Center for Social Value Creation

⭐Last night, we hosted our Fall Masters Case Competition at the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business. Our Masters students delivered thoughtful presentations and showcased incredible strategic thinking 💡 A huge thank you to our judges: Shirley H., Catherine Kan, Justin Chicoine, Julia Giglio, Matthew Robinson P.E., Grant Pappas, Collin Marcian, Phillip Reamer, & Sarah Taylor. We appreciate your time, expertise, and support! And the biggest congratulations to our winning team 🏆🎉: Aniket Shah, Sravan Vemireddy, and Mahogany Blank for their outstanding performance! Mahogany Blank reflected on the experience, sharing: “It was really great to see the different ways that each team was able to present on the same case. This was my first competition, so it was just exciting to be up there.” ✨ #MastersCaseCompetition #SmithGrad #UMD

📣 Join us for a Lunch & Learn with David Simnick! David is the Managing Partner of Impact Driven Brands, parent company of mission-driven personal care brand Soapbox and condiment company Bushwick Kitchen. Under his leadership, Soapbox products are sold in major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon, CVS, and Kroger, and the company has donated over 50 million bars of soap through partnerships with organizations such as The Carter Center and the American Red Cross. You won’t want to miss this conversation! 🗓 Thursday, December 4 ⏰ 12:30–1:45 PM 📍 VMH2517 🍽 Food provided for all attendees! ✨ Sign up by November 30: go.umd.edu/DavidSimnick

📣 Join us for a Lunch & Learn with Rahul Shah! Rahul is an independent social impact consultant based in Mumbai, passionate about poverty alleviation, inclusive growth, and market-based solutions to empower low-income communities. He has diverse experience in the impact sector, working at the grassroots level in India, community organizing in Washington, DC, consulting with social organizations across domains, and managing multi-year development projects 🗓 Tuesday, December 2nd ⏰ 12:30–1:45 PM 📍 VMH2517 🍽 Free lunch provided! ✨ Sign up by November 30: go.umd.edu/rahulshah

We’re excited to announce that Kate Balcerzak is joining the CSVC team as a our inaugural Senior Fellow! 🎉 Kate brings extensive experience bridging business, public affairs, and social impact, most recently serving in the White House Office of Public Engagement as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Partnerships and Private Sector Engagement. She has also held key roles at PepsiCo and the U.S. Department of State, where she collaborated with leaders across sectors to advance meaningful initiatives around the world. Our Senior Fellows program is a new University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business initiative in which Kate will work closely with CSVC leadership to shape student learning, thought leadership, and curriculum innovation in business and social value creation. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the community! 🌍💼 #CSVC #SocialImpact #Leadership

📢 The Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) and Snider Consulting Group (SCG) present the Smith Invitational Case Competition (SICC). The winning team will represent the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business at the Milgard Invitational Case Competition on Social Responsibility! 🗓️ Applications Close on December 15th & final presentations will be held on January 12th from 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM 💻 This is a virtual case competition and will be open to undergraduate students only! Apply now at 👉 go.umd.edu/SICC2026 #CSVC #SniderConsultingGroup #CaseCompetition #SocialImpact

🔥The countdown is on! One week to go The DMAT Club is excited to team up with the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business to host The Pitch & Debate Showdown - an event that pushes creativity, logic, and strategy to their limits. This event is designed to help MBA and MS students strengthen: • Structured thinking under time pressure • Clear and persuasive communication • Strategic reasoning and argumentation • Collaborative problem-solving in fast-paced environments 💰 $800 prize pool 🧠 Big ideas. Bold perspectives. Real impact. 🗓 Nov 13 | 📍 VMH 2333 | 🕕 6 PM Form your team of 3 and register now! Sign up here - https://lnkd.in/eetTWeGk We can’t wait to see you at the showdown! #UMDSmith #DMATClub #CSVC #PitchAndDebate #SmithMBA #UMD #BusinessSchool #PublicSpeaking

🎉 Last night, CSVC hosted our Fall Undergraduate Case Competition at the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, with amazing support from Deloitte! 💼 This event would not have been possible without our judges, Sarah Burinsky, MBA, Christopher Pickett, PMP, Angelina Shtereva, CFE, MBA/MS, David Piliponskiy, MBA, and Maria Cecilia Bustamante, and our dedicated case competition leads, Vasiley (Vasa) Syomin and Keola Evans. 🏆 A huge congratulations to Anthony Lukban, Evelyn Murphy, Jamie Berger, and Srujan M. on their win! Your research, analysis, and presentation were outstanding. 🌟 💡 Thank you to all the participants who showcased their creativity and passion for social impact through business innovation. We can’t wait to see how you continue to drive positive change! 🌍

Our Fall Inter-Fraternity Pledging Case Competition at the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business was a huge success🌟 We were joined by a group of pledges Alpha Kappa Psi - Omega Theta Chapter, Phi Chi Theta - Alpha Mu Chapter, Pi Sigma Epsilon - Eta Gamma Chapter at the University of Maryland, and Delta Sigma Pi - Gamma Sigma Chapter, who showcased their strategic thinking with creative solutions and cohesive presentations. Congratulations to the team from Alpha Kappa Psi - Omega Theta Chapter for taking the win🏆 Special thanks to our Case Comp Leads, Keola Evans and Vasiley (Vasa) Syomin, as well as our team members and insightful guest judges from KPMG US. We could not have made this event possible without your support!

🌱🌎 Global Pulse Ep. 154: Tariffs, Fast Fashion, and the Rise of the Circular Economy In this week's #GlobalPulse edition, Wedad Elmaghraby, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty, discusses how new U.S. tariffs on imported apparel and consumer electronics are accelerating the shift toward a circular economy. She explains that rising import costs and supply chain challenges have fueled growth in re-commerce, clothing rental, repair marketplaces, and more. 💡 Interested in learning how retailers like Shein and Temu are functioning as the de minimis exemption closes? Watch @ https://lnkd.in/eeC8vrCb #SmithKnowsGlobal #Retail #Sustainability #Economy #Fashion #Consumers #Tariffs