Smith Terps Participate in Diversity Action Forum
Sponsored by the Office of Diversity Initiatives at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, the Diversity Action Forum, Nov. 7-8, 2017, was a two-day event giving students, faculty and staff the opportunity to engage in real, authentic conversation about diversity.
15 Ways to Celebrate the Smith School on Nov. 15
Check out the live Smith Day feed at #UMDSmithProud On Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, a new tradition begins at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, bringing together students, faculty, staff and alumni. It’s a day to celebrate us, called Smith Day! Join us in the Smith Day celebration on Nov. 15, in-person or virtually. Wear your Maryland colors – red, gold, white and black. Share your Smith School pride on social media, using #UMDSmithProud.
CEO@Smith: Kees Kruythoff, Unilever
Students starting their careers should ask themselves three questions, Unilever North America President Kees Kruythoff said on Oct. 10, 2017, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. “These individual discussions can help you discover your personal purpose,” Kruythoff said during a CEO @ Smith keynote address. “People with purpose, they thrive.” “Are you making a difference?” is the first question. Kruythoff said people can define impact in different ways. “But make sure you put a high ambition level in there,” he said.
Terps Discuss Corporate Sustainability and Innovation with Mars
Mars presents alternative business model for achieving financial, social and human capital Varun Saxena, Smith MBA Candidate 2019, writes about the Corporate Sustainability and Innovation event on Sept. 5, 2017, with Jay Jakub, senior director for external research at Mars, Incorporated. The event was hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Benefactor and Wall Street Legend Henry Kaufman to Speak at UMD
Smith School Adds Endowed Chair in Financial History A Conversation with Henry KaufmanSept. 13 at 6:15 p.m.Tyser Auditorium, Van Munching HallRSVP NOW
New Specialty Master's Class Diverse in Many Ways
More than 550 specialty master's, including Master of Science, students representing 21 countries came together recently for orientation activities at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
New Appointees Join Smith’s Advisory Board
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has named nine new appointees to its Board of Advisors for three-year terms, effective July 1, 2017. UMD and Smith School graduates are among the new advisors:
Smith Alum Asks: What’s Your Big Idea?
Big ideas, the ones capable of fundamentally changing the planet, could come from anywhere, says Crista Gibbons, vice president of client solutions, strategy and operations at National Geographic. Gibbons, who graduated from the part-time MBA program at University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in 2004, leads a new initiative at National Geographic, called “Chasing Genius.”
Financial Times Ranks Smith Master of Finance #4 in U.S.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (June 20, 2017) — A new ranking by the Financial Times, released yesterday, recognizes the Master of Finance program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business as No. 4 in the nation and No. 38 in the world. The Financial Times Global Masters in Finance rankings only includes accredited, full-time, cohort-based programs with a minimum of 30 graduates each year. This is the first time the Smith School participated and was ranked.
10 Business Books for Your Summer Reading List
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is excited to announce some favorite books in the 14th Annual Top-10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders for 2017, as recommended by faculty members. (1) The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds By Michael Lewis (2016)