Appointments

Jayachandran K Narayanan, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was elected the secretary of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Cleveland Section. Narayanan’s term began July 1, and will continue through June 30, 2024. As secretary of the...

Weatherhead School of Management undergraduate students were recently inducted into the Wolstein Society. The Wolstein Society recognizes outstanding undergraduate students in their senior year who represent the spirit of enterprise as demonstrated by leadership, scholarship, community service and p...

The 2023–24 Women Staff Leadership Development Institute (WSLDI), a longstanding professional development program offered by the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, is underway. First launched in 2007, the yearlong 80-hour cohort-based program offers women staff the opportunity to enhance their lea...

Henry Pérez De Jesus, a student in the Master of Engineering and Management program, was recently named the winner of this year’s Richards Fellowship. Donald J. Richards (CIT ‘79, MGT ’81), a retired managing director at Accenture and member of the university’s Board of Trustees, endowed the annual...

The Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship’s faculty fellowship program launched during the 2022–23 academic year, and continues to expand to meet the growing needs of Case Western Reserve University faculty members. Designed specifically for faculty members interested in exploring entrepreneurship a...

Melvin Smith, professor of organizational behavior at Weatherhead School of Management, was appointed a member of BetterUp’s scientific advisory board. BetterUp is a virtual coaching and mental health startup that helps individuals, teams and organizations achieve peak performance by placing emphas...

Rosa K. Hand, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition, recently began a one-year term as chair of the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), the national credentialing agency for registered dietitians. Her term began June 1. CDR protects the public by overseeing 10 separate credentia...

Erika Olbricht, senior instructor in the Department of English, was appointed interim director of the Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship program (SAGES). She is filling the position previously held by Peter Whiting, who is now serving as interim vice president of student affairs f...

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, professor in the Department of Philosophy, was named a visiting professor to be hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Wroclaw as part of its excellence in research initiative. Bendik-Keymer will work primarily with doctoral students in a week-long intensiv...

Aspiring orthopedic surgeon Penelope Halkiadakis to shadow Cleveland Browns As a soccer enthusiast and player, Penelope Halkiadakis, a third-year student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, frequently visited her sports medicine doctor's office for injuries. But what really igni...