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Appointments

Weatherhead School’s Chris Laszlo elected fellow of International Academy of Management
Chris Laszlo, associate professor of organizational behavior, was elected as a fellow of the International Academy of Management. The International Academy of Management provides a forum for the exchange internationally of knowledge and experience so as to contribute to the advancement of the…
Susan Freimark appointed acting director of Flora Stone Mather Center for Women
Susan Freimark has been appointed acting director of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, effective June 8. Freimark currently serves as the associate director of Women Faculty Leadership Development at the center and has been on staff there since 2010. In this capacity, she conducts workshops…
University appoints new associate vice president for student affairs/Title IX coordinator
Seldom in history has more attention been paid to the issue of sexual misconduct on the nation’s campuses—by media, government officials and universities themselves. Case Western Reserve University has adapted its policies to align with federal guidelines. It has expanded education and training.…
Professor Mark Singer elected to American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
Mark Singer Mark Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare and deputy director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Social…
Biology’s Karen Abbott named Early Career Fellow of Ecological Society of America
Karen Abbott, assistant professor of biology, was named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America. The fellowship is awarded to individuals "who have begun making and show promise of continuing to make outstanding contributions" to the field of ecology. Nine Early Career Fellows…
Professor David Biegel selected to evaluate Israeli social work education programs
David Biegel, the Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice and co-director of the Center on Substance Abuse and Mental Illness in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was appointed to a six-person international committee to evaluate Israeli social work…
Downtown Cleveland Alliance selects Dionne Broadus for 2015 City Advocate Program
Dionne Broadus, senior director of foundation relations in the Office of Government and Foundation Relations, was selected as a member of the 2015 City Advocate Program with the Downtown Cleveland Alliance. Broadus, a Cleveland native, lived and worked in New York City before returning home to…
Faculty members Gillian Weiss, William Rogers selected as 2015 Freedman Fellows
Kelvin Smith Library and the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship selected Gillian Weiss, associate professor of history, and William Rogers, lecturer in English, as 2015 Freedman Fellows. Weiss’ project aims to uncover the historical role of Jewish students, faculty and administrators in the…
Michael Kubit named deputy chief information officer
Vice President of Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer Sue B. Workman announced the appointment of Michael Kubit as Case Western Reserve’s new deputy chief information officer, effective this month. Kubit, who has served as the division’s interim chief operations officer…
Jennell Vick named executive director of Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
The Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center’s (CHSC) Board of Directors voted unanimously to name Jennell Vick, a nationally recognized professor, renowned scientist and experienced leader, its next executive director. Vick, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, assumed…