Welcome to a New Academic Year
Welcome to the 2021-2022 academic year. This year, those words are particularly heartfelt. To our freshman and sophomore classes, to our master’s students and to anyone else who is coming to campus for the first time, welcome. And to our junior and senior classes, and to our other returning students, welcome back. It’s so good to see you.
Sports, Entertainment – and Inspiration
When Kibwe "KJ" Hughes, EMBA ’20, signed on as faculty director of Maryland Smith’s Sports and Entertainment Business program, he was taking on a new challenge. Just 18 months earlier, he’d been on the other side of the desk, as a student in Smith’s Executive MBA program. Now, he’d be the professor, teaching a five-day virtual summer program to rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders. He didn’t know precisely what to expect, but he knew he was ready to lead.
Undergrads Partner With Fox Sports U
When Maryland Smith’s College Park Scholars work with corporations, exciting things can happen. This spring semester – and for the third consecutive year – 12 Smith freshmen and 17 sophomores from the Business, Society and the Economy living-learning program assisted Fox Sports University in marketing its NASCAR and iRacing properties.
TechFest is an annual forum hosted by the Department of Decision, Operations, and Information Technologies. Join us as we bring industry leaders who are at the forefront of addressing cybersecurity and privacy issues using modern tools. Explore what it means for your career.
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These new and innovative virtual case competitions allow Maryland Smith undergraduate majors and minors to solve a real global business issue with a focus on business resilience. During these 4-5 day IB agility labs, students will benefit from exposure to an international company, work on teams with business students around the world, and gain hands-on case experience to build their resumes. Each IB agility lab will focus on one functional area of business and will include an optional virtual cultural activity.
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These new and innovative virtual case competitions allow Maryland Smith undergraduate majors and minors to solve a real global business issue with a focus on business resilience. During these 4-5 day IB agility labs, students will benefit from exposure to an international company, work on teams with business students around the world, and gain hands-on case experience to build their resumes. Each IB agility lab will focus on one functional area of business and will include an optional virtual cultural activity.
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Join us to learn more about the Center for Social Value Creation's Impact Consulting Fellowship (ICF)! This event is a wonderful opportunity to hear the experiences of past ICF participants, as well as ask any questions you may have regarding the program. ICF aims to connect cross-functional student teams (composed of Undergraduate, Masters, and MBA students) with impact-driven companies and organizations to provide pro-bono consulting services.
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Three Smith Grads to Receive Do Good Medallion
As Jason Malkofsky-Berger, Elana Sichel and Jonathan Taylor graduate this week from Robert H. Smith School of Business, they’ll celebrate another prestigious accomplishment as well – being honored with a 2021 Do Good Medallion. They are among the 40 Class of 2021 graduates to receive the medallion from the University of Maryland’s Do Good Institute.
Undergrads Excel in ‘Renewable Energy’ Datathon
Industry Experts Help Coach, Evaluate Maryland Smith Students Through 2-Week Analytics Competition A team of Maryland Smith undergraduates from an "Introduction to Optimization" class earned first place in the annual Datathon organized by the Smith Analytics Consortium (SAC) with support from Deloitte. The competition, which concluded on April 30, 2021, was virtual and consisted of 12 student teams representing undergraduate, MBA, and MS (marketing analytics and information systems) programs.
Traveling Virtually, As Global Consulting Fellows
Students in the Robert H. Smith School of Business's Global Consulting Fellows program "traveled" virtually to Italy recently to connect with their corporate clients – Garmont, a recreational footwear company; D.B. Group, a freight forwarding company, and Fantic Motor, a motorcycle, e-bike and e-scooter company.