Faculty & Staff

The 2017 Staff Advisory Council elections are now open. Staff in the following management centers will elect representatives for the 2017–2019 term: Academic Administration Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences School…

The Office of Undergraduate Studies is looking for faculty to participate on fellowship and scholarship (e.g. Rhodes, Fulbright, Marshall, Mitchell, Goldwater, Truman, etc.) candidate review committees. The feedback provided by these committees will help guide candidate revisions, if applicable,…

The University Technology ([U]Tech) Teaching and Learning Technologies team will offer a number of resources and training opportunities to help the university community prepare to use Canvas. The team will offer “Getting Started in Canvas” for beginners to learn more about creating a course,…

Sarah Vowell will discuss her novel Lafayette in the Somewhat United States as the 2017 Elaine G. Hadden Distinguished Visiting Author and keynote speaker at Fall Convocation, a university tradition that serves as the formal celebration to open the new academic year. Fall Convocation is Wednesday,…

Beginning in September, the Professional Development Center will offer a variety of courses, covering such topics as employment laws and identifying emotions. Faculty and staff can select from the following courses: “Employment Law Essentials for Supervisors: Harassment, Retaliation, and…

The Vacation Donation Bank program, which allows employees to contribute vacation days they don’t expect to use to a bank within their school or unit, is open for donations through Aug. 15. Donated time will then be available for use by employees who are taking unpaid medical leave during the…

Help Case Western Reserve University’s international students feel welcome in Cleveland by applying to be a host in the International Friendship Program. The program helps students transition to life in the U.S., offers hosts the unique opportunity to learn about diverse nationalities and…

The University Technology ([U]Tech) Teaching and Learning Technologies team has built a new tool in the Canvas Wizard to make it easier for instructors to move their Blackboard courses to Canvas. Those who have old course content in Blackboard that they would like moved to Canvas can use the…

Just a few spaces remain in the fall 2017 Books@Work group for faculty and staff. Books@Work is a Cleveland-based nonprofit that uses literature to build crucial workplace skills. The program is more than a book club. With the guidance of a Case Western Reserve University faculty member, the…

Case Western Reserve University’s employee assistance program through EASE@Work is offering an online seminar titled “Managing in a Multigenerational Workplace.” The seminar identifies the characteristics and key motivational factors of each generation, and explores commonalities and differences…