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Church of the Covenant to host brunch Jan. 18
The Student Community at Covenant invites students to a brunch on Sunday, Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Church of the Covenant, located next to Thwing Center (enter the door under the tower, facing Euclid Avenue). All students and friends are invited to attend the free, home-cooked…
Discuss "Charlie Hebdo" massacre, free speech, fundamentalism and more Jan. 16
A panel of faculty members from the Department of Religious Studies will discuss the recent massacre at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Topics to be addressed are free speech, fundamentalism, and violence and religion. The event will take place on Friday, Jan. 16,…
Get involved: Community Service and Internship Fair to be held Friday
As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week, the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning and the Career Center will host a Community Service & Internship Fair on Friday, Jan. 16, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. The fair is an opportunity to…
Public Affairs Discussion Group returns with talk on employee contract issues
Kicking off the spring semester, the Public Affairs Discussion Group will meet Friday, Jan. 16, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Kelvin Smith Library’s Dampeer Room for a talk titled “Being an Employee in an Information Economy: The Expanding Role of Non-Competition and Related Agreements.” David…
Students’ use of technology in class: powerful or problematic? Discuss at next UCITE session
One common complaint among faculty is what to do about the use of laptops and smartphones during class by students. On the one hand, these devices are powerful learning tools that enable students to have a world of knowledge at their fingertips that can be retrieved in an instant. It also enables…
Next workshop in implicit bias series to focus on weapons biases
The Organizational Development & Learning Unit of the Department of Human Resources will continue its brown bag series on implicit bias Tuesday, Jan. 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Adelbert Hall, Room M2. The series on implicit bias comprises 15 individual sessions, based on the Implicit…
Learn how to get involved with Social Justice Institute at Jan. 16 open house
The Social Justice Institute (SJI) will hold an open house on Friday, Jan. 16, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in Crawford Hall, room A13 (Conference Library). The SJI will take a look at the year in review, share updates on recent SJI initiatives such as the social justice minor, community-building…
CWRU Film Society to hold 40th annual Science Fiction Marathon this weekend; get tickets through Thursday
This weekend, the CWRU Film Society will present the 40th annual Science Fiction Marathon, featuring more than 24 hours of movies. The marathon begins Friday, Jan. 16, at 8 p.m. and runs all day Saturday, Jan. 17. Pre-sale tickets will be sold through Thursday in Nord Hall. Tickets are $4 per…
Privacy-related information sessions to continue this week
The University Compliance Office will continue its monthly “Speaking of Privacy” information sessions for Case Western Reserve University employees on Thursday, Jan. 15. Attendees will learn about general privacy management in higher education and get tips on the proper management of sensitive…
Charles Ramsey, who helped rescue three women from Ariel Castro’s house, to hold book signing at Barnes & Noble
Meet Charles Ramsey, author of Dead Giveaway, at the CWRU Barnes & Noble College Bookstore Jan. 15 from 1 to 2 p.m. In May 2013, Ramsey heard a young woman’s cry for help from his neighbor Ariel Castro’s house in Cleveland, kicked in the locked front door, and got her out, leading to the…