The Maryland Music Business Society Tuesday hosted music management entrepreneur Sean Peoples. Peoples spoke on a range of topics, from picking bands to represent to the stress of managing a double life. He said the combination of his day job with spending every other moment developing his record label […]
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Johnson & Johnson executive talks to QUEST students about business and bad breath
When QUEST students walked into their classroom and saw dozens of Listerine Zero bottles lined on the front table, some were confused, others intrigued, but all wondered what class had in store for them that day. Linzell Harris, vice president of the global strategic operations for Johnson & Johnson, came […]
Federal Reserve attempts to stimulate economy
The Federal Reserve recently revealed a plan to pump $600 billion into the U.S. financial system in order to “stimulate the economy in large part by lowering mortgage and other interest rates,” according to an article in the Washington Post. The statement released by the Federal Reserve stated: “The Committee […]
Quest students step out of the classroom and compete in bowling tournaments and scavenger hunts
Recently, the multidisciplinary organization QUEST has organized and executed two major events, including Oct. 5’s bowling tournament in the TerpZone and the ongoing Fall Scavenger Hunt. QUEST combines curricular and co-curricular learning in its program. These events were part of the co-curricular segment, aimed at increasing the skill, knowledge, and […]
Operations Management Night will focus on current sophomores
The Maryland professor organizing Operations Management Night said Wednesday he has a new goal in mind for the annual event occurring Nov. 17, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. in the Executive Dining Room on the second floor of Van Munching Hall. Dr. Kazim Ruhi, a Tyser Teaching Fellow at the Smith […]
SUSA bill sets up time and space for students to gain insight from peers in their major
The Smith Undergraduate Student Association (SUSA) Assembly considered two bills at their meeting last Monday, ultimately deciding to pass one and table the other. The first bill, “A Resolution to Accommodate Major Rep Office Hours in the Undergraduate Studies Office,” passed unanimously through the Assembly. This bill would make it […]
Smith School honors Person of the Year
This year the students and faculty involved in the Smith School’s Supply Chain Management Society and Supply Chain Club honored Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Mark Holifield as the “Person of the Year.” Holifield got his award at the Smith School’s annual Industry Day, an event which allows students […]
Florida receives compensation from BP
More than six months after an explosion aboard a drilling platform killed 11 people and spilled millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP agreed Monday to pay the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services $20 million. After the Deepwater Horizon rig ruptured in April, oil […]
Former Smith student opens local business
Sean Kirk believes that his finance degree from The Robert H. Smith School of Business coupled with his experience in QUEST has given him the background he needs to co-own and operate his own business, a tobacco shop. The Bamboo eater, which Kirk calls “a college retail party supply store […]
Business honors program
Interested in applying to a business fellowship program? For the Smith school’s best and brightest, the Honors Fellows program is a challenging and rewarding program. The Honors Fellows Program requires students to take at least 15 credits of upper level honors classes, including a capstone special to the program. In […]