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ALUMNI EVENTS
EMBA Alumni Networking Reception
Wednesday, April 14, 6 - 8 p.m.
The University Club
1135 16th Street NW / Washington, D.C. 20036
The Smith School invites EMBA alumni, current EMBA students
and their guests to a reception at The University Club in
Washington, D.C. This event is a great opportunity to reconnect
with former classmates, favorite faculty and Dean Anand,
while networking with fellow EMBA alumni and students. The
evening will include an update on the Smith School by Dean
Anand and a presentation on Current Economic Trends by Dr.
Jahangir Boroumand, Tyser Teaching Fellow and Senior Executive
Education
Fellow.
Young Alumni Happy Hour
Wednesday, April 14, 6 - 8 p.m.
The Reef
2446 18th Street NW / Washington, D.C. 20009
Mix and mingle with fellow undergraduate alumni at April's
young alumni happy hour at The Reef, located in the heart
of Adams Morgan. This event is open to undergraduate
alumni from the classes of '99-'09.
Mayer, Senbet and Global Equity Funds Networking Event
Thursday, April 15, 6 - 8 p.m.
BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon
4901 Fairmont Avenue / Bethesda, Md. 20814
The Smith School invites Mayer and Senbet Funds alumni,
friends and current fund members to a networking event at
BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon in Bethesda, Md. This event
is a great opportunity to reconnect with classmates and
finance faculty, and network with fellow fund alumni and
students.
17th Annual William D. Bradford Minority Awards Banquet
Thursday, April 22, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Samuel Riggs Alumni Center
University of Maryland / College Park, Md. 20742
Please join the Black and Hispanic MBA Associations in
this year’s 17th Annual William D. Bradford Minority
Awards Banquet. Don't miss this special evening of
cocktails, dinner, live music, awards and great
networking opportunities with GE, BB&T and
PricewaterhouseCoopers, in addition to Smith alum and
faculty members. Our keynote speaker, Mr. Carl T. Rowan
Jr., Vice President for the Washington Area Office of
Securitas Security Service USA, Inc., will be delivering
his address on this year’s theme, “Successful
Leadership: Breaking Down Barriers” which identifies
steps for new MBAs to set themselves apart and truly
excel within a company or a given position.
CEO@Smith: Barbara J. Krumsiek, President, CEO & Chair,
Calvert Group, Ltd.
Tuesday, April 27, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland / College Park, Md. 20742
Experience CEO@Smith, a dynamic new speaker series designed
specifically for our community to learn from leading business
practitioners and innovators. Barbara Krumsiek is the president,
CEO & chair of Calvert Group, Ltd., a leading investment
management firm headquartered in Bethesda, Md. Calvert manages
over $14 billion in assets across 50 portfolios, including
award-winning fixed income portfolios and a full family
of sustainable and responsible equity mutual funds. During
her tenure at Calvert, Krumsiek has worked at the forefront
in the socially-responsible investment arena, and has presided
over a period of strong growth and increased visibility
both within the sustainable investment sector and in the
financial services industry as a whole.
ThoughtLeadership@Smith: Risky Business: How Incentives,
Governance and Management Impact Your Firm’s Risk Profile
Friday, April 30, 8 - 10 a.m.
Ronald Reagan Federal Building
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW / Washington, D.C. 20004
Get an insider's view of the financial meltdown from the
vantage point of a chief risk officer for some of the largest
financial institutions in the country (including CitiGroup
and Countrywide Bank). Cliff Rossi, Tyser Teaching Fellow
and Managing Director of the Center for Financial Policy,
presents a tour of governance issues, incentives for risk-taking
and risk management practices in the financial services
industry leading up to the crisis, and recommendations for
strengthening risk management practices in financial services.
ThoughtLeadership@Smith: Build Bench Strength by Developing
Your Employees
Friday, May 7, 8 - 10 a.m.
University of Maryland BioPark
801 W. Baltimore Street / Baltimore, Md. 21201
On-the-job experience can be a powerfully transformative
tool for professional growth—in fact, research indicates
it may be the primary vehicle for learning critical leadership
skills. Toward that end, many companies groom their high-potential
managers through "stretch" assignments and other developmental
experiences. Dr. Joyce E.A. Russell, Ralph J. Tyser Distinguished
Teaching Fellow, discusses the latest research, uncovering
who might benefit most from these experiences and how best
to use them in your own organization to build your bench
strength and keep high potential employees on the road to
success.
Cupid’s Cup Business Competition and BB&T Business Invitational
Friday, May 7, 12:30 - 4 p.m.
Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland / College Park, Md. 20742
Experience entrepreneurship, network, and get inspired at
the University of Maryland's Business Competitions Day organized
by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. Hear from one
of UM’s most famous entrepreneurs: Kevin Plank ’96, Founder
and CEO of Under Armour. The day will begin with the 3rd
Annual BB&T Business Invitational, a showcase of UM and
regional start-ups. At 2 p.m., watch five finalists compete
for Cupid’s Cup and $25,000 in prizes during the 5th Annual
Cupid’s Cup Business Competition.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus Discusses his New Book
Building Social Business
Friday, May 14, 2010, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
(doors open at 8 a.m.)
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW / Washington, D.C. 20004
Please join the Robert H. Smith School of Business' Center
for Social Value Creation and Hooks Book Events for Dr.
Muhammad Yunus, discussing his new book Building Social
Business. In this book, Yunus shows how social business
has gone from being a theory to an inspiring practice, adopted
by leading corporations including BASF, Intel, Danone, Veolia,
and Adidas, as well as entrepreneurs and social activists
across Asia, South America, Europe, and the United States.
He demonstrates how social business transforms lives; offers
practical guidance for those who want to create social businesses
of their own; explains how public and corporate policies
must adapt to make room for the social business model; and
shows why social business holds the potential to redeem
the failed promise of free-market enterprise.
Tickets cost $35 for general admission and copy of Building
Social Business. A portion of the event proceeds will be
donated to FONKOZE, Haiti's Alternative Bank for the Organized
Poor.
The California Connection
Wednesday, May 26, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
The Stanford Park Hotel
100 El Camino Real / Menlo Park, CA 94025
Brodie Remington, Vice President, University Relations invites
you to join him for an evening of networking and discussion
featuring four of the University's deans: Dr. Norma Allewell,
College of Chemical & Life Sciences Dr. G. "Anand" Anandalingam,
Robert H. Smith School of Business Dr. Steve Halperin, College
of Computer, Mathematical & Physical Sciences Dr. Darryll
Pines, A. James Clark School of Engineering. With Special
Guest Moderator Dan Noyes '81, Chief Investigative Reporter
for ABC-7 San Francisco.
OTHER NEWS & EVENTS
University of Maryland Commencement Ceremony
Main Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, May 20, 8 p.m.
Tickets are required for this event.
The university encourages graduates, their family
and friends to attend this approximately 90-minute evening
event as part of the two-day commencement celebration.
Robert H. Smith School of Business Commencement
Ceremony
Friday, May 21, 4 p.m.
The Smith School will hold its spring commencement ceremony
on Friday, May 21 at 4 p.m. in the Comcast Center. Parking
is free in the lots around the Comcast Center. Shuttle service
will be available throughout the day. No tickets are required
for guests at the Smith School Ceremony.
Please contact
Chalvonna Smith at 301-405-9420 by May 1, 2010 to make
special arrangements for guests or degree candidates with
disabilities who will be attending the Smith School ceremony.
Closed caption will be provided on the jumbotron at the
Smith School Ceremony; other special arrangements can be
made by contacting Interpreting Service, 301-314-7682, by
April 21. For special accommodations for the Campus Ceremony,
please contact University Special Events at 301-405-4638.
Parking information is available online.
Special offer for the Smith Alumni Community
Looking for plans for the spring or summer? Don’t know what
to do with your kids? Join the National Aquarium in Baltimore
to have fun, learn about world’s oceans and support cutting
edge conservation and research programs. Your membership
will pay for itself in just two trips! Join today and you
will receive a special discount of $15 off the regular rate!
This offer is valid for new membership purchases and is
only available from April 15 to May 15. Go to
www.aqua.org/smithbusiness for more information.
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