commencement
March 20, 2014
The commencement office will host its last Doctoral Fitting Day Friday, March 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building. This event offers new PhD, JD, MD, DNP, DMD, DM and DMA graduates the chance to get everything they need for commencement day. Students…
February 28, 2014
Registration for 2014 commencement opens Saturday, March 1. All students who plan to attend commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 18, must register online by 5 p.m. EDT on April 1. Registration will be available at case.edu/commencement/graduates/registration.html. In addition, the commencement…
October 23, 2013
The Commencement Speaker Selection Committee is surveying the campus community for commencement 2014 speaker nominations. The committee considers the following criteria when selecting candidates: High degree of name recognition among students Notable achievements in academic, artistic,…
September 05, 2013
Members of the university community are invited to nominate individuals for honorary degrees, which will be awarded during spring commencement. Honorary degrees from Case Western Reserve University recognize individuals who exemplify the highest ideals and standards of excellence in their work and…
May 24, 2013
On Sunday, Brittany Rohner was supposed to be on campus with her fellow graduate students as they celebrated the successful completion of their degrees. Instead, she was in Akron City Hospital, celebrating her graduation with the hospital’s nursing staff, her husband, family and most importantly,…
May 20, 2013
The man who built a small insurance operation into a national industry standard-setter accepted an honorary degree Sunday from Case Western Reserve University—the alma mater of his mother, father, sister, son, ex-wife, aunt and uncle. “Today,” Progressive Chairman Peter B. Lewis said as part of…
May 17, 2013
On a rainy April afternoon, a hopeful member of Case Western Reserve’s Class of 2013 climbed the dozen steps to the door of Clapp Hall, home of the university’s chemistry department. He was there for the final hurdle of his undergraduate career: the senior capstone presentation. The assignment,…
May 16, 2013
On June 19, 1891, Western Reserve University’s College for Women held its first commencement. That year, just one student, Mary Louise French, graduated. Though a few of you knew the correct answer, many didn’t ace the final exam, with answers ranging anywhere from 1 (correct) to 91. This year,…
May 15, 2013
The Cleveland Marathon takes place on commencement day. The race route passes through University Circle and into downtown Cleveland. Visitors attending Case Western Reserve University’s commencement ceremonies should expect road closures and delays in the University Circle area and surrounding…
May 06, 2013
The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University invites all graduating students to attend Tempus Transitus on Friday, May 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Amasa Stone Chapel. This rite of passage formally welcomes graduates into The Alumni Association and congratulates them on their…