As an entrepreneur and part-time MBA student at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, Cherry Kwunyeun is working to combine the lessons of an MBA program with her experience as a Fulbright Scholar and apply it to the operation of her own company, Blumpari. Featuring a line of luxury handbags, Blumpari has recently been expanding into new stores, appearing in popular shopping areas of New York City, Washington, D.C, and Baltimore. As a scholar at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

College Park, Md. October 15, 2007 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business programs are rated among in the top in the nation for entrepreneurship, according to a ranking byEntrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review. The ranking, which will be published in the November issue of Entrepreneur, rates Smiths undergraduate program No. 14 and its MBA program No. 18 in the nation. The recognition comes on the heels of a similar ranking by Fortune Small Business in that magazines September issue.

College Park, MD - October 8, 2007 - The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the launch of a $175,000 alumni donor endowment fund for the Smith School's Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship to invest in student- and alumni-run companies. The fund was established with gifts from Smith alumni Carly Fiorina, former president and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, and Kevin Plank, founder and chief executive of Under Armour.

College Park, Md. Sept. 19, 2007   The University of Marylands A. James Clark School of Engineering and Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the universitys inaugural Impact of Angel Investing seminar yesterday for distinguished alumni. The private seminar provided an overview of angel investing for alumni with limited angel investment experience, as well as experienced investors interested in networking with other alumni.

College Park, Md. Sept. 19, 2007 - The University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering and Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the university's inaugural Impact of Angel Investing seminar yesterday for distinguished alumni. The private seminar provided an overview of angel investing for alumni with limited angel investment experience, as well as experienced investors interested in networking with other alumni.

College Park, Md. September 11, 2007 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business, a leading provider of Executive MBA programs in China, awarded the final winners of the Smith Schools third annual China Business Plan Competition. The three winning teams were announced Sept. 10 at the culmination of the yearlong competition, which began with more than 200 entries. G. Anandalingam, senior associate dean of the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business, named the winners at an awards ceremony at the TsingHua Innovation Plaza in Beijing.

 

College Park, Md. September 10, 2007 - The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business MBA and undergraduate programs are rated among in the top 25 in the nation for entrepreneurship, according to a ranking published in the September issue of Fortune Small Business magazine. If you are looking to immerse yourself in entrepreneurship, this school is among the best, writes Fortune Small Business of the Robert H. Smith School of Business in its Americas Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs feature.

In the wake of several U.S. recalls involving products made in China, six Smith School students traveled China in early September 2007 to get an up-close look at manufacturing in that country. The students, including one second-year MBA and five undergraduates, toured four factories as part of the trip, which was arranged through the schools Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.