Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom Worldly Cuisine at Darden

Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom Worldly Cuisine at Darden Global Food Festival 2016; Image via blogs.darden.virginia.edu When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. For the  Global Food Festival  at the University of Virginia (UVA) Darden School of Business, students arrange themselves into teams according to their home country or culture. On the night of the festival, which is sponsored by the Global Business and Culture Club and typically involves more than 500 students and their partners,  the teams set up tables with decorations representing their home countries and cultures and present home-cooked, authentic cuisine; in addition, the students often dress in their region or culture’s traditional clothing. A showcase at the end of the evening allows participating groups to show off their region’s music and dancing. An alumna told mbaMission, “It is fascinating to see all of your classmates whipping up their own culinary decadence. Everyone makes a point to eat light the day before, and they gear up to taste foods from 30 different countries and regionsâ€"from Korea to Greece to Texas.” Most of the student body and their partners atten d this event, as do many professors and alumni. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at UVA Darden and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom University of Virginia (Darden) Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom Worldly Cuisine at Darden When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. For the  International Food Festival  at the University of Virginia (UVA) Darden School of Business, students arrange themselves into teams according to their home country or culture. On the night of the festival, which is sponsored by the International Business Society and typically involves more than 150 students and their partners,  the teams set up tables with decorations representing their home countries and cultures and present home-cooked, authentic cuisine; in addition, the students often dress in their region or culture’s traditional clothing. A showcase at the end of the evening allows participating groups to show off their region’s music and dancing. An alumna told mbaMission, “It is fascinating to see all of your classmates whipping up their own culinary decadence. Everyone makes a point to eat light the day before, and they gear up to taste foods from 30 different countries and regionsâ€"from Korea to Greece to Texas.” Most of the student body and their partners attend this event, as do many professors and alumni. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at UVA Darden and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom University of Virginia (Darden)