BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T123000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Free Lunch and Learn Webinar: ASCEND Fellows Program DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free Lunch & Learn Webinar on September 2\, 2026 to learn how the University of Maryland's ASCEND Fellows Program can connect your organization with talented graduate students to tackle real-world challenges and deliver actionable solutions at no personnel cost to your organization. Wendy Sanhai\, Ph.D.\, MBA\, Professor of Practice Executive in Residence\, Robert H. Smith\, School of Business\, University of Maryland will share information about the ASCEND Fellows Program and how this program may benefit your organization. The ASCEND Fellows Program brings together outstanding Master's and Ph.D. students from across the University to work in interdisciplinary teams on real-world challenges submitted by industry\, government\, nonprofit\, and global partners. Learn more about the benefits of this program on Wednesday\, September 2\, 2026.No personnel cost to your organization the University covers faculty\, staff\, and student participation-time.Access to fresh ideas\, interdisciplinary\, critical-thinking from highly talented graduate students\, mentored by world-renowned faculty.Actionable deliverables tailored to your needs\, such as strategic recommendations\, reports\, presentations\, prototypes\, or other agreed-upon outcomes.Direct engagement throughout the project to ensure the work aligns with your priorities.Early access to emerging talent and the opportunity to build relationships with exceptional future leaders.The ASCEND program welcomes projects addressing challenges related to Food\, Water\, Energy\, Climate\, Health\, and related societal issues. Your project does not need to be fully defined early-stage ideas\, strategic questions\, and emerging opportunities are encouraged. Lunch and Learn Host: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for a free Lunch &\; Learn Webinar on September 2\, 2026 to learn how the University of Maryland&rsquo\;s ASCEND Fellows Program can connect your organization with talented graduate students to tackle real-world challenges and deliver actionable solutions&mdash\;at no personnel cost to your organization.

Wendy Sanhai\, Ph.D.\, MBA\, Professor of Practice Executive in Residence\, Robert H. Smith\, School of Business\, University of Maryland will share information about the ASCEND Fellows Program and how this program may benefit your organization.  \;

The \;ASCEND Fellows Program \;brings together outstanding Master'\;s and Ph.D. students from across the University to work in interdisciplinary teams on real-world challenges submitted by industry\, government\, nonprofit\, and global partners. \;

Learn more about the benefits of this program on Wednesday\, September 2\, 2026.

The ASCEND program welcomes projects addressing challenges related to \;Food\, Water\, Energy\, Climate\, Health\, and \;related \;societal issues. Your project does not need to be fully defined&mdash\;early-stage ideas\, strategic questions\, and emerging opportunities are encouraged. \;

Lunch and Learn Host:


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