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November 2, 2016
Smith MBAs Compete in PepsiCo MBA Invitational Business Case Competition
PepsiCo Awards $15,000 to MBA Students in a Business Case Competition at the TCU Neeley School of Business

MBA students from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business joined students from 13 other universities to compete in the 2016 PepsiCo MBA Invitational Business Case Competition at Texas Christian University (TCU), Oct. 28-30, 2016.

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November 2, 2016
Soft Skills Reign at Smith School Business Summit

Companies worried about disruption need science and technology to stay relevant in the 21st century, but speakers at the fifth annual Smith School Business Summit pointed to soft skills as the real competitive advantage.

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October 31, 2016
Lego Innovators Shine at Smith School Business Summit

Participants did more with less at the fifth annual Smith School Business Summit, a signature event from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on Oct. 28, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

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October 21, 2016
Undergrad Scholars Receive Awards

On Oct. 14, 2016, students in the Business, Society and the Economy (BSE) College Park Scholars (CPS) program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business celebrated the 21st Citation Class with an awards ceremony honoring students for outstanding achievement and outstanding citizenship for exemplifying the founding ideals and values of CPS.

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October 19, 2016
Smith Undergrads Visit Chesapeake Hospitality

On Oct. 17, 2016, undergraduate students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business who are in the Hospitality Business Fellows (HBF) program traveled a few miles down the road to visit the headquarters of Chesapeake Hospitality, a nationally-recognized hotel management company.

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October 11, 2016
Now Serving: Professionalism and Etiquette

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the networking and etiquette dinner on Oct. 5, 2016, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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October 7, 2016
Smith Undergrads Visit Local Social Entrepreneur

Undergraduates in the Social Innovation Fellows (SIF) program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business visited social entrepreneur Eugene Faison, CEO and founder of DGridEnergy LLC, at the Muirkirk Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of the District of Columbia in Beltsville, Md., on Sept. 27, 2016.

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October 7, 2016
Gerald Suarez Talks Leadership with Smith Undergrads

Undergraduate students in the new Management and Organization Society at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business got a lesson in leadership from J.

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October 5, 2016
Smith MBAs Discuss Sustainability with Marriott

Last Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, MBA students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business met with Denise Naguib, Marriott’s vice president of sustainability and supplier diversity, to discuss her role in the sustainability effort in the hotel industry.

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October 4, 2016
Smith Undergrads Meet with Grant Thornton

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about an employer networking event on Sept. 15, 2016, with Grant Thornton LLP and undergraduate students in the Information Technology and Business Transformation Fellows program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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