Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, was recently informed by the United Way of Western Connecticut that Noah Alviti, a freshman finance major, was honored with the 2017 Hometown Hero Award by the United Way of Western Connecticut. He is the youngest recipient to ever be awarded this honor in an adult category.

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 Rohan Bajaj '17 to discuss how­­ being a part of the Smith journey helped him. Rohan graduated in December 2017 with a finance degree. He's looking forward to joining Capital One as a financial analyst.

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Kyle Brown '18 to discuss his involvement with Accounting Teaching Scholars and how it is part of his Smith journey. Kyle is majoring in accounting and finance and expects to graduate in May. Successful navigation of the Smith journey requires involvement with colleagues, professors, professionals, clubs and organizations here at the Smith School, across campus and in the outside “real” world of business.

Each year, the Center for Global Business at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business offers 20 students the opportunity to study Social Innovation in the Context of Contemporary South Africa. Malik Sulieman, a senior finance major, reflects on his experience alongside the remaining students who were divided into four working groups. Upon graduation, Malik will be working as a Strategy and Operations Business Analyst with Deloitte Consulting. Please enjoy the 2018 student reflections.

The University of Maryland invites students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends to join us on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, for the Fishlinger Family Lecture Series with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, senior associate dean of leadership programs and the Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management at the Yale School of Management. His talk is titled The Hero's Farewell: Courage, Character, and Business Ethics in the Trump Era. The lecture will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Edward St. John Building, Room 1224, and will conclude with a 20-minute Q&A period.

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.