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5 questions with…university social worker, LGBT advocate Jane Daroff
For Jane Daroff, life is about helping others, whether it’s in her career as a clinical social worker in University Counseling Services or her work locally and nationally for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. A 21-year employee of Case Western Reserve University, Daroff earned th...
5 questions with…pharmacology professor, Relay for Life honorary chair Amy Wilson-Delfosse
When not at Case Western Reserve University, Amy Wilson-Delfosse continues the teaching at home—training her dogs. Since joining the Case Western Reserve University community in 1998, Amy Wilson-Delfosse has increasingly taken on more roles within the university, as a basic science researcher, an a...
5 questions with…CWRU’s resident costume designer Angelina Herin
Angelina Herin started her career early: As a young girl, she’d sit in front of the TV with a drawing pad and colored pencils, redrawing the costumes worn by her favorite TV and movie characters to make them “better.” To this day, the Department of Theater’s resident costume designer still has the d...
5 questions with…Panhellenic president, social work student Colleen Hosler
You never know what a college experience at Case Western Reserve University might bring. That’s what Colleen Hosler—president of the Panhellenic Council, sister in Kappa Alpha Theta and member of the Orientation Executive Board—realized when she started here three years ago. Now in the first year of...
5 questions with…career counselor, international traveler Genine Apidone
As a career counselor in the Career Center, Genine Apidone is used to giving advice. So when she suggests her top spot in Cleveland or her all-time music favorites, you might want to listen up. While she’s got your attention, notice her enthusiasm for life and Case Western Reserve University. A nat...
5 questions with…SAGES lecturer, pre-law adviser, dancer Terri Mester
Terri Mester is no stranger to Case Western Reserve University. She’s a SAGES lecturer in the Department of English and a pre-law adviser in Undergraduate Studies, but the three-time alumna has plenty of experience as a student as well, earning her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees here over...
5 questions with…urban change-maker Richey Piiparinen
Richey Piiparinen is dedicated to improving this city—both its people and its landscape. A resident of Cleveland’s Near West Side and a writer for Rust Wire, he’s studied urban planning and psychology with hopes of developing the city’s social and psychological capital through the reuse of vacant la...
5 questions with…geology professor, dog devotee Peter McCall
As faculty adviser of WRUW-FM, it’s no surprise Peter McCall has an extensive iPod playlist. But there’s more to this geology professor than rocks and rock music. For example: McCall, who joined the faculty in 1974 and is now a professor of geology and biology and the director of the Environmental S...
5 questions with…international affairs director, community theater lover Molly Watkins
Molly Watkins may be new to the university, starting as the director of international affairs in July, but she’s certainly no stranger to the world of global education. Watkins got her start in international education while living in China for two years, and she previously served as an international...
5 questions with…Urban Health Initiative’s Amy Sheon
Amy Sheon marches to the beat of her own drum. Or, rather, her own harmonica. A dancer, singer and harmonicist (she was featured on a CD just released by a band she occasionally performs with), she has plenty of interests outside the office, but her work on campus is something to be applauded as wel...