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Follow your passion and find yourself at Case Western Reserve.

With hundreds of student clubs, athletics teams, fraternities and sororities, and other opportunities, you’re sure to find your place on our campus.

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Community Service

CWRU offers various avenues for you to support the community, while building your own strengths as a scholar and citizen.

By volunteering, you can:

  • Enhance your own education by tutoring children and adults
  • Improve your skills by providing needed health care in underserved areas locally and around the world
  • Develop civic awareness by witnessing and confronting the obstacles faced by disadvantaged communities and victims of natural disasters
  • Become a more active citizen, leader and critical thinker by identifying areas of need and implementing solutions to eradicate inequality

A dedicated office for community engagement helps students find opportunities that meet their goals and their time commitments—from the occasional volunteer to significant internship-like commitments, complete with stipends and specialized training in social and community issues.

Opportunities to perform service abroad, often for course credit, are popular choices, and include short-term trips during academic breaks.

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Religious Life


Students of all faiths find community on our campus and throughout the neighborhood. Case Western Reserve supports groups that celebrate students' traditions and promotes fellowship among students of various backgrounds.

A variety of events, workshops and programs include:

  • Community service projects
  • Interfaith dialogue series
  • Lenten services
  • Panel discussions
  • Seder meals
  • Spiritual retreats

Religious life at Case Western Reserve allows you to meet others who share your values and to learn about others' beliefs—building skills that will give you confidence in communicating across cultures and an open-mindedness that will serve you well as you graduate into multicultural communities and workplaces.