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Sign up online for 2015 Farm Food Program
The Case Western Reserve University Farm's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program has officially launched for its fourth season.  A CSA allows community members to invest in local farms and receive fresh produce in return. Better yet, when shareholders join, they support the university's…
Sign up for free group tobacco cessation program
Ease@Work will offer a free group tobacco cessation program on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. from Jan. 21 through March 11. Sessions will be held in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, room 320B. Goals of the program include: Assess readiness to end tobacco…
Students’ use of technology in class: powerful or problematic? Discuss at next UCITE session
One common complaint among faculty is what to do about the use of laptops and smartphones during class by students. On the one hand, these devices are powerful learning tools that enable students to have a world of knowledge at their fingertips that can be retrieved in an instant. It also enables…
Next workshop in implicit bias series to focus on weapons biases
The Organizational Development & Learning Unit of the Department of Human Resources will continue its brown bag series on implicit bias Tuesday, Jan. 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Adelbert Hall, Room M2. The series on implicit bias comprises 15 individual sessions, based on the Implicit…
Privacy-related information sessions to continue this week
The University Compliance Office will continue its monthly “Speaking of Privacy” information sessions for Case Western Reserve University employees on Thursday, Jan. 15. Attendees will learn about general privacy management in higher education and get tips on the proper management of sensitive…
Telephone, voicemail upgrade marks first phase of large initiative
Overnight, Information Technology Services (ITS) upgraded Case Western Reserve’s telephone and voicemail systems. When you access your voice mailbox for the first time today, you will be prompted to set a new PIN and to record a personal greeting. Instructions regarding this process, as well as…
Telephone, voicemail systems to be upgraded this evening
At 10 p.m. tonight, Information Technology Services (ITS) will upgrade the university’s telephone and voicemail systems. The upgrade is necessary to ensure service reliability and will conclude by the start of the business day on Thursday, Jan. 8. Impact to telephone service From 10 p.m. tonight…
Organizational Development and Learning kicks off workshop series on implicit bias Jan. 13
The Organizational Development & Learning Unit of the Department of Human Resources will kick off its brown bag winter series on implicit bias Tuesday, Jan. 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Crawford Hall 209. The series on implicit bias comprises 15 individual sessions, based on the Implicit…
Weight Watchers subsidy available for benefits-eligible employees in 2015
Beginning Jan. 1, a 50 percent subsidy is available for benefits-eligible faculty and staff interested in joining Weight Watchers. The subsidy is available for Weight Watchers Meetings (at work or in the community; includes online access) and for Weight Watchers Essentials (online program). Weight…
Printing Services' Thwing Center location to become full-service FedEx facility by mid-January
Beginning Dec. 19, the Thwing Center Printing Services location will transition to become a full-service FedEx facility, expected to open in mid-January. While the Thwing Center site will close for improvements, all printing needs will be processed out of the Cedar Avenue Service Center until the…