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The Accenture MBA Case Competition, the third of four experiential learning modules (ELMs) for Smith School MBAs, took place May 3-8, 2002.
Smith School MBA student Bonnie Glick has been selected by the U.S. Department of State, to be part of a three-member team that will visit China this month to provide an objective assessment of the activities of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
The Graduate Women In Business Club (GWIB) and the Master's Programs Office recently invited prospective female MBA students to explore the Smith MBA from a woman's perspective. GWIB's first annual open house showcased the dynamic women of Smith's past, present, and future, by joining alumnae, current students, and incoming students.
Five first-year MBA students - Emilia Koesmanto, Kerry Garland, Elisa Foltz, Josh Saragovi, and Kevin Papacek - represented the Smith School at the First Annual Simon-Johnson Case Competition at the University of Rochester, April 6-7, 2002.
The Robert H. Smith School of Business and the University of Maryland welcomed tens of thousands of people to Explore Our World on Saturday, April 27, at the Fourth Annual Maryland Day celebration.
Two incoming Smith School MBA students have received book fellowships through the memorial fund created to honor two Smith MBA students killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. The students receiving the fellowship money are Timothy Soltren, a first-year, part-time MBA student at the Shady Grove campus, and Michelle Gray, a first-year, part-time MBA student in Washington, DC.
The chance to make a real impact on the community attracted six Smith School MBA students to choose the Patriots Technology Training Center (PTTC) for their MBA Consulting project. The students, all members of the schools Net Impact club, were recognized this month for their exemplary work with the PTTC.
The Smith School first offered its part-time MBA program in Washington, D.C., only 18 months ago, but its success has made the program grow by leaps and bounds. The school launched the evening component in fall 2000 with 98 students. The weekend component followed in fall 2001.
The campus, the professors, the technology - 40 MBA and undergraduate business students from Australia and Poland are impressed by it all.