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April 9, 2025 MBA Newsletter

Elizabeth Kalfas - Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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Report Your After-Graduation Job or Summer Internship on 12Twenty!

Have you accepted your after graduation job or summer internship?
If so, congratulations!

The next step we request from all masters students is to report their after-graduation jobs and summer internships into 12Twenty. To report your internship in 12Twenty, please click the following link: Login - RAP - Powered by 12twenty

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Weekly Updates on Specialty & MBA Jobs/Internships Google Space
Specialty & MBA Full-time Job Postings
Specialty & MBA Full-time Internship Postings
Company List

Link to Google Space: https://chat.google.com/room/AAAAv34e3jk?cls=7
 
 
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Women in Finance Networking Event, How to Get Involved with Volunteering

Networking and a conversation on Insights on How to Get Involved with Volunteering and Board Positions with Judy Hubbard, RMHC, Heather Englander, BVU and Sue Buddenbaum, BigHearted Blooms.

Find information on all three organizations at the links below.
  • Judy Hubbard, Chief Operating Officer, Ronald McDonald House Charities
  • Heather Englander, Managing Director, Business Engagement, Business Volunteers Unlimited
  • Sue Buddenbaum, Founder, BigHearted Blooms
Date and Time: Thursday, April 10 · 4 - 6pm EDT
Location: Cleveland Ronald McDonald House, 10415 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106

Register Here
 
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Stock Pitch Competition for College Students
Submit your video today! Video Deadline April 30th

Participate in the regional CFA Stock Pick Challenge! This new event will provide opportunities to network, meet employers and win a cash prize. CFA societies in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Louisville will each select and send up to 5 participants to the finals, held on September 19, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. 
 
  • Compete and Win
First place: $1,000 Second place: $600 Third place: $400
 
  • Submission Guidelines 
Who is eligible? 
All undergraduate students in the Cleveland area with a graduation year of 2026 or later. 

Develop your pitch 
Pick any publicly traded equity security -- US or non-US 
Pitches should be no more than 2 minutes 
You may provide 2-5 pages of supplemental material 

Record your pitch
Use any web-based app to record your pitch. 
Your pitch must be 2 minutes or under. 
Your pitch must be delivered intact, i.e., you may not cut or edit the recording. 

Submit your pitch 
Send a link to your recorded pitch, any supplemental materials (2-5 pages) and a bio to cfa@cleveland.cfasociety.org. Submissions must be received by April 30, 2025. Up to five finalists from the Cleveland area will be notified by May 20.
 
  • The Finals! 
All finalists will have 2 minutes to pitch a stock live. They may include 2-5 pages of supplemental material. Each pitch will be followed by 10 minutes of Q&A from the judges. 
Five finalists will be selected to pitch live one last time. They will be given up to 3 minutes to pitch in front of an audience, with 10 minutes of Q&A. 
Further logistical details will be provided to finalists. 

Link to Marketing for Pitch Contest
 

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Event Updates for April 2025
Stay updated on all CWRU & WSOM Events through Campus Groups
 
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EVENT

Management Consulting 101 with Dr. Goulder

Friday, April 11
12:45pm - 1:45pm
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The Weatherhead Consulting Club will be hosting an insightful speaker event with Dr. Goulder. At the end of this event, members will have learned the basics of consulting, the methodology of breaking into top tier consulting firms, and completed two live case studies. Will include an interactive presentation from Dr. Goulder with consulting interview tips and case study prep materials!
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Equity Research Panel with Ivy Zelman and Lauren Rich Fine

Friday, April 11
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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⭐️ Join WIF as we sit down with Ivy Zelman and Lauren Fine for a conversation on equity research, career development, and more.

⚡️ Everyone is welcome!

📌 Ivy Zelman is the CEO of Zelman & Associates, the leading housing equity research firm across the country. Her firm works with top institutional and private equity investors in addition to corporate executives from the homebuilding, building products, real estate, mortgage finance and rental sectors. She is known for calling both the top of the housing market in 2005 and the bottom of the market in 2012. Her accomplishments have led her to be recognized in Barron's Top 100 Women in U.S. Finance in 2020 and her induction in the Institutional Investors - America Research Team’s inaugural Hall of Fame in 2012.

📌 Lauren Rich Fine is a Partner with Beatrice Advisors, an investment firm that provides high-quality financial services to historically unadvised and under-advised individuals and families, designed around a vision to expand the demographics of wealth. Prior to her joining Beatrice Advisors, she was a senior client advisor at Gries Financial Partners and she spent nearly two decades at Merrill Lynch as a Managing Director in equity research.
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EVENT

Dancing in the Dark

Friday, April 11
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Join us for Dancing in the Dark!!
Our spring flagship event is finally here! Our exec will be teaching a fun dance routine that we'll learn while blindfolded. There will also be delicious food from Cilantro afterwards! The event will take place in Thwing Ballroom at 6pm on Friday April 11.

Make sure to register on CampusGroups! Payments using cash or Venmo will be taken at the door: $5 for one ticket or $7 for two, so be sure to bring a friend!

All funds will be donated to the Cleveland Sight Center.
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EVENT

UPB Food Truck Festival

Saturday, April 12
12:00pm - 3:00pm
East Bell Commons, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
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🍔 Calling all food lovers!! 🥙 Join UPB for our annual Food Truck Festival on Saturday, 4/12, from 12-3 PM at East Bell Commons! Registration opens on Campus Groups on Monday, 3/31 at 9:05 PM--Don't miss out while spots are still open! Stay tuned for menu options and catering. Hope to see you there!

***This event is for Undergraduate CWRU students only***
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EVENT

CBIZ + Plante Moran Mock Interview Workshop

Monday, April 14
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Join us to learn from recruiters of CBIZ and Plante Moran how to ace interviews!
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Pitch Competition (ThinkFast)

Tuesday, April 15
5:30pm - 7:00pm
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Interested in meeting other student entrepreneurs, problem solving in a team, improving your pitch skills, or free food? We're having our semesterly mini-pitch competition, where you and other members can meet, pitch and win prizes.

In this event, you'll be grouped into small teams to propose a solution for real-world problems—all within a 30-minute timeframe. May the best pitch win!
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AI: Shaping the Future of Disciplines | Seminar Series

Wednesday, April 16
12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Hosted by the AI Task Force, this exciting seminar series invites the CWRU campus community—faculty, staff, and students—to explore the profound impact of artificial intelligence across diverse fields. Featuring experts from various disciplines within the university, the panel series will delve into how AI is transforming education, research, ethics, and more.
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Cohen & Company Interactive Case Study Event

Thursday, April 17
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Interested in an internship or full-time opportunity in management or digital consulting at Cohen & Company? If so, sign up to attend the Cohen & Company Interactive Case Study Event! Senior Manager Jason Zeman and Manager Chris Revnew will share insights into the firm, discuss current and upcoming employment opportunities, and guide attendees through a collaborative case study experience.
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Cohen & Company Interactive Case Study Event

Thursday, April 17
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Join the Weatherhead Consulting Club, Senior Manager Jason Zeman, and Manager Chris Revnew for this exciting opportunity to learn about internship and full-time opportunities in management or digital consulting at Cohen & Company!! Don’t miss the chance to gain insight into the firm, discuss current and upcoming employment opportunities, and complete a collaborative case study experience!!
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Spring 2025 CPT and OPT workshops

CPT WORKSHOPS:
You can watch a recording of the CPT Workshop online here or you can register to attend a live Zoom session hosted by an advisor with the VISA Office.

Please click on a session below to register and access the Zoom link:

Friday, April 18, 10:00 - 11:00 am: Webinar Registration - Zoom

OPT WORKSHOPS:
A recorded OPT workshop is available for viewing here.  Please click on a session below to register and access the Zoom link for a live session:

Tuesday, April 22, 4:00 - 6:30 pm: Webinar Registration - Zoom
Friday, May 2, 11:30 - 1:30 pm: Webinar Registration - Zoom

*Students can also always access and view the CPT, OPT and STEM OPT presentations online at any time from https://case.edu/visa/forms-and-resources/student-forms-and-resources

 
 
Sprintax Offers Tax Webinars to Prepare for Tax Filing Season

The VISA Office partners with the tax experts at Sprintax, who offer tax filing services to international students and scholars who are considered non-residents for tax purposes. The Sprintax team will be hosting a series of free one-hour tax webinars during tax season. You can find details and registration links below:

Thursday, April 10, 12pm ET - Register here
Monday, April 14, 1pm ET - Register here

For more information and resources, go to https://www.sprintax.com/
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Liz Kalfas | Director, MBA Programs & Student Success
PBL 160M | liz.kalfas@case.edu | 216.368.0874 (office)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizkalfas/
Schedule an appointment with Liz