Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the “Real Life, Real Talk ” second annual conference on April 14, 2016, sponsored by the Undergraduate Program and the Office of Career Services at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

In the face of hotel industry disruption, Marriott International’s answer is to grow, the company’s president and CEO said April 26, 2016, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. The Bethesda, Md.-based hospitality giant is poised to become the world’s biggest hotel company later this year with the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, allowing it to create more connections with middle-class travelers worldwide.

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business Presents CEO @ Smith Speaker Series Arne Sorenson President and Chief Executive Officer Marriott International, Inc.

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and the Tata Group of Companies hosted the Tata Dialogue on Innovation luncheon on April 1, 2016, at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The featured speaker was Shankar Venkateswaran, chief of Tata Sustainability Group, who discussed the challenges of taking sustainability from policy to practice.

Don’t doubt your potential, alumni women executives told the next generation of talent at the fifth annual Women Leading Women conference March 31, 2016, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. "I ended up in this role because someone saw something in me that I would not have seen in myself," said panelist Kristen Welch ’90, MBA ’96, senior vice president of global content operations for Discovery Communications.

On Feb. 16, 2016, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted an extraordinary event designed specifically for Smith’s professional community. The inaugural event, dubbed “Exploring the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry,” was highlighted by a fireside chat with Wendy Herrick, Unilever's VP of Supply Chain U.S., followed by a faculty dinner with company representatives, an executive panel, and an enticing networking opportunity for Smith students and alumni.

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about a Smith Start event on global perspective and diversity for freshmen at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on Feb. 18, 2016.

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about a professional immersion program with KPMG called Smith2DC for sophomores at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on Feb. 19, 2016. Sophomore year is a special year. Nestled between the nerviness of freshman year and the imposing immensity of junior year, sophomore students are exposed to endless opportunities. The hardest part is picking the opportunities that matter.

New “super-sized” programming will help MBA students explore career tracks at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Through a partnership with the school’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations, the Office of Career Services now offers panel discussions, keynote speakers, mock interviews and networking during Smith Super Days.

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about Networking Day for freshmen at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Feb. 19, 2016.