Faculty & Staff

The IRS has announced that employees will be able to contribute more into their qualified retirement and health care flexible spending accounts (FSA) in 2020. The limits are as follows: The contribution limit for retirement plans increased from $19,000 to $19,500The catch-up contribution limit on…

TIAA and Vanguard will conduct on-campus retirement counseling sessions during November for faculty and staff members. Sessions with Vanguard will be held on the following dates: Nov. 12 in Crawford Hall, Room 224Nov. 13 in Crawford Hall, Room 224 To schedule a one-on-one with Vanguard, call…

Spaces are filling quickly for the final days of biometric screenings on campus for the fall wellness campaign. Faculty and staff who will use Case Western Reserve University health benefits in 2020 can earn an extra $25 each month next year by completing a tobacco attestation, health risk…

Jeffery L. Blumer, a former professor of pediatrics and pharmacology, passed away Oct. 21. Blumer, who came to Case Western Reserve University in the 1970s, originally worked in the pharmacology realm, but as he worked toward a better understanding of kinetics and dynamics as unique in children…

Case Western Reserve University’s employee assistance program through IMPACT Solutions is offering an online seminar titled “Money is Emotional: Prevent Your Heart from Hijacking Your Wallet.” This seminar will help participants learn how to navigate emotional money situations with purpose and…

The entire Case Western Reserve University community is once again invited to participate in this year's Charity Choice campaign. “At Case Western Reserve, we believe in supporting our community,” said Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III. “Connecting to our shared humanity and…

The Community & Collaboration Component of the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) offers four-hour professionally facilitated work sessions for established or emerging interdisciplinary groups of investigators with engaged stakeholders that need time to brainstorm and…

The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women is recruiting for the eighth class of its professional and leadership development program for tenured women faculty, “What’s Next?” The program was developed for tenured women faculty members interested in focusing on their career vision and path and…

Benelect open enrollment for 2020 begins today (Nov. 4) and runs through Nov. 30. Open enrollment materials are available on the Human Resources website to assist employees in making elections in the online enrollment system. Employees can view and enroll in Benelect plans by signing into HCM and…

James Zull, a former professor of biology at Case Western Reserve University, passed away Oct. 27. Zull, a professor of biology and biochemistry, began his teaching career in Cleveland in 1966 as an assistant professor of chemistry at the Case Institute of Technology. A few years later, he joined…