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College Park, Md. September 10, 2007 - The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business MBA and undergraduate programs are rated among in the top 25 in the nation for entrepreneurship, according to a ranking published in the September issue of Fortune Small Business magazine.
College Park, Md. September 10, 2007 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business MBA and undergraduate programs are rated among in the top 25 in the nation for entrepreneurship, according to a ranking published in the September issue of Fortune Small Business magazine.
Smith School Dean Howard Frank and Christine Stewart, assistant dean for administration, took a hard-hat tour through the North Wing construction site on Friday, Aug. 31. The $21-million, 38,000-square-foot wing of Van Munching Hall is nearing completion, with the crew shooting for a finish date in early October.
On Aug. 31, 2007, Jeremy Rifkin, the founder and president of The Foundation on Economic Trends, spoke to Smith MBA students in Howard Frank Auditorium about the forthcoming economic revolution in hydrogen fuel cell technology. Rifkin has authored 17 best-selling books on the impact of scientific, technological and cultural changes on the economy, society and the environment.
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The Smith School PhD program, which was ranked #26 globally and #17 in the U.S. the Financial Times in 2006, is producing scholars who go on to teach at top-ranked institutions around the world.
On Aug. 31, 2007, Jeremy Rifkin, the founder and president of The Foundation on Economic Trends, spoke to Smith MBA students in Howard Frank Auditorium about the forthcoming economic revolution in hydrogen fuel cell technology. Rifkin has authored 17 best-selling books on the impact of scientific, technological and cultural changes on the economy, society and the environment.
In the wake of several U.S. recalls involving products made in China, six Smith School students traveled China in early September 2007 to get an up-close look at manufacturing in that country. The students, including one second-year MBA and five undergraduates, toured four factories as part of the trip, which was arranged through the schools Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.