Faculty & Staff

What makes some ideas “stick” in people’s minds long after they have heard them, while other things seem to fade? A book called Made to Stick: Why some ideas survive and others die, by Chip and Dan Heath, explores this phenomenon and the factors that help to make ideas stay vividly and indelibly in ...

A representative from Kaiser Permanente will be in Crawford Hall 209 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, to answer questions and provide information on the company’s services. No appointment is necessary. Faculty and staff are encouraged to learn about the services offered by Kaiser Perma...

Thanks to a bequest from the members of the family of the late Evan Nord, UCITE will offer a new program of Nord Grants to faculty members at Case Western Reserve University. The grants are available for a wide range of activities, with the duration of grants lasting one year, with the possibility o...

The university bookstore is available to host or assist with author events. Employees at the Barnes and Noble bookstore can order the books in any quantity, attend the book signing at any location, host the event and help publicize it. Local authors interested in having a reading or signing are enco...

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. The hatha yoga course, held Tuesdays Oct. 9–30 from 6 to 7 p.m., blends a variety of levels of yoga...

Faculty members of all colleges and schools at Case Western Reserve University are invited to apply to become Learning Fellows for the Spring 2013 semester. The deadline for applications is Friday, Oct. 12. Each program carries with it a grant for $2,500 upon successful completion of the program. F...

UCITE's lunch session on Thursday, Oct. 4, will focus on the university's SIS (Student Information System) as well as the Office of Undergraduate Studies. Kate Kraus, associate registrar, will provide a general overview regarding the SIS Faculty Center (grade rosters, course rosters, permissions, e...

Women faculty: The Women Faculty Leadership Development Institute of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will host “Shameless Self-Promotion: Communicating with Credibility” Monday, Oct. 15. Christine Zust, the author of Everything I Do Positions Me: The Simple Path to Professional Success, wil...

Any faculty member interested in leading a credit or non-credit short-term study abroad during spring break or the new spring II study abroad session should contact the Office of Education Abroad to get a program development form. Program development forms are due by Oct. 1. These programs typicall...

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 6, to honor the life of Wilma J. Phipps, emeritus professor of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Phipps passed away this summer at the age of 87. Phipps was a valued faculty member and student mentor at the ...