The Outstanding Graduate
Bauer Dual Grad Degree Candidate Shazia Panjwani’s Outstanding Journey
Shazia Panjwani had been working in healthcare for nearly a decade before she realized that she wasn’t growing in her career.
She loved what she did, she said, but she wanted to do more. She started to ask herself, “What do I do instead? Where do my interests lie? Where can I continue to grow?”
That’s when she came to C. T. Bauer College of Business.
“Bauer has helped me realize my potential."
Graduating in the upcoming Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony, she has been reflecting on her time at Bauer and the growth she has experienced as a student and a person.
Panjwani is a dual master's student in the MBA and MS Management Information Systems programs. She is also the Chief Operating Officer for the Bauer MBA Society, previously serving as the president to the Consulting & Technology Club.
“Bauer has helped me realize my potential,” Panjwani said. “It’s also helped me come out of my shell.”
Although the career pivot was challenging, she said she felt supported by the faculty and staff at Bauer who gave her the encouragement to apply all that she had learned in her time at healthcare to her business education.
Panjwani said she took full advantage of all the resources the college had to offer, as well as exploring all the options she had available. By excelling in her classes and getting more involved in the campus community, she became an unofficial mentor to many of her peers, both academically and personally.
Panjwani’s impact on her class was so large that she was recognized by Bauer’s Office of Graduate and Professional Programs as Outstanding MBA Student and Outstanding MS Management Information Systems Student.
“I give back because that’s something I love to do,” she said. “I think it comes from my time as a physical therapist. I love to help people.”
If Panjwani could go back in time and talk to herself when she came in her first semester, she would tell herself to slow down and enjoy the moment, and she’s on the right path.
“It’s okay to take a moment and breathe,” she said. “Not only will you learn a little bit more through those slower moments, but you’ll also build relationships that you may not have if you just breeze through.”
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