Experiential Learning News

Senior supply chain management major Ryan Brown took the Robert H. Smith School of Business’ mission of “connecting in the Nation’s Capital” very seriously. He took the spring 2010 semester off to take advantage of the University of Maryland, College Park’s, close proximity to Washington, D.C., by working as an intern in the White House Travel Office.

The Center for Financial Policy held its spring roundtable, “Revitalizing the U.S. Mortgage Market” on May 24, which explored the issues leading to the conservatorship of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the Robert H. Smith School of Business organized the final presentations for the spring term of this year’s Social Venture Consulting Program on Thursday, May 6.

Per capita, Israel is one of the most prolific places in the world for technology development, and ripe for new business growth.

HANOVER, MD, May 13, 2010 – Contrary to public assertions, IT professionals in the U.S.

HANOVER, MD, May 13, 2010 – Contrary to public assertions, IT professionals in the U.S.

The seventh annual Joseph M. Wikler Finance Case Competition took place on April 16, 2010, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. The competition, which is open to juniors and seniors from the BMGT 440 Advanced Financial Management class, began with nine teams selected by the instructors of the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 sections.

Each day, Google Maps transfers so much data it is measured in petabytes (that’s a digit with 15 zeros behind it). And that’s just the Maps platform of the Internet giant. With all of this data being transferred through cyberspace, security is a big issue.

College Park, Md. – April 27, 2010 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and the U.S.