Events
October 28, 2013
RePlay for Kids will host a toy repair and modification workshop Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Crawford Hall A09. Volunteers will adapt or repair toys for children with disabilities in Northeast Ohio. Most repairs involve testing and fixing broken wires or other simple repairs. Anyone…
October 28, 2013
David Fleshler, associate provost for international affairs, will speak on “Developing International Agreements” this week as a part of the Global Talk Fall Series. Fleshler will examine how to connect with colleagues and build on existing international agreements, and how to identify and develop…
October 28, 2013
Janice Radway, the Walter Dill Scott Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University, will give the annual Carl W. Ubbelohde lecture, titled "Girls, ‘Zines, and Divergent Networks of Dissent: Some Thoughts on Subjectivity and Social Movement in the 1990s.” The lecture will take place…
October 25, 2013
Lynne Huffer, the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Emory University, will be on campus next week for multiple talks. Huffer is the author of numerous books and is a pioneer in the idea of queer feminism. On Monday, Oct. 28, she will present a talk…
October 25, 2013
O’Henry prize-winning author Thomas Glave will speak about his new book, Among the Blood People: Politics and Flesh on Wednesday, Oct.30, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. Glave was named a Village Voice “Writer on the Verge” in 2000. He is the author of Whose Song? And Other Stories,…
October 25, 2013
The campus community is invited to celebrate Halloween at Home and enjoy free food, student-group performances, pumpkin carving, s’mores roasting and giveaways. The event will take place Saturday, Oct. 26, from 3 to 7 p.m., at the Kelvin Smith Library Oval and the Thwing Center. The event is…
October 25, 2013
The Center for Popular Music Studies and the Progressive Art Alliance are teaming up to bring hip-hop DJ and turntablist DJ Rob Swift to campus. Join Swift for an interactive presentation about the art of DJing during “Innovation in Modern Music: Understanding the Craft of the DJ/Turntablist” on…
October 25, 2013
All faculty and staff members are invited to learn about workplace safety at a Lunch and Learn session titled “Safety @ CWRU” on Tuesday, Nov. 5, from noon to 1 p.m. in Crawford Hall, Room 209. At this session, Case Western Reserve University Police Sgt. Jeffrey Daberko will address workplace…
October 25, 2013
As a part of Bioethics Day, Gerrit Kimsma will give a talk on euthanasia and its associated movements. Kimsma is a Dutch general practitioner who has been deeply involved in the development and regulation of euthanasia in the Netherlands. Euthanasia traditionally has been performed by physicians…
October 24, 2013
As part of the Power of Diversity Lecture Series, the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity will present a lecture by John H. Flores on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. in the Thwing Center’s 1914 Lounge. Flores, the Climo Junior Professor and an assistant professor of history, will…