The Center for Financial Policy and the Mutual Fund Directors Forum co-hosted the Oversight of Derivatives Roundtable on September 9, 2011 at the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington DC. The program explored the current issues facing fund directors in their oversight of derivatives. This event was made possible by the generous support of Ropes & Gray LLP.

The Center for Social Value Creation led the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business to a No. 37 global ranking (No. 28 U.S.) in the Aspen Institute’s 2011-2012 “Beyond Grey Pinstripes” survey of business schools. Schools are recognized for demonstrating significant leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into their MBA programs.

The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business opened a discussion on the bleak U.S. economic outlook and jobs market with a speech from Federal Reserve Board Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin, Sept. 26, 2011 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The event was part of the center’s distinguished speaker series and drew government and business leaders, along with students and members of media to explore the timely topic.

CRO Lecture SeriesPeter Schnall, CRO, Capital OneOctober 11, 2011 | Washington, D.C.

MEDIA ALERT: August 25, 2011 UMD BUSINESS FACULTY AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS APPLE’S FUTURE WITHOUT STEVE JOBS AT THE HELM

Management and leadership faculty experts at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business weigh in on the effects industry giant Apple may feel with CEO Steve Jobs stepping down. They delve into the company’s succession plan, how things might be different for Apple without Jobs, and how the investors will react. *The Smith School has an in-house facility for live or taped interviews via fiber-optic line for television or multimedia content. A test to Apple’s leadership succession plan

Thursday, August 4, 2011, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, August 7, 2011, 7:30 a.m. Variety and Motivation As the old saying goes, variety is spice of life. It turns out, it’s also the key to keeping yourself motivated to meet your goals when you haven’t yet made much progress. The catch: if you are almost at your goal, less variety is more motivating.

Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. You probably use social media – or at least you’ve heard of the major platforms. But how does social media fit into your business? In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, William Rand, assistant professor of marketing, talks about social media at a business tool.

Decision, Operations and Information Technologies Professor Emeritus Saul Gass has published a new book titled “Profiles in Operations Research: Pioneers and Innovators.” The book was co-edited with Arjang Assad, dean of the School of Management, University at Buffalo, SUNY, and former senior associate dean of the Smith School. The book was published by Springer and is available for purchase on Amazon.com.

MEDIA ALERT: July 28, 2011 UMD BUSINESS FACULTY AVAILABLE TO EXPLAIN ISSUES SURROUNDING DEBT CEILING DEBATE Finance and economics faculty experts at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to comment on the federal debt ceiling debate. They can help explain the implications for the global economy should a deal not be reached, and they can provide perspective on why the political fight has been raging in Washington.