As the world goes global, so does undergraduate business education!
Last spring, students in the Business Honors program took a
trip to Hong Kong as part of the “Contemporary Business: Comparative
Capital Markets” class. The students met key business and political
leaders; visited factories, including the factory where sports
apparel firm Under Armour is producing an exciting new product
for the Maryland football team. Students received economic briefings
from the U.S. Embassy in Hong Kong, and also visited both the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shenzen Stock Exchange, one
of the two major securities markets in China.
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Students visited the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
as part of the international travel program.
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Patricia Cleveland, associate dean of undergraduate programs,
says trips like these are an important part of the student learning
experience. “Study abroad trips and international travel programs
allow students to see first-hand the diversity within and across
business cultures, and experience the changes that are happening
economically, politically, and socially around the world,” says
Cleveland.
International travel will be a key feature of the new International
Fellows track, which is being launched this fall as part of
the Smith School’s Undergraduate
Fellows Program. The International Fellows track is for
incoming freshman who declare a double major in business and
a foreign language, and is offered in partnership with the university’s
School of Languages, Literature and Cultures.
International Fellows normally study abroad for at least
one semester and will also have the opportunity to participate
in a faculty-led group study trip, planned for winter-term of
their sophomore year. Trips will take advantage of the Smith
School’s partner schools and learning locations abroad, including
those in Shanghai and Beijing, China; Zürich, Switzerland; and
Tunis, Tunisia.
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“You are planning the course schedule
for next year’s curriculum. You have the opportunity to choose
any individual, living or dead, to teach one course in any subject.
Who would you choose, and what would they teach?”
Prospective full-time MBA students answered this question
as one of their optional essay assignments for application to
the Smith School. Who did they choose? Here’s a sampling of
some of the most interesting teachers—and courses—of the bunch.
Who would you choose to teach a course at Smith, and why?
Send us your pick!
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| Abraham Lincoln, 16th president
of the United States: “Leadership” |
| Jerry Seinfeld, comedian: “Turning Nothing
Into Something” |
| Bill Gates, CEO and founder
of Microsoft: “How I Did It” |
| Dhirubhai Ambani, famed Indian entrepreneur
and founder of the Reliance Group: “Entrepreneurship” |
| George Lucas, director
and producer: “Vision and Valuation” |
| Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United
States: “Executive Power and Negotiation” |
| Oprah Winfrey, media mogul:
“Balancing Success and Responsibility” |
| Stephen Hawking, physicist and author: “Effective
Communication” |
| Christopher Columbus, explorer
and merchant seaman: “How to Get Venture Capital” |
| Gary Williams ’68, Terps men’s basketball
coach: “Teamwork” |
| Meg Whitman, CEO of Ebay:
“Strategic Branding” |
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Construction of Van Munching Hall’s new annex got underway
this summer. At three stories high, the annex will add 38,000
square feet of office, classroom and meeting space to the Smith
School.
Join Dean Howard Frank for the official ground-breaking ceremony
in November.
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