On Friday, September 8, Freshman Convocation will kick off Business Week - an annual event for undergrads at Smith. The previous week, 250 freshmen played games, bonded over meals and helped each other complete a ropes course and climbing wall as part of their orientation to the Smith Undergraduate Fellows Program.

Several Robert H. Smith School of Business freshmen got to know their classmates even before the fall semester began Aug. 30. The approximately 250 first-year students played games, bonded over meals and helped each other complete a ropes course and climbing wall as part of their orientation to the Smith Undergraduate Fellows Program.

The Smith School has opened new offices, along with a state-of-the-art classroom in Shanghai, China, where the school launched its Executive MBA program in fall 2005. The school joined the Maryland Center China (MCC), its representative in China, in acelebration marking the opening of the new space on June 29, 2006. Maryland Secretary of State Mary Kane, who was leading a delegation of state government and higher education leaders in China, was on hand to mark the opening of the new office.

College Park, Md. June 21, 2006 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business has launched weekly video and audio Podcasts focusing on the schools leading-edge business research and other management topics. Users can download five-minute video and audio clips to digital devices, such as iPods or view and listen to the segments online at the Smith School Web site.

Faculty members and deans of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business are excited to recommend some of their favorite business books in this year's "Top 10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders."

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is excited to announce some favorite books in the "10th Annual Top-10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders" for 2013, as recommended by members of its faculty and staff.

May 16, 2006, Tysons Corner, VA Beers & Cutler, the leading accounting and consulting firm focused on the Washington DC region, announced today its plans to establish the James R. Beers Scholarship Endowment with a donation from Beers & Cutler matched by founding partner Jim Beers totaling $250,000 to the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business. Funds will be designated for scholarships for undergraduate students at the Smith Schools College Park and Shady Grove campuses.

Students, faculty, alumni and guests celebrated the accomplishments of Smiths PhD students at the Doctoral Awards Banquet on May 18, 2006. Dean Howard Frank, in his welcoming address, said that the Smith Schools PhD program was a key component of the schools success as a world-renowned research institution.

College Park, MD May 2, 2006 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the recipients of the annual Smith Leadership and Excellence Awards, honoring business leaders and organizations that have made significant and positive impact to their industries and the community in the mid-Atlantic region. Howard Frank, dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, will present the 2006 awards at a ceremony and banquet on Thursday, May 4, at 6 p.m. at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on the universitys College Park campus.

The University of Maryland, College Park, celebrated its eighth annual Maryland Day on Saturday, April 29, attracting 75,000 visitors to campus. The Smith School welcomed visitors on McKeldin Mall, with the day's most popular giveaway - a Smith School/Testudo beach ball. In Van Munching Hall, visitors were able to tour the state-of-the-art building and attend an undergraduate program information session.