Events

Learn about participating in the three-credit course/service learning experience in Costa Rica over winter break during information sessions Aug. 30–31. The Department of Bioethics and the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning have teamed up to offer a 12-day experience, Jan. 1-12, 2013, in…

Faculty members: Join UCITE—and your colleagues—for the upcoming session “Getting Your Class Off to a Good Start,” to be held Aug. 30. In addition to suggestions on how to better engage students and encourage them to read and write better, discussion leaders also will provide tips on how to make…

In preparation for the Inamori Ethics Prize events, to be held Sept. 6, the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence will host a screening of the documentary Force of Nature on Sept. 1. The film highlights the life and work of environmentalist David Suzuki, this year’s recipient of…

The Friday Public Affairs Lunch will kick off the new school year Aug. 31 with a discussion on “The Supreme Court: Looking Back and Looking Ahead.” Jonathan Adler, Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation; Jonathan Entin, associate dean of…

Auditions for the fall plays at Case Western Reserve University’s Eldred Theater, The Rocky Horror Show and Dancing at Lughnasa, will be held Sept. 4 and 5 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in the Eldred Theater. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Eldred Theater lounge at the beginning of the semester. The…

An all-campus community hour barbecue will be held Friday, Aug. 31, from noon to 2 p.m. on the Case Quad. Sponsored by the Share the Vision Committee, Students Affairs, Bon Appétit Management Co. and The Spot, the event will kick off the new academic year. Attendees can enjoy games such as bocce,…

Join the staff of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women for an open house Tuesday, Aug. 28, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Thwing Center 309. Attendees can meet the center’s new staff members, hear about upcoming events and learn more about student, staff and faculty programs. Food and refreshments will…

The law school’s Institute for Global Security Law & Policy will host the Judge Ben C. Green Lecture Sept. 11. This year’s topic will be “Resistance & Rights: Civil Society & the Surprising Resilience of the Rule of Law after 9/11.” Professor David Cole of the Georgetown University Law…

A picnic will be held Aug. 26 for all new and returning Thai students at Case Western Reserve University. The event will be held at the Headlands Beach State Park (9601 Headlands Road, Mentor) at 11:30 a.m. All new and returning Thai students, visiting scholars and their families are welcome to…

Just in time to deck out your rooms, a poster sale will take place next week at Thwing Center. Featuring posters of art, music groups, movies and more, the sale will take place Aug. 27–31 in Thwing Center Ballroom. The sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The event is sponsored by the…