Smith’s Mayer Fund Celebrates 20 Years“The good news,” says Mayer Fund portfolio manager Ryan Turner, “is this year we made over $300,000. The bad news is we don‘t get to keep a penny of it.” 

Smith Promotes Leadership with Corporate Partners You might not think of yourself as a leader, but BB&T CEO Kelly King insists you are. “The question is: Are you going to be a good leader or a bad leader?” King explained to the students, faculty, staff and guests at his CEO@Smith presentation on Nov. 6, 2013, that while you may not always be in a leadership role, you can still be a leader to others.

Pratik Dixit BS ’13 (finance, information systems) could have chosen a glamorous study-abroad locale such as Amsterdam, Dubai or Paris. Instead, he jumped at a 12-day consulting opportunity in rural Nicaragua. Calling it a “perfect blend of service and business,” Dixit says, “Having this experience on my resume helped me say I’ve done real consulting work. … Companies are very impressed by that.” Deloitte evidently was — Dixit has been working there as a consultant since graduation.

4th Annual Emerging Markets Forum Negotiating History, Culture and Institutions in Emerging Markets Friday, April 25, 2014 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Pavilion Room1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004

The Center for Social Value Creation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the 6th Annual Social Enterprise Symposium on March 7, 2014. Here are seven inspiring quotes from a day filled with meaningful messages about creating a better world through business. 

What could be accomplished if anything was possible, and we used our unique talents to forge fearlessly forward – without ever holding back? This was the idea behind each of the sessions at the 6th Annual Social Enterprise Symposium that took place on March 7, 2014 in the Stamp Student Union. Sponsored by the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, this year’s theme was: “Don’t hold back.”

On Friday, March 7, 2013, the Center for Social Value Creation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the 6th annual Social Enterprise Symposium (SES). Terrapin Impact: Lessons from UMD, one of eight breakout sessions during SES, was an hour-long panel and discussion about what entrepreneurs are doing on campus to create social value at the University of Maryland and beyond. 

The Social Enterprise Symposium was created all because four University of Maryland students set out to answer the question: “How can business create positive change in the world?”

Successful businesses thrive on innovation. It’s the key to a competitive advantage and should be part of every business strategy and strategic vision.  Discover ways to jumpstart your innovation strategy in 2014 and beyond. Join us for the third annual Smith School Business Summit, presented by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Marriott North Bethesda. 

UMD-Smith Executive Programs, NFL Design and Deliver Consumer Products Boot Camp  Some NFL players, including Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith UMD ’10, recently gathered in Baltimore for offseason training -- but not for the gridiron.  They worked on their business skills under the tutelage of experts from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.