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Mayer Fund:
Financial Expertise in Action
After hearing about my classmates' recent trip to New York
City, and their appearance on CNBC's Power Lunch on January
23 rd , I was curious to find out exactly what the members
of the Mayer Fund do - so I looked into the activities pursued
by the team, and posed a number of questions to the members.
What Will You
Learn from a Semester Abroad?
I recently spoke with two MBA students who participated in
exchange programs, in order to gain an understanding of the
benefits of spending a semester abroad. Last fall - Bonnie
Basener, from the Smith School, studied at the Manchester
Business School, and Thomas Soelberg, from the Copenhagen
Business School in Denmark, spent the semester here at the
Smith School. Here is what they had to say:
Habitat for Humanity
Outing - Net Impact
A team of ten first- and second-year MBA students put their
supply chain management skills to the test on October 26,
2001, through an event organized by Net Impact. The students
traveled to Baltimore to serve as volunteers for the Sandtown-Winchester
Habitat for Humanity project.
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Departments at
Smith – Finance
This is the second in a series of interviews with Smith School
department chairs, designed to give Smith MBA students insight
into the views of faculty members in a variety of disciplines.
For this month's issue, Brian Wallace interviewed Dr. Lemma
Senbet, Chair of the Finance Department and the William E.
Mayer Chair Professor of Finance.
New Faces at
Smith - Kecia Hansard in Admissions
For Assistant Director of MBA/MS Admissions was like coming
home. As a University of Maryland alumnus, Kecia is certainly
no stranger to this campus. I recently sat down with Kecia
to find out more about her and her responsibilities at Maryland.
Q&MBA from
MBA Jungle
Q: How do I deal with an unusual gap in my resumé-such
as taking time off to travel or being laid off from an unsuccessful
start-up?
A: ...
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