University of Maryland President Appoints Business School Associate Dean Gerald Suarez to Professor of the Practice
College Park, Md. – Nov. 23, 2009 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced that university President C.D. Mote has appointed J. Gerald Suarez, associate dean of external strategy, to Professor of the Practice in Systems Thinking and Design.

Van Munching Hall Goes Green
The Robert H Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, is going green! This semester, Dean G. “Anand” Anandalingam has agreed to participate in the new Energywi$e UM program at the University of Maryland, College Park, in an effort to promote energy conservation.

Smith School Holds Annual Diversity Event
The annual “Diversity at Smith” event was held at University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business on November 7, 2009. The main aim of the event was to provide prospective MBA candidates the opportunity to experience the Smith MBA.

University of Maryland Ranks No. 16 in the World for Business, Economics Faculty and Research
The University of Maryland was recognized as No. 16 in the world for the strength of its faculty and quality of research in business and economics in the 2009 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released Nov. 4. The rankings are compiled by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. The University of Maryland also ranked No. 17 in the broader field of social sciences, which includes business and economics. 

Smith School's 10th Annual CIO Forum Features Federal CIO Vivek Kundra
Chief information officers and business professionals from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss the use of the Internet and how it affects different businesses at the 10th Annual CIO Forum.

Smith Part-time MBA Program Ranked Among Nation's Best by BusinessWeek
The part-time MBA program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business was named among the best in the nation by BusinessWeek in the magazine’s 2009 ranking released Nov. 5.

Smith School Launches Center for Financial Policy with Roundtable on Executive Compensation
The Smith School's new Center for Financial Policy launched on Nov. 2 with a Roundtable on Executive Compensation event in Washington, D.C. Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for Compensation of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, was the keynote speaker, which explored executive compensation practices and policy reforms.