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Dean Frank to Step Down in 2008 |
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Howard Frank has announced that he will step
down as dean of the Smith School at the end
of the current academic year. Frank will leave
his post June 30, 2008, to begin a
sabbatical and will return to the Smith
School as professor of management sciences
in the fall of 2009. “I look back with great
pride on what has been accomplished during
my tenure as dean and I look forward to
continuing to contribute to the Smith
School’s growth and prosperity in the years
ahead,” said Frank.
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Why Small Investors Get it Wrong |
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What would happen if you compared stock trades
made by small retail investors to those made
by large institutional investors over a 20-year
period? Turns out that small investors almost
never pick the winners over the long run. Soeren
Hvidkjaer, assistant professor of finance, may
know the reason why. Read this article, as well
as other latest research from Smith faculty,
in this quarter’s issue of “Leading
the Digital Economy,” the Smith School’s
research newsletter designed for our business
and corporate partners.
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EVENTS FOR ALUMNI |
Networking 101: The Art of the Schmooze
Thursday, September 6
Frank Auditorium, Van Munching Hall
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Are you the perfect schmoozer? What better
resource to share advice on making contacts
and building rapport to boost your career than
our very own Smith alumni! Come and share your
“schmoozing” experiences—both good and bad—with
future alumni and reconnect and network with
your fellow Smith alumni. Enjoy complimentary
appetizers, drinks and great raffle items!
Please
register by September 5. |
Smith Undergraduate Career Fair
Friday,
September 7
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hire the Smith School’s best and brightest
junior and senior undergraduate students—before
your competitors—by recruiting at Smith Undergraduate
Career Fair.
Register today! |
18th Annual Smith Alumni Chapter Golf Tournament
Thursday, September 20
University of Maryland Golf Course
1:30 p.m. shotgun start
A fundraiser and networking opportunity for
alumni and friends. Spend a day on the course!
Proceeds support scholarships, programs and
other initiatives of the school. |
Alumni Mentor Program Kick-Off
Frank Auditorium, Van Munching Hall
Saturday, October 6
Open to Alumni Mentor Program participants
and their families, the Kick-Off is a fun opportunity
for mentors and clusters to discuss their common
business industries. Call 301-405-5777 for more
information. |
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SAVE THE DATE |
M&A Case Competition
Friday,
October 12
Van Munching Hall
Teams from top U.S. business schools will compete
for glory and prizes in this competition that
simulates an actual mergers and acquisition
pitch meeting to Wall Street executives. Alumni
are invited to come network, recruit, and cheer
on the Smith team.
Participating schools include:
■ Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)
■ Columbia University
■ Purdue University (Krannert)
■ University of Maryland (Smith)
■ University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
■ University of Rochester (Simon)
■ University of Virginia (Darden)
■ Yale University |
Homecoming—Maryland v. Virginia
October 19—21
Enjoy a great day with old friends at Homecoming.
The Smith School will be hosting a free tailgate
reception at Van Munching Hall for our alumni
and their families three hours prior to the
start of the game with activities for all—kids
included! Tickets are free (but required). |
Second Smith School CIBER Symposium
Globalization and Innovation
November 8-9
Globalization requires organizations to
rethink their innovation models. Learn how
to address management challenges in the
search for innovation including issues with
R&D, offshore sites, intellectual property,
strategic partners, global networks, and
other critical processes. Senior executives,
top scholars and other experts in the field
of globalization explore global and
innovation issues at the symposium.
Co-sponsorship levels: $3,000 registration
fee for two participants, $2,000
registration fee for one participant.
For more information about sponsorship
opportunities and other information, contact
Vinod Jain, Center for International
Business and Education Research (CIBER)
Director. |
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CAREER |
Take Your Career to the Next Level with an Executive
MBA Degree
Learn to harness the power of technology, innovation
and globalization in the Smith Executive MBA
program. Our residential, alternating-weekend
program fits your EMBA education into a year
and a half—an 18-month investment that returns
a lifetime of value. The next Executive MBA
cohort is forming in November 2007. E-mail
embainfo@rhsmith.umd.edu
or call the program office at 301.405.9559 for
more information. |
New Career
Services and Recruiting Tool for Alumni
The Office of Career Management is excited
about the launch of HireSmith! HireSmith is
replacing SOURCE as the School’s online career
services and hiring platform. In addition to
full-time MBA and undergraduate students, this
new and improved online tool offers employers
the ability to search for part-time MBA, executive
MBA, executive MS, and alumni talent. Go to
www.hiresmith.net
for more information. |
Get Your New Business Off to a Good Start!
The TiE-Smith Fellows in Entrepreneurship
Program helps promising entrepreneurs significantly
improve the odds of success for their early
stage ventures. The program, a partnership between
TiE-DC and the Smith School, provides in-depth
workshops and mentoring for budding entrepreneurs
who have launched their businesses but have
not yet received venture funding. Cost is $2,500
for 11 sessions of workshops. Contact
Asher
Epstein, for more information. |
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Smith in the News |
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Economic Times (India) – Aug. 7, 2007
– Smith School Dean Howard Frank writes an article
for the special “Empower” section for business
managers. He discusses how technological advances
and globalization have made it impossible to
predict the future of business, but a solid
business education can prepare leaders for the
unknown. “To truly stand out in this time of
extraordinary technological development, a business
leader must be ready to react, to adapt, to
improvise, to innovate at a faster pace than
ever before,” Frank wrote. |
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Dow Jones – Aug. 12, 2007
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Finance professor Albert S. “Pete” Kyle is
quoted in a story about the role Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac could play in bailing out
the ailing mortgage market and the economy.
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NPR “All Things Considered” –
Aug. 10, 2007 – Business professor Peter
Morici is interviewed about the Federal
Reserve pumping money into the banking
system to save sliding markets.
Read more and listen online
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CNBC "Morning Call"
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Jul. 31, 2007
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Business professor Peter Morici discusses
whether Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson will
make progress in China.
View the video » |
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