Maryland Smith Recognizes Winter Graduates in Virtual Commencement
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business celebrated its winter graduates in a virtual commencement ceremony on Sunday. During the ceremony, which followed the university’s main commencement event, 203 undergraduate students, 70 MBA students and 339 business master’s students were recognized for the completion of their degrees. Additionally, 47 students celebrated finishing the Online MBA, six the Online Master of Science in Business Administration, and 41 the Executive MBA.
Smith Grad Encourages Students to Beat the Odds in Graduation Remarks
Jeffanie Rantung-Kramar, ’20, says blackjack taught her a great deal about overcoming adversity. Rantung-Kramar recently delivered the graduation keynote for the 2020 CollegeTracks virtual commencement. CollegeTracks is a youth advocacy program in Montgomery County, MD., that seeks to help first-generation college students manage the challenges of higher education.
Spring 2020 Grads Reflect on the Journey
As they celebrated their graduation from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, six students reflected on what the moment – and the achievement – mean to them. Here is what they said:
On Killer Wasps, UFOs, Pandemics and Reaching Goals No Matter What
Maryland Smith’s Class of 2020 Speakers Share Their Wisdom “Well, we did it,” cheered Maryland Smith’s David Rosenstein ’20, in cap and gown, delivering a commencement address and a note of congratulations to his 1,400 fellow graduates, gathered virtually for the spring commencement ceremony.
MARYLAND SMITH’S VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT
For the hundreds of students poised to graduate this spring from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, commencement day is nearly here. And while the event will be virtual, our pride in and excitement for these graduates is very real.
Maryland Smith’s Winter Commencement is Dec. 18
Join the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in celebrating the accomplishments of its graduates, during Winter Commencement starting 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Md. Tickets are not required for the ceremony, which also will be streamed live.
Beware of Social Comparison, Maryland Smith Speaker Tells Grads
Facebook, Instagram and similar tools make social comparison easier than ever, but undergraduate keynote speaker Lisa Kidd Hunt ’97 warned students about the fear of missing out during commencement exercises on May 22, 2019, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
UBS Executive Gives Grads Three Leadership Rules
Leadership starts with understanding people, keynote speaker Dana Ritzcovan ’93 told graduates on May 19, 2018, at the undergraduate commencement celebration for the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. “We hire employees at organizations, yet human beings show up instead,” said Ritzcovan, group managing director and head of human resources for Global Wealth Management at UBS, a global financial services company.
Congrats to New Grads! Commencement Highlights
On Dec. 20, 2017, 778 students graduated from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The commencement ceremony was held at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Md. The entire ceremony is available online. Watch now.