Katie Laux

A gap year offers students time to reflect and gain clarity about their interests and ideal future career direction. David Kaplan experienced that firsthand before he began his undergraduate education at Case Western Reserve University.After his high school graduation, he took a year off, during…

Fall semester at Case Western Reserve University is always a busy time, as the football season kicks off, homecoming plans are established and students navigate a new year of courses. In between these commitments and celebrations, students, faculty and staff have plenty of opportunities to get out…

Like many Case Western Reserve University students, Skyler Kopit arrived in Cleveland not knowing a single person in the city. Now, as she heads into her third year at the School of Law in the JD program, Kopit, who is originally from Denver, has already made a tangible impact in the place she now…

As the new academic year kicked off this week, members of the Case Western Reserve University may have noticed some new vehicles around campus. This past summer, the university unveiled five new CWRU-branded trolleys to be used for campus tours. The trolleys, which…

Each member of Case Western Reserve University’s Class of 2030 brings their unique experiences and perspectives to campus, but they also have plenty in common with their peers—from where they come from to how they were involved in their high schools and communities. Last week, they went on a deep…

It took Michael Crawford a full year to visit Case Western Reserve University’s Sears think[box] after a friend suggested he give it a try. It was love at first sight. The very next day, the world shut down for COVID-19. Michael Crawford was raised on the…

As a high school student, Pamela Marrero enjoyed helping in her school’s IT department, where she opened computers up, fixed screens and tightened hinges. But she wanted to go even deeper to understand the software and circuitry on which the computers ran.“I wanted to understand them at a deeper…

Under a traditional cooperative model, worker-owners receive a living wage and a small portion of the company’s profits each year, with a larger share paid out at retirement. This arrangement works well for the company to retain savings to help in the case of a downward trend in business and also…

In just a few weeks, the Case Western Reserve University campus will come alive as students make their return for the new academic year. New students will be busy with Discover Week (Aug. 15-23) and all members of the CWRU community can attend the University Welcome and Convocation featuring Jodi…

Time management and commitment are requisite skills for all collegiate student-athletes, especially at universities with such a strong emphasis on academics as Case Western Reserve. Two medical students at CWRU took that to new levels as they completed their first year of medical school while…