Victor Mullins, Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

On April 12, 2017, three teams of undergraduates at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business competed in the 2017 KPMG Excel Competition at the annual TechFest event. The event is organized by the school’s department of decisions, operations and information technologies and two student clubs: BITS and iTBT.

A team of four undergraduates from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business traveled to Winston-Salem, N.C., in early April 2017 to compete against other business school student teams from around the globe in a highly-selective Marketing Summit. The event, hosted by Wake Forest University’s Center for Retail Innovation, chooses only 14 teams (seven graduate and seven undergraduate teams) from scores of applicant teams and challenges each to research and present their findings and recommendations to solve a marketing case problem.

On April 14, 2017, the Hospitality Business Fellows (HBF) from the Robert H. Smith School of Business visited the Hilton Worldwide corporate headquarters in McLean, Va. Hosts Kimo Kippen, chief learning officer, and Jasmyn Franklin, lead recruiter, introduced Tru by Hilton, the company’s newest brand, which targets millennials with stylish rooms, innovative lobbies and the latest technology.

Freshman Sara Cha at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will have her artwork exhibited at the International Space Station for four weeks after winning UMD’s Space Patch Mission contest. “I am fascinated with space from an artistic viewpoint,” said Cha, a marketing student from Rockville, Md.

Please join us as the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business presents the Seventh Annual Emerging Markets Forum, Friday, April 21, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

Fasika Delessa '18 writes about the Business Consulting for Social Enterprise and Impact Organizations course (498M) at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. ‘Terps helping Terps’ - this value is embraced by University of Maryland students from their first days on campus. From cheering on student-athletes, to supporting world-renowned faculty in groundbreaking research, or helping alumni launch new ventures, the University of Maryland is a loyal and supportive community.

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the Emerging CFO Case Competition which took place on April 17, 2017, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Five teams of undergraduates in the Finance Fellows program at the Smith School competed on April 7 in the Emerging CFO Case Competition. The event was organized by Susan White, clinical professor of finance and the Finance Fellows faculty champion, and the students were presented with a case entitled, INFINITI HR – Target or Acquirer?

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the Third Annual Real Life Real Talk Conference, held on April 6, 2017, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.