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April 11, 2017
Undergrads Attend Real Life Real Talk Conference

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the Third Annual Real Life Real Talk Conference, held on April 6, 2017, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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April 11, 2017
Alumni Notes
’60s

Bob Milloy ’67 was enshrined in the Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame following a career coaching high school football in Montgomery County, MD, including stints at Whitman, Springbrook, Sherwood and Good Counsel.

’70s

Louis Pope ’74 was appointed to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents by Governor Larry Hogan.

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April 11, 2017
How I Got Here: The Softer Side of Financial Planning

Financial planner Marguerita Cheng ’93 showed potential at the large firm where she started her career, but her sales manager had a concern.

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April 11, 2017
Go Ahead, Take Both Roads

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood for the traveler in Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” Both paths promise adventure, but only one can be chosen.

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April 11, 2017
Rising Star: Wedding Photographer Transitions to PepsiCo

How does a banker-turned-wedding photographer land a coveted brand management job at beverage behemoth PepsiCo? Mohamed Boraie, MBA ’17 and MFin ’17, happily shares his path.

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April 11, 2017
BB&T Colloquium Tackles Campus Speech

Is freedom of speech under attack at college campuses with designated safe spaces, free speech zones, trigger warnings and outrage culture? Attorney Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), explored the question on Sept. 27, 2016, at the BB&T Colloquium on Capitalism, Ethics and Leadership at the Smith School.

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April 10, 2017
Inaugural Smith Analytics Conference, April 21

Big data, business intelligence, predictive analytics, key performance indicators, risk analysis, marketing research – these buzz terms are prolific in the C-suite. At the Inaugural Smith Analytics Conference on April 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C., attendees will learn how to leverage the latest analytics best practices to help improve your company’s bottom line.

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April 10, 2017
2017 Best & Brightest Business Majors

Poets & Quants “The Best and Brightest Business Majors – Class of 2017” listing features two seniors from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Sylviane Alexion and Mimi Verdonk are profiled among 100 of the best business majors in the Class of 2017, globally.

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April 7, 2017
The Latest Reason Why Hospitals Should Limit Antibiotic Use

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Getting admitted to the hospital means a 1-in-20 chance of contracting an infection, maybe even a potentially deadly antibiotic-resist

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April 6, 2017
Reimagined Smith IMPACT Series Tackles Leading through Change

Leaders from the worlds of business, nonprofit and government packed a room in the Reagan Building and International Trade Center on April 5, 2017, for a timely conversation about driving and adapting tochange.

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