Dear CBA Undergraduate Community,

Welcome to the 2026-2027 academic year! Whether this is your first semester with us or you’re back on the bluff for another year, we’re thrilled to kick things off together. Our student engagement team spent the summer building out a robust lineup of programs, events, and opportunities to help you connect with classmates, build new skills, and get the most out of your time in CBA.

We’re also kicking off the year with some exciting news: CBA Advantage was recognized at this year’s Suitable Pathways Conference with two honors: the Distinguished Program Award and the Highest Engagement Award. These wins reflect the work our students put into the program, and we’re excited to keep building on that momentum with you this year.

As a reminder, CBA Advantage remains a graduation requirement for all CBA majors and appears on your Degree Works audit report. To fulfill it, students must accumulate a minimum of 2,000 points through the Suitable app. Every activity ties back to at least one of the five CBA Mission competency areas: Business Knowledge, Creative Confidence, Global Citizenship, Leadership Skills, and Moral Courage. We encourage you to sample all five for a well-rounded experience, but note that there is no set point minimum within any single category. Once your total reaches 2,000 points in Suitable, your Degree Works will automatically update within 24 hours to mark the requirement as complete.

Throughout the year, you’ll find countless ways to get involved outside of the classroom, including guest lectures from industry professionals, alumni panels, competitions, networking events, and more. Each of these experiences is a chance to grow and reflect on how your learning connects to your coursework and career goals. By graduation, our hope is that every student walks away with a meaningful record of these experiences documented in Suitable, providing tangible evidence of how their time at CBA prepared them for life after LMU.

Please remember that you don’t have to navigate this journey alone. Our student engagement team remains available to support you and answer any questions about CBA Advantage. Reach out to our team anytime at CBAAdvising@lmu.edu.

Go Lions!

Jacqueline Leung, M.A. ’14, MBA ’23
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Student Success
LMU College of Business Administration

Mark your calendars for the Fall 2026 CBA Advantage Week! Join us in completing some fun, exclusive activities and make progress (or kick off!) toward CBA Advantage.

Activities will activate on Monday, September 28 at 12 a.m. and close on Friday, October 2 at 11:59 p.m.

Finish all activities to earn a limited-time badge in Suitable as well as a limited-edition CBA Advantage prize!

Business Knowledge: Take a photo with your CBA Academic Advisor!  

Creative Confidence: Share your CBA Memorable Moments for the Centennial Year!

Global Citizenship: Follow one of our 18 CBA student organizations on Instagram!

Leadership Skills: Meet the CBA Advantage team at Wellness Wednesday on Wednesday, Sept. 30!

Moral Courage: Find a hidden Iggy in the Hilton Building! 

Stay tuned for more details on the week’s activities by following @cba_advantage on Instagram!

Bonus: Once you’ve fully completed the badge, swing by the Undergraduate Programs & Student Engagement Office in Hilton 200 for this semester’s limited-edition prize: a CBA Advantage quarter-zip sweater!

If you applied to receive your degree in fall (December) 2026, please check your Degree Works to confirm whether CBA Advantage is a requirement. If CBA Advantage appears on your Degree Works and is not completed (unchecked), be sure to have your 2,000 points submitted to Suitable by Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. For questions, contact CBAAdvising@lmu.edu.

Over the summer, we retired a few asynchronous activities in the Suitable platform. These activities were either underutilized, addressed in curricular spaces, or reimagined into new opportunities. The following activities have been removed:

Despite these removals, we are developing new asynchronous activities for the Suitable platform, offering fresh ways to engage and grow through CBA Advantage.

CBA Advantage Virtual Workshops are available for those who need a refresher on how to get started. You can always check the full schedule (and Zoom link) on our Get Started page of the CBA Advantage website.

Feel free to RSVP for a specific workshop to receive a reminder. The Zoom link for all workshops will be: https://lmula.zoom.us/j/82078998797

Push notifications are messages sent directly from our student engagement team to your Suitable app. We plan to use this feature periodically as an additional layer of communication, providing important reminders to students. To receive the notification, students need to download the Suitable app (this is a mobile-only feature) and enable notifications (notification tab >> tap Turn On App Notifications). Don’t miss out on important reminders!

When submitting a reflection to Suitable (written or video), here are some tips for a smooth approval process:

We want to highlight that CBA Advantage is bound by LMU's Academic Honesty policy, much like curricular coursework would be and our review team will flag any submissions that may conflict with any of the above and follow-up with the appropriate parties, as necessary. This will cause a delay in the approval process for all submissions that need additional review.

Students will receive an email notification for any submission that is denied as well as most approved submissions. Submissions that are denied will outline the reasoning behind the denial, and students will have the opportunity to correct their submission and resubmit on the Suitable app for the appropriate activity. Please be conscious of any submission deadlines associated with the original activity. Any questions about this process can be directed to CBAAdvising@lmu.edu.

As a reminder, please continue to check CBA Connect, CBA social media, and/or other CBA marketing channels to learn about CBA-wide events. Most CBA-wide events will also appear as CBA Advantage opportunities in the Suitable app. Here are a few upcoming events.

LMU Real Estate Certificate Program
The LMU Real Estate Certificate Program equips students with conceptual, practical, and specialized skills and knowledge of various real estate topics. Led by industry professionals (primarily LMU alums), the program features a series of seminars that cover a variety of topics.

For each seminar, students can earn 50 CBA Advantage points. The program is open to all LMU students and held in the Hilton building. The seminars scheduled for this month are listed below. Learn more and register here.  

LMU Family Business Conference: Lessons from 100-Year Family Businesses
Friday, Sept. 11 | 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. | LMU Playa Vista Campus | Register

Join family business owners, next-generation leaders, advisors, and entrepreneurs for a full day of candid conversations and practical insights focused on the realities of sustaining a business across decades, and, in some cases, more than a century. This year’s conference will explore how multi-generational companies navigate leadership transition, family dynamics, innovation, governance, culture, and long-term stewardship while continuing to grow in a rapidly changing world. Student tickets are $25. Earn 150 CBA Advantage points by submitting a short reflection after the event.

LM-UMatch Speed Interviewing Event
Tuesday, Sept. 22 | 5 - 7 p.m. | McIntosh Center (UHALL 3999) | Register

Student-run recruiting service LM-UMatch is hosting a mock-interviewing event in which a group of professional recruiters from various industries comes to campus to conduct short mock interviews with students. Please sign up for a 30-min. slot via the registration form. Earn 100 CBA Advantage points by submitting a short reflection after the event.

Careers in Finance Alumni Panel + Networking Mixer
Wednesday, Sept. 30 | 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Hilton 100 & Hilton Lobby 

All are invited to a finance alumni panel discussion featuring Rich Lang '91, MBA '98, Capital Group; Eric Barker '20, Kroll; Vanessa Schafer '08, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Thomas Matthews '18, BMO; and Edward Jordan '23, Irvine Company. A networking mixer will follow. This event is sponsored by the Dunfrund Leadership Fund and LMU Finance Society. Earn 100 CBA Advantage points by submitting a short reflection after the event.

Please Note: To search for ALL asynchronous options, please select “Activities” --> Select “All” from the categories listed --> Type “asynchronous” into the search bar.

Explore CBA’s Free Bloomberg Resources

Fun fact: we have Bloomberg Television playing in the Hilton Lobby every day! Check it out!

Visit the CBA Advantage website for an overview of the program and its requirements. If you need a refresher or help getting started, visit the Get Started page for information on our synchronous and asynchronous workshops and training opportunities.

We're here to support you in completing your CBA Advantage journey! Feel free to reach out to CBAAdvising@lmu.edu if you have further questions or if you wish to make an appointment with someone on the CBA Advantage team.

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