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ALUMNI EVENTS
Young Alumni Happy Hour in Arlington
Thursday, May 20, 7-9 p.m.
Hard Time Café – Clarendon
3028 Wilson Boulevard / Arlington, VA 22201
This month’s Young Alumni Happy Hour will be held on Thursday,
May 20 from 7-9 p.m. at Hard Time Café in Clarendon. Great
drink and wing specials, big screen TV’s and easy access
to the Metro – don’t miss it! The back room is reserved
for Smith School alumni and their friends so make sure to
bring guests. Spread the word on SmithConnector, Facebook,
LinkedIn and through other connections you have with Smith
School young alumni.
Registration Fee Waived for Alumni!
Revitalizing the U.S. Mortgage Market
Monday, May 24, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Atrium Ballroom
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. / Washington, D.C. 20004
You are cordially invited by the
Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business to join business leaders,
policy makers and academics for a roundtable discussion
on “Revitalizing the U.S. Mortgage Market." This half-day
roundtable discussion will explore the issues leading to
the conservatorship of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac. Led by a panel of industry, academic and policy experts,
we will explore policy implications for revitalizing the
primary and secondary mortgage markets, while protecting
tax payers. This will be followed by a lunch featuring
keynote speaker Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody's
Analytics. Faculty, staff, alumni & current students may
now attend free of charge. Please enter the discount
code CFPSPRING.
Speakers Include:
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G. "Anand" Anandalingam, Dean, Robert H. Smith School
of Business
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John Dalton, President, Housing Policy Council for
Financial Services Roundtable
- Greg Hawkins, Managing Director, Product Chief Risk
Officer, Global Real Estate and Mortgages, Citigroup
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William Longbrake, Executive-in-Residence, Center
for Financial Policy; Chairman Emeritus, Financial Services
Roundtable’s Housing Policy Council
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Clifford Rossi, Tyser Teaching Fellow and Managing
Director, Center For Financial Policy; Former Managing
Director and Chief Risk Officer, Citigroup Consumer
Lending Group
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Lemma Senbet, The William E. Mayer Chair Professor
of Finance and Director, Center for Financial Policy
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Haluk Ünal, Professor of Finance, and Financial
Institutions and Consumer Finance Academic Track Leader,
Center for Financial Policy
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Robert Van Order, Professor of Finance, and Oliver
T. Carr Professor of Real Estate, George Washington
University
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Peter Wallison, Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial
Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute for Public
Policy Research
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Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics
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.
Wine Tasting Event with the Supply Chain Young
Professionals Society (SCYPS) & Young Consultants of DC
(YCDC)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
DUSK Lounge
2350 M St N.W. / Washington, D.C. 20037
The Supply Chain Young Professionals Society was founded
by three Maryland alumni as an organization dedicated to
uniting young professionals in the Washington D.C area currently
working in supply chain management or its related industries.
SCYPS & YCDC is hosting a Wine Tasting at the Westin Grand
for interested professionals who want to experience being
a part of an exciting opportunity to network with fellow
alumni and local professionals. Come enjoy variety of $5
wines, a guided wine tour, appetizers and $3 organic martinis
while catching up with fellow alumni and learning more about
the organizations.
OTHER NEWS & EVENTS
University of Maryland Commencement Ceremonies
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.
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