Faculty & Staff

Spaces are filling quickly for the final days of biometric screenings on campus for the fall wellness campaign. Faculty and staff with Case Western Reserve University health benefits can earn an extra $25 each month in 2018 by completing a tobacco attestation and a biometric screening on or before…

Benelect open enrollment materials will not be sent via campus mail this year. The 2018 Benelect guide, a summary of Benelect changes for this year, price sheets and instructions for making your elections in the online enrollment system are available through the 2018 Open Enrollment webpage.…

Case Western Reserve University’s employee assistance program through EASE@Work has made an online seminar on frequent desk exercises and ergonomic tips available for free to faculty and staff. To access the seminar: Go to easeatwork.com; Click on “Member Login” and enter username “CWRU”…

Services will be held tomorrow in remembrance of Robert C. Dunbar, emeritus professor of chemistry, who died Oct. 31. He was 74. Dunbar graduated from Harvard University in 1965 with a bachelor’s in chemistry and obtained his PhD in physical chemistry from Stanford University in 1970. He began…

Faculty members are invited to apply for the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) Learning Fellows program. This program provides opportunities for Case Western Reserve University faculty members to explore and expand their understanding of the art and science of…

Premium costs for Case Western Reserve’s primary insurance programs will climb significantly less than forecast next year after officials adopted changes that faculty and staff supported in town hall meetings and a campus-wide survey. Accelerating health costs nationally, coupled with university…

The IRS has announced calendar year limits on retirement contributions, which increase in 2018. Faculty and staff can contribute toward their retirement savings on a pre-tax or Roth basis through payroll deduction. All participants can contribute up to $18,500. Participants age 50 or older in 2018…

Faculty and staff who carry university health insurance have the opportunity to earn $25 a month in 2018 with the Wellness Premium Incentive by completing two simple steps this fall: the biometric health screening and tobacco attestation. Biometric health screenings Screenings take place on…

The 2017 Staff Advisory Council (SAC) Community Service Basket Raffle will be held in conjunction with the Benefits Fair Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pre-sale tickets were available at the Vendor Fair Oct. 24 and from SAC representatives…

Faculty members are invited to apply for a five-week series of interactive workshops on using data visualization and text analysis in the classroom. This collaboration between University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education and the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship will give…