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Henry “Hank” Lucas, Smith School professor of information systems, is taking on a new challenge: educating 10,000 students on surviving disruptive technologies — all at once.
The Smith School is committed to offering entrepreneurship courses and weaving innovative thinking throughout the curriculum for all students. Case in point: “REAL660,” (#Real660), an MBA course that has students creating and running real businesses in a seven-week class.
On a beautiful spring evening last week (April 18, 2013), MBA students, deans, faculty, and staff of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School gathered outside of Van Munching Hall in Mayer Mall for the Third Annual Smith’s Got Talent event.
MBA students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the Third Annual Smith's Got Talent showcase on Thursday, April 18,2013, outside of Van Munching Hall.
“I believe that businesses are meant to serve the society, not simply meant to serve the shareholders,” B. Muthuraman told an auditorium filled with students, alumni, faculty and staff on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted Jaime Caruana, General Manager for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), on April 15, 2013 as part of the center’s Distinguished Speakers Event Series.
REAL660: Getting schooled in entrepreneurship
Webisode 1 -- Do you have what it takes?The Smith School is committed to offering entrepreneurship courses and weaving innovative thinking throughout the curriculum for all students. Case in point: “REAL660,” (#Real660), an MBA course that has students creating and running real businesses in a seven-week class.
Imagine standing in front of group of people telling them about your awesome new idea. An idea for a business.
But it’s not just a business idea. It’s an innovative new product. It’s a much-needed service.
It’s your blood, sweat and tears. It’s all you’ve been working on for months on end.
It’s your future.
It’s your dream.
For more than 50 companies at the Business & Innovation Showcase, Friday, April 5, 2013, was game time.
Sponsored by BB&T and hosted by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, the showcase housed entrepreneurs from the Smith School, the university and the region.