Summer 2010

in this issue

Welcome It's HOT and so is Social Value Creation By Melissa Carrier, Executive Director I sincerely hope you are enjoying summer. It's hard to believe that the semester begins in just five weeks. We are preparing for the arrival of the MBA Class of 2012 as well as... Read More

Building Social Business with Dr. Muhammad Yunus  Center Co-Hosts Nobel Prize-Winner  Read More Going Beyond the Latte Exploring the Coffee Value Chain Read More Good Minds + Good Values = Good Business Calvert CEO Talks Ethics at Smith  Read More New Perspectives Highlights of Spring Social Venture Consulting  Read More from the blog: Best Practices for Strategic Community Investment What are Effective Companies Doing Differently?  Read More

Think Outside the Box Inaugural Event Encourages UM Community to Visualize Change  Read More alumni feature: Leading by Example An Interview with Smith Alumnus Robert Kashan, CEO of EarthColor  Read More student spotlight: An Entrepreneur at Heart Smith Undergraduate Helps to Bring New Opportunities to his Peers  Read More faculty focus: Bringing About Better Behavior Smith Professor is a Natural at the Marketing of Ideas  Read More Partner Events & Opportunities Upcoming Happenings at the Smith School and more  Read More

extra, extra! 

The Washington Post - June 2010 - Former Social Venture Consultant and current MBA student Llacey Simmons' is featured for her new business, Leading Start Kids, an innovative pre-school that incorporates social entrepreneurship into the curriculum and donates a portion of earnings to other early childhood education programs.  Read More

The Washington Post - June 2010 - The Smith School's annual summer reading picks are featured, including top recommendations from executive director Melissa Carrier and more.  Read More

The Chronicle of Higher Education - April 2010 - The center's participation in the Ashoka U Changemaker Campus program is highlighted in an article that explores how colleges can do more to teach students about important social problems and equip them with the tools to tackle them.  Read More

about the center

The Center for Social Value Creation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business seeks to develop leaders with a deep sense of individual responsibility and the knowledge to use business as a vehicle for social change. Through an engaging curriculum, real-world field experience, cutting-edge research, and targeted career planning, the center immerses students in complex and dynamic marketplaces where creative vision and thoughtful entrepreneurship tackle some of society’s most critical environmental and humanitarian needs.  Contact us at csvc@rhsmith.umd.edu.

SUMMER 2010