Students’ Global Learning on Display at 2nd Annual Global Showcase
Posters filled the halls of the Smith School atrium on February 16, 2017, as more than 140 undergraduate students gathered to showcase their global learning. Student participants recently returned from five faculty-led, short-term study abroad programs that traveled over winter break to the following locations: Australia and New Zealand; Dubai and Hong Kong; Japan; South Africa; and London, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
QUEST Students Visit Under Armour Headquarters
On Feb. 3, 2017, the Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams (QUEST) honors program corporate student committee organized a trek to Under Armour’s headquarters and new lighthouse facility in Baltimore, Md.
Specialty Masters Student Club Officers Expand their Leadership Skills in Gettysburg
On Feb. 3, 2017, student officers of the Smith Master Student Association (SMSA) and affiliated clubs at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business participated in a day-long program with the Gettysburg Leadership Experience in Gettysburg, Pa.
Beyond Majors: An Exploration of Potential
Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the "Beyond Majors" event for freshmen held on Feb. 2, 2017, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
OGI Launches International Simulation with GBSN Partners
The Office of Global Initiatives at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business launched a pilot simulation to engage with the global partners of the Global Business School Network (GBSN) (of which the school is an executive board member). This is the first time the Smith School and GBSN are working together on this initiative.
Smith Undergrads Explore the World during Winter Break
In January 2017, 56 undergraduate students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business participated in short-term study abroad programs, traveling to Japan, Europe and South Africa. Read about their exciting journeys, in their own words. South Africa Students in the South Africa study abroad course visited Robben Island, the Langa Township and Mount Nelson. Doron Tadmor, Class of 2020
MBA Students Dive into Fearless Leaders Program
Full-time MBA students will race yachts, practice wilderness survival and match wits with historical Gettysburg commanders in a new semester-long leadership development program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. “Leadership skills are best learned through practice,” Smith School professor Neta Moye says. “So we designed a personalized, individualized and experiential program that builds on the leadership and teamwork course that I already teach in the core curriculum.”
5 Reasons to Attend the Social Enterprise Symposium on March 3
The Social Enterprise Symposium (SES), hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, is less than a month away, on March 3, 2017. If you’re someone who likes to push the envelope, explore big ideas and wants to create a better world, SES is definitely for you. Here are five reasons why you should attend #SES17:
UMD’s Smith School Announces Women’s Forum Speaker
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Jan. 27, 2017) — Financial planner and industry leader Marguerita Cheng will lead the conversation at the sixth annual Women Leading Women forum on March 30, 2017, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Registration is complimentary and open to women in the Smith community and beyond. The forum will cap a lineup of Women’s History Month activities planned at the school.
Undergrads Get Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Verizon Center
On Jan. 24, 2017, a day before classes began at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, freshmen in the Business, Society and the Economy College Park Scholars program enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the Verizon Center and the Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MS&E) organization in Washington, D.C.