Brandon Lucas, a junior information systems and management double major, reflects on his experience as president of the Smith Business Academy during fall 2017 at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. This summer Lucas will be working as a commercial technology consultant intern with PwC in Washington, D.C.

On Dec. 20, 2017, 778 students graduated from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The commencement ceremony was held at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Md. The entire ceremony is available online. Watch now.

Ask any one of the nearly 200 undergraduates at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business if having a belly-full of pancakes, eggs, sausage, and fruit helps with end-of-semester projects, studying for final exams and all-around stress relief – and the answer will be a resounding YES! The students flocked to Van Munching Hall’s Executive Meeting Room on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2017, to enjoy the evening feast hosted by the Undergrad Program Board.

Lauren Black, class of 2019 accounting and information systems double major, writes about the QUEST Annual Conference held at the University of Maryland on Dec. 7, 2017. On Dec. 7, seven QUEST teams from Cohort 26 presented their findings and recommendations for their capstone project at the bi-annual QUEST Conference at the University of Maryland. Each team of four-to-five students from varying schools and majors put countless hours into delivering phenomenal presentations that blew the crowd, especially their clients, away.

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently asked Jorge Richardson ’18 to share his recent involvement competing at the National Investment Banking Competition (NIBC) in Toronto, Canada. It is also one of the many experiential learning opportunities supported by Dean Mullins and the Office of Undergraduate Program.

On Dec. 7, 2017, scores of students, faculty and staff at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business joined the building-wide Smith Holiday Drive by supporting the Red Cross’s Blood Drive, donating toys for the District Alliance for Safe Housing and by crafting cheerful greeting cards to be given to elderly residents in a local assisted living facility.

Undergraduates and alumni of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business’s Global Consulting Fellows Program (GCF) enjoyed an evening featuring an alumni panel discussion, program reflections, networking, and good food, Nov. 7, 2017, at the University of Maryland Golf Course Clubhouse.

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business stays connected with Smith students – while they are undergraduates and after they have earned a degree and successfully completed the four-year SMITH JOURNEY. Dean Mullins recently asked Allison Hishmeh '16 to discuss how she navigated the SMITH JOURNEY and how it helped her after she graduated in May 2016 with a degree in marketing and a minor in technology entrepreneurship.

Kevin Li, class of 2019 marketing and information systems double major, writes about the annual Future Women in Business event for local high school women on Dec. 1, 2017, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Students, faculty and staff throughout the Robert H. Smith School of Business and across the University of Maryland celebrated International Education Week, Nov. 13-17, 2017. The Smith School hosted a range of events – from an alumni panel on global competencies in the workplace to an international dance workshop – to celebrate the global mindset of its students, faculty and staff.