Full weekend schedule
Thursday, Sept. 11
1-6 p.m. Reunion Check-in
3 p.m. Hotel Check-In
4 p.m. Campus Tours (optional)
6 p.m. Dinner Hop around Little Italy (on own)
7-10 p.m. Social Gathering at Jolly’s Pizza and Pub
8-10 p.m. Scotch Tasting (added fee)
Friday, Sept. 12
7-8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:30-9:30 a.m. Classes without Quizzes
9:45-10:45a.m. Topical panels featuring alumni and faculty members
11-12:15 Fireside Chats with Melvin Smith, PhD, and JB Silvers, PhD
12:15 p.m. Lunch with cohorts
1:45-3:45 Options:
- Topical panel featuring alumni and faculty
- Strategy in Motion: A Self-Directed Dialogue for EMBA Leaders
- Tours/behind-the-scenes experiences in University Circle
5p.m. Shuttles to board the Lady Caroline—Lake Erie dinner cruise.
9 p.m. Informal Socializing at Jolly’s Pub and Pizza (formerly Barking Spider)
Saturday, Sept. 13
7:30-9 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:15-10:15 a.m. Classes without Quizzes
10:30-12 p.m. Fireside Chat with Mike Fisher and Dale Schott
12-1:45 p.m. Lunch Program and Recognitions
Reunion Photos by Cohort and All Reunion Photo
2-3:15 p.m. Classes without Quizzes
2-4 p.m. Afternoon activities: (optional)
- Lakeview Cemetery Walk (guided)
- Playhouse Square (guided)
- Campus Tour (guided)
6 p.m. EMBA Clam Bake
Classes without Quizzes topics
- Executive Coaching: Not Just for Screwups
- Will AI in Healthcare Cure Us or Kill Us?
- Value Proposition: Clinician/MBAs
- Sustainability IRL
- Leadership Lessons from Jazz
- Advancing Women’s Leadership in Healthcare
- Fireside Chat with Melvin Smith
- Fireside Chat with JB Silvers
- Fireside Chat with Mike Fisher and Dale Schott
- Strategy in Motion: A Self-Directed Dialogue for EMBA Leaders
- Ages and Stages of Mentoring
- Pleasures and Perils of International Collaboration
- CWRU/Weatherhead Entrepreneurship Programs
- …and more. (Descriptions coming soon.)
Families/Guests
Family members and guests are welcome to attend the reunion. Along with participating in any of the personal and professional development educational activities, they may choose from a variety of excursion options or take advantage of the abundance of activities in University Circle or downtown Cleveland. Check out the latest in The Land at thisiscleveland.com
Some excursions and nearby attractions include:
- Visit the Cleveland Museum of Art—Renowned worldwide for its collection of more than 66,500 works that span 6,000 years.
- Museum of Contemporary Art—A conduit and catalyst for creativity and inspiration in the region.
- The Natural History Museum (perfect for families)—With more than 375,000 square feet of new and expanded spaces on a reimagined campus that presents a bold model for natural history museums throughout the world.
- Lake View Cemetery Walking Tour—Founded by the pioneering leaders of Cleveland, Lake View is one of the largest and most beautiful garden cemeteries in the nation.
- ProXimity Golf Lounge—Golf simulators with more than 80 championship courses including Pebble Beach, PGA National and Firestone.
- Playhouse Square Tour—The second largest theater district in the nation where memories are made, dreams are encouraged, and excitement never stops.
- Severance Music Center—Opened in 1931 as the permanent home of the Cleveland Orchestra featuring a variety of architectural styles including Art Deco and Egyptian Revival.
- Cleveland Botanical Garden—A lush, beautiful and peaceful urban sanctuary that’s a captivating way to enjoy the outdoors… just feet away from Weatherhead.
- Cleveland Baseball Heritage Museum—Located at League Park (the original home of Cleveland baseball), the Museum is dedicated to preserving artifacts and stories of baseball’s past with a special focus on diversity in the sport.
- Cleveland History Center—Shares the story of Northeast Ohio through items, documents and artifacts. Ride on the restored Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel, walk through two historic mansions, explore your genealogy, experience the evolution of the automobile, and so much more.
- Campus Tours—Experience campus today with walking tours led by our student tour guides.