Spring Convening Reimagines Role of Business in Society

Social-minded millennials have new clout on Wall Street and are using it to reimagine the role of business in society, the opening keynote speaker said April 12 during the 2019 Spring Convening of the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Meet Kristin Fallon: Smith Alum and Marketing Communications Executive at GE Power

Undergraduate students Aimee Brennan, Odette Yang, and Deanna Yi, class of 2022, interviewed Kristin Fallon as part of their 2019 Impact Ambassador experience with the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. What attracts you to marketing, and how did you move into this field from an economics background?

Hult@UMD Selects Student Team to Represent UMD in Global Competition

On November 30, 2018, the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and the Center for Social Value Creation hosted the inaugural Hult @ UMD, a local edition of the Hult Prize, the largest student competition for social good in the world.

Lunch & Learn with Marriott International’s Denise Naguib

Natalie DiFelice, class of 2020 writes about the second Lunch & Learn session of the 2018–19 school year, hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Corporate Champions: Introducing the Coalition for Better Business

Undergraduate student Natalie DiFelice, class of 2020, writes about the Corporate Champions event, which kicked off the first full school year of programming for the new Coalition for Better Business, hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation on Thursday, September 18, 2018, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Meet Naresh Kachoria: Smith Alum and Founder of Step Up International

Undergraduate student Kevin Li, class of 2019, interviewed Naresh Kachoria as part of his 2018 summer internship experience with the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Lunch & Learn with GE Power’s Kristin Fallon, MBA ‘11

Undergraduate student Natalie DiFelice, class of 2020, writes about the first Lunch & Learn session of the 2018–19 school year, hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Meet Nazat Dowla: Second Year MBA / MPP Candidate and CSVC Graduate Assistant

Undergraduate student Kevin Li, class of 2019, interviewed Nazat Dowla as part of his 2018 summer internship experience with the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Lunch & Learn Session Explores Impact Investing

On March 27, 2018, the Center for Social Value Creation hosted a Lunch & Learn for students interested in impact investing. The event featured Rob Stevens, a Portfolio & Investment Associate with Accion Venture Lab. Stevens discussed the impact investing space, the changing global consumer market, and the various points of entry into the field.

Meet Kara Gordon '19: Impact Ambassador

On March 3, 2017, Kara Gordon, now a junior double majoring in supply chain management and marketing, attended the Social Enterprise Symposium (SES) in Van Munching Hall. Hosted by the Smith School’s Center for Social Value Creation, SES takes place every year. For Kara, it served as an introduction to a new side of business that connected her interest in sustainability with her career goals in a way she had never previously envisioned.

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