Philip Peker ’18, a student at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, writes about the QUEST Honors Capstone Consulting Conference on Dec. 8, 2016.

On Nov. 28, 2016, students in the Smith Hospitality Business Fellows (HBF) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business were honored to host Kimo Kippen, vice president of Global Workforce Initiatives at Hilton. Kimo, as he is known, gave a lively and engaging strategic overview of Hilton's business. Topics included Hilton's vision, mission and values; the company's diverse brand portfolio; and its pipeline of new hotels, which is the largest in the world.

The Center For Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the ChangeTheWorld Showcase on Nov. 17, 2016, highlighting Smith students’ semester of consultant work for various nonprofit organizations.

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the Global Young Professionals Institute on Nov. 11, 2016, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. 

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Some 66 years ago, MBA student Warren Buffett trekked from New York to Washington, D.C., seeking career wisdom.

The Management and Organization Society at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business recently invited undergraduate students to meet with a panel of three local entrepreneurs, all of whom began their journey into innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland. The panelists included Lana Bronipolsky, VP of Finance and the CFO at MPOWER Financial, Julie Giffin, Head of Customer Success at TransitScreen, and Zeluis Teixeira, co-founder and CFO of SOAR Baltimore.

In the world of unlimited access to data, analyzing and synthesizing data has become imperative for success. Join University of Maryland QUEST honors students at the biannual QUEST Conference on Dec. 8, 2016, to celebrate their accomplishments.

Students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business spent last week exploring global education and career opportunities during International Education Week, Nov.14-18, 2016. International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State.

Professor Jeff Miller’s students may have wanted to get “on the road” aboard one of the brand new Harley-Davidson motorcycles they saw in York, Pennsylvania, but they settled for a behind-the-scenes tour of how each cycle is assembled instead. On Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, a group of 32 students from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business took their learning outside of College Park and spent one hour walking along the production floor of the Harley-Davidson Vehicle Operations plant, watching from beginning to end, how each cycle is custom built.

On Nov. 11, 2016, specialty masters students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business participated in a case competition at the Smith School in Van Munching Hall. Sixteen groups—89 students total—presented during this event, which was hosted by the Office of Career Services in collaboration with lead faculty judge Barney Corwin.