Darden hosted an inter-MBA cricket tournament on April 3, 2010. Five teams participated in the tournament; University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business fielded three teams. The teams were split in two groups: “Pool A” having Smith and Darden Wilkinson teams playing each other in the best of three playoff format with the winner advancing to the final.

The Smith Undergraduate Student Association (SUSA) at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, is working hard to be involved with their community members. This semester, SUSA, an umbrella organization that has 24 clubs within it, has participated or will be participating in several community-oriented events such as a canned food drive, Relay For Life of University of Maryland and a Dance Marathon.

College Park, Md. – March 26, 2010 – After surpassing its original $90 million fundraising goal two years early, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has announced it will increase the seven-year target to $100 million in the campaign to support student scholarships, faculty recruitment and retention, facilities and innovation. The campaign goal is part of the university’s Great Expectations, the Campaign for Maryland drive to raise $1 billion, which began in July 2004. So far, the Smith School has raised more than $91 million.

THE DIRECTORS’ INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS will bring together board chairs, corporate directors, and senior executive officers to address the critical issues facing Boards today. This program will offer participants a framework for making informed board decisions and exercising sound business judgment through timely insight from leading executives, corporate directors, policy-makers, legal and financial services experts, as well as academic authorities.

MEDIA ALERT: March 1, 2010For Baltimore reporters, editors and producersContact: Carrie Handwerker, 301-405-5833 Robert H. Smith School of Business Previews New Campus at UM-Baltimore BioPark

Students at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, are getting first-hand experience in becoming entrepreneurs by working and running the Smith Store. Kevin Kirk, a junior supply chain and finance major at the Smith School, said working for the Smith Store is great because “you get to really learn how the run a business. It’s really cool to learn, but isn’t without bumps.” Located on the first floor of Van Munching Hall in room 1409, the student-run Smith Store sells Smith School apparel and other Smith brand goods.

It is with great sadness that I inform you that Robert H. Smith passed away on Tuesday, December 29, following a stroke. My deepest sympathy to Mr. Smith’s family and all that knew him. I had the privilege of getting to know him over the past years, and I have not met a more impressive yet humble and caring man. He is not just our school’s namesake, but also a guiding force. He will be forever remembered and celebrated at the University of Maryland and undoubtedly by the countless other institutions that benefited from his kindness.

At the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, the relationship between recruiters and the Smith School is an essential one – an idea emphasized at the school’s 1st annual Employer Evening of Appreciation on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 in Van Munching Hall. At this event hosted by the Office of Career Services, Dean G. “Anand” Anandalingam, Associate Dean of External Strategy Gerald Suarez and a few Smith School students thanked the many employers in attendance for their contributions to the Smith School.