Smith Undergrads Visit Chesapeake Hospitality
On Oct. 17, 2016, undergraduate students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business who are in the Hospitality Business Fellows (HBF) program traveled a few miles down the road to visit the headquarters of Chesapeake Hospitality, a nationally-recognized hotel management company.
Now Serving: Professionalism and Etiquette
Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the networking and etiquette dinner on Oct. 5, 2016, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Gerald Suarez Talks Leadership with Smith Undergrads
Undergraduate students in the new Management and Organization Society at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business got a lesson in leadership from J. Gerald Suarez, Professor of the Practice in systems thinking and design and a leadership fellow at the Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change (CLIC).
Smith Undergrads Visit Local Social Entrepreneur
Undergraduates in the Social Innovation Fellows (SIF) program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business visited social entrepreneur Eugene Faison, CEO and founder of DGridEnergy LLC, at the Muirkirk Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of the District of Columbia in Beltsville, Md., on Sept. 27, 2016.
Smith MBAs Discuss Sustainability with Marriott
Last Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, MBA students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business met with Denise Naguib, Marriott’s vice president of sustainability and supplier diversity, to discuss her role in the sustainability effort in the hotel industry.
Smith School Hosts 18th Annual MBA Consulting Forum
The MBA Consulting Club at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business organized its annual signature event, the Consulting Forum, Sept. 23, 2016, in Van Munching Hall. The forum featured representatives from top consulting firms and aimed at facilitating an open dialogue between students and alumni in the industry.
Smith Undergrads Meet with Grant Thornton
Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about an employer networking event on Sept. 15, 2016, with Grant Thornton LLP and undergraduate students in the Information Technology and Business Transformation Fellows program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Too Big to Jail? Event Explores Corporate Prosecutions in America
The number of out-of-court deals in federal charges of corporate crimes has soared to record-setting highs, where major companies pay large fines for criminal wrongdoing but no one goes to jail. Brandon Garrett, the Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, delved into the complex deals that take place between the U.S.
The QUEST for a Better Way to Network
Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about Networking Night for the undergraduate students in the QUEST Honors Program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Smith School Hosts Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill
On Sept. 12, 2016, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business celebrated its partnership with the Maryland Department of Commerce by hosting a discussion about "Maryland Open for Business" with Mike Gill, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce, and Smith School Dean Alex Triantis.