Faculty & Staff
February 02, 2021
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which includes the most recent COVID-19 relief package, offers several temporary changes to health and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs). The university has chosen to adopt these temporary changes. Grace period extension The act allows…
January 28, 2021
Faculty and staff can get advice and educational information about retirement savings with a phone consultation from TIAA or Vanguard. Those interested are encouraged to sign up for these opportunities during February. Appointments are still available. One-on-one virtual counseling sessions and…
January 28, 2021
Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Gheorghe D. Mateescu passed away Friday, Jan. 22, at the age of 92. Mateescu was born in Pitesti, Romania, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1967 to receive his PhD from Case Western Reserve University under Professor G. Olah. He spent the following 53 years in the…
January 26, 2021
Kelvin Smith Library reminds faculty and instructors that the library has Canvas modules that support their instruction as students return for the new semester. There are 20 modules offered in the KSL Instruction Hub, with more to come. Faculty can add any of the modules to their Canvas courses by…
January 21, 2021
University Technology ([U]Tech) has iPads available to loan to faculty and a limited number of graduate assistants/teaching assistants to support teaching in the upcoming semester. iPads provide a resource for remote and hybrid instruction, and help give flexibility for teaching in an ever-changing…
January 20, 2021
Human Resources will host two upcoming webinars from IMPACT Solutions for faculty and staff members. The following webinars will be offered: “Emotional Resilience: From Stress to Success”—Jan. 27 at 11 a.m.“Fostering Personal Power in Times of Change”—Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. Register for the sessions.
January 20, 2021
Last fall, Zoom experienced a significant worldwide outage on the first day of classes for Case Western Reserve University. Although this turned out to be a rare event, University Technology ([U]Tech) would like to remind faculty that it is always good to have a backup plan when relying on…
January 19, 2021
More than 20% of faculty and staff members already have completed this year’s annual online compliance training, well ahead of the March 31 deadline. The compliance program launched the module on Jan. 8 by sending personalized Qualtrics links to faculty and staff members’ CWRU Gmail accounts.…
January 14, 2021
The University Technology’s ([U]Tech) Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) team will offer four remote delivery workshops to help faculty members prepare for teaching in the January term and/or spring semester. These workshops will be recorded and made available on the faculty training…
January 13, 2021
Case Western Reserve University’s employee assistance provider, IMPACT Solutions, is offering a webinar to share best practices for optimal energy to allow for sustainable change. The webinar, titled “Eating for Fuel,” is available on demand. To view the webinar, follow the below instructions: Go…