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Alumni to give insider view of lead-up to 2016 presidential election at lecture Nov. 6
Every four years, Ohio hosts a collection of political pundits parachuting in to gauge the pulse of the “heart of it all” in the run-up to the presidential election. Amidst this circus, what’s the casual observer to make of the battles raging for control of state capitols, Congress and even the…
Alumnus to give talk on experience with Peace Corps in Panama
Alexandra Litofsky (CWR ’12, GRS ’13, environmental engineering) will give a talk on her experience with the Peace Corps in Panama today (Oct. 13) from 4 to 5 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 341A. Litofsky serves as an environmental health volunteer in Panama. Students are encouraged to attend to…
Get a laugh at IMPROVment’s Alumni Show Oct. 10
IMPROVment, Case Western Reserve University’s premier short-form improv comedy troupe, will hold its biannual Alumni Show Saturday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. Come celebrate 12 years of free improv comedy on CWRU’s campus as current troupe members perform…
Join alumni at The Corner Alley for “Meet Up at Uptown” Oct. 10
The university community is invited to join undergraduate alumni from the Case School of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Weatherhead School of Management and predecessor schools for a round of bowling. The “Meet Up at Uptown” will be held…
Reunite with classmates and meet new alumni
This year, Case Western Reserve University will celebrate 23 classes whose graduation years end in zeros and fives, giving each class the chance to reunite. See a full list of reunion events at case.edu/alumni/homecoming/. Some reunion events include: Law School’s All Alumni Reception and…
Lasting impact: CWRU ranks 11th most influential in science
A new ranking of national universities based on their “lasting contributions to society” puts Case Western Reserve 11th in the country, just behind Carnegie Mellon and ahead of Princeton, Dartmouth and Cornell universities. Developed by researchers at Michigan State University and Duke University…
Alumnus Andrew Zajac dies fighting Washington wildfires
As a Case Western Reserve biology major, Andrew Zajac relished any opportunity to go into the field. “Clouds of bugs, pouring rain and hot sun never seemed to dampen his spirits,” said Mike Benard, George B. Mayer Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology. “He loved wading around in ponds,…
Remembering civil rights champion, longtime congressman and CWRU professor Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes, Ohio’s first African-American congressman and an alumnus and faculty member of Case Western Reserve, died Tuesday with his wife, Jay, by his side. He was 90, and had been diagnosed with lung and brain cancer this summer. “Case Western Reserve, Cleveland and our entire country have…
CWRU welcomes new Alumni Association leader
After spending nearly two decades in Florida—a state where temperatures average in the mid-70s in winter—Bradford Crews knows Cleveland’s cold will require an adjustment. But so much about Case Western Reserve appealed to Crews that he quickly warmed to the idea of moving here to lead the…
Do you know outstanding alumni? Nominate them for annual Alumni Association awards
The Case Western Reserve University Alumni Association invites all members of the university community to submit nominations for the annual Alumni Association awards, which are presented each year during Homecoming/Reunion weekend. Four awards—the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Professional…