Overcoming American Tribalism: Healing America through Common Purpose
February 16, 2021On Tuesday, February 16 the Office of the Provost and the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence hosted…
STEM Faculty Recruitment and Retention Journal Club meeting
February 15, 2021Members of the CWRU community, particularly faculty in STEM-related fields, are invited to participate in the fifth meeting of the STEM Faculty Recruitment and…
Case Western Reserve institutes and centers highlight innovative programs during crowdfunding campaign
February 15, 2021This week, eight institutes and centers across Case Western Reserve University are launching a …
Register Now for Upcoming Events Sponsored by the Provost's Office
February 11, 2021We at CWRU aspire to be a community where humanity, science and technology meet to create a just and thriving world. We highlight diverse people, diverse…
Improving Civic Dialogue in America: A Congressman’s Perspective
February 05, 2021On Feb. 23 the Office of the Provost hosted the third installment in the North Star Seminar series featuring the Honorable Gil Cisneros who discussed the role of…
Provide Your Feedback on "For a Better CWRU" Plans
February 02, 2021To the Case Western Reserve University Community,
Think Showcase: “The Next Generation of Health Care”
February 02, 2021Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to attend the Think Showcase on “The Next Generation of Health Care” this week.
This…
Recognize Faculty Who Have Benefited the Community, Nation and World through their Research, Teaching and Scholarly Service
February 01, 2021Provost Ben Vinson III invites the university community to submit nominations for the 2021 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize.
This prize recognizes…
NeuroReality™: The Future of Telepresence
January 29, 2021On August 24, 2020, a student at Case Western Reserve University touched, felt and held a banana that was 2,300 miles away at University of California, Los…
Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III Elected to CLIR Board
January 15, 2021Ben Vinson III, provost and executive vice president, was recently elected to the Council on Library and Information Resources’ (CLIR) board.
Vinson…
COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
January 15, 2021To Our Faculty, Staff and Students:
In the nearly two weeks since we…
Join the Jan. 21 Meeting of the STEM Faculty Recruitment and Retention Journal Club
January 14, 2021Members of the CWRU community, particularly faculty in STEM-related fields, are invited to join the next meeting of the STEM Faculty Recruitment and Retention…
The Interdisciplinary Imperative: A Scholar’s and Administrator’s Perspective
January 11, 2021On January 11, 2021 the Office of the Provost and the College of Arts and Sciences hosted the inaugural North Star Seminar…
How CWRU Can Respond to Wednesday's Events
January 08, 2021To the Members of the Case Western Reserve University Community:
While I had high hopes that 2021 would bring a renewed sense of peace and…Extending Work from Home to Jan. 23
January 07, 2021
To Our Faculty, Staff, and Students:We write today to share that we are extending the university’s…
Teaching + Learning Technologies Offers Faculty Training Opportunities in January
January 04, 2021Are you thinking ahead and preparing to teach in the spring and summer? This January, grab a mug of hot chocolate and join…
Weekly COVID-19 Testing Resumes; Work-from-Home Continues
January 03, 2020To Our Faculty, Staff and Students:
We hope that all of you enjoyed a safe, healthy and restorative winter break and look forward to a new semester…CWRU and COVID-19 Vaccines
January 02, 2020To Our Faculty, Staff and Students:
We write today to update you regarding the university’s efforts to secure access to COVID-19 vaccinations for members…
Message to Graduate/Professional Students: Updates Starting January 2021
December 24, 2020To Our Graduate and Professional Students:
We first want to express our gratitude to each of you for all that you did to help Case Western Reserve reach…
Message to Undergraduates: Knowing Where You Are
December 22, 2020To Our Undergraduates:
Congratulations on completing a fall semester unlike any we have ever experienced at Case Western Reserve. Whether you…
Extending Work from Home and Other Measures
December 22, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
As you prepare for a much-needed respite starting Thursday, we wanted to update your regarding plans for campus operations…
2020 Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act
December 21, 2020To the Case Western Reserve Community:
Each fall, the university provides an overview of statistics and information relevant to our campus community, in…
Case Western Reserve University awarded $2 million Mellon Foundation grant to promote leadership development and diversity in humanities ranks
December 17, 2020With a $2,028,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Case Western Reserve University will establish a training program for humanities faculty and…
Despite COVID-19, Think Big Strategic Plan Moves Forward
December 17, 2020The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce an investment in strategic initiatives to help build on CWRU’s strengths at the intersection of humanity &…
Spring 2021 and Students in Distant Time Zones
December 10, 2020To Our Faculty, Staff and Students:
Extending Working from Home through Dec. 23
December 09, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
Nine days ago, we began a temporary period of asking everyone who could work from home to do so—and requiring those who did…
For a Better CWRU: Draft Action Plans Available for Input
December 02, 2020To the students of Case Western Reserve University,
Work from Home & Testing Nov. 30-Dec. 17
November 19, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
With COVID-19 case counts breaking records in our region, yesterday’s stay-at-home advisory from the city and county provides a…
New Measures to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission Risk
November 12, 2020As we are all witnessing, the COVID-19 surge is getting worse every day.
The nation is setting new case and hospitalization records daily, while Ohio…
Message to Faculty: Our Isolated and Quarantined Students
November 12, 2020To Our Faculty:
As you may have seen on our …
Slowing Our Rapid Rise in COVID-19 Cases
November 10, 2020As you all know, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 around the country, including in Ohio and Cuyahoga County, has surged substantially in the…
Expert Panel: Addressing Systemic Structural Problems in STEM
November 03, 2020On Nov. 2 the Office of the Provost hosted an expert panel focused on highlighting approaches and strategies that can help Case Western Reserve address systemic…
2021 Charity Choice Campaign
November 02, 2020At Case Western Reserve University, we strive for a culture of gratitude and a willingness to positively impact the community that surrounds us.
The…
Expanded Testing and On-Campus Adjustments
October 29, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
Despite reports of rapidly climbing COVID-19 cases within Cuyahoga County and around the country, Case Western Reserve has not…
New and Expanded COVID-19 Testing
October 24, 2020To the Case Western Reserve Community:
We are pleased to announce that the university will significantly expand its COVID-19 testing program through…Preparing for the Election and Beyond
October 23, 2020To the Case Western Reserve Community:
The end of last night’s presidential debate signaled the start of the candidates’ final sprint to Tuesday, Nov. 3…
Stan Gerson to serve as School of Medicine interim dean for another year
October 20, 2020Interim President Scott Cowen and Provost Ben Vinson III announced today that Interim Dean Stan Gerson has agreed to extend his term for another year, to June 30…
As Fall and Winter Holidays Approach
October 20, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
This weekend, Ohio posted its highest-ever one-day count of new COVID-19 cases, while national news outlets emphasized that the…
Diversity, Inclusion and the Executive Order
October 16, 2020To the Case Western Reserve Community:
We commend you for your enduring commitment to embrace inclusion and diversity as core values of our…Getting Your Flu Shot This Year
October 12, 2020To the Case Western Reserve Community:
We write today for two reasons:
First, we want to thank the 2,372 of you who already have received your…
Watch the Recording: Our Common Purpose
October 06, 2020Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to…
Message to Undergraduates: Spring 2021 Housing Eligibility
October 05, 2020To Our Undergraduates:
In planning the spring 2021 academic calendar, we also began assessing our approach to campus housing for the upcoming semester.…
Spring 2021 Calendar
October 02, 2020To Our Faculty, Staff and Students:
We write today with updates regarding our plans for the spring semester—specifically, its calendar.
First,…
Changes to Campus Operations Sept. 28-29
September 22, 2020To the Case Western Reserve Community:
As planning for the Sept. 29 Presidential Debate progresses, your health and safety continue to be our highest…
Office of the Provost to host Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century
September 15, 2020Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III for a discussion of…
Day of Dialogue: continuing the conversation
September 11, 2020The recent series of police attacks against Black Americans, and the widespread outrage in response, have sparked a flood of conversations surrounding equity and…
For a Better CWRU: A Student-Led Task Force
September 10, 2020Over the summer we asked you, our students, to join us in coming together to help make Case Western Reserve the “kind of welcoming and inclusive community we can…
Students invited to meet with Provost Vinson during twice-monthly office hours
September 03, 2020Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III has instituted twice-monthly office hours. Case Western Reserve University students are invited to sign up…
University-Related Travel this Fall
September 02, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
We first want to express our profound gratitude to all of you for the exceptional efforts involved in launching the fall…
Message to Undergraduates: Charges for Those Learning Online and Living Outside the Region
August 25, 2020To Our Undergraduates:
We write today regarding university charges for those students learning entirely online this fall.
After extensive…
Office of the Provost announces North Star Courses and Experiences
August 21, 2020The Office of Provost is pleased to announce nearly three dozen new North Star courses and experiences. Activities range from for-credit courses to seminars to…
CWRU offers K-4 child care support for faculty and staff
August 18, 2020With university classes scheduled to begin Monday but Cuyahoga County school districts only offering remote instruction, Case Western Reserve is launching three…
Join university leaders in a Q&A session on campus life
August 07, 2020To Our Students:
Earlier today, you received information about an online reorientation training geared at providing a greater understanding of campus…
Message to Graduate/Professional Students: Start Your Re-Orientation Training
August 07, 2020To Our Graduate and Professional Students:
I hope that you remain safe and healthy and look forward to beginning fall semester 2020. Throughout the…
Changes to Campus Housing Eligibility
August 06, 2020To Our Undergraduates:
We write today to share deeply disappointing news: The accelerating spread of COVID-19 requires that Case Western Reserve reduce…
Prepare for Changes in Mode of Instruction
August 06, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
Below is a message we will be sending later today regarding our decision to assign each undergraduate a single room as part of…
CWRU faculty prep for fall semester with simulated spaces
July 27, 2020As faculty and staff prepare to welcome students back to campus this fall, an initiative is underway to provide a look at classrooms in the time of the COVID-19…
Submit your ideas for North Star Courses and Experiences
July 24, 2020As we prepare to return to campus, the gravity of our current circumstances is oftentimes palpable. We are in the midst of a global pandemic. We are confronting…
The Kind of Community We Should Be
July 21, 2020To Our Students:
The events of the past several months have prompted profound reflection for many of us. From the disruption of stay-at-home orders to…
Protocols for COVID-19 Symptoms and Diagnoses
July 20, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
As the university’s return-to-campus process continues, we have received some common inquiries regarding the university’s…
Course Registration Information: Graduate/Professional Students
July 19, 2020To Our Graduate and Professional Students Who Register through the …
Course Registration Information: Undergraduate Students
July 19, 2020To Our Undergraduates:
I write today to update you regarding course teaching modes and registration timelines.
Policy for Faculty Who Wish to Remain Off Campus
July 14, 2020To Our Faculty:
I need to start with a thank you for all that you are doing to help us navigate and develop a new approach to fall semester. It has been…
Our Plans for the Fall Semester
July 08, 2020To Our Undergraduates (also sent to Faculty, Staff and Parents/Guardians of Undergraduates):
We write today to announce Case Western Reserve University’s…
Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program for Eligible Staff
June 23, 2020To Our Staff:
As we continue to assess COVID-19’s financial implications for Case Western Reserve, we also see media reports about how the pandemic is…
Fall Planning and Reducing Risk
June 21, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
Just before Memorial Day, we wrote regarding the process of preparing for a fall semester with students and classes back on…
Day of Observance, Friday, June 19
June 17, 2020To Our Faculty, Staff and Students:
Your strong participation in last week’s…
Modified Calendar for Fall 2020 Semester
June 11, 2020To Our Faculty, Staff and Students:
We write today to share that the university’s Board of Trustees has approved a modified academic calendar for the…
Think Big Investments Update
June 09, 2020Dear Think Big Seed and RFP Finalists:
A lot of energy has been expended over the past several months on our strategic plan and charting a course for the…
Words, Values and Actions
June 05, 2020To Our Faculty, Staff and Students:
Bright yellow and roughly 50 feet tall, the letters cover two city blocks just north of the White House.
…Message to Faculty/Staff: COVID-19 and University Cost-Saving Measures
June 04, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
As we approach the beginning of university’s fiscal year next month, we want to update you regarding steps Case Western Reserve…
Eric Garner, George Floyd, and Tamir Rice
May 31, 2020To Our Faculty, Staff and Students:
Six years later, the words are the same.
I can’t breathe.
After all of the mourning and protests, the…
Message to Faculty/Staff: Spring Surveys, Summer Classes and Planning for Fall
May 23, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
I hope that you and your loved ones are healthy, well and very much enjoying this holiday weekend. You all more than deserve…
Commencement 2020 Details
May 14, 2020We are sharing this message with all Case Western Reserve students so you are aware of how you can support your peers as they graduate this weekend.…
Faculty Guidance: Preparing for Dual Delivery in Fall 2020
May 05, 2020To Our Faculty:
As the end of the semester approaches, I want to thank you for all that you have accomplished in circumstances no one could have foreseen…
Message to Campus: Concerns regarding final exam proctoring
April 30, 2020To the Students, Faculty and Staff of Case Western Reserve:
As final exams begin, our remote learning environment brings a new challenge: How do we…
Message to Graduate/Professional Students: Getting Ready for Fall
April 21, 2020To Our Graduate and Professional Students:
Your programs follow several different schedules, from year-round studies to 16-week semesters to a range of…
Message to Faculty: Updates on Remote and Dual-Delivery Instruction
April 21, 2020To Our Faculty:
As you complete your fifth week of fully online instruction I hope that you are settling into a rhythm and adjusting to the “new normal…
Message to Undergraduates: Getting Ready for Fall
April 21, 2020To Our Undergraduates:
Between the housing lottery and fall course registration, many of you may be thinking about the next academic year.
So are…
Message to Faculty/Staff: Commencement, Summer and Fall
April 09, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
On this date a month ago, Ohio reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19. The following day, we announced our transition to…
Message to Students: All Summer Courses to Go Remote
April 04, 2020To Our Students:
I write today to let you know that we have made the difficult decision to move all summer courses to remote delivery. As much as we want…
Message to Faculty/Staff: Summer Courses
April 03, 2020To Our Faculty and Staff:
In light of continuing uncertainty regarding when the COVID-19 crisis will begin to abate, the university has made the…
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