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UCITE session to examine how to use learning outcomes to improve instruction
As part of preparing for Case Western Reserve University’s accreditation review and site visit, the university and its academic departments focused on creating outcomes for courses and programs that can be used as measures of learning. However, the value of specifying such outcomes goes far…
Women faculty: Discuss issues related to accents, language and culture in communication
Have you ever faced bias because of a "different" accent? What are some tips to get people to listen to what you have to say? What role does culture play in communication? Sarah de Swart, associate director of UCITE, will discuss these issues and provide resources for women faculty at a discussion…
Salsa Dance Club to host annual social event this Friday
The Salsa Dance Club will host its annual salsa dancing social on Friday, March 27, at 8 p.m. at The Spot. This event is free and open to all undergraduate students. Snacks will be provided.
Historian, Slate.com writer to present "How Science Became Child's Play" at March 27 talk
Throughout the 20th century, the vision of children's scientific play has reflected and amplified other cultural debates about childhood, especially anxieties about gender, class and work. Rebecca Onion, a historian and writer for Slate.com, will present "How Science Became Child's Play: Childhood…
Best-selling author, former faculty member to discuss book, ”The Reluctant Midwife”
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will present “An Afternoon with Patricia Harman” on Friday, March 27, at noon in Clark Hall, Room 206. At the event, best-selling author Patricia Harman will read from her latest book, The Reluctant Midwife, the story of a young nurse-midwife in West…
Art history, archaeology scholar to discuss Chinese ceramics at tonight’s talk
Stacey Pierson, senior lecturer in Chinese ceramics in the History of Art and Archaeology Department at the University of London, will present “Collectors, Collections and Museums: Chinese Ceramics in Britain, 1560-1960” on Wednesday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art Recital…
Undergraduate students invited to participate in music career day March 27
The Music Undergraduate Student Involvement Committee (M.U.S.I.C.) will host a career day on Friday, March 27, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Guilford House Lounge. Speakers will include Marge Adler, a freelance keyboardist; Ronna Kaplan, a music therapist; and others. Come hear professionals…
Office of Multicultural Affairs to celebrate 25th annual Unity Banquet and Scholarship Benefit
Case Western Reserve University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) will present Washington, D.C.-based award-winning journalist, social activist and political commentator Jeff Johnson as keynote speaker for its 25th annual Unity Banquet and Scholarship Benefit. The event, which recognizes the…
New book by CWRU sociologists examines life events that lead to teen pregnancy
If Diane could reverse time, she never would have slammed the door—an act of teen frustration and ongoing family conflict that finally got her kicked out of her mother’s house. Thus began a cascade of events that, a few years later, led to her pregnancy at age 19. Diane is one of 108 teenage moms…
Learn more about careers in engineering, management at March 31 open house
The Case School of Engineering will host a Master of Engineering and Management Program open house on Tuesday, March 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. The event will feature dinner and discussion with alumni of the program. Students are invited to learn more about career…