Smith School of
Business Names Michael Agnew Assistant
Dean for Career Management
College Park, Md. - December 17,
2002 - The Robert H. Smith School of
Business, University of Maryland, has
appointed Michael Agnew as assistant
dean for career management. Agnew has
more than 18 years administrative,
research, and teaching experience in
higher education, including five years
at the University of Pennsylvania's
Wharton School, where he designed and
taught career management coursework to
MBA students. Most recently, Agnew was
assistant dean at the Carlson School of
Management at the University of
Minnesota, where he was credited with
revitalizing career services,
significantly improving student and
recruiter services, and helping the
school improve in several national
rankings.
"We were impressed by Mike's proven
ability to increase the number of
student interviews and improve recruiter
satisfaction, as well as by his national
network of professional relationships,"
said Howard Frank, dean of the Robert H.
Smith School of Business. "With Mike on
board, we have taken another important
step in our aggressive effort to boost
our career placement measures to a level
that truly reflects the caliber of our
students."
In addition to holding key career
services positions at Wharton and
Minnesota, Agnew was director of the
career center at Michigan State
University's Eli Broad School of
Management, where he built the MBA
Business Career Services Office and
re-structured career services.
At the Smith School, Agnew oversees
the Office of Career Management (OCM),
which provides career management,
placement, and counseling to graduate
and undergraduate business students.
The OCM also provides professional
services to the business community
seeking to connect with Smith students,
by developing recruiting strategies that
help companies source and recruit
master's-level and undergraduate talent.
"I am very excited to be working with
such talented and motivated students, as
well as with a career services team
dedicated to helping these students find
the rewarding opportunities they seek,"
said Agnew. "I look forward to building
upon the strengths of this office and
pursuing new initiatives that will
enhance career opportunities for Smith
School students."
At the University of Minnesota, Agnew
also managed and reorganized managerial
communications and served as faculty
director for the university's "Strategic
Advantage" program. Agnew earned his
doctorate degree in the area of career
management.
About the Robert H. Smith School
of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of
Business at the University of Maryland
is an internationally recognized leader
in management education and research for
the digital economy. The school offers
cross-functional study options in its
six academic departments, which include
accounting and information assurance;
decision and information technologies;
finance; logistics, business, and public
policy; management and organization; and
marketing. More information about the
Robert H. Smith School of Business can
be found at
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu.
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For more information:
Jeff Heebner
Robert H. Smith School of
Business
University of Maryland
(
301.405.9469
jheebner@rhsmith.umd.edu |
