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PTMBAA Food Drive
Accepting Donations now!
November 6 thru 16, 2017
Join the PTMBAA for our fall community service event, a food drive that will benefit three local charities dedicated to solving hunger in the greater DC/Baltimore region: Capital Area Food Bank, Manna Food Center and Maryland Food Bank. Bring in your non-perishable food items now, donation boxes are located at each campus. For a list of items that are most in need, please click the charities below:
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DC-Area MBA Programs Networking Night
Five local area DC schools gather for a Friendsgiving Event
Friday, November 17, 2017
6:00 - 8:30PM
Hawthorn,
1336 U Street NW,
Washington, DC 20009
Join D.C. area part time MBA programs for "Friendsgiving", an evening of networking and professional development while enjoying great food and drinks. Expand your network with part time MBA students from other DC-area programs and learn a few professional development tips along the way. Come prepared to engage with students from various programs and build strong connections.
Participating schools include:
George Washington School of Business
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Kogod School of Business at American University
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
There is no cost to attend, food will be provided and there will be drink specials!
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Entrepreneurship Panel at Shady Grove
Panelists will share stories and offer tips
Thursday, November 30, 2017
5:15 - 6:20PM
Shady Grove Campus
Building 2, Classroom 2032
This professional development event at the Shady Grove campus will focus on entrepreneurship. Our panel of entrepreneurs will recall their own stories of success while also offering tips to students on how to begin their own businesses. Panelists include: Merav Yuravlivker, Co-Founder CEO of Data Society; Michelle May, Founder and CEO of Shenami; and Don Baker, Founder and Chief Funding Guide of FundingTrek.
To sign up and learn more about the panelists, click
here.
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Donations Event at the UMD Football Tailgate
Leadership Group Partnering with Charity to fulfill Christmas Lists
Saturday, November 11, 2017
11:00AM - 3:30PM
If you're planning on attending the Michigan vs. Maryland football game this weekend, drop by Lot 11B for a charitable tailgate! As part of the Leadership course with Professor Hui, Group TS is collecting donations to fund underprivileged children's Christmas Lists. Drop by to donate, enjoy food and drinks.
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Smith Day 2017
Celebrate the Inaugural Smith Day in the DC Metro Area!
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
6:00 - 8:00PM
Smith Day is a new tradition that celebrates our strong community of alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Celebrations will be taking place across the country and around the globe.
Grab your Smith friends and join us for a casual happy hour in Howard County or Washington, DC to celebrate our school community. Toast with a glass of Heineken (or beverage of choice) to continue with tradition. There will be two local Happy Hours:
The Ale House Columbia
Back Bar
6480 Dobbin Center Way
Columbia, MD 21045
Click
here to register for the Happy Hour at The Ale House Columbia.
Mission
The Brick Room
1606 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Click
here to register for the Happy Hour at Mission.
There is no cost to attend, cash bar with appetizers will be provided.
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Shady Grove Headshots
Complimentary Professional Headshots for Shady Grove Students
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
12:00 - 6:00PM
Shady Grove Campus, Building 3's Crockett Theatre
Students at the Universities of Shady Grove, this is your opportunity to get your complimentary headshot taken by professional photographer Jathselle Pierre-Louis!
Only students with a Universities at Shady Grove ID are eligible. Smith students taking classes at USG will need to go to the OIT located on the second floor of Building 3 to get their ID number.
Please note that the USG ID is separate from your University of Maryland ID number.
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Meals on Wheels Thanks Smith MBA Team
Team addresses demographic trend affecting the company
Meals on Wheels America CEO Ellie Hollander thanked a team of part time MBA students including Alan Brylawski, Mark Davis, Lauren Hayden, Christina Rickman, Renee Maton and Laura Scruggs, for their contributions to fight hunger.
For their Creativity in Business class, the team completed a consulting project addressing a demographic trend affecting Meals on Wheels: demand for their services are increasing while volunteers are aging. The team developed a volunteer growth strategy with solutions designed to increase youth participation in the program.
Alan Brylawski presented the team's findings to CEO Ellie Hollander and the executive board.
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Upcoming Events & Reminders
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November 2017
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Fall Community Service Event - Food Drive
November 6-16th
Smith Day
November 15th
Shady Grove Headshots
November 15th
DC-Area MBA Programs Networking Night
November 17th
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