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Verify new dependents for 2016 before Open Enrollment
Employees planning to add dependents to their benefits for the 2016 calendar year who are not covered by the employee’s 2015 benefits plan must provide appropriate dependent verification to Benefits Administration prior to making their elections during Open Enrollment this November. Providing depen...
Attend town hall meetings to learn more about benefit, wellness programs
The Department of Human Resources will hold town hall sessions about 2016 benefits and wellness programs for faculty and staff. The informational sessions will be held in the Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Ford Auditorium, on the following days and times: Thursday, Oct. 22, from 1 to 2 p.m. Fr...
Next Siegal Lifelong Learning Program event to feature panel on children’s readiness for school
The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a panel discussion on school readiness Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Siegal Facility in Beachwood. The event will help parents figure out if their children are ready for kindergarten. Recently, Ohio implemented a new holistic ...
Participate in wellness activities to improve health and qualify for monthly premium incentive
Learn more about your health by completing three wellness activities this fall: a biometric screening, Health Rick Appraisal and Tobacco Attestation Form. All benefits-eligible faculty and staff can complete the screening and Health Risk Appraisal, however only employees who use one of the universit...
Plan for retirement with workshop designed specifically for women
The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, Department of Human Resources and TIAA-CREF will offer a series of financial management workshops geared specifically toward women. The first workshop will be held Oct. 14 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 248. The series will he...
Find out how a plant-based diet can help prevent heart disease
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, will present the second session of the Plant-Based Nutrition series Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Biomedical Research Building, Room 105. The session will focus on “The Ending of Heart Disease.” In 1995, Esselstyn pub...
Faculty: Find out how you can help improve student writing skills
Over the past eight years, faculty readers of SAGES writing portfolios have indicated that Case Western Reserve University students are writing academic essays that meet grammatical and stylistic expectations, but demonstrate weaknesses in argumentation and critical thinking. Join the University Cen...
Discounted regalia available at university bookstore through Nov. 30
The Barnes and Noble University Bookstore will offer 10 percent off custom regalia through Nov. 30. Faculty and staff can stop by the bookstore any time to have their measurements taken....
Office of Faculty Development offers Lunch & Learn workshops; series begins Oct. 16
The Office of Faculty Development will offer 90-minute skill-building workshops on select Fridays throughout the year from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Thwing Center’s Cleveland Room. Amanda Shaffer, director of faculty development, will present the first workshop, “Crafting Your Career Vision,” Friday, Oct....
Provost Scholars Program seeks mentors for East Cleveland students
The Provost Scholars Program seeks faculty, staff member, postdoctoral fellows and retired faculty to become mentors for area students. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 6. The Provost Scholars Program is a partnership between Case Western Reserve University and East Cleveland City Schools, off...