commencement

The Commencement Office will host its second Doctoral Fitting Day today (March 17) from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center, Smith Commons (main floor). Doctoral fittings are events open to all professional and doctoral students (PhD, JD, SJD, MD, DNP, DMD, DM and DMA…

As a 24-year-old attorney—one of few African-American lawyers in his home state of Alabama in 1955—Fred Gray would meet with a department store employee over lunch and discuss her frustrations as a black woman riding the city’s segregated buses. And he'd counsel her about what she might do if asked…

Mark your calendar for Commencement 2017: Sunday, May 21. The registration process to attend commencement will open tomorrow, Wednesday, March 1. All graduating students must sign up online to indicate if they plan to participate in the commencement ceremonies. Commencement registration is a…

The university community is invited to submit nominations for award of honorary degrees. Case Western Reserve University confers honorary degrees at spring commencement to recognize people who exemplify excellence in human endeavor, including scholarship, public service and the performing…

In August 2012, hundreds of first-years arrived on campus—some eager, some nervous, and all preparing to start the next phase of their lives as Case Western Reserve University students. Less than one month ago, many of those same students crossed the stage to accept their diplomas and move on to…

A plumber’s son from Scranton, Pa., drew on his dad’s advice in offering the final words of his commencement address to Case Western Reserve University’s Class of 2016. “No matter what I achieved, he always said the same thing,” said double alumnus and university trustee Mark A. Weinberger.…

Are you attending commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 15? Make sure you're keeping track of the day's events. The University Convocation will be at 9:30 a.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center. Tickets are required for this portion of the day. Each school will hold its own…

For the first time since Case Western Reserve University established the award in 2008, the President’s Award for Visionary Achievement recognizes neither a sole individual nor an organization and its leaders. Rather, this year’s honorees are a family that embodies the award’s ideals of service to…

Case Western Reserve University will award honorary degrees to four individuals at its 2016 commencement address this Sunday, May 15. The four revered professionals will join approximately 2,100 students who will receive their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees throughout the day. This…

The Commencement Office is seeking dependable Case Western Reserve University student and staff volunteers to help make commencement 2016 a special and memorable day for graduates and their guests. Commencement will be held Sunday, May 15, in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center.…