|
► Smith Exec.
Ed. Ranked #5 in U.S.
► 3-Minute Newsletter Survey
► Van Munching Hall Southwest
District Improvements
► Smith to
Host Diversity Event
►
Smith School in the News
►
Technology@Smith
Smith Executive
Education Ranks #5 in U.S..
The Smith School is ranked among the
world’s best providers of custom
management programs – No. 5 in the U.S.
and No. 8 globally – according to a
survey of executive education programs
from
The Economist Intelligence
Unit (EIU) released last week. The EIU is the business information arm of
The Economist Group, which publishes
The Economist.
"Our strong ranking reflects the
world-leading quality of our custom
executive programs," said Howard
Frank, dean of the Robert H. Smith
School of Business. "Custom education is
becoming increasingly necessary as
companies struggle to keep up with
constant changes in technology, markets
and competition. Executives must
continuously evolve to be successful."
►Read More
3-Minute
Newsletter Survey!
If you were giving Smith Newslink MBA a
grade, how would we do? We’re always eager to improve.
How can we make this newsletter more useful to you? Take
our 3-minute online survey and let us know. Take the
survey
here.
 "Southwest
District Improvements"
Trees in Place Thanks to Smith Donors
The area that was once a blacktop parking lot in front
of Van Munching Hall is looking more like the tree
shaded park that it will soon become. Three large trees
are now in place and work has begun to lay thousands of
bricks on the pathways that will lead to the school’s
entrances. The large trees and other improvements come
thanks to the generosity of several Smith School donors
who have helped fund the project. Each tree weighed
about 15 tons before being planted.
►Photo Archives
Smith to Host Diversity Event
The Smith School of Business will be holding its
annual diversity event, dubbed Kaleidoscope, on
Saturday, December 3, 2005.
The event targets students from underrepresented
populations (African-American, Hispanic American, Native
American and women). During the event, attendees will
get an overview of the Smith MBA program as well as an
introduction to the fundamental disciplines of graduate
management education. They will also have a chance to do
an in-depth exploration of issues such as the admissions
process, financing the MBA, and career opportunities
post MBA.
The day’s events will include:
- Panels highlighting the perspectives of Smith
full and part-time students
- Mock classes taught by members of Smith’s
distinguished faculty
- Lunch with the Smith community (alumni, students,
faculty and staff)
- Admissions overview presentation
Student members of the Black MBA Association, Smith
Alliance of Women in the MBA (SAWMBA), and Hispanic MBA
Association will serve as panelists, lunch hosts and
workshop volunteers.
Smith School in the News
►Christian
Science Monitor – November 28, 2005 –
Peter Morici, business professor, offers an
unconventional take that the failure of the
current round of world trade-liberalization
talks might be a good thing.
►Read More
►NPR
All Things Considered – November 26, 2005 –
Hank Sims, professor of management and
organization, discusses how he uses
Hurricane Katrina in his MBA classes as a
management and leadership case study on this
national public radio program. During the
interview Sims explains how the use of small
teams helped organizations like the
Salvation Army respond quickly to the
disaster.
►Read More
►Higher
Learning – November/December 2005 – Research
from the Smith School on its program to
provide BlackBerry handheld devices to all
its full-time MBA students is profiled with
quotes from Susan Taylor, professor of
management and organization and co-author of
the study.
►Read More
►WTOP
Radio – November 15, 2005 – P.K. Kannan,
Harvey Sanders Associate Professor of
Marketing, offers listeners an early glimpse
into what to expect for the holiday retail
season during a live radio interview. Kannan
predicts that gift cards and electronics
will be hot sellers and advises consumers
not to wait for good deals.
►Read More
►San
Jose Mercury News – November 11, 2005 –
Industry analysts predict that a tough
holiday shopping season for retailers. P.K.
Kannan, Harvey Sanders Associate Professor
of Marketing, provides quotes and insights
into the strategies retailers will employ to
pick up their sales.
►Read More
►NPR
Marketplace – November 10, 2005 -- Assistant
professor of marketing Joydeep Srivastava
explains on nationwide public radio how
anxiety and a sense of powerlessness fuel
the Internet sale of uncertified products
claiming to protect against the bird flu.
►Read More
►WMAR-TV
(ABC) – November 10, 2005 – P.K. Kannan,
Harvey Sanders Associate Professor of
Marketing, exposes supermarket secrets and
how product placement and unit pricing can
impact how much consumers spend at the
grocery store in a two-part, special story.
►CFO.com
– November 8, 2005 – A story about the
benefits and rise of student consulting
services includes an example from the Smith
School. Smith School MBA’s have been helping
start-up FortiusOne in refining its business
plan. Bob Krapfel, associate marketing
professor, comments on the main aim being to
bring value to students.
►Read More
More News:
AV Services Available to the Smith Community
The following is an overview of how and where to
contact AV staff, as well as how to request support for
events where AV support is needed.
Hours and How to Contact
Audio Visual equipment and technical assistance is
generally available Monday through Thursday, 7:00am
until 10:00pm and on Fridays, 7:00am to 6:00pm. They
can be located at:
· Master Control, Room 1530A, x55213
· AV Offices, Rooms 3520D or 3520K,
x59411 or x59548
Supported Functions
The typical functions that the AV Staff are able to
support are lectures, visual presentations, conferences
and general meetings. Some important things to be aware
of: - Any group using the Audio Visual equipment in the facility must make prior arrangements with Audio Visual Services instructions and training on the utilizing of the equipment.
- Any Non-Smith School group planning on using the
technology available in the spaces in Van Munching
must first have approval by the management of Audio
Visual Services.
Requesting Special Support
|
Smith IT-AV Rates |
|
|
|
|
Type of Support |
Hourly* |
Halfday
(4 hrs) |
Fullday
(8 hrs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student AV Tech |
$15.00 |
$60.00 |
$120.00 |
|
Full time AV Technician |
$40.00 |
$160.00 |
$320.00 |
|
Engineer |
$60.00 |
$240.00 |
$480.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The type of support is to be determined by Smith
IT. |
|
* Please note that on a Saturday or Sunday the
minimal charge is a half day. |
|
Any time beyond eight hours will be charged at a
double the hourly rate. |
As always, if you have any questions please feel free
to contact the AV team at the above listed number, or by
sending an email the the Smith IT Helpdesk at
helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu, or by calling x52269.
Warren’s Return
Warren Pointer, Smith IT AV technician, is back at
work after a personal tragedy of losing his home to a
fire November 12th. Warren reports that he and his
family appreciate all the prayers and thoughts that the
Smith community has expressed. He also wanted everyone
to know that his family is doing fine and are in very
good shape. We at Smith IT are glad that he has gotten
over the rough parts of this ordeal and invite the Smith
Community to welcome Warren back whenever you see him in
the corridors at Van Munching Hall.
|
