On Tuesday, Sept. 7, the Smith School STARS program —Smith Talent Acquisition & Referral System— welcomed newly admitted transfer students to a networking reception designed to introduce them to each other and to corporate partners and alumni who recruit Smith school students, giving students a head start on the process of exploring careers and opportunities in business.

On Sept. 21, 2010, from noon until 4 p.m., the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship will be hosting Terp Marketplace, an event that draws student entrepreneurs to the Robert H. Smith School of Business in Van Munching Hall to sell their wares and promote their businesses.

College Park, Md. – Aug. 28, 2010 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted its annual Freshman Fellows Orientation Program, sponsored by Ernst & Young. Staffed by representatives from both the Smith School and Ernst & Young, the day kicked off with group icebreakers. After an introduction and welcome from Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Pat Cleveland, keynote speaker Dan Black, director of Americas campus recruiting for Ernst & Young, took the stage.

College Park, Md. – Aug. 30, 2010 — The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will launch a new Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change (CLIC) on Oct. 1 with a daylong event in Washington, D.C. Lockheed Martin Chairman and CEO Bob Stevens will keynote the event.

When senior accounting major Greg Waldstreicher enteredEntrepreneur Magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2010 contest at the suggestion of a University of Maryland alum, he didn’t tell his family or friends. Other than his business partner Gideon Platt, a senior at NYU, he didn’t share his decision to enter with anyone, because the chances of becoming a finalist seemed slim.

Senior supply chain management major Ryan Brown took the Robert H. Smith School of Business’ mission of “connecting in the Nation’s Capital” very seriously. He took the spring 2010 semester off to take advantage of the University of Maryland, College Park’s, close proximity to Washington, D.C., by working as an intern in the White House Travel Office.

College Park, Md. – August 17, 2010 — The undergraduate program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is ranked No. 19 in the nation, according to the latest U.S.News & World Report college ranking report, “America’s Best Colleges 2011,” released today. The Smith School placed 10th among public universities and also ranked highly in a number of business specialty categories.

College Park, Md. – August 17, 2010 — The undergraduate program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is ranked No. 19 in the nation, according to the latest U.S.News & World Report college ranking report, “America’s Best Colleges 2011,” released today. The Smith School placed 10th among public universities and also ranked highly in a number of business specialty categories.

The world in changing. With a greater emphasis on all stakeholders around the global and the speed at which information flows digitally, companies are re-evaluating the way they do things. . In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Gaurav Bhalla, a executive education fellow at the Smith School and founder and CEO of Knowledge Kinectics, talks about rethinking marketing.

Barbara Chipman was pleasantly surprised when she received her staff excellence award from the Robert H. Smith School of Business earlier this year (Spring 2010). Chipman works as a coordinator for the department of management and organization and says felt honored to receive the award from the Smith School.