Poets & Quants “The Best and Brightest Business Majors – Class of 2017” listing features two seniors from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Sylviane Alexion and Mimi Verdonk are profiled among 100 of the best business majors in the Class of 2017, globally.
Sylviane Alexion ’17, Accounting
What did you enjoy most about majoring in a business-related field?
“I most enjoyed the ample resources provided to students. The Smith School hosted resume workshops, networking nights and other events that enabled students to hone their interviewing skills. I became more comfortable and confident in a competitive environment. The Robert H. Smith School of Business prepared me to graduate with a full-time offer in hand.”
Mimi Verdonk ’17, Finance and Arabic Studies
What would you like your business school peers to say about you after you graduate from this program?
“While I hope that I’ve made a good impression on my peers over the last four years, the thing I’d most hope people would recognize me for is my sense of advocacy. Be it serving as the president of the Smith Undergraduate Student Association, which acts as the voice for all 3,000 University of Maryland undergraduate business majors, or on the Dean’s Student Advisory Council, my entire college experience has been about making sure that the wants and needs of my fellow students are being addressed. I hope that my legacy is one of positive change for our community.”
For more information about the Smith Undergraduate Program, visit: www.rhsmith.umd.edu/undergrad.
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About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in business education and cutting-edge research. The school’s world-class faculty facilitate experiential learning opportunities rooted in the real world. Smith students learn to think like entrepreneurs, prepared to drive positive impact. The school offers undergraduate, online and on-campus business master's, full-time, part-time, online and executive MBA, plus PhD and DBA degree programs, and non-degree and executive education programs. Where Smith leads, the future follows.