In April 2017, four students in the Social Innovation Fellows Program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business traveled to Rome, Italy, with Professor David Kirsch to present research at the inaugural IESE-LUISS Business School Conference on Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship. Fasika Delessa, Evan Haas, Aishwariya Chandrasekar, and Sarina Haryanto reflect on their experience:

Claudia Donnelly, a program manager in the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, writes about volunteering at A Wider Circle in nearby Silver Spring, Md. On May 24, 2017, just a couple of days after congratulating hundreds of seniors at the Robert H. Smith School of Business commencement ceremony, advisors and staff from the Office of Undergraduate Program turned their attention to helping others in the nearby community and spent several hours at a non-profit organization called A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, Md.

There was the usual pomp and circumstance, and quite a lot of excitement, as 1,200 students graduated from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on Monday at the Xfinity Center on the university’s College Park campus, May 22, 2017. Undergraduate Ceremony At the undergraduate ceremony, graduating senior Cecelia Cizek sang the National Anthem and Kelly Cosgriff delivered the student address.

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 talked with some students about their Smith experience as the semester ends. Photos by Josh Loock.

Claudia Donnelly, a program manager in the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, writes about how undergraduate students are getting through final exam week with a little help from College Park Scholars.

A “Halfway to Graduation!” event celebrated the students of the Class of 2019 as they marked their last day as sophomores at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

What does the Smith journey entail? During their freshman year, Smith students begin to build their personal brand through the SmithStart program. Sophomores dedicate their second year to pioneering their path to success by focusing on an overall academic and career strategy. Junior year focuses on students taking command of their careers to ensure that they are well positioned for their professional journey. Finally, as a senior with an arsenal of tools, knowledge and networks, Smith students are able to embrace their experience and celebrate their success.

Ten undergraduates and three professors cleared their busy springtime schedules to travel to Omaha, Nebraska, last weekend to attend the 2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder's meeting and listen to Warren Buffett, also known as the “Oracle of Omaha.” The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business Finance professors David Kass, Elinda Kiss and Julie Pavlovsky led the group for the 3-day excursion.

The prestigious Joseph Wikler Memorial Finance Case Competition continued for the fourteenth year on April 28, 2017, with a solid participation of finance students and what Finance Fellows Faculty Champion and Professor Sue White called the most challenging case yet.

Seventeen years ago, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business began hosting an Undergraduate Senior Awards Dinner to recognize a select group of students. They are the students, says Victor Mullins, associate dean of Undergraduate Studies, who have “successfully navigated the Smith Journey and who have inspired and positively impacted everyone here at the Smith School.” The 2017 event took place on May 4.