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You're receiving this newsletter because you're part of our MBA or Specialty Master's community. Each week, we'll share important deadlines, upcoming events, engagement opportunities, and ways to connect—whether across Cleveland, CWRU, WSOM, with fellow students, or with our alumni network.
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BE AWARE OF HIRING SCAMS!
Sadly, recruitment season seems to bring out the scammers who reach out to you appearing to be from legitimate companies with legitimate offers. When in doubt, please reach out to the Center for Career Success or Weatherhead Career Management Office and we will be more than happy to do research to help assure your offer is legitimate. You can always reach us at: careers@case.edu or wsom-cmo@case.edu.
Identifying a scam job offer or posting is crucial to protecting yourself from fraud. Please review THIS DOCUMENT for red flags to watch out for and how to protect yourself!
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The Office of Multicultural Affairs - Graduate Student Coordinator
10-15 hours per week
Learn More & Apply Here
DESCRIPTION
- Assist with the planning, set-up, clean-up of OMA programmed events in addition to attending said events.
- Generate feedback on existing programs to enhance their success.
- Answer phone, e-mail, prepare data for supervisor, and greet visitors and request visitors to swipe Case ID
- Assist OMA staff with various projects and tasks.
- Clean commonly used spaces in OMA as needed and refill office supplies.
- Innovate programs and discussions for students at Case Western Reserve University
- Create and distribute marketing materials for office programming.
- Assist in organizing & tracking program statistics and information.
- Help to plan and staff special events and functions
- Assists in development of Multicultural Affairs marketing and outreach materials including brochures, calendars, bulletin boards, flyers as well as technological marketing needs through Instagram and website needs.
- Help produce the OMA newsletters
QUALIFICATIONS
Skills Needed: Basic office skills; excellent communication skills, including writing, proof reading, and speaking; proficient in Microsoft office suite and Google Suite, basic skills in graphic design, ability to manage multiple projects and work assignments; ability to follow through and meet deadlines; enjoy working closely with others; enthusiastic and upbeat; ability and willingness to run errands on campus.
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A lifelong Northeast Ohio entrepreneur, Rayburn has built and grown companies in industrial distribution, sports and entertainment, private investment, and cannabis. In this discussion, he will share lessons on operations, leadership, business development, and scaling organizations through periods of growth and transformation.
Rayburn is the founder of Buckeye Relief, a Level 1 cannabis cultivator and processor based in Eastlake, Ohio, and owner of Amplify dispensaries across Northeast Ohio and Columbus. Prior to Buckeye Relief, he led investments through Big Game Capital, with interests including the 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers, minor league baseball teams, and the 10,000 Lakes Music Festival. Earlier in his career, he grew Flexalloy Inc. from a 20-person company in two cities into a 400-person business across 13 cities before selling it in 1999.
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The UCLA Center for Health care Management Case Competition provides healthcare management graduate students an opportunity to put what they have learned into practice. Student teams (up to four members) from around the world are challenged to provide solutions and recommendations to a real-time, real-world management challenge faced by a Southern California healthcare system. Teams have 88 hours in November to complete their analyses and the top eight teams visit Los Angeles to present their ideas to healthcare leaders in January. This format enables the exchange and dissemination of ideas, as well as professional networking.
FIRST PLACE: $12,000
SECOND PLACE: $8,000
THIRD PLACE: $4,000
FOURTH PLACE: $2,000
The deadline to register for the UCLA Center for Healthcare Management Case Competition is Monday, November 9, 2026.
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"The Long Game: Getting In and Getting Ahead in Healthcare": A Fireside Chat with alumnus Dan Herman (MBA '85)

Thursday, November 5, 2026
Exact time and location to be announced
Dan Herman is a healthcare information technology executive, consultant, and entrepreneur with more than 40 years of experience at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and business strategy.
He founded Aspen Advisors, an industry-recognized healthcare IT and operations consulting firm that grew to more than 130 professionals before merging with The Chartis Group in 2014. Dan has advised leading healthcare organizations on technology strategy, digital health, EHRs, patient safety, and business process improvement.
A Weatherhead MBA alumnus and Life Fellow of HIMSS, Dan brings decades of experience in leadership, consulting, entrepreneurship, and healthcare innovation. |
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The Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit, in collaboration with the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, is hosting Venture4Impact 2026, the second edition of this university-wide social innovation pitch competition. Got a for-profit venture that solves a real social problem? This is your chance to showcase at CWRU's premier competition for aspiring changemakers.
Along the way, you'll get mentorship, networking opportunities, and feedback from experienced professionals. The top three teams walk away with cash prizes, formal recognition, and support advancing their idea to the Hult Prize Qualifiers (Stage 1).
The competition culminates in a live event on November 13, 2026, at the Peter B. Lewis Building, where finalist teams deliver a 4-minute pitch followed by a 4-minute Q&A facing a panel of judges.
Register your team by October 1, 2026, with pitch decks due October 13. Find more information and register your team in the provided link.
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| Wednesday, September 30 |
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Event |
Location |
| 2:00pm |
5:00pm |
Farm Stand @ the University Farm |
University Farm Greenhouse |
| 3:00pm |
5:00pm |
Tea and Chocolate Tasting |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 3:00pm |
4:30pm |
School of Graduate Studies Welcome Party & Open House |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 4:00pm |
5:00pm |
Let's Talk Drop-in Consultation |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 4:30pm |
5:30pm |
Spoken English Language Programs (SELP) Online Conversation Hour |
Online Event |
| 4:30pm |
6:30pm |
ETA Pitch Practice 3 |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| Thursday, October 1 |
| 10:00am |
1:00pm |
Flu Clinics Fall 26 |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 4:30pm |
6:00pm |
Case Western Reserve University Bicentennial Speaker Series featuring Mark Armenante (WRC '74) |
Floor 1 Community Space, Sears think[box] |
| Friday, October 2 |
| 11:00am |
12:00pm |
WCC x Bain Live Case Interview Workshop |
Online Event |
| 12:00pm |
2:00pm |
Hispanic Heritage Month Kickback |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 12:30pm |
1:30pm |
RISE UP - U.S. (Universal Self-Defense) |
Private Location (register to display) |
| 1:00pm |
2:00pm |
Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Engineering the Future of Cancer Care - AI, Innovation & Impact |
Floor 6 Large Conference Room, Sears think[box] |
| 3:10pm |
4:25pm |
Spoken English Language Programs (SELP) Friday Conversation Hour |
239 Tomlinson Hall |
| 7:00pm |
9:00pm |
Dinner in the Dark |
Thwing Ballroom |
| Saturday, October 3 |
| 9:30am |
1:45pm |
WWIB Golf Day @ Bunker Hill ⛳ |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| Monday, October 5 |
| 10:00am |
1:00pm |
Flu Clinics Fall 26 |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 12:00pm |
1:30pm |
Lunch and Conversation with Ambassador Shefali Razdan Duggal |
Private Location (register to display) |
| Tuesday, October 6 |
| 10:00am |
1:00pm |
Flu Clinics Fall 26 |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| Wednesday, October 7 |
| 10:30am |
1:30pm |
University Farm Produce Pop-Up |
Tinkham Veale University Center |
| 12:45pm |
1:45pm |
English Conversation Hour |
Sears 315 |
| 1:00pm |
2:00pm |
Weatherhead Fireside Chat Featuring Andy Rayburn Moderated by Dean Andrew Medvedev |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 4:00pm |
5:00pm |
Let's Talk Drop-in Consultation |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 4:30pm |
6:30pm |
ETA Pitch Practice 4 |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 4:30pm |
5:30pm |
Spoken English Language Programs (SELP) Online Conversation Hour |
Online Event |
| Thursday, October 8 |
| 5:00pm |
6:00pm |
WWIB Mentorship Program Info Session |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 7:00pm |
9:00pm |
Blue Bash 2026 |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| Friday, October 9 |
| 12:00pm |
1:30pm |
Fireside Chat w/ Cheryl Strom - Origination Partner, The Riverside Company |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
| 12:30pm |
1:30pm |
RISE UP - U.S. (Universal Self-Defense) |
Private Location (register to display) |
| 7:00pm |
9:00pm |
CWRU Homecoming Concert |
Private Location (sign in to display) |
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Weatherhead graduate students are invited to contact the Weatherhead Registrar's Office for questions related to registration, course offerings and academic policies.

Director of Registrar Services
Registrar's Office
150 Peter B. Lewis Building
waj2@case.edu
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Full-time MBA and Specialty Master's Programs follow the "Weatherhead Graduate Academic Calendar". 3-credit hour courses also follow this calendar.
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Weatherhead's Online and Part-Time/Professional MBA programs follow the "Online MBA Academic Calendar". This is a different academic calendar than the "Weatherhead Graduate Academic Calendar" above and may apply to 3-credit hour courses.
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