{"id":7295,"date":"2011-10-27T08:27:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T14:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=7295"},"modified":"2011-10-28T07:02:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-28T13:02:17","slug":"beyond-the-mba-classroom-an-international-taste-at-darden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/beyond-the-mba-classroom-an-international-taste-at-darden\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the MBA Classroom: An International Taste at Darden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>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 \u201cbeyond the MBA classroom\u201d at a top business school. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the <strong>International Food Festival<\/strong> at the University of Virginia&#8217;s Darden School of Business Administration, sponsored by the International Business Society, students arrange themselves into teams according to their home country or culture. On the night of the festival, 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\u2019s traditional clothing. A cultural showcase at the end of the evening allows participating groups to show off their region\u2019s music and dancing. One alumna told mbaMission, \u201cIt 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 regions\u2014from Korea to Greece to Texas.\u201d Most of the student body and their partners attend this event, as do many professors and alumni.<\/p>\n<p>For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at Darden and 14 other top MBA programs, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/collections\/insider-s-guides\" target=\"_blank\">mbaMission Insider\u2019s Guides<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 \u201cbeyond the MBA classroom\u201d at a top business school. 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