Table Of Contents

1. About this Newsletter
2. Important Deadlines - Friday, September 4!
3. Job & Internship Opportunities
4. Professional Development
5. Career Management Office
6. Fowler Center - Business for World Benefit Clinic
7. CWRU Campus Groups Calendar of Events
8. Registrar's Office & WSOM Academic Calendar
9. CWRU Student Resources
10. Newsletter Submissions

About the Grad Programs Newsletter

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.

IMPORTANT STUDENT DEADLINES

Friday, September 4, 2026:

- Drop/Add period ends
- Last day to waive Student Medical Plan
- Last day to waive One to One Fitness
- Fall 2026 tuition due - check your billing statement here

• Date: September 9, 2026
• Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
• Location: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
• Cost: Free 

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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.

The UCLA Center for Healthcare 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.

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!

Interested in gaining real-world consulting experience while helping businesses create positive social and environmental impact? Join us for an information session to learn more about the Fowler Center’s Business for World Benefit Clinic, this Friday, September 4th at 3pm via Zoom.

Through the BWB Clinic, students work in teams with real companies and organizations on semester-long consulting projects focused on sustainability, social impact, and responsible business. Projects give students the opportunity to apply their skills to meaningful business challenges, build their resumes, work directly with clients, and make a tangible impact.

At the information session, we’ll share more about this semester’s projects, what participation involves, and how to get involved. Students from all majors and backgrounds are welcome!

Please reach out to Megan Buchter (mxs362@case.edu) with any questions. Register on Campus Groups.

MEET THE REGISTRAR: Wendy Jelinek, MNO

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

Weatherhead Graduate Academic Calendar

Full-time MBA and Specialty Master's Programs follow the "Weatherhead Graduate Academic Calendar". 3-credit hour courses also follow this calendar.

Online & Professional MBA Academic Calendar

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.