There was the usual pomp and circumstance, and quite a lot of excitement, as 1,200 students graduated from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on Monday at the Xfinity Center on the university’s College Park campus, May 22, 2017. Undergraduate Ceremony At the undergraduate ceremony, graduating senior Cecelia Cizek sang the National Anthem and Kelly Cosgriff delivered the student address.

The most recent “Poets & Quants’ Best and Brightest MBAs” listing features two graduates from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Gabrielle Kuey and Alexandra Moore are profiled among 100 of the best MBAs in the Class of 2017, globally. Gabrielle Kuey, MBA 2017

Join the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on Monday, May 22, 2017, as we celebrate the accomplishments of more than 1,000 business graduates at two commencement ceremonies. The ceremonies will take place at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Md. Tickets are not required for the Smith School ceremonies but please note that tickets are required for the campus-wide ceremony on Sunday, May 21. Smith School Graduate Ceremony Monday, May 22, 2017, 9 a.m., Xfinity Center

Please join us as the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business presents the Seventh Annual Emerging Markets Forum, Friday, April 21, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

March 30, 2017, was an evening of empowerment and celebration as 200 women gathered at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business for the Sixth Annual Women Leading Women forum honoring financial planner and industry leader Marguerita (Rita) Cheng ’93, founder and CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth. Watch video highlights.

Gender diversity can improve a firm's performance, research shows, but consensus is fleeting as to why a lack diversity persists on corporate boards.

WOMEN LEADING WOMENMarch 30, 2017, 6-9 p.m.Frank AuditoriumUniversity of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 14, 2017) — Federal employees and their spouses will receive a 30 percent tuition discount when they qualify for select graduate programs at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business through a new agreement with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The FedGrant reduced tuition rate will apply to students admitted after Jan. 30, 2017, to Smith’s online, executive and part-time MBA programs or to any of the school’s specialty masters programs.

The Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business introduced its first “Leadership for Better Business Award” at the annual Social Enterprise Symposium on Friday, March 3, 2017. The award was created to recognize individuals who embody business principles that advance economic, social and environmental prosperity.

Across industry and sector, businesses are widening their lenses in pursuit of strategies that benefit both business and society. Gone are the days of the single bottom line. In today's world, purpose-driven business has accelerated to a degree that might be surprising.