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MBA Programs Are Ranked Among the Nation's
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The part-time MBA program at Smith School is
ranked No. 11 and its full-time MBA program
is ranked No. 25 in the latest edition of
U.S.News & World Report’s
“America’s Best Graduate Schools." U.S.
News also ranked the Smith School among the
nation’s best in numerous specialty areas,
including its Information Systems program at
No. 6. |
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Smith to Launch Global Consortium MBA
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The Smith School has entered into a
strategic partnership with the Management
Development Institute (MDI) in India and the
University of International Business and
Economics in China to jointly deliver a
Global Consortium MBA program that will
simultaneously draw students from the United
States, China and India. |
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Smith MBA Sells Magazine to Washington Post |
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Zoey Rawlins, MBA ’06, sold SHOP DC, a
Washington, D.C., shopping and fashion guide
she founded during her time as a Smith
student, to Washingtonpost.Newsweek
Interactive (WPNI). It has been relaunched
online as DC Scout. Rawlins created SHOP DC
two years ago while working toward her MBA
at the Smith School and with $7,000 in
startup funding from the Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship. |
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Upcoming Alumni Networking Opportunities |
Seattle Region Alumni Networking Event
Thursday, May 31, 2007; 6:00- 9:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
900 Bellevue Way, NE
Bellevue, WA 98004 |
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Join Smith School faulty, staff and fellow
University of Maryland alumni for a
networking event and reception. Registration
for this event will begin in late March.
Check the Web site for details. |
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Join Us for These Events! |
Netcentricity Conference
April 27, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Van Munching Hall |
Join distinguished members of the finance
community and renowned scholars at the
Seventh Annual Netcentricity Conference for
an exploration of one of the most important
developments in the networked era—the
Transformation of Financial Markets. You’ll
discover:
• How investors are taking advantage of
information technology to develop and
execute sophisticated investment strategies
• How these strategies rely on instantaneous
execution of trades, putting pressure on
financial markets
• What’s behind the simultaneous movement
toward mergers and the globalization of
trading and how it affects you. |
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Registration fee includes continental
breakfast, lunch, and refreshments. Seats
are limited, so don’t delay.
Register online. |
All Hands on Deck!
Help MBA Students Raise Money for
Charities
April 29, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Baltimore, MD
Tickets $25 |
MBA students in Dr. Rhonda Reger's class on
Strategic Project Management: A Service
Learning Course (BUMO 758P) encourage you to
come to All Hands on Deck, a sailing and
fundraising event benefiting the outreach
programs offered by the Downtown Sailing
Center in Baltimore, MD. Tickets are good
for an open sail, free food and drink, and
free admission to a charity auction.
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Save the Date: Thursday, May 3, 2007
Celebrate the accomplishments of the Smith
community at our annual Undergraduate Awards
Banquet!
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
UMUC Marriott
Cost: Alumni--$65; Corporate--$75.
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Smith
Alumni Invited to Learn the Business Behind
Disney Magic – June 6, 2007 |
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The Disney Institute brings its renowned
Keys to Excellence program to the Robert H.
Smith School of Business June 6, 2007. This
one-day conference is a must for members of
any organization focused on customer and
employee loyalty and retention. As the host
of this event, the Smith School is able to
offer the Disney program to Smith School
alumni for $349 per person. Be sure to use
discount code
UMCPDISNEY07 when you register at
http://www.disneydc.com. |
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Smith in the News |
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ComputerWorld – March 26, 2007
– David Kirsch, assistant professor
of management and organization, is quoted in
a story about Web 2.0 and lessons learned
from the previous dot-com bubble burst.
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NPR: Morning Edition – March
21, 2007 – Business professor Peter
Morici is interviewed for a story about
plans to build the largest steel mill in the
U.S.
►Listen online |
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CNN: Lou Dobbs This Week –
March 18, 2007 – Business professor Peter
Morici is interviewed about U.S. trade
with China.
►Read the
transcript |
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Washington Post – March 18,
2007 – Associate Dean Scott Koerwer
is quoted in a column about the importance
of persuasion and soft skills in an MBA
curriculum.
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Financial Times - March 15,
2007 - An article detailed the Smith
School's plans to launch a new Global MBA
program bringing together students from
Smith and schools in China and India. The
program was also featured in an article
March 27 in the Economic Times of India. |
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New York Times – March 11,
2007 – Business professor Peter Morici
is quoted in a story about American
exports and trade.
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