Faculty & Staff

Faculty members spend a great deal of time preparing and delivering courses. However, understanding student satisfaction with courses can sometimes be difficult. Their satisfaction is not, as is sometimes thought, achieved by making the course easy to obtain good grades or by the instructor being e...

121 Fitness will offer its five-tiered program, Get “Fit for Life,” beginning the week of Jan. 14. This eight- or 12-week training program offers specialized workout and nutrition plans for every level—whether you want to lose weight, tone, build muscle or just become more active. The program also ...

As part of the Employee Wellness Program, there will be a free cooking demo Jan. 10 on creating delicious and nutritious soups. Join Bon Appetit and Cleveland Botanical Garden’s chef Tony Smoody as he demonstrates easy ways to prepare healthy, tasty soups—and shares his creations for sampling. The ...

This semester, the Office of Human Resources’ Organizational Development and Learning unit will offer a variety of free workshops to enhance employees’ professional growth. The first course, on “Exploring Emotional Intelligence,” will be held Jan. 16. Join Shirley Mosley and Mitzi Vázquez-Long from ...

Emeritus Professor Robert A. Clark died Dec. 19 of complications from pneumonia. He was 89. Clark received his doctoral degree in mathematics from MIT in 1949 and then joined the faculty at Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University). Clark retired from Case Western Reserve U...

Departments and individuals in need of a place to hold a conference, meeting, retreat or social event should consider Squire Valleevue Farm’s Manor House, located only 12 miles from campus. Rental fees vary depending on the group affiliation, type of event and day of the event. Additional informati...

While some of the implications of the tax deal Congress approved Tuesday are not yet clear, Case Western Reserve University officials wanted to update the community as quickly as possible about changes scheduled to take effect this month. The federal payroll tax (officially called FICA, for Federal...

The Department of Human Resources’ organizational development and learning unit is ringing in 2013 with new learning and professional development opportunities. Several classes on various topics will be held on campus and are offered to employees of Case Western Reserve University at no cost. Topic...

During the past two months, 583 Case Western Reserve University employees completed the Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) questionnaire and obtained information about their current health and wellbeing. Eight of those participants were selected as raffle winners: iPads Julie Patterson Brian Sherman ...

The Connor Integrative Medicine Network at University Hospitals once again presents four-week yoga and meditation classes, offered at a discounted price for Case Western Reserve University employees, students and volunteers. In Meditation 101, participants will experience meditation and learn pract...