Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the Smith Leadership Institute, Aug. 27, 2016, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Nothing feels better than a fresh start: a new place, new ideas, new goals, new friends, and a new you. The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business knows full well the value of a new beginning, but more importantly, making the start of your college career the start of a story worth telling.