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Dec. 9 community hour to discuss “December Dilemma: What is Your Reason for the Season?”
The President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge will sponsor the final community hour discussion of the semester, “December Dilemma: What Is Your Reason for the Season?” The program provides an opportunity to share perspectives on the holiday season—its religious or secular…
EHS gives fire-safety tips for holiday decorating
Environmental Health and Safety has offered holiday fire-safety tips to keep in mind this winter—both on and off campus. Artificial trees and wreaths must be labeled by the manufacturer as flame retardant. Use only nonflammable decorations. Keep all decorations away from heaters or open…
Female WWII pilot gives $2 million to flight nursing program
Dorothy Ebersbach applied to the Women Airforce Service Pilots in 1943, when this photograph was taken. A pioneering female aviator who served her country during World War II has made a gift to Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing—a gift that combines her love…
Congress’s role in world financial matters explored in new book
In 2008, the U.S. recession put Europe’s economy in flux. Now, what’s happening in European countries like Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland raises anxiety levels about a potential blow to the rocky U.S. economy. The International Monetary Fund may be able to throw a lifeline to the struggling…
Emeritus professor Donald Freedheim receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Donald Freedheim, emeritus professor of psychology, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cleveland Psychological Association. He was recognized during the association’s dinner and annual program Dec. 5 in Beachwood. Freedheim was the founding director of the Schubert Center for Child…
What does the outsourcing of legal services mean? Discuss the topic Dec. 9
This semester’s final Public Affairs Discussion Group meeting will be held Dec. 9, with the topic “Outsourcing and Offshoring Legal Services.” Cassandra Burke Robertson, associate professor at the School of Law, will lead the discussion, where she’ll talk about how American corporations have begun…
Call for abstracts for inaugural Graduate Student Research Symposium
Graduate Student Senate will host the first-ever Graduate Student Research Symposium during the April Grad Student Appreciation week. Graduate students from all disciplines are invited to submit their research abstracts. Several winners will be selected and will have the opportunity to present…
Get “Healthy Holiday Dessert” tips during free cooking demonstration Dec. 7
In preparation for the upcoming holidays, the Employee Wellness Program will host a “Healthy Holiday Desserts” free cooking demonstration Dec. 7 from noon to 1 p.m. in Nord Hall 310. During the demo, a Bon Appetit chef will present healthier holiday dessert options—including samples. For more…
Science Café Cleveland event to discuss maintaining, restoring healthy rivers
Science Café Cleveland presents “Fire, fish and flow: from burning rivers to living rivers” Dec. 12. Jeff Opperman, senior adviser for sustainable hydropower at The Nature Conservancy, will summarize recent advances in the science of rivers and describe how the conservancy and partners are working…
Open enrollment confirmation statements now available; check for errors by Dec. 16
2012 Benelect Open Enrollment confirmation statements are available online through the PeopleSoft HCM system. To access your 2012 Benelect Open Enrollment confirmation statement, log on to the open enrollment system in HCM. A link to “Print Open Enrollment Confirmation Form” will be on the bottom…