Faculty & Staff

Researchers are encouraged to apply for one of three $30,000 grants as part of the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative’s Explorys Collaborative Pilot. Three pilots will be awarded at $30,000 ($20,000 from CTSC and $10,000 in-kind technical support from Explorys) over six months.…

Robin Dubin, chair of the Faculty Senate, has called a meeting of the Undergraduate Program Faculty on Nov. 26 to discuss and then vote (by electronic ballot) on a proposal endorsed by the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education concerning SAGES governance. All voting members of the…

This month, any faculty or staff member who joins 121 Fitness will receive a 50 percent discount on their initiation fee and can earn back the remaining 50 percent back by exercising regularly in December and in January. The new members will get their $25 back if they exercise a minimum of eight…

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, to celebrate the life of Leroy Klein, emeritus professor of orthopedics, biochemistry and macromolecular science at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Klein passed away this September. In addition to his valued professorship, Klein was a…

On Thursday, Nov. 15, Professor Emeritus Wally Gingerich will lead a UCITE session on handling academic conflict and improving negotiation skills. Gingerich, who heads the Faculty Conciliation and Mediation Program, will focus on ways to help faculty understand the nature of conflict, highlight…

Faculty and staff can complete free and confidential online Health Risk Appraisals by visiting www.case.edu/hra. The appraisals ask participants questions about smoking, drinking, diet, exercise and other factors that influence well-being. Each individual who completes the appraisal will receive…

The Benelect open enrollment period for 2013 benefits starts today and runs through Nov. 30. Enrollment kits were sent by campus mail to benefits-eligible faculty and staff. The packets contain the Benelect 2013 guide, a summary of key considerations to help in decision-making, the Benelect 2013…

The “Shameless Self-Promotion” series continues Nov. 29 with “Social Media for Women Faculty.” At the event, writer Jill Miller Zimon will present tips on using social media to keep research alive, network, create a meaningful blog and self-promote. Her work has been featured in the Washington…

Train the Champion graduates Angela Lowery, student service coordinator for the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning; Stephanie Hall, CWRU police officer; and Dan Anker, associate dean for faculty affairs and human resources at the School of Medicine. Applications are being accepted for the…

In the next Faculty Work-in-Progress session, Sarah Gridley, assistant professor of poetry, will give an update on her work, “Out Flew the Web and Floated Wide: Tennyson and Green Eschatology.” Forthcoming from Omnidawn in 2013, Gridley’s third book of poems—titled Loom—searches for…