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| FROM Darden Admissions Blog: 50 Years of Women at Darden — Part 5 |
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Continuing our series celebrating 50 years of women at Darden, this week we recognize Katie Bisbee (MBA ’04), a woman whose desire for social impact had a bigger impact on her classroom than she initially realized. An excerpt from her story is below: Katie Bisbee — Marketing With a Big Heart At the age of five, Katie Bisbee (MBA ’04) was serving meals at soup kitchens with her family. “Social impact has always been in the forefront of my mind. My parents taught me that is how you should live your life,” she said. This sentiment has stayed with Bisbee, who turned her passion for helping others into a career. ![]() Katie Bisbee (MBA ’04) She was several years out of college when she started working at a nonprofit and quickly realized her limiting factor. “I figured if I wanted to make an impact in the social sector, I had to have a really strong business grounding,” she explained. She promptly applied and was accepted to Darden. As a First Year student, Bisbee worried that her class contributions were subpar, but she quickly began to notice the opposite: Her nontraditional background as a marketer actually added value to the classroom dynamic. “I think I offered a fresh set of eyes that was helpful for my classmates. I asked questions other people probably wouldn’t think to ask because they knew the material so well,” she recalled. Read Katie’s entire story in the latest issue of the Darden Report. To learn more about resources and opportunities Darden provides specifically for women, please visit the Women at Darden page on our website. |
| FROM Darden Admissions Blog: 27th Annual BBSF Conference |
The Black Business Student Forum (BBSF) at Darden is pleased to share that it will be hosting the 27th Annual BBSF Conference this Friday, 6 February, 2015.![]() The theme this year is “Emerging Domestic Markets: Finding Growth Within the U.S.,” and the keynote speaker is the Honorable Maurice Jones – Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade. There will also be three panels discussing topics such as small business growth and financing. Visit www.bbsfconference.eventbrite.com to register online. |
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