Lords of Finance Author Addresses the Smith School’s Incoming Full-time MBA Students
Many in the world of finance and banking have compared the current recession to the Great Depression of the 1930s, hoping that leaders of today and tomorrow might learn from the mistakes of the past. With great clarity, Dr. Liaquat Ahamed, author of Lords of Finance, conveyed the same historical analysis to the incoming full-time MBA class at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Industry Experts Join University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business to Lead New Center for Financial Policy
College Park, Md. – August 11, 2009 — The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced finance industry leaders Clifford Rossi and William Longbrake have joined the school to lead the new Center for Financial Policy, which will be launched this fall. Rossi was named managing director of the center and Longbrake will serve as an executive-in-residence and senior policy advisor.
Smith Research Says America’s Small Businesses See Bright Side of Economic Downturn
Herndon, VA – August 5, 2009 – There is a silver lining to the continuing recession for the majority of small businesses, with two-thirds of owners reporting they are finding new ways to operate more efficiently. This finding is revealed in the latest Small Business Success Index™, an ongoing measurement of the overall health of U.S.
University of Maryland Business School Launches Global Equity Fund
College Park, Md. – July 22, 2009 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business announced the launch of the Global Equity Fund, to be managed by 10 finance students in the school’spart-time MBA and Master of Science in Business: Finance programs. The global fund will begin this fall and hold investments primarily in equity markets outside the United States.
NEWS RELEASE: June 15, 2009 White Paper Offers Cyber Security Model to Address 21st Century Challenges
College Park, Md. – June 15, 2009 – A collaborative white paper, Building A Cyber Supply Chain Assurance Reference Model, released today by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE:SAI] and the Supply Chain Management Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.
Smith Students Participate in Social Venture Consulting Program
MBA students, faculty and nonprofit leaders gathered at the Robert H. Smith School of Business on May 5, 2009 to discuss the efforts of these parties to enhance the future for several organizations.
Executive Coaching Conference
Bridging the Science & Practice of Executive Coaching:A Playbook for Unleashing Leadership Talent June 18-19, 2009Robert H. Smith School of BusinessUniversity of Maryland, College Park June 18: Bridging Science and Practice – Executive Coaching Workshop
College Media Group Wins Dingman Center's Cupid's Cup Business Plan Competition Watch the new Smith Business Close-Up Video!
College Park, Md. - April 20, 2009 – College Media Group, a media company targeted at college students, took home $17,500 as the top winner and People’s Choice at the Cupid’s Cup business competition, held April 17 by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Smith School's American Marketing Association Chapter Receives National Recognition
For the fifth year in a row, the American Marketing Association (AMA) chapter at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business returned from the International Collegiate AMA Conference with awards. Monisha Tripathi, terpAMA president, accepted the awards at the closing banquet in front of 1,300 students and faculty advisors from throughout the United States and neighboring countries. This year’s conference was held in New Orleans in March 2009.