Last month, Raffa Consulting shared their thoughts on cutting-edge topics related to consulting in the social sector at the Center For Social Value Creation’s Lunch & Learn Series. This two-part social impact Lunch & Learn Series brought in industry leaders from top social consulting firms to share their experiences and expertise with students at the University of Maryland.

Fasika Delessa '18 writes about an evening of impact and celebration at the Change the World Consulting Showcase, Nov. 15, 2017, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

The Robert H. Smith School of Business co-hosted the 2017 Global Business School Network (GBSN) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., November 1-3. The conference kicked off with a members’ meeting featuring 60 business school leaders from 42 different schools and 27 countries in Van Munching Hall. American University’s Kogod School of Business and George Washington University’s School of Business also hosted the conference.

Fasika Delessa '18 writes about her experience attending the Net Impact Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga., Oct 26-28, 2017.

Victor Mullins, Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently asked Ankit Sheth '20 to discuss how­­ his Smith journey has helped him find his passion and provided the opportunities to pursue it. Ankit is double-majoring in finance and accounting with a minor in education and human development.

The new standard of corporate sustainability goes way beyond complying with regulators and appeasing nonprofits. Business leaders today are being pushed to embed social and environmental impact into the value chain to drive performance and competitive advantage. The work is complicated and sometimes surprisingly challenging to articulate.

Lauren Black, class of 2019 accounting and information systems double major, writes about Smith Minors Orientation Night, held on Sept. 5, 2017, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Business Minors Make a Major Impact

Mars presents alternative business model for achieving financial, social and human capital Varun Saxena, Smith MBA Candidate 2019, writes about the Corporate Sustainability and Innovation event on Sept. 5, 2017, with Jay Jakub, senior director for external research at Mars, Incorporated. The event was hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Aug. 23, 2017) — Four undergraduate students from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business produced research for a new Social Enterprise Ecosystems Report, released Aug. 16 in collaboration with Deloitte, Capital One and Halcyon Incubator in Washington, D.C.

What makes your heart pump? When do you feel like you’re in the zone? What type of work makes you feel the most you? These are all questions that 100 rising eighth graders answered when they visited the University of Maryland this summer to learn about social innovation.