UMD's Smith School Featured in Guide to
Responsible Business Programs
Net Impact, the premiere global nonprofit that inspires a new
generation of leaders to put their values to work for a more sustainable
future, released its 2012 edition of
Business as UNusual: The Student Guide to Graduate Programs on
August 21, 2012.The annual guide gives an inside look at MBA programs’
social and environmental curriculum, student activities, and career
services, and includes a profile on the University of Maryland's Robert
H. Smith School of Business.
The Smith School rated 4.5 out of 5 for social impact and 3.5 out of
5 for sustainability in the 2012 Business as UNusual guide, which you can
download here.
(The Smith School's profile is on page 160.)
"We are delighted to be rated so highly by Net Impact and profiled as a
business school at the forefront of social and environmental innovation," said
Melissa Carrier, assistant dean of global programs and social value creation.
"Cross-sector collaboration and entrepreneurial thinking are critical components
of business leadership in the 21st century. At Smith, students earn these skills
through real-world field experiences, interaction with thought leaders and
social entrepreneurs in our robust network, and truly interdisciplinary
courses."
This year’s guide is the most comprehensive yet, compiling more than 3,000
student responses. Respondents with primarily nonprofit and for-profit
experience pre-MBA expressed interest in a wider array of post-MBA careers,
including start-ups, mission-driven companies, and social enterprise. The guide
also shows how students themselves are driving change on campuses.
The Smith School has a very active chapter of Net Impact on the graduate and
undergraduate level. The club serves as a hub for both academic and
career-oriented activities related to developing a broader perspective of
leadership and entrepreneurship. Through guest lecturers, student discussions,
interactive workshops, and community volunteering members explore new business
models and methods to exert a positive impact upon our environment. In 2011 the
Graduate Student Net Impact Chapter achieved Gold Chapter standing, an honor
bestowed on only 13 percent of the more than 180 graduate student chapters
across the country.
About the Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader
in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the
University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate,
full-time and part-time MBA, executive MBA, MS in business, PhD and executive
education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The
school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning
locations in North America and Asia.
