Community / May 2, 2017

Smith Commencement is May 22

Join the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on Monday, May 22, 2017, as we celebrate the accomplishments of more than 1,000 business graduates at two commencement ceremonies. The ceremonies will take place at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Md. Tickets are not required for the Smith School ceremonies but please note that tickets are required for the campus-wide ceremony on Sunday, May 21.

Smith School Graduate Ceremony
Monday, May 22, 2017, 9 a.m., Xfinity Center

Smith School Undergraduate Ceremony
Monday, May 22, 2017, 12 p.m., Xfinity Center

University of Maryland alumnus Richard Dickson is the keynote speaker. He serves as Mattel's President and Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for all aspects of Mattel’s iconic portfolio of global consumer brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, Monster High and Thomas & Friends, as well as Toy Box, Mattel’s hub of toy innovation and invention.

The following students will speak at commencement: Kelly Cosgriff (undergraduate double major in finance and economics), Kevin Hannigan (full-time MBA), Aisha Hasan (part-time MBA), and Luye Yang (MS in marketing analytics).

Join the conversation online at #SmithGrad – Twitter: @SmithSchool – Instagram: @UMDSmithSchool.

For more details and highlights from previous Smith School commencement ceremonies, visit www.rhsmith.umd.edu/commencement.

For more information about the campus-wide ceremony, visit: www.commencement.umd.edu.

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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.

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