Get in the holiday spirit with BlueDyer Distilling Co.! Join Smith alumni and friends for a virtual mixology event. Stir up the drinks in your most festive attire along with our hosts or just watch! There will be a contest for the best Smith Terp drink with prizes and an opportunity to win a bottle of Blue Dyer spirits! There will be a non-alcoholic option for at least one of the drinks.

This event is brought to you by the Smith alumni chapter board and is part of the Unlocking Experiences event series.

Don your chef aprons, grab your whisks and let’s get baking! Join Smith MBA student Tina Elhindi for a virtual live macaron making class! In this fun class, you will learn the fine art to making macarons by Elhindi, a classically French-trained pastry chef who received her pastry diploma from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France. Come be transported to the patisseries of Paris.

This family-friendly event is open to the entire Smith and UMD community. The event is brought to you by the Smith alumni chapter board and is part of the Unlocking Experiences event series.

Are you considering applying for the Pitch Dingman Competition in January and need to up your pitchin’ game? Join Lottie and the Dingman Team for a workshop on the components of a killer pitch in this special edition of Dingman Pitch Practice. Pitch Practice is very interactive, so bring along an elevator pitch or pitch deck (max 5 min) that you are working on. Incomplete pitches are encouraged as well, and students from any school across campus are welcome.

Workshop: 1:30 p.m.
Practice: 2-3 p.m.

Join Vice President for Student Affairs, Patty Perillo, campus leadership, and the Student Advisory Council for an opportunity to discuss mental health, campus COVID-19 response, and participate in a Q&A session. Attendees need to register in advance to receive a link for the event. Students will need to sign into their Zoom accounts to access the event.

Join the Center for Global Business for its annual Distinguished Speakers Series in International Business event during International Education Week on “Global Competencies for the 21st Century Workplace.” Smith School alumni will discuss the importance of a global mindset in today’s business environment.

UMD President Pines will be joined by Reginald Dwayne Betts '09, a critically acclaimed writer, public speaker and advocate for incarcerated people.

As the United States faces a global COVID-19 pandemic that has killed over 200,000 and confronts longtime and systemic racism and violence against Black Americans, researchers have highlighted a clear intersection between structural racism and high risk situations for contracting COVID. By drawing from research expertise, this panel explores the concurrent pandemics of racism and COVID, causes of inequity, and ways in which our community can address them. 

Join five international students as they engage with International Student & Scholar Services in a thoughtful conversation about their experience entering the U.S. environment, navigating a new dynamic of social constructs around race, nationality and language.

Join the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Philip Merrill College of Journalism for the 15th Annual Povich Symposium: Diversity in the Owner's Box. Panelists will explore how the world of sports could be different when women and people of color are represented equitably.

Entering a foreign market might seem full of unknowns. Learn from an expert and experienced exporter about how to identify the risks you might encounter and how to mitigate them with tools, strategies, and good practices during this 30-minute webinar.

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