Accounting professor Stephen E. Loeb, a pioneer in accounting ethics education and an early adopter of active learning techniques, will retire in spring 2017 following a 47-year career at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Freshman Sara Cha at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will have her artwork exhibited at the International Space Station for four weeks after winning UMD’s Space Patch Mission contest. “I am fascinated with space from an artistic viewpoint,” said Cha, a marketing student from Rockville, Md.

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Leaders need strategy and vision. But they also need bricks and mortar — places where their teams can live, work and collaborate. The late Robert H. Smith ’50 understood the importance of great physical spaces. He studied accounting at the University of Maryland and then went to work in his family’s construction business, which he guided to become the largest property owner in Washington, D.C.

Fasika Delessa '18 writes about the Business Consulting for Social Enterprise and Impact Organizations course (498M) at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. ‘Terps helping Terps’ - this value is embraced by University of Maryland students from their first days on campus. From cheering on student-athletes, to supporting world-renowned faculty in groundbreaking research, or helping alumni launch new ventures, the University of Maryland is a loyal and supportive community.

Women need to recognize their worth, stop apologizing and ask for what they deserve at work, a Smith School alumnae panel told participants Oct. 20-22, 2016, at the annual National Association of Women MBAs Conference and Career Fair in Stamford, Conn.

Is freedom of speech under attack at college campuses with designated safe spaces, free speech zones, trigger warnings and outrage culture? Attorney Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), explored the question on Sept. 27, 2016, at the BB&T Colloquium on Capitalism, Ethics and Leadership at the Smith School.

Financial planner Marguerita Cheng ’93 showed potential at the large firm where she started her career, but her sales manager had a concern. He pulled her aside and warned her about spending too much time listening to clients.

Kevin Good ’02 has used his Smith School finance degree to pursue an unusual career track for a business major: Indie filmmaking. “When people think about filmmaking, they think it’s about talent or being discovered in a laundromat,” he says. “But only 1 percent of it is talent. The other 99 percent is starting and managing a small business.”

How does a banker-turned-wedding photographer land a coveted brand management job at beverage behemoth PepsiCo? Mohamed Boraie, MBA ’17 and MFin ’17, happily shares his path. Born and raised in Egypt, Boraie studied economics and spent a year in commercial banking before moving on to the International Finance Corporation in Cairo, the investment arm of the World Bank.