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PTMBAA Food Drive
Fall Community Service Event
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. Beginning November 6th, donation boxes will be set up at each campus to receive non-perishable food items.
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DC-Area MBA Programs Networking Night
Save the Date for a Friendsgiving Event
November 17, 2017
Expand your network with part-time MBA students from other DC-area programs and learn a few professional development tips along the way. The Friendsgiving theme will provide a comfortable atmosphere in which to meet new contacts from other schools and to get in the holiday spirit. This will be a great opportunity to enlarge your professional network in a low-key, festive way.
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Jewish MBA Association
Sign up today to join the JMBAA
The JMBAA is a center-point of business opportunity and networking for the Jewish community at the University of Maryland. Our purpose is to advocate for and support Jewish MBA students and to provide a Jewish-themed social and educational venue for all MBA students at the Robert H. Smith School of Business. We welcome participation and support from all full-time, part-time and executive MBA students and alumni who are interested in helping us pursue the goals of our organization.
Contact JMBAA President
Greg Lewis with any questions.
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OCS Be Fearless Wednesday Webinars
Webinar #3 is tomorrow!
Structure Your Narrative: Discovering Your Value Proposition
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
12:15 PM to 1:00 PM or 5:30 PM to 6:15 PM
Register on
HireSmith under "Events & Workshops - Workshops".
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Marketing & Finance Super Day
There's still time to sign up!
Friday, October 27, 2017
11:00 AM to 3:30 PM
DC campus
Keynote Speakers
Crista Gibbons, MBA '04, VP, Client Solutions, Strategy and Operations at National Geographic will be the Marketing Keynote Speaker. She will be speaking about the Power of Storytelling to Change the World: Activating Consumers at the Intersection of Passion and Purpose.
Glenn Noble, BS '84, Chief Commercial Officer at Interface Financial Group will be the Finance Keynote Speaker. He will speak about Fintech's Impact on Careers in Financial Services.
Lunch will be offered over a functionally tailored Ted talk and there will be opportunities to connect with other alumni and current MBA students at a dessert networking reception.
Registration
On
HireSmith, sign up for the event under "
Events & Workshops - Workshops". Registration ends Thursday, October 26th @ 5PM.
Mock Interviews
To participate in mock interviews, sign up on
HireSmith under
"Events & Workshops - Multi-Session Workshops". Registration ends Wednesday, October 25th @ noon.
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22nd Annual MBA Exclusive Conference (MBAX)
Hosted by the Howard University MBA Program (HU MBA)
Thursday, November 2 & Friday, November 3, 2017
Double Tree Hotel, Silver Spring, MD
The theme of this year's
MBA Exclusive Conference (MBAX) is "Becoming an Agent of Change," and will feature workshops, keynote speakers, a career fair with notable companies, and the 13th Annual Minority Case Competition. The entire conference is being organized and run by the HU MBA student body.
Case Competition
The competition is a great way for students to showcase their business analytical skills and win a monetary prize of up to $11,000. Case teams that register by or before Monday, October 16, 2017, will only pay $100 in registration fees, and will have full access to all conference activities at no additional charge. The first 15 teams to sign up will receive free hotel accommodations. For more information and to register for the case competition click
here.
Conference Only
For students who wish to just attend the conference and to connect with outstanding networking, internship, and career opportunities through workshops and the career fair, register for free
here.
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Student Consumer Finance Series: The Financial Crisis of 2008 and its Aftermath
Featuring FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg
Friday, November 3, 2017
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Frank Auditorium - Van Munching Hall
College Park, MD
Martin Gruenberg, 20th chairman of the FDIC will discuss how the financial crisis that began in 2008 laid the foundation for today's regulatory environment - and what might come next.
Martin J. Gruenberg is the 20th chairman of the FDIC, receiving Senate confirmation on November 15, 2012, for a five-year term. He has served on the FDIC Board of Directors since August 22, 2005, following broad congressional experience in the financial services and regulatory areas. He served as senior counsel to Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD) from 1993 to 2005, advising the senator on issues of domestic and international financial regulation, monetary policy and trade. Gruenberg holds a J.D. from Case Western Reserve Law School and an A.B. from Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
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Smith Day 2017
Save the Date!
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Smith Day is a day to celebrate who we are as a school and as a community. To recognize each other with a well-deserved shout out. To share with the world why we are proud to be Smith Terps. Click
here to find out more about the day and about becoming an Ambassador.
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Upcoming Events & Reminders
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November 2017
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Spring 2018 Registration
November 1st
Fall Community Service Event - Food Drive
November 6-16th
DC-Area MBA Programs Networking Night
November 17th
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