Teaching

It is exciting and meaningful for me to spend time with seasoned leaders and managers who are facing, in real time, challenges in their industries and organizations. I enjoy leading education and training programs, as well as sharing my experiences, in live fire sessions with active and engaged executives.

With extensive experience teaching undergraduate and graduate-level, and executive courses and programs, I take pride in serving as trusted authority in my field. I use case studies and group work to actively unpack challenges, develop solutions, and share learning. I provide an array of examples, issues, and workable solutions, from direct experience, to inform today’s executives as they navigate their teams, companies, and competition.

Past Courses

UVA School of Education and Human Development

  • EDLF 8660. Moral and Ethical Leadership (graduate level)

  • EDLF 6040. Intercollegiate Athletics Administration (graduate level)

  • EDLF 5420 Governance of Intercollegiate Athletics (graduate level)

  • EDLF 5410. Strategy in Higher Education (graduate level)

  • EDLF 3420. Athletics and the University (undergraduate level)

UVA Darden Graduate School of Business (MBA and Executive Education)

  • GBUS 8510. Leading Complex Global Projects

  • ExecEd. Project Management for Executives.

  • ExecEd. Advanced Topics in Project Management.

UVA McIntire School of Commerce

  • COMM 3400/4200. Project Management.

  • eMcIntire. Program Director. Online executive education program in SE Asia.

Teaching Awards

  • 2023 - Lasting Legacy Teaching Award, UVA School of Education and Human Development
    Gerry was nominated by one of his students who wrote, “He made the program worthwhile for me. He made the topics come to life. Very knowledgeable and a caring and informed approach that connects with his students. Wants his students to learn.”

  • 2013 - Seven Society Teaching Award
    The Seven Society recognizes Gerald Starsia for his excellence in the fields of commerce and business as the Senior Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer of the Darden School of Business. A model of balance between teaching, research, and administrative leadership, Mr. Starsia has served the University in many capacities. As a scholar, his published works compliment his administrative and professorial vision for the field of higher education. As an administrator, Mr. Starsia works tirelessly to fulfill a broad range of responsibilities to fortify the University's economic and financial wellbeing during times of global change. As a teacher and role model at the Darden School, Mr. Starsia demands the best of his students. He is skilled at facilitating rigorous and thought-provoking conversation and challenges students to think beyond the scope of their respective concentrations. Mr. Starsia leads by example and in doing so, calls those around him to live with meaning and intention. The Seven Society thanks him for his dedication to the University and is pleased to celebrate his accomplishments this evening.