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Lauren Tipping
5 questions with dental medicine’s Lauren Tipping, Class of 2026
When students arrive at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, they each bring their own motivations and aspirations to the journey. No matter how these differ, each student approaches graduation equipped with the same things: not just the clinical skills required of the…
Andrew Jacunski
5 questions with dental medicine’s Andrew Jacunski, Class of 2026
When students arrive at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, they each bring their own motivations and aspirations to the journey. No matter how these differ, each student approaches graduation equipped with the same things: not just the clinical skills required of the…
Fouad Ahmed
5 questions with dental medicine’s Fouad Ahmed, Class of 2026
When students arrive at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, they each bring their own motivations and aspirations to the journey. No matter how these differ, each student approaches graduation equipped with the same things: not just the clinical skills required of the…
Mohammad Hadeed
5 questions with dental medicine’s Mohammad Hadeed, Class of 2026
When students arrive at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, they each bring their own motivations and aspirations to the journey. No matter how these differ, each student approaches graduation equipped with the same things: not just the clinical skills required of the…
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5 questions with… Nick Barendt, executive director of the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems
As a lifelong Clevelander, Nick Barendt is passionate about seeing the city grow and thrive. Now, as a part of Leadership Cleveland’s class of 2023, he and 64 leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors of Northeast Ohio will go through a 10-month program to explore challenges and…
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5 questions with… Cassandra Veney, executive director of the Humanities in Leadership Learning Series (HILLS) program
Though headlines may lament that “There is no case for the humanities” or “The humanities are in crisis,” the scene on many university campuses dispels this notion. What is sometimes missing, however, is people in leadership positions with humanities training and diversity among humanities…
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5 questions with… SAGES teaching fellow, "Mentor of the Year" awardee Gail Arnoff
Over the past 55 years, Gail Arnoff has been known to make a lasting impact on her students and mentees. And recently, her influence gained official recognition: The SAGES teaching fellow in Case Western Reserve University's College of Arts and Sciences was recognized as “Mentor of the Year” from…
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5 questions with… Otto Penicka, Veale Center building manager and public address announcer for Spartan varsity sports for over 30 years
By Eddie Kerekes You are sitting in the middle of a blizzard at a football game. Though you are trying to support your school, you can barely distinguish the players on the field, and you have no idea who has the ball or where it is. Suddenly, you hear the public address announcer. “It’s first…
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5 questions with….Fehmida Kapadia, alumna, adjunct professor and champion of entrepreneurs
Fehmida Kapadia (GRS '12, biology) has held many roles at Case Western Reserve: graduate student, postdoctoral researcher, adjunct professor in the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program and, now, strategy and business consultant with the Human Fusions Institute. As we approach E-Week…
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5 questions with… student leader, senior Caroline Gray
Caroline Gray, a biology and business management student, wanted to leave her mark on Case Western Reserve University. So as a senior, she led the recently formed Student Presidents’ Roundtable, an organization that governs the non-financial business of eight of the largest student groups. And…