Bloomberg to Reinforce Maryland Smith Partnership
Bloomberg L.P. founder Michael R. Bloomberg has announced new funding to the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business to cover Bloomberg Terminal subscriptions and upgrades. The commitment reinforces Maryland Smith student access to the iconic Bloomberg Professional software system used by 325,000 of the world's most influential decision makers.
Meet John Chickering, Smith Alum
Undergraduate students Dan Harting and Hannah Shraim, class of 2020, interviewed John Chickering, MBA ’85 as part of their 2019 Impact Ambassador Experience with the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Meet Emmy Lang-Kennedy: Smith Alum and Manager at Deloitte
Undergraduate students Qibin Jin and Dhivyan Karunakaran, class of 2020, interviewed Emmy Lang-Kennedy, MBA '13 as part of their 2019 Impact Ambassador Experience with the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Q: Could you tell us about yourself and the path that brought you to where you are today?
Center for Global Business Selects Fall 2019 Undergraduate Study Abroad Ambassadors
Santiago Luna, the coordinator for the Center for Global Business at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, writes about the Smith School's study abroad ambassadors.
QUEST Students Support African Entrepreneurs
Connecting smallholder farmers with low-income consumers creates a range of challenges for Stawi Foods, maker of instant fortified porridge in Kenya. A team of student consultants at the University of Maryland studied the case in spring 2019 and presented recommendations to company founder Eric Muthomi on May 9, 2019. Muthomi came to College Park, Md., with entrepreneurs from nine other African startups to hear deliverables following a semester-long project in the Designing Innovative Systems class taught by professor Joseph P. Bailey, director of the QUEST Honors Program.
Meet Ana Mittal: Smith Alum and Responsible Business Leadership Manager at PwC
Undergraduate students Abbey Cerciello, class of 2019, and Florina Lam, class of 2022, interviewed Ana Mittal '06 as part of their 2019 Impact Ambassador experience with the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Tell us a little bit about yourself; what was the path that brought you to where you are today?
Game for a Business Challenge
College Park Scholars Students Propose Marketing Campaigns for Social Broadcasting Platform
Center for Global Business Participates in 2019 Smith in the City - DC, for International Business Trek
Santiago Luna, the coordinator for the Center for Global Business at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, writes about SUSA's annual Smith in the City event, held this year in Washington D.C.
In Conversation with Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary, Kelly Schulz
Full-time MBA student Ha Le, class of 2020, writes about the Distinguished Speakers Series event with the new Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary, Kelly Schulz held on March 27, 2019, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Datathon Champs Deliver Bikeshare Solution
A team of specialty master’s students won the $750 grand prize in the first Smith Analytics Consortium Datathon, a weeklong case competition ending March 29, 2019, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Teams of undergraduate and graduate students started with raw data related to bikeshare services in Washington, D.C. Participants had to determine what information was relevant, fill gaps with their own supplemental sources, and present data-based business solutions to a panel of judges.