Maryland Students Make Impact through Global Consulting Programs
From China to Rwanda and numerous places in between, students at the University of Maryland apply their classroom learning in real-world settings to provide valuable feedback to companies seeking to develop their global reach. Through experiential learning programs such as consulting projects offered by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the University of Maryland, undergraduate and graduate students from across the university and throughout the state came together in spring 2017 to consult for local and international businesses.
Smith Undergrads Present Research in Rome
In April 2017, four students in the Social Innovation Fellows Program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business traveled to Rome, Italy, with Professor David Kirsch to present research at the inaugural IESE-LUISS Business School Conference on Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship. Fasika Delessa, Evan Haas, Aishwariya Chandrasekar, and Sarina Haryanto reflect on their experience:
Student Consultants Celebrate A Semester Of Hard Work At Change The World Consulting Showcase
Fasika Delessa '18 writes about the Change the World Consulting Showcase.
Students Present Capstone Projects at QUEST Conference
Eleven teams. Consulting for eleven companies. Over the course of one roller coaster of a semester. No frills, no sugar coating, and no room for failure.
Smith Students Attend Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder's Meeting
Ten undergraduates and three professors cleared their busy springtime schedules to travel to Omaha, Nebraska, last weekend to attend the 2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder's meeting and listen to Warren Buffett, also known as the “Oracle of Omaha.” The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business Finance professors David Kass, Elinda Kiss and Julie Pavlovsky led the group for the 3-day excursion.
Smith Hosts 14th Annual Wikler Finance Case Competition
The prestigious Joseph Wikler Memorial Finance Case Competition continued for the fourteenth year on April 28, 2017, with a solid participation of finance students and what Finance Fellows Faculty Champion and Professor Sue White called the most challenging case yet.
CLIC Hosts Innovation Lunch with Jessie Sweet
Jessie Sweet’s career so far at candy giant Mars Inc. has been, well, pretty sweet. A project manager at Mars Inc. in the Mars Symbioscience division and a Smith Alum (2014), Sweet was the honored guest at the third Innovation Lunch and Learn for MBA students facilitated by the Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Change. Mars Symbioscience develops products through a technology-based health and life sciences approach.
'EMBA for Day' Gives a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Smith's Program
Prospective students gathered in an executive classroom in Van Munching Hall on May 6, 2017, to get a sneak preview of what it’s like to be an Executive MBA student at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. The "EMBA for a Day” event began with an overview of the program and how Smith’s No. 10-ranked EMBA program uses executive and career coaching to help students advance in their careers.
What Women in Emerging Economies Must Do To Succeed
Smith School Hosts Expert on Career Advancement of Women in Emerging Economies How can women around the world succeed and lead?
Hospitality Business Fellows Take “Hard Hat” Tour of The Hotel at the University of Maryland
Undergraduate students in the Hospitality Business Fellows program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business were treated to a “hard hat” tour of The Hotel at the University of Maryland on April 28, 2017. Dressed in hard hats and reflective vests, the students were honored to be the first group to tour the new hotel.