The last block of your new student Roadmap is called Engage. As your first year begins, engaging in your new community will be an integral part of your success as a CWRU student. We will be showcasing the many opportunities you will have to get involved, dive deeper into what you explored during Discover Week and continue to form relationships with faculty, staff and your peers.
Date specific programs:
There are so many ways to engage at Case Western Reserve University. On this page, we'll share hand-selected events just for new first-year students. These programs will help you engage and connect with your new community at Case Western Reserve.
- Sept. 28 | 12 to 1:30 p.m. | Understanding the Latinx Student Experience at CWRU (Student Event)
- Sept. 28 | 12 to 3:30 p.m. | Library Resources Lab
- Sept. 28 | 12 to 5 p.m. | SEXPOpalooza 2022 | Sex Around the World
- Sept. 28 | 3 to 4 p.m. | Rethinking Anxiety and Depression
- Sept. 29 | 6 to 8 p.m. | Health & Climate Change Panel
- Sept. 30 | Choices Fair
- Sept. 30 | 12:30 to 2 p.m. | Fall 2022 Community Service Fair
- Sept. 30 | 12:30 to 2 p.m. | Study Abroad Drop-In Advising
- Sept. 30 | 12:45 to 2 p.m. | Your Vote-Your Voice/Su Voto-Su Voz
- Sept. 30 | 2 to 3 p.m. | Consent FRIES Workshop
- Oct. | Domestic Violence Awareness & Advocacy Month (DVAAM)
- Oct. 1 | 9 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. | Cedar Point with UPB
- Oct. 1 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Day Hike in Chagrin Reservation
- Oct. 1 | 12 to 2:30 p.m. | Mitchell's Ice Cream Sustainability Tour
- Oct. 3 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | CWRU Cycling Fall 2022 Tune-Up
- Oct. 3 | 6 to 7:30 p.m. | I'm Fine, It's Fine, Everything is Fine.
- Oct. 4 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | CWRU Cycling Fall 2022 Tune-Up
- Oct. 4 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Therapy Dogs: Back at KSL!
- Oct. 5 - 14 | Humans vs. Zombies Fall 2021 game
- Oct. 5 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | CWRU Cycling Fall 2022 Tune-Up
- Oct. 5 | 12 to 1:30 p.m. | Understanding the Asian Student Experience at CWRU (Student Event)
- Oct. 5 | 7 to 9 p.m. | Kelvin Smith Library's Game Night presents Lotería!
- Oct. 5 | 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. | Beginners Yoga Workshop
- Oct. 6 | Virtual Career Fair
- Oct. 7 | 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. | Bollywood Bash
- Oct. 8 | 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. | 2022 Homecoming: Stephanie Tubbs Jones 5K and Fun Walk
- Oct. 8 | 4 to 6 p.m. | KASA x VSA BBQ Mixer
- Oct. 9 | 4 to 5:30 p.m. | Slimetastic Sunday
All times are U.S. Eastern unless otherwise noted.
Find more upcoming events in CampusGroups and Handshake!
Once events pass, we'll list them here so you can look back and see the many great activities that happened across campus.
- Aug. 26 | 9 to 10 a.m. | Pre-Law Orientation
- Aug. 26 | 9 to 10:15 a.m. | Pre-Med and Pre-Health Orientation for New Students
- Aug. 28 | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. | One World Day at the Cleveland Cultural Gardens
- Aug. 28 | 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Student Activities Fair
- Aug. 29 | 6 to 7 p.m. | Career Connections
- Aug. 31 | 12 to 12:30 p.m. | It's On CWRU Overview
- Aug. 31 | 4:45 p.m. | Fall Convocation
- Sept. 1 | 3 to 5 p.m. | Center for International Affairs Welcome [Back] Party
- Sept. 1 | 6 to 8 p.m. | LGBT Center Rainbow Welcome
- Sept. 2 | 12 to 2 p.m. | Free popsicles on the Mather Quad (from the Mather Center!)
- Sept. 2 | 3:15 to 4:05 p.m. | All About Finding Research and Creative Endeavors
- Sept. 2 | 4:15 to 5 p.m. | Short-term Study Abroad Info Session
- Sept. 5 | Labor Day (no classes!)
- Sept. 6 | 4 to 5 p.m. | Research Abroad
- Sept. 6 | 7 to 7:50 p.m. | All About Finding Research and Creative Endeavors
- Sept. 7 | 7 to 9 p.m. | Kelvin Smith Library Trivia Night
- Sept. 9 | "Drop/Add" Deadline
- Sept. 9 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Study Abroad Fair
- Sept. 9 | 1 to 2 p.m. | Asian Mid-Autumn Mooncakes
- Sept. 9 | 12:45 to 2 p.m. | Math Department and Math Club Welcome Back Luncheon
- Sept. 9 | 4:30 to 6 p.m. | MECA Shawarma + Falafel Social
- Sept. 9 | 5 to 6 p.m. | Undergraduate Psychology Student Organization (UPSO) Welcome Back Mixer
- Sept. 10 | 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. | CWRU Cycling Group-Ride
- Sept. 10 | 12 to 1 p.m. | Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative (UDC) Information Session
- Sept. 10 | 1 to 2:30 p.m. | [CWRU Kung Fu] Fall 2022 Self Defense Workshop
- Sept. 10 | 9 to 10 p.m. | IMPROVment Welcome Back Show
- Sept. 12 | 6 to 7:30 p.m. | I'm Fine, It's Fine, Everything is Fine.
- Sept. 12-16 | Innovation Week 2022
- Sept. 13 | 12 to 1 p.m. | T.H.I.N.K. Suicide Prevention Training (Virtual)
- Sept. 14 | 12 to 1 p.m. | T.H.I.N.K. Suicide Prevention Training (In Person)
- Sept. 14 | 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Multicultural Welcome Reception
- Sept. 15 | 4 p.m. | Skills Lab: Building Your Career in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Sept. 15 | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | QTPOC
- Sept. 16 | 12 to 1 p.m. | T.H.I.N.K. Suicide Prevention Training (In Person)
- Sept. 16 | 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. | SAGES Writing Portfolio Workshop
- Sept. 16 | 12:45 to 2 p.m. | Pre-law event: “A View from the Death House: An Inside Look at Capital Punishment and Executions”
- Sept. 16 | 3:15 to 4:05 p.m. | All About Finding Research and Creative Endeavors
- Sept. 16 | 5 to 10 p.m. | UPBack to School Bash (B2SB)
- Sept. 16 | 6 to 7:30 p.m. | Fall 2022 Salsa Club Lessons
- Sept. 16 | 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Undergraduate Research Society (URS) Welcome Social
- Sept. 16 | 7 to 8:30 p.m. | S'mores with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Sept. 17 | 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | AsiaTown Wonton Retreat
- Sept. 17 | 1 to 5 p.m.| Apple Picking Outing
- Sept. 20 | 2 to 3 p.m. | Express Yourself: A Beginner's Guide to Exploring Emotions
- Sept. 20 | 7 to 8 p.m. | All About Finding Research and Creative Endeavors
- Sept. 20 | 7 to 8:30 p.m. | Common Reading Series : AdvOCAtes in Action - Situational Awareness Workshop
- Sept. 21 | 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Wellness Wednesday: Urban Gardening
- Sept. 21 | 12 to 1:30 p.m. | Understanding the Black Student Experience at CWRU (Student Event)
- Sept. 22 | CTSC Departmental Diversity Seminar featuring Dr. Macarius Donneyong
- Sept. 23 | 12 to 2 p.m. | Tie Dye with COCO
- Sept. 23 | 12:30 to 2 p.m. | OMA Kickbacks!
- Sept. 23 | 12:45 to 2 p.m. | Learn about studying abroad in Hispanic Countries
- Sept. 23 | 12:45 to 2 p.m. | Writing Resource Center All-Campus Workshop: Moving Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay
- Sept. 23 | 4:30 to 6 p.m. | MECA Coffee Hour
- Sept. 23 | 6 t0 7 p.m. | Sister Circle Series: The Mental Health of Black Women
- Sept. 24 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Balikbayan Brunch
- Sept. 24 | 1 to 6 p.m. | Annual Farm Harvest Festival
- Sept. 25 | 9 to 10 a.m. | Run Through History 5k
- Sept. 26 | Engineering, Technology and Science Career Fair
- Sept. 27 | Business, Arts and Service Career Fair
Ongoing opportunities for community:
- Explore museums in University Circle with CWRU's Free Access Program
- Visit Think[box] and unleash your inner innovator
- Attend a movie night with The Film Society
- Grab some friends and find a new favorite flavor of ice cream at Mitchell's. You can use your CaseCash!
- Go for a walk and explore the Cleveland Cultural Gardens
- Take a photo in front of one or all of the famous Cleveland script signs
- Walk around Wade Lagoon
Leadership opportunities:
- Apply for a leadership role with the Residence Hall Association
- Run for a First Year Representative position with the Undergraduate Student Government
- Apply for the Emerging Leaders Program
- Apply to be a Civic Engagement and Learning Scholar
- Apply to be an orientation leader (November)
- Apply to be a peer tutor (November)
- Apply to be a resident assistant