Events
October 22, 2012
Case Western Reserve University has been increasingly successful in attracting both undergraduate and graduate international students, and faculty members play a major role in making their experience here rewarding and enjoyable. To do this, instructors must learn to negotiate some of the cultural…
October 22, 2012
As Election Day approaches, the issues that distinguish the presidential candidates are becoming increasingly relevant. In an effort to help educate voters and encourage the Case Western Reserve community to use their right to vote, CWRU's student newspaper, The Observer, will host "The Election…
October 22, 2012
The second WILD Wednesday lunchtime discussion of the semester will tackle the topic of “The Objectification of Halloween Costumes” on Halloween, Oct. 31. During the informal discussion, which will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Thwing Center's Spartan Room, attendees will look at Halloween…
October 22, 2012
Dan Barker, a former pastor and now the co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, will lead a discussion on the separation of church and state during an upcoming talk Oct. 25. Barker, an atheist and advocate of free thought, will present his talk in Thwing Center’s 1914 Lounge,…
October 22, 2012
The Employee Wellness Program will host a free health seminar Oct. 29 on “Recognition & Treatment of Eating Disorders.” Mark Warren, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, will lead the seminar to discuss emotional, physical and social consequences of eating…
October 22, 2012
Al Jazeera English online journalist Dorothy Parvaz, who went missing as she entered Iran in 2011, will discuss the events of the Arab Spring and what it means to be a “post-revolution” state and the current political situation in the Middle East. “When is a Revolution Complete?”—a talk by Parvaz…
October 22, 2012
The Case Western Reserve University Compliance Program will host a presentation Oct. 23 by Tom Siu, chief information security officer, titled “Lessons Learned from a Cross-Organizational Data Loss Security Incident.” Siu’s presentation will offer a retrospective look into a data loss event that…
October 22, 2012
The university community is invited to attend a memorial service at 3 p.m. Friday for Tinkham “Tink” Veale II, a 1937 graduate who passed away last month at the age of 97. An engineering major, Veale achieved great success in manufacturing and later created a model for corporate partnership that by…
October 21, 2012
On Oct. 24, the Department of Bioethics will host its second movie night: a viewing of The Sea Inside. Students can attend the movie screening with bioethics faculty members; a discussion of the ethical issues will take place after the movie. The film screening will begin at 7 p.m. in the…
October 21, 2012
Cleveland Hillel is sponsoring a trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Students will leave for Washington Nov. 3 at 10 p.m. and will return around 11 p.m. Nov. 4. The cost is just $5, which includes transportation, cost of the museum and lunch on Sunday. Students…