From: Graduate Academic Advising & Engagement
Date: February 26
Subject: Grad Insider: HireGrad and Competition Recaps


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📍 On the Grad Horizon

2/26/26 - GCD: 10 Transferable Skills to Help You Change Careers - Happening now!
2/27/26 - MCC: Seat of Power with Sean Ferguson - 2-3 pm - MCC Lounge
2/27/26 - GSA: Bentley Graduate Annual Gala
3/3/26 - CIS Sandbox: Topics in Tech: Data Drives the Automotive Industry
3/3/26 - Connecting with the Employer: Boston Celtics
3/4/26 - STEM OPT Information Session
3/4/26 - Negotiating for Women Webinar

29th Annual NABA X Bentley Business Bowl 🏆

We’d like to recognize the graduate students who participated in this year’s Bentley Business Bowl! This was a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their skills in solving real world business problems and to interact and network with business professionals. 

Congratulations to our graduate winners:

🥇 First Place:
Bhavik Rughani, MS in Financial Analytics
Rhythm Shah, MS in Financial Analytics
Anmol Sunil Somaiya, MS in Financial Analytics
Nidhi China, MS in Business Analytics

🥈 Second Place:
Afolashade Ayobami, MS in Accounting - Corporate Financial Reporting
Mohamed Doumbia, MS in Business Analytics
Ashley Shambare, MS in Accounting - Analytics
Wilton Cartwright, MS in Accounting - Analytics
Reshma Panjwani, STEM MBA - Accounting Analytics


In the spirit of case competitions, we’re excited to also highlight another incredible competition experience below.

Student Spotlight: Representing Bentley at MBAX


We are extremely proud of Christian Mobong, Lutricia Zambezi, Reshma Panjwani, and Kingsolomon Ehinola for representing Bentley at the 29th Annual MBAX Conference & Case Competition hosted by Howard University. As the first Bentley team to ever compete at MBAX, they developed and presented a strategic financial acquisition framework under an intense eight-day timeline.

Read more about their preparation, lessons learned, and what they would tell future Bentley teams in this month’s Student Spotlight.

🗓️ Dates to Remember

3/2/26 - Last day of spring six week first session
3/7/26 - 3/15/26: Spring Break, No Classes

Check the Academic Calendar to stay informed about important academic deadlines.

Advisor’s Corner: March Registration Prep

It’s time to start thinking ahead to Summer and Fall 2026 registration. Key dates are just around the corner:

  • March 18 – The Registration Hub goes live!
    The Summer and Fall class schedules will be published so you can begin planning.
  • March 23 – Summer registration opens.
  • March 30  – Fall registration opens.

In the meantime, we encourage you to review your degree progress to make sure everything looks accurate and up to date. This is a great way to confirm you’re on track and identify any questions early.

How to check your Degree Works audit:

  1. Go to Workday → Academics → Advising.
  2. Open Degree Works.
  3. Each time you log in, click “Process New” to refresh your audit and ensure you’re seeing the most current information.

If you notice anything that doesn’t look quite right or if you simply want support planning your next steps, your Academic Advisors are here to help. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

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What's something you or your peers have done lately that you're proud of? We'd love to highlight you and share your "wins" in one of our upcoming editions of the newsletter! Use the link below to share your accomplishments with us!

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