Community Impact

  • A Prescription for Justice

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    The boy couldn’t breathe. Just 7, he’d been taken to the emergency room after an asthma attack. Vanessa Van…

  • Lab Experiences Offer High School Students the 'Joy of Discovery'

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    At 16, Lily Kwiatkowski mastered the Western blot, a technical feat separating proteins from a tissue sample.…

  • Supporting Cleveland's Health

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    This past summer, a team of student interns from the CWRU School of Medicine’s Prevention Research…

  • Accessing Art

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    Last year, Case Western Reserve master’s degree student Jess Xiao Long helped spotlight public art that…

  • Engaging With Our Community

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    Community engagement is so central to Case Western Reserve President Eric W. Kaler’s goals for the university…

  • Profound Connections

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    Jamar Allen was 13 and living with his grandmother when he met Scott Fine, a professor at Case Western Reserve’s…

  • Working to Protect Cleveland Families from the Hazards of Lead

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    A troubling number of Cleveland children have been exposed to lead in their homes and are at risk for…

  • Dental Care for Older, Lower-Income Adults

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    The patient was leery of seeing a dentist, worried that cavity treatment would include a drill, cotton…

  • Civic Engagement on Campus and Beyond

    Legal Aid Multiplying Opportunities Building Bridges Reaching out to K-12 Students
  • Engagement that Deeply Connects Students to the Community

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    The week she arrived at Case Western Reserve, Hannah Macias helped weed the garden at a local residence for…

  • A Program That Makes 'All the Difference'

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    After Kristina Bowdrie was accepted to Case Western Reserve, her excitement turned to anxiety. The…

  • Healthy Partnerships

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    The potential to learn alongside peers and in partnership with the community inspired Lan Crofton to choose Case…

  • Tackling Trauma

    From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

    When the city of Cleveland launched ambitious plans to scale up mental health services for residents,…

  • August 2022 Message from Julian Rogers

    Welcome to the relaunch of the Community Relations Newsletter, a monthly community engagement touchpoint from the Case Western…

  • August 2022 Student Profile: Paola Van der Linden

    Paola Van der Linden is a third-year student from Monterrey, Mexico whose passion for sustainability, climate change awareness and…

  • August 2022 Program Spotlight: Greater Circle Living

    Andrea Shellenberger has taken full advantage of city living since she bought her house near University Circle in 2018.

    “…

  • August 2022 Neighborhood Advisory Council Profile: Regennia Williams

    Meet NAC member Regennia N. Williams 

    "The Neighborhood Advisory Council is comprised of a wonderfully diverse group of highly…

  • August 2022 Faculty Spotlight: Francisca García-Cobián Richter

    Francisca García-Cobián Richter Research Associate Professor, Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences…
  • August 2022 Community Partner Spotlight: University Circle Inc.

    The partnership between the community service corporation University Circle Inc. (UCI) and Case Western Reserve University…

  • Investing in Local Roots

    Andrea Webb Shellenberger thought finding an affordable home with a short commute to her job as director of support services at the Case Western Reserve…

  • Keeping Smiles Healthy

    David Fankhauser, a retiree and military veteran, said it’s been years since he last visited a dentist. When choices came down to putting food on the table or…

  • Helping Businesses Grow

    For James Barnes, running his own business was never a question.

    After graduating from Whitney M. Young Leadership Academy in 2008, he founded Immaculate…

  • Making a Dream a Reality

    When Jimmil Campbell first enrolled in Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s School of One at The Foundry, Cleveland’s community rowing and sailing center, he…