Discover How the Smith School Promotes Women in Business
What were more than 200 Girl Scouts doing at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business? They were attending Cookie College, of course!
On December 10, 2016, more than 225 Brownies and Juniors from kindergarten to fifth grade headed to the Robert Smith School of Business to learn about the business of selling cookies. “The girls learned life skills like goal setting and money management that will help them in all aspects of life,” Sara Tyler, program specialist at the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital, said in a news release. “It sets them up for life.”
The girls also received additional benefits, such as learning about higher education and meeting female role models. It was an empowering event that was women-led and girl-attended, and it was all a part of the Robert Smith School of Business’ broader initiative: 50/50 by 2020. Continue reading…
