Events

In three adjoining inner-city Cleveland neighborhoods, residents have an average life expectancy that is 15 years shorter than that of nearby suburbs. Sandra Byrd Chappelle, founder and principal of Strategic Solutions Partners LLC, addresses similar community health disparities through strategic…

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Center will host Robert Watson, a professor, author, media commentator and community activist, for two lectures May 22-23 at the Siegal facility in Beachwood (26500 Shaker Blvd.). Drawing from more than 40 published books and hundreds of scholarly articles, book…

With the date of the Republican National Convention fast approaching, the focus of the nation and the world is turning to Cleveland, and it has possible implications for the city and region. Cleveland’s politics will be subject to broader scrutiny as well, with increased media attention devoted to…

The Division of Information Technology Services (ITS) will host the second annual Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Day Wednesday, May 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. CI Day is an interactive, day-long conference that brings together Case Western Reserve…

Graduate Student Council will host a trip for graduate students to Cedar Point Saturday, May 7. A limited number of tickets are available for $25—discounted from the $65 gate price. Free bus transportation also will be available for those who need it. When purchasing tickets, students must…

The Teaching and Learning Technologies team of the Division of Information Technology Services (ITS) continues to lead an exploration of Blackboard and other learning management systems for Case Western Reserve University. The team invites faculty members to attend hands-on demonstrations of two…

The 2015–2016 Ethics Table Fellows will lead a series of public discussions for a program called “Practicing Community at CWRU: A Workshop” Thursday, May 12, beginning at 1 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. The event, which will continue into early evening, will feature presentations and reflection…

The 2015–2016 William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series concludes this season with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg. His appearance tonight (May 3) at 7:30 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center’s Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation Grand Ballroom is part of the William N.…

Do you want to know what career options would be available to you with a PhD? Attend a PhD careers conference Friday, May 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center. Attendees will learn about various career paths, both inside and outside of academia. Panelists will…

John L. Steadman, author of H. P. Lovecraft and the Black Magickal Tradition, will visit the Barnes and Nobles University Bookstore Saturday, May 14, at 1 p.m. Modern practicing occultists have argued that renowned horror writer H. P. Lovecraft was in possession of in-depth knowledge of ‎black…