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March 1, 2011
Smith Students Visit Australia for Winter Study Trip

Professor Mark Wellman writes about the January 2011 winter study trip to Australia.

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March 1, 2011
Celebrating Black History Month at the Smith School of Business

On February 24, 2011, the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland celebrated Black History Month with a Diversity Roundtable Discussion, followed by an African-American History Celebration.

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March 1, 2011
Smith Undergrad Helps Feed Homeless

It was while writing a paper for his freshman English 101 class that Evan Ponchick, a College Park Scholars Business, Society, and the Economy alumnus, came up with an initiative that would help feed the homeless and save the university money. Now a junior, Ponchick has watched his vision turn into a reality.

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February 25, 2011
MBA Students Take Center Stage in Improv Class

MBA students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business have the opportunity to participate in a unique improv course taught by acclaimed Broadway actor, Marc Kudisch, a three-time Tony Award nominee and 2007 Helen Hayes Award winner. (Kudisch was nominated for his roles in Sycamore Trees and Golden Age for the 2011 Helen Hayes Awards.)

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February 24, 2011
UMD Alumni Entrepreneurs Discuss Career Success with Students

Five successful University of Maryland alumni joined on February 24, 2011 at the Robert H. Smith School of Business to impart secrets of success to aspiring student entrepreneurs at an event co-sponsored by the school’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and Office of Career Services.

The panelists included:

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February 24, 2011
Smith School Research Finds Nation’s Railcar Fleet in Jeopardy, Impacting Environment and Shipments of Goods

College Park, Md. – February 24, 2011 – The nation’s $90 billion fleet of privately owned freight railway cars may be in jeopardy, according to a new report released today by the Supply Chain Management Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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February 24, 2011
Univ. of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business Research Finds Nation’s Railcar Fleet in Jeopardy, Impacting Environment and Shipments of Goods

College Park, Md. – February 24, 2011 – The nation’s $90 billion fleet of privately owned freight railway cars may be in jeopardy, according to a new report released today by the Supply Chain Management Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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February 24, 2011
Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom

As one of the most well-documented and studied battles in American history, the Battle of Gettysburg offers a rich set of characters, personalities, and examples of leadership decision-making that resonate in many organizations even today.

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February 22, 2011
CEO@Smith Hosts Pradman Kaul, Hughes Communications, Inc.

More than 175 people gathered in Frank Auditorium in the Robert H. Smith School of Business’ Van Munching Hall on Feb. 22, 2011 to attend a CEO @ Smith session with Pradman Kaul, president and CEO of Hughes Communications, Inc.

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February 18, 2011
Ted Leonsis Visits the Smith School As Part of the CEO@Smith Speaker Series

Students, faculty and staff crammed into Van Munching Hall’s Frank Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2011 with one goal in mind: Listening to Ted Leonsis speak about what it is like to own several Washington-based sports teams, including the Washington Capitals and the Washington Wizards.

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