Life as an undergraduate student at Weatherhead School of Management
Come for the business degree. Stay for everything else.
At Case Western Reserve, you'll join a close-knit community where big ideas turn into real experience — think case competitions, study abroad, entrepreneurship fellowships, and hands-on projects from day one. It's the kind of place that pushes you to think sharper, explore further, and lead with confidence.
How Will You Get Involved?
Academics
Your classroom is just the starting point:
- Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship: From jobs and internship connections to clubs and fellowships, CWRU has plenty of opportunities for you to start exploring and building your path towards becoming an entrepreneur. Student opportunities include Veale Snyder Fellows, Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund (NEOSVF) and the Remote Entrepreneurship Project (REP).
- Competitions and conferences to test your skills against the best
- Study/Internship abroad opportunities to take your degree global
- A series of experiential education courses, including MGMT 398: Action Learning, where students undertake a “community test” of their ability to complete a real-life consulting project, unstructured in nature, meeting both a set deadline and the client’s expectations
- Fowler Center + Fellows
- xLab
- Celia Scott Weatherhead Leadership Institute
Community
Find your people fast through student clubs, campus life, and year-round events.
Your Backyard: University Circle
Weatherhead sits inside University Circle - just named a top 3 arts district in the U.S. by USA Today. Fifteen museums. World-class names like the Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Museum of Art. Four major medical centers, including Cleveland Clinic. Eight schools. Thirty-plus restaurants. All walkable from class.
Cleveland is home to numerous company headquarters such as Sherwin-Williams and Progressive Insurance as well as world renowned healthcare institutions such as University Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic and government institutions like the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
A 30-minute bus or train ride will get students to the heart of downtown Cleveland making internships during the school year or the summer a realistic option for you.
Cleveland is one of the top cities for growth of college-educated millennials in the United States. Cleveland’s tech workforce has grown 25% over the past few years, adding thousands of jobs – well above national growth average.
In addition, Cleveland is a hub for ever-expanding healthcare centers, including Cleveland Clinic and University Hospital systems.