► Smith School Expands Capital Access Network
► Smith School Announces Major VMH Expansion Project
► Smith School Seeks Nominations for 2006 Leadership and Excellence Awards
► Van Munching Hall Southwest District Improvements – Phase I, Update
► Smith School in the News 

Smith School Expands Capital Access Network

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship has expanded its Capital Access Network (CAN), a program that facilitates funding relationships between angel investors and regional start-ups. The Dingman Center has formed a number of key partnerships and has planned new activities which will provide entrepreneurs with greater resources and opportunities to secure funding. New developments include:

• Deloitte & Touche and Silicon Valley Bank have joined CAN as sponsors to provide participating entrepreneurs access to seed- and early stage capital
• Beginning this year, Charles O. Heller senior managing director of Beacon Global Private Equity and past director of the Dingman Center, will work with the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) to further evaluate companies and provide assistance
• Monthly CAN breakfasts will connect potential mentors and investors with entrepreneurs

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Smith School Announces Major Expansion Project

Last week, the Smith School announced an extensive project to upgrade and renovate the Smith School’s state-of-the-art educational facilities. Planning for the construction of a new annex began in July 2005 with groundbreaking slated for summer 2006 and completion in October 2007. The new annex will add approximately 38,000 square feet of new space to Van Munching Hall, the Smith School’s home.

“The Smith School already boasts one of the most technologically advanced facilities directed at management education in the world,” said Howard Frank, dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business. “We will set the bar a notch higher with newly designed classrooms, research space, conference and student resource areas – all of which will be equipped with next-generation technology infrastructure.”

The annex will include an office and classroom addition in the north end of Van Munching Hall and will also feature an entrance plaza and attractive green space. The addition will increase the Smith School’s space from approximately 200,000 to 238,000 square feet. The annex will be Van Munching Hall’s second expansion since 1993 when the original facility was constructed. A new wing of 103,000 square feet was added in mid-2002 and the renovation of the 1993 elements of Van Munching Hall began in 2005 and is currently approaching completion. Technology upgrades that will be completed in the winter of 2005 include installation of the latest connectivity, cabling and audio-visual equipment linked to a master control center providing central control and projection of all classroom images. The building’s advanced technology infrastructure includes complete wireless network coverage, four student computer labs, and five netcentric teaching and research labs.

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Smith School Seeks Nominations for 2006 Leadership and Excellence Awards

Do you know a business leader who has made a significant and positive impact on the mid-Atlantic region? We invite you to submit nominations for these awards, which recognize organizations and individuals whose contributions have truly made a difference.

As a world leader in management education and research, the Smith School recognizes that leaders in every industry play a vital role in making our economy and society productive. To honor these leaders, the Smith School has established "The Smith Leadership and Excellence Awards" program. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that reflect the school's values, applying them everyday in successful and innovative ways.

As valuable stakeholders in the success of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, we ask that you share in the awards nomination process. The awards will be presented in four categories: Business Excellence, Leaders for the Digital Economy, Leadership Excellence, and Public Excellence. Nominations are sought from members of the mid-Atlantic business and academic communities and may be submitted online at http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/awards. The deadline for nominations is November 21.

"Southwest District Improvements"

Photo from Tuesday, October 11, 2005:

October 11, 2005

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Smith School in the News

►China Business Daily – October 8, 2005 – Scott Koerwer, associate dean of professional programs and services, outlines EMBA trends and the Smith School’s programs in the China market. Koerwer’s remarks were made while he was in Shanghai in September 2005.  ►Read More

►The Examiner – October 7, 2005 – News brief outlines the Smith School’s plans for expansion and to add 38,000 square feet of new space to the school’s home in Van Munching Hall by October 2007. The news was also covered in the Washington Business Journal, Baltimore Business Journal and the Maryland Daily Record.  ►Read More

►Investors Business Daily – October 7, 2005 – This profile focuses on the Smith School’s ethics program, which includes federal prison visits to listen to convicted white-collar criminals for MBA students. Stephen Loeb, professor of accounting and business ethics outlines the program and its impact. Al Porro, a recent speaker for a related Smith School ethics series, offers comments about the lessons learned for students.

►Washington Post – October 6, 2005 – This article credits the Smith School with helping the Prince George's County strengthen its ties with China and mentions a delegation of students, faculty and staff members that recently returned from China after the Smith School hosted its annual China Business Plan Competition there. The article also mentioned that the Smith School’s frequent exchanges with China have prompted County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) and members of his staff to visit later this month.  ►Read More

►International Herald Tribune – October 5, 2005 – Peter Morici, business professor, outlines the key issues at stake in US-Sino relations in advance of a planned visit to China from Treasury Secretary John Snow and Fed chairman Alan Greenspan.  ►Read More

►USA Today – October 4, 2005 – Michael Ball, Orkand Professor of Management Science, is quoted as an expert source on the airline industry in an article about the upswing in delayed and cancelled flights.  ►Read More

►Journal of Commerce – October 3, 2005 – The Smith School is mentioned in an article that explores how distance learning is transforming logistics education and uses as an example an interactive course offering developed jointly with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and the Smith School that focuses on the successful management of mega-portals in a real-time environments.  ►Read More

►Minneapolis Star-Tribune – October 2, 2005 – The Smith School’s program to deliver BlackBerry wireless handheld devices to all of its full-time MBA students is mentioned in an article about university students’ insatiable appetites for technology. ►Read More

►IT World (Canada) – October 1, 2005 – An article that explores how few companies have cybersecurity insurance despite the pervasive concern about identity theft and information security exposures cites statistics from the 2005 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey and includes expert quotes and information from Lawrence A. Gordon, a co-author of the survey and Ernst & Young Alumni Professor of Managerial Accounting. ►Read More

More News:

10/11 NYC Alumni Networking Event

On Tuesday October 11, more than 100 Smith alumni and friends will attend a Smith School Alumni Chapter networking event with Maryland alumnus Joe Townley ’80, president of Clear Channel Entertainment Television; Mark Ghuneim, CEO of Wiredset; Jeff Rowe, senior vice president and executive producer at AOL;  and Matt Farber, president of Wilderness Media and Entertainment. Other companies represented include Sony Music Entertainment, Citigroup, PricewaterhouseCoopers, among others.

Being in one of the most exciting entertainment hubs, Smith alumni will have a chance to participate in a discussion about the changing landscape of the entertainment industry, including learning how traditional companies are doing to compete with constantly evolving technology and how they are keeping up with numerous distribution channels and devices for entertainment.

In addition to the panel discussion, Smith alumni will have an excellent opportunity to reconnect with old friends, make new ones, trade stories and hear what is new and exciting at the Smith School over drinks and good food! Sponsored by the Smith School Alumni Chapter, the networking event will be held at the Warwick New York Hotel, 65 West 54th Street, New York, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  ►Read More

Calendar Highlights for Faculty/Staff:

Ethics In Business Lecture Series
Join Smith students for this evening lecture series on ethics and business. The series meets in the Frank Auditorium in Van Munching Hall from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on the specified dates.

October 26: Bruce Dubinsky
Principal forensic accountant with Klausner, Dubinsky & Associates

November 9: Gordon Harvey
Mr. Harvey will discuss some of his personal and professional experiences which began while he was the Assistant Inspector General, U.S. Department of Energy.

10/17-19  MBA Case Competition

10/28  Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain Management Industry Day

11/18  CIO Forum
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/cioforum

11/24-25  Thanksgiving Holiday
12/21  UM Commencement
12/22  Smith Commencement

■  Fall School Assembly Schedule

Friday, November 11, 1:30 p.m.
Tyser Auditorium - 1212 VMH

Friday, December 9, 1:30 p.m.
Frank Auditorium - 1524 VMH
Followed by School Holiday Party in the Atrium

►Smith Calendar of Events

Postini Spam Filter Survey

Recently, the Office of Smith IT activated Postini accounts for faculty and staff members in an effort to reduce the amount of spam and viruses being received through e-mail. If you have not done so already, please complete this follow-up survey so that we can gauge the effectiveness of this tool. The survey will only take a few minutes, and your responses will help us provide better services to the Smith community.

To access the survey please click on this link: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/smithit/postini_survey.html 

Postini a Success
In just the last 30 days, the Postini spam filtering system has quarantined 165,605 pieces of spam and blocked 13,243 viruses!

That’s over 1 Gigabyte of unwanted spam and viruses not getting to your inbox!

If you are not familiar with this system, please contact the Smith IT Helpdesk at ext. 52269, or helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.

Having Problems in Your Classroom with the AV Systems?

If you are in a new wing classroom simply press the red “Call for Assistance” button and you will be connected to a live technician in living color who will be able to handle your request or send someone to assist. If you are teaching in the old wing, there are campus phones located outside of Tyser (VMH 1307) and just inside the new wing hall near the reception desk. Numbers to remember are ext. 55213, which is direct to Master Control, and ext. 52269, which will connect you with the Smith IT Help Desk.

Full Lotus Notes Client Through the eSmith Portal

Do you know you can access the Lotus Notes client without it being installed locally on your computer? The eSmith Portal offers many Windows applications, including the Lotus Notes client.

These applications work just like they would if you were using them on the network in Van Munching Hall. Using the Lotus Notes client through the Portal can be a good alternative to using iNotes when you need the advanced features of the client.

Please be aware the first time you try to access the applications you will need to install a small plug-in. (You will see a warning in the Windows Applications frame, which includes a link to the plug-in.) You should also click the Edit button in the top right corner of the Windows Applications frame to enter your Novell Netware account information. This will give you access to your K: drive and departmental drive when using applications through the Portal.

When you are ready to try it, log on to the eSmith portal at http://portal.rhsmith.umd.edu/ For more detailed information on using the Windows applications see the online help at http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/portal/portal_citrix_help.html.

If you have any questions please contact the help desk at helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu or 301-405-2269.