A team of four incoming MBA students took home an $800 prize on Aug. 22, 2019, for winning a live case competition sponsored by investment bank Morgan Stanley.  First-year students in the full-time program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business were divided into 12 teams during their two-week orientation. The challenge was to figure out how Morgan Stanley could encourage collaboration on a newly formed global team with offices in different time zones. Students were given three days to prepare their recommendations.

Santiago Luna, the coordinator for the Center for Global Business at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, writes about opportunities available at the center. As the new academic year begins, the Center for Global Business looks back on several successful initiatives from the summer and announces new opportunities for the fall.

Marina Augoustidis, assistant director of CIBE Programs, Center for Global Business, writes about the CIBE Network and its impact. Since 2009, the Center for Global Business at Maryland Smith has supported over 4,000 students on study abroad programs, trained over 6,300 business professionals in global trade, and awarded over $125,000 in scholarships and grants to faculty and PhD candidates contributing new knowledge to the field of international business.

This summer, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is catching up with MBA students working as interns at top companies throughout the country. Listen to the students talk about how their internship experiences are helping them build their skills and make professional connections in The Smith Report, a short podcast produced by the Office of Marketing Communications. In this edition, first-year MBAs Michael Parra and Vanessa Chang let us in on what it's like to work as marketing interns at Verizon in Basking Ridge, NJ.

This summer, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is catching up with MBA students working as interns at top companies throughout the country. Listen to the students talk about how their internship experiences are helping them build their skills and make professional connections in The Smith Report, a short podcast produced by the Office of Marketing Communications. In this edition, Neha Agrawal, first-year MBA, lets us in on what it's like to work as a brand marketing intern at Hilton in McLean, VA.

Perveen Gulati graduated Spring 2019 with a double major in Finance and Information Systems. Gulati served as one of the Center for Global Business’ student interns for three consecutive years and participated in several programs, both while working at the Center and independently. Gulati’s interview focuses on her experience participating in the Center’s programs, some of her work at the Center, and how her global journey helped her land a job with JP Morgan Chase in New York, NY.

This summer, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is catching up with MBA students working as interns at top companies throughout the country. Listen to the students talk about how their internship experiences are helping them build their skills and make professional connections in The Smith Report, a short podcast produced by the Office of Marketing Communications. In this edition, Nick Gummo, first-year MBA, lets us in on what it's like to work as a Human Capital Consulting Intern at Deloitte in Rosslyn, VA.

This summer, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is catching up with MBA students working as interns at top companies throughout the country.

Undergraduate student Shyama Srikkanth class of 2019, interviewed Unilever’s Melanie Condon ’17 as part of her 2019 Impact Ambassador experience with the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. How have your interests and experiences led you to the position you are in today?

This summer, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is catching up with MBA students working as interns at top companies throughout the country. Listen to the students talk about how their internship experiences are helping them build their skills and make professional connections in The Smith Report, a short podcast produced by the Office of Marketing Communications.