U.S. News Ranks Smith
School’s Undergraduate Program Among Nation’s Best
The undergraduate program at
the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith
School of Business is ranked No. 16 in the nation, according to the
latest U.S.News & World Report college ranking report,
“America’s Best Colleges 2010,” released today. The Smith School also
ranked highly in a number of business specialty categories — with its
Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Management programs
listed among the nation’s top 10 and a total of six areas listed among
the nation’s top 20.
Ernst & Young Freshman
Fellows Orientation Program
College Park, Md. – Aug. 30, 2009 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith
School of Business hosted its first-ever Ernst & Young Freshman Fellows
Orientation Program. The company’s generous $250,000 gift to the Smith School in
June 2009 created the orientation program and endowment, and produced two days
of team-building, top-rate keynote speakers and seminars, and real-life ethics
training for the freshmen in attendance.
Finance Fellows
Meet and Dine with Industry Professionals
The Finance Fellows Networking Dinner, Sept. 22, was designed to connect
undergraduate finance students with professionals in the field with aligned
career interests. Students were given bios of all invited guests, and they were
encouraged to come prepared with research and meaningful questions for the
guests at their table.
Undergraduate IT Program
Listed Among U.S. Top 10 by TechRepublic
The Smith School's undergraduate information technology (IT) program was cited
as among the nation’s best for students seeking leadership and managerial roles
in the IT field, as well as for recruiters seeking the best talent.