Leadership Under Fire Puts MBAs to the Test

Time and time again business leaders go in front of the press to discuss a controversial issue and end up making a bad situation even worse.  Even some of the world’s most savvy businesspeople are subject to the occasional press conference gaffe or unfortunate media statement. On February 21, 2014, MBA students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

12th Annual Monte Carlo Night: Feb 22

It is one of the biggest events on the social calendar for graduate students and alumni of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, and it’s not to be missed:  the 12th Annual Monte Carlo Night Gala will bring together MBA, MS, and PhD students; alumni; faculty and staff for an evening of dancing and casino gaming.

Semifinalists Announced for Cupid's Cup (April 4) Register Now

SEMIFINALISTS TO COMPETE FOR $115K NATIONAL BUSINESS COMPETITION CHAIRED BY UNDER ARMOUR FOUNDER AND CEO REGISTER NOW College Park, MD – February 14, 2014 – Fourteen student startups were selected from nearly 150 nationwide entries to advance to the semifinal round in the 2014 Cupid’s Cup Business Competition, presented by Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank and the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

Andrew Sherman: Don't Waste Your Talent (TEDx Talk)

Don't Waste Your Talent--Recognize, Manage and Sell your Intangible Assets Check out Andrew Sherman's TEDx talk and find out how to realize the full power of everything your company knows. Sherman is passionate about helping people drive value from intellectual property and other intangible assets. He is a prominent Washington, D.C., attorney and business author who teaches entrepreneurship, strategy, M&A, and value creation at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Nominate Favorite Profs for Krowe Award

All faculty, program directors, deans, department chairs, alumni, and students of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business are invited to nominate deserving Smith School faculty members (i.e., tenured, tenure-track, Tyser Teaching Fellow, lecturer, adjunct, or Ph.D. student) for one of several Krowe Teaching Awards in areas of general excellence. 

Smith School Hosts 50 Students from Australia

The Office of Global Initiatives at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted 50 Australian EMBA, MBA, and undergraduate students from RMIT University in Melbourne – one of Australia’s most highly-ranked business schools – from Jan. 4-18, 2014, in College Park. The students, most of whom had never been to the United States, traveled to Maryland to experience business education in an American setting and immerse themselves in U.S. business culture. 

9 Reasons to Attend These Smith Events

1.  Be Entertained MBA Monte Carlo Night February 22, 2014 Ritz Carlton, Washington, D.C. 2. Be Inspired Social Enterprise Symposium March 7, 2014 Stamp Student Union

Scholarship Day: 12/11

ONE DAY. ONE CHALLENGE.   For 24 hours on Dec. 11, the University of Maryland is calling on all Terps to come together to support student scholarships.   On our first-ever Scholarship Day, we’re holding the biggest one-day giving event in Maryland’s history.

Cliff Rossi Speaks at CRO Risk Summit

On Nov. 20, Cliff Rossi, Professor of the Practice at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, gave the keynote presentation, "Five Years after the Crisis: An Introspective Look at Risk Management," at PRMIA and EY's CRO Risk Summit Dinner in NYC.

Smith Students Meet with Warren Buffett

  Twenty MBA and MS Finance students from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland were accompanied by finance professor David Kass on a trip to Omaha, Nebraska, to meet with Warren Buffett on November 15, 2013.  Read highlights in David Kass' Blog.

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