At the Smith School’s Town Hall meeting with MBA students on September 26, Haluk Ünal, professor of finance, presented a thoughtful analysis of the current financial crisis—and came to some conclusions that might surprise you.

The Smith School welcomes hundreds of new faces this fall -- all ready to start an exciting new school year at the University of Maryland. About 130 new full-time MBA students were the first to arrive at Van Munching Hall in mid-August for a week-long orientation that included special speakers, team-building activities and community service.

Orientation for first-year MBA students ended Friday, Sep. 5, 2008, with a service project at Takoma Educational Center, part of the Washington, D.C., public school system. Over 100 MBA students from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business traded their business attire for “TeamMBA” t-shirts and jeans and volunteered their time for tasks ranging from cleaning out storage rooms to leading story time for elementary students.

It is with great sadness that the Smith School community mourns the recent passing of our colleague and friend Bruce Michelson.

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business is excited to announce some favorite books in the "Fifth Annual Top 10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders" for 2008, as recommended by faculty members and administrators.

College Park, Md. – May 8, 2008 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the recipients of the 2008 Smith Leadership and Excellence Awards. The announcement was made at the Smith School’s annual Undergraduate Awards Banquet. Each year, the school honors business leaders and organizations that have made significant and positive impact on their industries and the community in the mid-Atlantic region.

College Park, Md. - May 6, 2008 - The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced that alumnus Robert H. Smith, former chairman of Charles E. Smith Cos. and naming donor to the school, will deliver the keynote speech at the May 23 graduation ceremony. The event will be held at 4 p.m. at the Comcast Center on the university's College Park campus.

Where do issues like drugs in the workplace, insider trading, off-shoring, and credit card debt meet Shakespeare? For more than 100 first-year MBA students in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, ethical business issues and dramatic performance collided on center stage on a Saturday night at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, May 3, 2008.

Over 60 Smith School MBA students, administrators and alumni mentors attended the fourth annual Smith MBA Alumni Mentor Program (AMP) Awards Luncheon on April 19, 2008. Held at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Washington, D.C., the luncheon recognizes exemplary program participation, honoring the “Mentor of the Year,” “Cluster of the Year,” and “Cluster Coordinator of the Year.” AMP chairs Glenn Gargan ’87, MBA ’02, and Jean-Yves Van Halle, MS ’96, MBA ’04, addressed attendees and reflected on the program’s growth over the past few years of their involvement.

After being elected as president of the Smith School’s MBA Association, Alex Kouts, MBA Candidate 2009, took a trip out to San Francisco to take part in the President's Forum at the Graduate Business Conference at Berkeley this spring. During this annual event incoming and outgoing presidents of each MBA Association from the top 50 MBA programs globally come together. One of the tasks that is accomplished during this meeting is the election of the chairman of the forum for the next year.