Sponsored by the Office of Diversity Initiatives at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, the Diversity Action Forum, Nov. 7-8, 2017, was a two-day event giving students, faculty and staff the opportunity to engage in real, authentic conversation about diversity.

Check out the live Smith Day feed at #UMDSmithProud On Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, a new tradition begins at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, bringing together students, faculty, staff and alumni. It’s a day to celebrate us, called Smith Day! Join us in the Smith Day celebration on Nov. 15, in-person or virtually. Wear your Maryland colors – red, gold, white and black. Share your Smith School pride on social media, using #UMDSmithProud.

For the third straight year, the Financial Times ranks the executive MBA program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business as a top 10 program among U.S. schools. Financial Times editors base their rankings on 16 criteria, including alumni salaries and the percentage of salary increase after graduation. Evaluators also consider faculty qualifications, student work experience, diversity and international focus.

Students starting their careers should ask themselves three questions, Unilever North America President Kees Kruythoff said on Oct. 10, 2017, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. “These individual discussions can help you discover your personal purpose,” Kruythoff said during a CEO @ Smith keynote address. “People with purpose, they thrive.” “Are you making a difference?” is the first question. Kruythoff said people can define impact in different ways. “But make sure you put a high ambition level in there,” he said.

Mars presents alternative business model for achieving financial, social and human capital Varun Saxena, Smith MBA Candidate 2019, writes about the Corporate Sustainability and Innovation event on Sept. 5, 2017, with Jay Jakub, senior director for external research at Mars, Incorporated. The event was hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Smith School Adds Endowed Chair in Financial History A Conversation with Henry KaufmanSept. 13 at 6:15 p.m.Tyser Auditorium, Van Munching HallRSVP NOW

During the spring 2017 semester, four part-time MBA students studying at the Washington, D.C., campus of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business participated in the AECOM Innovation Challenge – a two-credit independent study course.

July 29, 2017 - The sun peeked out of the clouds, heralding the end of a long, heavy rain just as Executive MBA graduates from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business marked the culmination of a challenging, transformative journey. During his commencement address, Associate Dean Mike Faulkender pointed out what an enriching experience this was, not only for the EMBA graduates, but for faculty as well.

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has named nine new appointees to its Board of Advisors for three-year terms, effective July 1, 2017. UMD and Smith School graduates are among the new advisors:

Big ideas, the ones capable of fundamentally changing the planet, could come from anywhere, says Crista Gibbons, vice president of client solutions, strategy and operations at National Geographic. Gibbons, who graduated from the part-time MBA program at University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in 2004, leads a new initiative at National Geographic, called “Chasing Genius.”