For any student on campus in dire need of an ink refill for their printer, the solution is only a few steps away. Inkup, a business created by three University of Maryland students, started taking its first orders on Oct. 11. All you have to do is go to […]

An upcoming project will change the face of Van Munching Hall and create a new career center, said Smith School of Business staff. The South Tower Extension will bring all four stories of a 60-foot span of Van Munching Hall 20 feet closer to Mowatt Lane across from the University […]

In an effort to instill camaraderie among business school clubs – and do a good deed by the same token – SUSA hosted its charity volleyball tournament.  Titled “Spikes that Save” by TerpAMA, the tournament brought together more than 40 Terps at La Plata Beach on Oct. 9, for a […]

On the first day of class, Dr. Joseph P. Bailey introduced students in his class to their first assignment: to design and market a state-of-the-art Windows 7 computer with a $500 budget. “The four teams that are voted to have the best product design will build their computers in the […]

Russell Simmons, hip-hop pioneer and founder of Def Jam Records and Phat Farm clothing line, answered questions from a diverse crowd of about 500 students inside Stamp Student Union’s Grand Ballroom Wednesday night hosted by Student Entertainment Events. The music and fashion mogul, whose newest book Super Rich: A Guide […]

Students and faculty packed Frank Auditorium and an adjacent overflow room on the night of Sept. 21, to commemorate an important milestone in Smith School history: the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s 25th anniversary. The Center’s benefactor, Michael Dingman, was accompanied by his family and distinguished colleagues at this celebration, which […]

Dr. Hassan Ibrahim has made his share of trips, from studying electrical engineering in Saudi Arabia, to visiting family in Germany, to relaxing in Switzerland. When he’s in the U.S. though, he drives three hours roundtrip between his home in Chantilly, Va., and his day job at the Smith […]

Even after launching the iPhone 4 and iPad this past summer, Apple Inc. hasn’t quite finished dishing out new products, as the company recently launched upgraded models of the Touch, Nano and Shuffle.The new designs and features of the products are commendable.  While the new iPod shuffle improved upon its […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. declared its intention to acquire South Africa–based retailer Massmart last Wednesday in what a Maryland professor believes is a strategic step into one of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Dr. Sandor Boyson, co-director of the Supply Chain Management Center and professor of two courses on supply chain management […]

As Freshmen Fellows enters its fifth year, the program’s leaders are still working to ensure students get the most they can out of it. Kristin LaRiviere, who’s seeking a master’s degree in higher education administration from Maryland, is also a graduate assistant for the Fellows family of programs in the […]