Events

The perennial problem that confronts almost all teachers is how to engage students who may not have any intrinsic interest in the material. So how does one teach students material they dislike? That’s the topic of this week’s UCITE seminar, to be held March 29 from noon to 1 p.m. This problem…

Miriam Levin, professor of history, art history and art, will present a two-part talk on “Urban Modernity: Writing the Book and Rethinking Paris, London, Berlin, Chicago & Tokyo.” During the session, she will discuss writing the book Urban Modernity: Cultural Innovation in the Second Industrial…

Novelist Alex Shakar will be on campus March 29 to discuss the philosophical dimensions of his latest novel, Luminarium. Shakar, whose work has been highly praised by such novelists as Dave Eggers and Jonathan Franzen and who has won acclaim from The New York Times, Washington Post and The Los…

The Commencement Office will host Grad Fair 2012 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, and Thursday, March 29, at the University Bookstore at its new location in Uptown at Euclid Avenue and East 115 Street. This is Case Western Reserve University's official "one stop shop" for all…

LorkTech, a technology company created by students from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Institute of Art, will host a charity benefit, “Celebrating Sustainability & Entrepreneurship” April 2. The event, which features guest speakers and dinner, will benefit Kids Against Hunger,…

Graduate Student Senate (GSS) invites interested scholars to attend and participate in the first Graduate Student Research Symposium (GSRS) April 4 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the Wolstein Research Building. This educational and networking experience encourages interdisciplinary exchange among students…

Alan L. Willard, deputy director of the Division of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will lead a grant writing and reviewing workshop and a discussion March 29. From 10 a.m. to noon, Willard will lead the workshop…

The Fourth Annual Guest Lecture for the Postdoctoral Fellowship in African American Studies will be held April 6 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Mather House 100. Susan Burch, associate professor of American Studies and director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity at Middlebury…

The Employee Wellness Program will host its monthly free cooking demonstration March 27, noon-1 p.m., in Nord Hall 310. This month, the topic is “Simple 600,” during which Bon Appetit chefs will discuss ways to keep food delicious while keeping calories, fat and sodium levels down. Plus, the chefs…

On March 26, Mark R. Chassin, president and CEO of The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will discuss “What’s Wrong with Healthcare and How to Fix It.” As president and CEO of the commission, Chassin oversees the activities of the nation’s predominant standards setting…