2009 Winter Commencement

he 2009 Winter Commencement for the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, in the Comcast Center. This semester, 145 undergraduate students, 129 Master of Business Administration students, 1 Executive Master of Business Administration student, and 5 Doctoral students will be graduating from the Smith School.

Bob L. Johnson, the chief service officer for Sprint, will be the commencement speaker. Johnson is a University of Maryland alumnus and the co-chair of the Smith School Advisory Board.

To get to the university on Dec. 20, shuttle services will be available at the College Park Metro Station to transport visitors to the Comcast Center. Visitors who are driving to the ceremony will be directed to the closest parking area to access the Comcast Center.

Directions to Comcast Center:

• FROM BALTIMORE AND POINTS NORTH: Take I-95 South to I-495 West. Take exit 27 and then follow signs to exit 25 (Route 1 South toward College Park). Proceed approximately one mile south on Route 1; take the exit for Route 193 West (University Boulevard). At the first light, turn left onto Paint Branch Drive. The Comcast Center will be on your right.
• FROM VIRGINIA AND POINTS SOUTH: Take I-95 North to I-495 West. Continue north on I-95/I-495 toward Baltimore. Take exit 25 (Route 1 South toward College Park). Proceed approximately one mile south on Route 1; take the exit for Route 193 West (University Boulevard). At the first light, turn left onto Paint Branch Drive. The Comcast Center will be on your right.
• FROM VIRGINIA AND POINTS WEST: Take I-66 East or I-270 South to I-495 West. Go east on I-495 toward Baltimore/Silver Spring. Take exit 25 (Route 1 South toward College Park). Proceed approximately one mile south on Route 1; take the exit for Route 193 West (University Boulevard). At the first light, turn left onto Paint Branch Drive. The Comcast Center will be on your right.
• FROM ANNAPOLIS AND POINTS EAST: Take Route 50 West to I-495 West. Go north on I-95/I-495 toward Baltimore. Take exit 25 (Route 1 South toward College Park). Proceed approximately one mile south on Route 1; take the exit for Route 193 West (University Boulevard). At the first light, turn left onto Paint Branch Drive. The Comcast Center will be on your right.
• FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.: Take Rhode Island Ave. (Route 1 North), which becomes Baltimore Ave. North at the Maryland/D.C. line. Proceed through the city of College Park. Turn left at the main entrance (the intersection of Route 1 and Paint Branch Prkwy) into the university. Take the immediate right onto Paint Branch Drive. The Comcast Center will be on your left.

Parking: For more information on parking, please visit the university's commencement Web site 

The Smith School is a great place to recruit graduates who are prepared to lead organizations in an economy fueled by technology, globalization, and new-venture opportunity.