ISEB

Medtech entrepreneur Joe Mandato (MGT '04) was well into his career—and living on the West Coast—when he decided to pursue a doctorate in business. After reviewing his options—and factoring in the challenge of a cross-country commute—he arrived at Case Western Reserve University. The non-traditiona...

As part of a multi-billion-dollar federal spending package, U.S. Congress approved $963,000 for Case Western Reserve University to acquire critical research equipment for the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB), a nearly 200,000-square-foot research facility. With an estim...

When Larry and Sally Sears provided the initial support to launch Case Western Reserve University’s hands-on innovation center, they imagined a collaborative space where big ideas could become reality. Since its opening in 2012, the Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box], a 50,000-square-fo...

As a Case Western Reserve University trustee for more than two decades, including several years as the board’s chair, Charles J. “Bud” Koch held a front-row seat for some of the institution’s most transformative advances. Now, he, his wife Katie and their family have committed $1.25 million to supp...

Miguel Zubizarreta (CWR ‘90) likes to be part of projects from the beginning. In the early 1990s he collaborated with the founder of a small startup to create a new software solution that launched Hyland Software’s journey to becoming a thriving global enterprise. Now Zubizarreta and his family ar...

Case Western Reserve University’s plans for its new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) will take a visible step forward next month as preparations for Yost Hall’s demolition begin. Announced in June, the 189,000-square-foot ISEB is scheduled to open in the fall of 2026. But b...

Growing up in Akron in the 1940s and ’50s, Frank Linsalata and his older brother, Ralph, likely didn’t give much thought to words like “interdisciplinary.” But at the school that would later become Case Western Reserve University, the two still developed the diverse skill sets that define the term—...

An early interest in engineering drew Tom Seitz (CIT ’70) to the campus of what is now Case Western Reserve University. Here, he began to learn the importance of collaboration, innovation and empowering teams to work together toward a common goal. It was the interdisciplinary skills he acquired—alo...

Since he first stepped onto the Case Quad as an electrical engineering student in 1970, Larry Enterline (CIT ’74) has recognized the value of exploring fields beyond his specialty. Throughout a career spanning more than four decades, Enterline has had ample opportunities to apply the cross-discipl...

Trustee Aarti Chandna and her husband, Asheem, also co-chair the project’s fundraising campaign As a longtime social impact and angel investor, Aarti Chandna knows well what she needs to see before committing to support a project. "The way I look at it—any successful company has to be a place whe...