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Alumni Carly Fiorina and Kevin Plank Establish $175K Entrepreneurship Fund
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| Smith alumni Carly Fiorina, former
president and chief executive of
Hewlett-Packard, and Kevin Plank, founder
and chief executive of Under Armour,
established a $175,000 alumni donor
endowment fund for the Smith School’s
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship to
invest in student- and alumni-run companies. |
Call for Nominations:
2008 Smith Leadership and Excellence Awards |
| Nominate an outstanding business leader
for the 2008 Smith Leadership and Excellence
Awards, honoring the people and
organizations that have made a difference in
the mid-Atlantic region. Nominations are
sought from members of the mid-Atlantic
business and academic communities. Deadline
for submissions is Wednesday, November 21. |
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EVENTS FOR ALUMNI |
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Technology Start-Up Boot Camp
Friday, October 19
UM Stamp Student Union, Grand Ballroom
Should you take the leap into technology entrepreneurship?
What are the best ways to fund your new venture?
Is your incredible idea a real venture opportunity?
How do you build a "dream team"? What’s the
key to a killer business plan? The University
of Maryland's Technology Start-Up Boot Camp
is an intensive, one-day workshop and networking
event about launching new ventures. Cost is
$75.
Register today!
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Homecoming Tailgate
Saturday, October 20
Van
Munching Hall Atrium
6:00 p.m.
Join Smith School alumni and their family and friends at our annual tailgate on Van Munching Hall’s front lawn. Reunite with old friends and make new ones while enjoying food, fun and raffle prizes!
Open to all! |
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CAREER |
Next Smith Executive MBA Cohort Starting in
November
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
or call the program office at 301.405.9559 for
more information. |
New Open Enrollment Certificate in
Innovation Management
The Smith School is partnering with Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering to offer a five-module, open-enrollment certificate program in innovation management. The first class will be offered in November.
Call Alison Buckley at 301.405.5266 for more
information or to register. |
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SAVE THE DATE |
The New New Internet: Web 2.0 for Business
Thursday, November 1
Hyatt Regency, Reston, VA
The Smith School has teamed up with ExecutiveBiz
to present the region’s major annual Web conference,
featuring a nationally recognized lineup of
engaging speakers and panelists, two tracks
for industry and government attendees, a Web
2.0 application competition, and much more.
Alumni may register at the discounted Smith
School rate of $495 using discount code:
rhsmith.
Register today! |
National Association of Women MBAs
2007 National Conference and Career Fair
November 2-3
The National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA)
invites all Smith School MBAs to its
first-ever Professional Business Women’s
Chapter breakfast to take place November 2.
Admission is free for Smith MBAs; enter
promotional code NAWMBAPROFESSIONAL2007.
Register today (under the link for
attendees). |
Globalization and Innovation Conference
November 8-9
Learn how to manage the challenges involved
with research and development, intellectual
property and other concerns related to innovation
and globalization at this conference sponsored
by the Smith School’s Center for International
Business Education and Research (CIBER).
Register today! |
CIO Forum: Technology and Innovation
Friday, November 9
How do CIOs inculcate an innovation culture
in the organization? How do they evolve new
business models and new business practices that
are built on the capabilities of new information
technologies? Find out at the 8th Annual CIO
Forum, featuring keynote speaker Lemuel Lasher,
CIO and president of Computer Sciences Corp.’s
Office of Innovation. Discounted price for alumni
is $75.
Register today! |
Baltimore Area Alumni Networking Event
November 13, 2007
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Pier 5 Hotel
711 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore,
MD
Join us as Bob Lawless, chairman and CEO of
McCormick and Company, shares his success
stories about the leadership challenges and
opportunities in transitioning McCormick
into the 21st century. Then reconnect with
colleagues during our networking reception.
Register today! |
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Smith in the News |
| From CNN, CBS Evening News and
National Public Radio to the Wall
Street Journal, The USA Today and
The Washington Post, top national media
cite the Smith School, its programs and
faculty over the past few weeks.
Read more. |
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