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Mark your calendar for important dates for commencement
Graduating students of Case Western Reserve University are encouraged to mark their calendars for important dates leading up to commencement, which will be Sunday, May 19. At all events, representatives from the university bookstore and the commencement office will be available to assist students…
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Commencement videos available online now
Videos from several 2018 Case Western Reserve University commencement ceremonies are available now online at case.edu/commencement/media/commencement-videos. The following videos are available: Convocation, the presentation of honorary degrees, conferral of degrees by President Barbara R.…
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5 questions with… retiring professor and university marshal Robin Dubin
At commencement convocation Sunday, Robin Dubin stood at the podium on stage at the outset of the event and declared: “The 2018 commencement convocation ceremony of Case Western Reserve University is hereby convened.” Dubin relished the moment, realizing it would be the last time she’d have the…
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Former Cleveland Clinic CEO offers unexpected advice at commencement
Former Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove told Case Western Reserve University’s Class of 2018 Sunday about a topic he said he felt “eminently qualified to address.” Leadership? No. Health care? No. Cardiac surgery? Yet again, no. Instead, he focused on failure—namely, his own. A collection of…
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Latino Graduation
Latino Graduation will be held Saturday, May 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Thwing Center ballroom. The tradition of Latino Graduation at Case Western Reserve University began in 2016 as a celebration of graduating students who identify as Latina/o, Latinx, or Hispanic to celebrate and recognize…
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Black Graduation Ceremony
The university community is invited to the Black Graduation Ceremony today (May 18) from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. In its third year, the Black Graduation Ceremony is a pre-commencement celebration to honor students from the African Diaspora who, through…
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Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears, lead benefactors of Sears think[box], earn President’s Award for Visionary Achievement
As an undergraduate engineering student, Larry Sears had to go to his Cleveland Heights basement when he wanted to tinker. Today, thanks in part to his leadership and generosity, students across the campus can create everything from jewelry to medical diagnostic devices—whether as a hobby or the…
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CWRU to honor more than 2,000 graduates, three honorary degree recipients at commencement May 20
Case Western Reserve University will celebrate the accomplishments and hard work of more than 2,000 graduating students during commencement Sunday, May 20. In addition to the Class of 2018, the university will recognize three individuals for their lifetime achievements with honorary…
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Watch a livestream of commencement on Facebook Sunday
Tune into Case Western Reserve University’s Facebook page Sunday, May 20, at 9:30 a.m. to watch the University Convocation live from the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center. Follow, like, share during commencement using #CWRU18. For guests coming to campus without tickets, several…
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Trailblazer and warrior for people with developmental disabilities
Jane W. Kessler wins 2018 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize It was the 1940s, a time when women rarely questioned the establishment. But Jane W. Kessler, whose lifetime of service as a clinician, scholar, teacher and community leader has knitted a rich mosaic, had the guts to challenge the…