The wedding will be in Minneapolis next September.
- Amy Sydnor became engaged to Ben Meggett atop the Lighthouse o
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Class of 2010 Gift
Class gift co-agents Jacki Fritz, Rob Walsh, Adriano Maesano and yours truly welcome you to the Class Gift 2010!
The gift. Graduating students donate or pledge to donate to Darden within 12 months of graduation. Donations enter The Darden Foundation’s pool of unrestricted funds through the Darden Annual Fund. The Foundation’s endowment is used for communication and marketing activities that support the school’s brand (specifically alumni relation activities such as reunions, and alumn
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A Letter from Camp - part 2
Mom and Dad,
Hope all is well at home. I know I haven’t written in a while; I’ve been so busy studying for classes and trying to find a company that will stuff me in a closet for 12 weeks and produce a “deliverable” at the end. The first quarter was hard and I was really nervous about failing out. I thought for sure that I would, but it turns out that putting random numbers on a spreadsheet, drawing a couple of diagrams with arrows, and using the word synergy 27 times on your exam
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The Potable Darden Alumni Series presents: Sir Jonathan Hileri (D ’18), Mt. Barracks First Ascent
It stood as a monolith of epic proportion, towering above the earth below. Its very presence mocked the existence of every man who laid eyes on it or dared to utter its name. Mt. Barracks reigned supreme over all.
Until one man and his hardened Darden will decided it would reign no longer. Jonathan Hileri had graduated from the Darden School of Business and, after building and ultimately selling a locomotive start-up, he scanned the horizon for his newest venture. While literally scanning
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The Great Beard Bonanza!
A captivating trend has quickly swept the Darden campus in recent months and is being met with overwhelming support. Students and faculty members alike are raving over this positive movement, and the outlook for continued adoption appears strong. What community craze is drawing such feverish attention? A new Outreach initiative? Fireside tax chats with Mary Margaret? Incorrect on both counts, but here is a hint: beards! Though Darden’s faculty and staff have long boasted a stable of facial h
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DP = Deeply Perplexed - The New Grading System Revealed
JB: “Hi Kitty. Happy New Year! ”
KS: “Hi Jenn. Welcome Back.”
JB: “You know Kitty, I received your Christmas card and found it to be rather cryptic. Do you think you could explain it to me?”
KS: (laughs) “That was not a Christmas card, that’s your report card!”
The perpetually pragmatic and always level-headed equity analyst awakes from her nightmare in an unusually flustered state. It’s that time of quarter again! Time for the increasingly difficult to discern “Darde
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