Faculty & Staff
June 11, 2014
A class period is highly valuable time for scholarly discussion—yet very often it becomes an occasion for the mere transmission of information instead. This often occurs because faculty members feel that such deep discussions are not possible because students do not have the knowledge and…
June 11, 2014
In partnership with the Leonard Gelfand STEM Center, TECH CORPS is offering two open enrollment programming camps at Case Western Reserve University this summer. Techie Camp is a full-day, weeklong program designed to engage elementary and middle school students in hands-on, interactive…
June 10, 2014
The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University will host “Wearable computing and sensor technology: What's all the fuss?” Amy Sheon, executive director of the Urban Health Initiative, will lead the talk as part of the PRCHN Seminar Series. The…
June 09, 2014
Next month, the University Compliance Office will begin presenting monthly privacy-related information sessions for Case Western Reserve University employees to learn best practice tips to apply to their jobs. The sessions will take place on the third Thursday of every month, with topics rotating…
June 09, 2014
The Case Western Reserve University Administrative Professionals Series (CAPS) is accepting registrants for its June financial administration classes. The training and development program educates full- and part-time university employees on the financial management of the institution’s…
June 06, 2014
Applications for the Women Staff Leadership Development Institute are due by Sunday, June 15, at 5 p.m. The Women Staff Leadership Development Institute is a yearlong professional and leadership development program for full-time Case Western Reserve University women staff. A description of the…
June 04, 2014
The Staff Advisory Council is accepting nominations for representatives through July 11. Eligibility for membership on the council is defined as all regular, full or part-time, exempt and non-exempt, non-faculty employees with at least six months of service with the university. Representatives are…
June 04, 2014
The Garden@Case, located on Magnolia Drive by Mather Park, is looking for volunteers to help raise fresh vegetables for a local hunger center. Anyone interested in planting, weeding, watering and harvesting can contact Kathleen Dowdell at kjd4@case.edu or Brian Gray at bcg8@case.edu. No…
June 02, 2014
Anyone who has thought about ending their use of tobacco products is invited to attend the Tobacco Cessation Series, which will offer eight guided sessions for making a plan and setting a quit date. The next session takes place June 18–Aug. 6 and meets Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in Adelbert…
May 30, 2014
Why do students fail in their college courses? There are many reasons of course. But given the selective nature of the admissions process at Case Western Reserve University, they should not be failing because they are not prepared academically. The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and…