Faculty & Staff

The Administrative Professionals Network will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. in Kelvin Smith Library, Room LL06, with optional networking from 11:45 a.m. to noon, and again from 1 to 1:15 p.m. The topic for this meeting is "Perspectives on Workplace Wellness."…

Women faculty and staff members are invited to attend a brown bag lecture by Sara Laschever, co-author of Women Don't Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation and Positive Strategies for Change and Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want. Laschever's…

The next Science Café Cleveland event will feature a talk titled "Why do airliners sometimes experience loss of power at high altitudes?" by Michael J. Oliver, an aerospace research engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center. Turbofan engines powering commercial aircraft have been found to sometimes…

Faculty and staff members interested in learning more about Case Western Reserve University’s participation in The Tuition Exchange program are invited to attend a presentation Monday, Nov. 11, from 2 to 3 p.m. in Clapp Hall, Room 108. Rick Bischoff, vice president of Enrollment Management, and…

Due to the overwhelming response to the new university wellness program, the Office of Human Resources has added dates and times for onsite biometric screenings: Nov. 20-22, from 11 a.m. to noon at Crawford Hall, Room 209 Nov. 25-26, from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Frances Payne Bolton School of…

The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) once again will be collecting and making items to donate to Cleveland homeless shelters. For the fifth straight year, SAC members Kathleen Dowdell and Kathleen O’Linn are spearheading the collection of warm winter items for homeless men to donate to the Care…

2014 Benelect Open Enrollment starts today, Nov. 4, and runs through Nov. 30. Enrollment kits were sent by campus mail to benefits eligible faculty and staff. The packets contain the Benelect 2014 guide, a summary of key considerations to help in your decision making, the Benelect 2014 price sheets…

As part of the Ease@Work Wellness Program, the university will sponsor a nicotine cessation series, which will include guided sessions for making a plan to quit and setting a quit date. The program is facilitated by Valerie Clause, a smoking cessation program facilitator certified by the American…

The Connor Integrative Medicine Network at University Hospitals will offer its yoga classes at a discounted price for Case Western Reserve University employees, students and volunteers. And, for the months of November and December, participants can attend their first class for free. The hatha yoga…

Benelect open enrollment kits have been sent to benefits-eligible faculty and staff. These packets contain the Benelect 2014 guide, a summary of key considerations to help in decision-making, the Benelect 2014 price sheets, and instructions for making elections in the online enrollment system.…