It’s never too early to start reaping the benefits of the Maryland Smith experience. Look at how these driven high school students spent part of their summer break. In July, 43 high school students convened for the ninth-annual Snider Enterprise and Leadership Fellows (SELF) Experience at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Undergraduate student Jason Woods, class of 2022, majoring in marketing, writes about the Snider Enterprise and Leadership Fellows program. The difference between a person that simply succeeds and a person that thrives is small; it comes down to a few key aspects that aren’t taught in classrooms. Whether or not a person lands the position they’ve always dreamed of or settles for something less than ideal is a matter of knowing themselves, being motivated, and embracing challenge as much as it is having the technical know-how for the position.

Undergraduate student Sadia Alao, class of 2020, marketing and theater major, writes about the 2018 high school summer programs, held at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

“How was your summer?” Everyone asks this pinnacle question on the first day of fall semester classes. Maybe you’ve been crafting the perfect response, perhaps you haven’t given much thought to it, or most likely, you still wish it was summer. Either way, hopefully, you had a rewarding break. For many students in the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, summer was jam-packed with adventure and opportunity.

A team of aspiring entrepreneurs won the 2017 SELF Business Pitch Competition with Spot, a tiny GPS tracker that users can attach to car keys, smartphones or other items they don’t want to lose. “Our technology allows you to track certain items through GPS on our app and website,” presenters told a panel of judges at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. “What sets it apart is its size. Spot is the smallest GPS tracker to date, and in the form of essentially a sticker, you can put it on anything.”

The Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is excited to begin its internship program for undergraduate students. There are currently six interns for the 2015-2016 academic year, and each has chosen a project through which they can create a lasting impact on the UMD community. See below for the bios of each of the interns, and learn more about what they are working on this year. Angelina Bingei

High school students discovered the power of the human mind to create value through enterprise and markets during an immersion experience July 27-31, 2015, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.