MBA students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business won the Second Annual Darden MBA Cricket Tournament, hosted by the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia on April 23, 2011. Having won the first edition of the tournament last year, the expectations were much higher from the Smith cricket team. Unfortunately, no other school could participate because of their busy commitments and the tournament was reduced to best of the three matches’ series between Smith and Darden teams.

More than 200 high school juniors and seniors and their teachers from eight Prince George's County public schools gathered at the Smith School on April 15 for Finance Field Day. Finance Field Day activities helped the crowd of mostly African-American and Latino students learn how to position themselves for careers in the fields of accounting or finance. The students were all participants in their high school’s Academy of Finance, a nationally accredited program that prepares students for careers in the financial service industry through coursework and work experience.

Maryland Day celebrates its thirteenth anniversary April 30 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Now one of the top annual events in the state of Maryland, the University of Maryland welcomes the entire Washington, D.C. region to have fun, learn and explore over Maryland's 1,250 acre campus.

It was while writing a paper for his freshman English 101 class that Evan Ponchick, a College Park Scholars Business, Society, and the Economy alumnus, came up with an initiative that would help feed the homeless and save the university money. Now a junior, Ponchick has watched his vision turn into a reality.

On February 24, 2011, the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland celebrated Black History Month with a Diversity Roundtable Discussion, followed by an African-American History Celebration.

Posted Feb. 25, 2011. Updated November 20, 2012 MBA students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business have the opportunity to participate in a unique improv course taught by acclaimed Broadway actor, Marc Kudisch, a three-time Tony Award nominee and 2007 Helen Hayes Award winner. (Kudisch was nominated for his roles in Sycamore Trees and Golden Age for the 2011 Helen Hayes Awards.)

The second week of February 2011 was filled with excitement for students in the MBA program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, who held the annual Smith International Week. Students from outside the United States make up 39% of the full-time MBA program and 10% of the part-time MBA program. Drawn from all around the world, students bring their industry expertise and regional perspectives to create a rich and textured learning environment for each other.

Decked out in their finest, 700 MBA students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business gathered for the 10th Annual Monte Carlo Night at the Omni Shoreham in D.C. on Feb. 19, 2011 for the school’s largest event, outside of commencement. Prior to Monte Carlo Night, nearly 200 alumni gathered at a special networking reception before heading into the main event.

Gary Swart ’83, CEO of oDesk, made the cover of Inc. magazine in November. Swart and oDesk were featured as part of the magazine’s story on the “demand economy” and entrepreneurs who are providing services and goods to various niche markets.

Smith alumnus Bob Johnson, Chief Service Officer of Sprint Nextel and pioneer of the wireless industry, helped his company turn around its customer satisfaction ratings by focusing on solving customers' issues on the very first phone call, according to a recent article published by the Wall Street Journal.