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Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust, trustees to receive President’s Award for Visionary Achievement
A simple yet powerful maxim guides the extraordinary philanthropy of the Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust: helping people and organizations help themselves. That principle emanates from the lives of the Trust’s namesake, Kent Hale Smith (CIT ’17), and his wife, Thelma. And it continues today through ...
Plan for graduation ceremonies with commencement day schedule
For those who will be attending commencement on Sunday, May 17, a schedule is available to help plan out the day. The University Convocation will be at 9:30 a.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center. Each school will hold its own diploma ceremony: Undergraduate Studies: 11 a....
University to award four honorary degrees, approximately 2,000 diplomas during 2015 commencement
As approximately 2,000 students receive their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at 2015 commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 17, four esteemed professionals from fields such as the military, medicine and entertainment also will be recognized with honorary degrees. Students and families at...
Plan for road closures on commencement day due to Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon
The Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon takes place on commencement day. The 2015 route will begin at Quicken Loans Arena and conclude at the Cuyahoga County Courthouse on Lakeside Avenue. The course is almost exclusively run on the west side of the city. Visitors attending Case Western Reserve University’...
Jackson Award winner Gillian Weiss helps struggling student earn a degree
“Great mentors don’t just belong to people who do great things,” wrote a Case Western Reserve University alum and former student of Gillian Weiss. “They are also there for the people who stumble across the finish line.” With that resounding endorsement, her former student nominated the associate pr...
Paul Barnhart receives 2015 J. Bruce Jackson Award for undergraduate mentoring
In the corner of his office, Paul Barnhart keeps a 33-year-old photo of himself when he was a Case Western Reserve University undergrad to remind him to think what it was like to be a student—and to show students he was once like them. “As a college senior, I was a different person in many ways,” s...
Case Western Reserve graduate takes unlikely path to dental school doctorate
It will be an unforgettable few days for Dante Luis Amelotti. On Sunday, May 17, he will receive a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree during commencement ceremonies at Case Western Reserve University. And, shortly after that, Amelotti expects to become a commissioned U.S. Army captain before reporti...
Staff, student volunteers needed for commencement
The Commencement Office is seeking dependable Case Western Reserve University students and staff to help make commencement 2015 a special and memorable day for graduates. Commencement will be held Sunday, May 17, in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center. For student volunteers, the ...
Volunteers needed for commencement 2015, taking place May 17
The commencement office is seeking dependable Case Western Reserve employees to help make commencement 2015 a special and memorable day for graduates. Commencement will be held Sunday, May 17. Volunteers should prepare to arrive no later than 7 a.m. There is a mandatory meeting for all volunteers F...
Attend LGBT Center’s Lavender Graduation on April 27
The LGBT Center will hold the sixth annual Lavender Graduation on Monday, April 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Alumni House. Lavender Graduation honors and applauds graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual and allied students by formally recognizing and celebrating their experien...