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Weatherhead School of Management

APP's is where driven students become business leaders. Where accomplished academics create entirely new ways of thinking and leading. And where successful alumni become transformative leaders. Read about the ideas and people driving change across Weatherhead School of Management.

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“Balancing Vision, Growth, and People”
Members of the APP community are invited to a CWRU Entrepreneurship Speaker Series roundtable discussion with Dan Whalen (CWR '10, MGT '14), vice president of design and development and president of hospitality at Harbor Bay. Whalen, a leader in real estate…
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Part-time MBA program information session for CWRU employees
Are you a APP employee seeking advancement and leadership development? Join Weatherhead School of Management for a virtual discussion on the nationally ranked part-time MBA program Wednesday, Feb. 21, from noon to 1 p.m. Attendees will learn about modality options:…
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In 2024, Let’s Make AI Boring
Youngjin Yoo Faculty Co-director, xLab Associate Dean of Research, Weatherhead School of Management On Aug. 17, 1943, 376 B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers of the Eighth Air Force embarked on a critical mission to Schweinfurt, Germany, targeting a ball-bearing plant. Despite the loss of 60…
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Canceled: Weatherhead undergraduate programs information session
Editor's note: This event has been canceled. Undergraduate students are invited to an information session to learn about the undergraduate programs offered at Weatherhead School of Management Monday, Feb. 12, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Peter B. Lewis Building, Room 118. Students can learn about…
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Breaking boundaries, inspiring change: Women in science share their stories
From laboratory spaces to clinical settings and even in villages as far away as Nairobi, Kenya, APP’s many women in science are breaking boundaries in their fields. But their efforts aren’t only revolutionizing such feats as how we store energy, treat water sources or…
Alumnus Spotlight: Hendga Shi (MSCM, 12)
Hengda (Jack) Shi graduated with his master’s in supply chain management from Weatherhead in 2012.   Currently, he is the senior global supply manager at Apple in Cupertino, California.  While overseeing the supply chain for a strong global brand like Apple can be difficult at times, Shi loves what…
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Welcome to Weatherhead: Vicky Newman, assistant dean, finance and business intelligence
Victoria (Vicky) Newman joined Weatherhead in February as assistant dean, finance and business intelligence. Get to know more about her: What makes you most excited about joining Weatherhead? "Weatherhead's charge in educating and training its students to develop into future business leaders is…
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Game changers: Meet three women student-athletes making history at CWRU
While athletes such as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky regularly make headlines worldwide for their athletic prowess, women in sport have struggled for decades to get the recognition they deserve. Each February, National Girls and Women in Sports Day (Feb. 7) not only celebrates the influence and…
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Fowler Center Program Cultivates Social Entrepreneurs
Economics undergraduate Katie Merritt knew she wanted to apply her academic interests to help build a more sustainable world—but how?  When she heard about the ThinkImpact Social Entrepreneurship Program—run by the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit and Veale Institute for…
Filling Positions with Weatherhead Students
The Weatherhead Student Success team has set ambitious goals to find intern and international placement opportunities for students in the school's MBA, Master of Accountancy, Master of Business Analytics and Intelligence, Master of Finance, and Master of Supply Chain Management programs. These…