In spring 2017, dozens of Finance Fellows tackled a case entitled “INFINITI HR – Target or Acquirer?” for their annual Emerging CFOs Case Competition held at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. A couple of weeks ago, the authors of the case, Karen Hallows and Susan White, who both teach in the finance department, presented the same case at an international conference and were awarded the prestigious Jonathan Welch Award for the best finance, accounting or economics case.

“We look at our company, BizSolutions 360 Inc., as a win-win for creating jobs in the U.S. and Africa.” – Peter Karenge, President and Architect

About 230 undergraduates in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business exercised and built on their accounting, marketing and management wherewithal in a Smith Live Case event on Oct. 10, 2017. Unilever and the Smith School’s Office of Transformational Learning collaborated to organize separate sessions in Tyser Auditorium, where students broke out into small teams to simulate Unilever managers estimating market demand and determining a pricing strategy for a new, dry spray antiperspirant.

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently asked Amartyo Sen '18 to discuss how­­ the SMITH JOURNEY has helped him find his passion and provided the opportunities to pursue it. Amartyo is majoring in finance and management.

Brett Prescott earned dual degrees in finance and economics from the University of Maryland, has a successful career in marketing and came back to College Park last week to share his experience with current undergraduates and be a part of the Terps’ Homecoming Weekend. During a “Lunch & Learn” on Oct. 27, 2017, a classroom-full of interested business students at the Robert H.

Kevin Li, class of 2019 marketing and information systems double major, writes about a critical thinking event with Deloitte on Oct. 23, 2017, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Freshmen at the Robert H. Smith School of Business constantly ask the question, “what skills do employers want me to master in college?” On Oct. 23, Deloitte professionals offered some insight by diving deep into one core competency that is desired by employers all around the world: critical thinking.

Lauren Black, class of 2019 accounting and information systems double major, writes about Finance Fellows Networking Night, held on Oct. 23, 2017, for students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Dozens of student teams will take to the streets of Washington, D.C., in upcoming weeks as part of an Urban Challenge to “discover new things and experience the joy of that discovery.” Approximately 100 undergraduates at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

Danah N. Bourislee, class of 2018 international business and finance double major at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, writes about the Women in Business Association (WBA) trip to the Harvard International Business Conference, Oct. 20-21, 2017.

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently asked Praneeth Chandu '20 to discuss how­­ the SMITH JOURNEY has helped him find his passion and provided the opportunities to pursue it. Praneeth is majoring in finance and computer science.