Events
January 18, 2012
Tickets for the Chinese Students and Scholars Association’s Chinese Lantern Festival Banquet go on sale Jan. 20. The event, which features authentic Chinese food, performances and culture shows, will be held Feb. 12 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. in Thwing Center Ballroom. Tickets will be on sale Jan. 20…
January 17, 2012
The documentary My So-Called Enemy will be screened Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. in Strosacker Auditorium. The documentary is the story of six Israeli and Palestinian teenage girls who traveled to the U.S. in 2002 to participate in a women’s leadership program, Building Bridges for Peace. The film discusses…
January 17, 2012
The CWRU Employee Wellness Program will host a free health seminar on spine health Jan. 20, noon to 1 p.m., in Adelbert Hall’s Toepfer Room. David Hart, associate professor of neurological surgery and director of the Spinal Neurosurgery Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, will…
January 17, 2012
If there is one thing college faculty all agree on, it is the value of teaching students to think critically. That unanimity disappears, however, as soon as one probes a little deeper to ask how to recognize critical thinking—surely a pre-requisite for assessing it so that one can know if one's…
January 17, 2012
Graduate Student Senate will host the first-ever Graduate Student Research Symposium April 4 at 3:30 p.m. during Grad Student Appreciation Week. Graduate students from all disciplines are invited to submit their research abstracts. Several winners will be selected and will have the opportunity to…
January 13, 2012
Marc A. Stefanski, chairman and CEO of Third Federal Savings and Loan, will be on campus Jan. 24 for a discussion on “Ethics and the Global Economy,” including how business decisions—both local and global—affect cities like Cleveland. He will also tackle the notion of “easy money” and promote…
January 12, 2012
The WILD (Women Inspiring Lunchtime Discussion) Wednesday welcome reception will be held Jan. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. in Thwing Center’s Cleveland Room (first floor/atrium). If you’re new to the university, looking to meet new staff or perhaps reconnect with old friends and meet new ones, join the…
January 11, 2012
A Weight Watchers at Work group that meets regularly in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will hold its information session Jan. 12 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the nursing school’s first floor lounge. The meetings are open to anyone interested. Questions? Email Susan Frey at…
January 11, 2012
Information Technology Services (ITS) will conduct an online presentation on Google Talk on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 11:30 a.m. Learn how to customize your Chat gadget in Google Mail, find friends and contacts, and use rich features of Google Talk, such as video chat. Training documents and materials…
January 11, 2012
Michael Eric Dyson—a best-selling author, scholar and radio host—will headline this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Case Western Reserve University. Dyson will speak at the free, public convocation Friday, Jan. 20, at 12:30 p.m. in Amasa Stone Chapel. The acclaimed University…