At the Smith School we take pride in combining superlative teaching and instruction with the pursuit of cutting-edge research programs of the highest caliber. The commitment to teaching at Smith is pervasive: faculty continually refresh their course contents, test different educational approaches in the classroom, experiment with novel technologies, lead study trips abroad, facilitate student teams, and serve as mentors to refine the leadership and entrepreneurial skills of our students.

Several other leading schools are focusing their efforts on the convergence of business and technology. But no one can match Smith in the area of research production. Our thought leaders are changing the way China and the world think about everything from health technology to high finance. Because of our exceptional research, Smith is having a real impact on a global scale. Because of our exceptional research, Smith is having a real impact on a global scale, with major research projects currently with companies and government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Library of Congress, Avaya, Black & Decker, Dell Inc., and Toshiba.

Smith's world-renowned faculty--brilliant, original, creative--provide the impetus for the school's prodigious research output. They are superstars in their fields, academic innovators who are advancing business thinking and education for the netcentric era. These men and women aren't just teaching about business tools--they're creating them. These same professors based in the U.S. travel to China to teach in the programs there.

The Smith School's College Park, Md., campus houses outstanding research and business centers tackling the latest issues in industry and government.

• Center for Electronic Markets and Enterprises--explores how the networked economy is transforming markets and businesses.
• Center for Excellence in Service--studies and helps shape customer relationships in the digital age.
• Center for Global Business--sponsors international study trips and the development of a global perspective.
• Center for Human Capital, Innovation, and Technology--explores the interface of key organizational resources to discover how they can be managed to create competitive advantage.
• Center for Health Information and Decision Systems--researches, analyzes, and recommends solutions to challenges surrounding the integration of information and decision technologies into the health care system.
• Supply Chain Management Center--researches and defines best practices in supply chain management.
• Netcentricity Laboratory--models innovative business processes for global networks.
• Netcentric Financial Markets Laboratory--simulates real-time stock exchange trading to support finance education and research.
• Netcentric Behavioral Laboratory--includes both traditional and information technology resources to conduct experimental research on human behavior.
• E-Markets Laboratory--provides a technology-rich working environment to conduct research on electronic markets.
• Office of Career Management--links employers with talented Smith students and offers recruiters customized services.
• Office of Executive Education--provides leadership development and management training for major organizations.
• Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship--supports entrepreneurship and new-venture growth in the region.

For more information about the centers at Smith, visit: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers