Dingman-Lamone Center News

May 12, 2015
The Dingman Center Presents the Inaugural Rudy Awards

One of the most remarkable features of the Dingman Center of Entrepreneurship is our extraordinary community of entrepreneurs. From Entrepreneurs in Residence, to angel investors and our student entrepreneurs, it is the people who engage with the Dingman Center that keeps its entrepreneurial spirit thriving.

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May 11, 2015
Play-by-Play of Cupid’s Cup Game Day
Let’s start at the very beginning

On April 22, 2015, a crowd of nearly 1,000 descended on the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center for the 10th annual Cupid’s Cup, chaired by Under Armour Founder and CEO Kevin Plank ’96 and hosted by Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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May 4, 2015
Smith MBA Alumna Launches Presidential Bid

Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, a 1980 MBA graduate from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, announced her bid today to become the first woman president of the United States.

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April 23, 2015
Scholly Wins 10th Annual Cupid's Cup Business Competition Chaired by Under Armour Founder and CEO

The easy-to-use app allows students to search for and identify available scholarships based on individual preferences and key criteria

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April 22, 2015
Cupid's Cup Live Stream

Couldn't make it to watch Cupid's Cup in person today? A live stream will be made available at the start of the competition, targeted for 6 p.m. (EDT).

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April 21, 2015
Capital One Awards MVP Grants to Fearless Founders Idea Shell Cohort

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April 16, 2015
Cupid’s Cup Organizers Announce Corporate Sponsors

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - April 16, 2015 - Under Armour Founder and CEO Kevin Plank and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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April 9, 2015
Pitch Dingman on Terp Ride Bus

On Friday, April 10, and Friday, April 17, the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship will host Pitch Dingman walk-in sessions aboard the Terp Ride bus as part of UMD's 30 Days of Entrepreneurship celebration (#30DaysUMD).

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April 2, 2015
Cupid’s Cup Goes Global for 10th Anniversary

Cupid’s Cup is turning 10, and Under Armour founder Kevin Plank ’96 is celebrating with an expanded entrepreneurship competition starting 6 p.m. April 22, 2014, at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. For the first time, student teams from outside the United States will join the field vying for $115,000 in cash prizes.

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March 26, 2015
Smith Brain Trust Delivers Bite-Sized Business Insights

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (March 26, 2015) — Working professionals with an interest in the Washington, D.C., region have a new source for bite-sized business insights, delivered weekly to their inboxes from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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