On September 30th, the PTMBAA held our first signature event of the year, the Sunset Boat Cruise. A record number of students and their guests celebrated the end of the first full month of the school year with an evening on the Spirit of Washington.  Follow us on Instagram  and like us on Facebook  to see all photos!

If you could not make it to the Professional Development Alumni Panel on September 19th, stream the audio  here. We thank our panelists for participating and OCS Career Coach Adam Shpall for moderating.

The mission of SAWMBA is to celebrate the advancement of women in the business world, foster relationships inside and outside the University of Maryland community, and create professional, academic and personal resources for Smith women. If you're interested, sign-up  here to join the SAWMBA mailing list, today is the last day!

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
6:00 to 7:30 PM
Van Munching Hall,  Room 2333, College Park, MD

The World Bank Group's Doing Business 2017 report on Africa ranks Mauritius, Rwanda, and Botswana as the easiest countries in which to do business. Join the Office of Global Initiatives (OGI) as they host panelists from the Embassy of Rwanda and the World Bank Group for a conversation that will shed light on some of Africa's regulations and protections that make it an attractive market in which foreign companies can do business. They will also be joined by industry representatives to speak to their experience of doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa.

To learn more and to RSVP click  here.

Marketing & Finance Super Day

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.

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.