Smith Undergrad Staff SpotlightKristin LaRiviere, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs

Gender diversity can improve a firm's performance, research shows, but consensus is fleeting as to why a lack diversity persists on corporate boards.

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Dennis Zhuo, ’17 to discuss his involvement with the Lemma Senbet Fund and how it is part of his SMITH JOURNEY. 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.

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Fasika Delessa ’18 to discuss her involvement with the SOCIAL INNOVATION FELLOWS PROGRAM and how it is part of her SMITH JOURNEY. 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.

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Fatou Fall ’17 to discuss her involvement with Global Consulting Fellows and how it is part of her SMITH JOURNEY. 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.

Congratulations to four undergraduates from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business who recently returned from University of Washington Tacoma boasting a third place finish in the Sixth Annual Milgard Invitational Case Competition on Social Responsibility. The team of students, all juniors, was selected shortly after winter break by the Smith Undergraduate Program Office and the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC).

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Smith Senior Daraine Harris’17 to discuss how he is “embracing his experience” during his Smith journey.

On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the Smith Business Academy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business welcomed Jamal Simms, president and CEO of Quevera. Quevera is a company founded by a core group of technologists and business professionals who share a revolutionary vision for how a software company could succeed while adhering to a set of core values that governed its partnerships with its customers, employees and corporate partners.

The Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business introduced its first “Leadership for Better Business Award” at the annual Social Enterprise Symposium on Friday, March 3, 2017. The award was created to recognize individuals who embody business principles that advance economic, social and environmental prosperity.

Across industry and sector, businesses are widening their lenses in pursuit of strategies that benefit both business and society. Gone are the days of the single bottom line. In today's world, purpose-driven business has accelerated to a degree that might be surprising.