First Year Information

Stress and self-doubt can creep up, especially during finals. You might start doubting yourself and your skills due to difficult assignments or exams. This stress can feel difficult to overcome, especially when confronting challenges you may not have faced before.Here are a few steps to work…

The Cleveland Asian Festival is back this year, May 16-17. The festival is volunteer-run and aims to showcase Asian culture and promote the AsiaTown neighborhood of Cleveland.The festival is still seeking volunteers who are ready to take on one or more shifts to provide a strong experience for…

11th Annual Latine CelebrationLatine Celebration is a pre-commencement celebration that recognizes, celebrates and honors the undergraduate, graduate and professional Latine graduates. It is an outstanding accomplishment for our Latine students to receive academic degrees and increase…

Your first year at Case Western Reserve was filled with new beginnings and experiences. You built new routines, explored new courses, made new friends, joined clubs and organizations, participated in university traditions and so much more.As your first year ends you may already be thinking towards…

ECON 216: Data Visualization for Social Science with AI-Augmented Coding & Analysis introduces a new way to work with data using AI tools.In the course, students use AI coding agents like Claude Code to generate code by giving instructions in plain English. The focus is on reading and checking…

Are you studying abroad during summer or fall 2026 or interested in planning for studying abroad during a later term?The Office of Education Abroad is offering extended drop-in hours during Reading Days on Tuesday, April 27, and Wednesday, April 28. Stop by the Office of Education Abroad in Sears…

Join the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL) for this spring’s Saturday of Service on April 18. This day of service features on- and off-campus projects throughout the day, including preparing grounds for spring planting, removing trash from a neighborhood corridor, packing meals for…

Final exams officially begin on Thursday, April 30, and end on Thursday, May 7, with final grades due by 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. Be sure to double check your final exam schedule in the Student Information System (SIS) in the “Academics” tile. It is also helpful to confirm details such as exam…

Monday, April 27, is the deadline for first-year undergraduates to withdraw from individual courses, elect the pass/no pass (P/NP) grading option for one course or withdraw entirely from the current semester.Note that you may continue to process these requests in SIS until 11:59 p.m. ET, but staff…

The Student Leadership Awards were created by Dr. Dorothy Pijan in 1986 to recognize and honor Case Western Reserve's outstanding undergraduate student leaders. Pijan worked as the director of Thwing Center and Student Activities from 1982-2003, and was a well-respected and nationally known student…