The annual Unity Banquet & Scholarship Dinner celebrates the academic achievements of underrepresented and diverse graduate and undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University as well as graduating seniors by awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships each spring. The evening also serves as an opportunity to recognize future students and CWRU community partners.
2024 Event Information
This year, the Unity Banquet celebrates its 34th year Friday, April 19, 2024. The theme for this year is, “Taking Flight: Experiential Education for Exponential Growth.” The banquet will be held at Landerhaven. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. and the program will begin promptly at 7 p.m.
SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Kari A. Cunningham '10 Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and owner of Panther Pediatric Dentistry.
Student Transportation
Transportation for students is free, and details will be released closer to the date of the Banquet.
Sponsors
This event has been made possible in the past through generous partnerships with our sponsors. Here are the many departments and organizations making this year's Unity Banquet & Scholarship Benefit possible!!
To learn more about Unity Banquet sponsorships, contact Janée Kelly.
- CWRU Division of Student Affairs
- CWRU Spartan Partners
- CWRU Flora Stone Mather Center for Women
- CWRU Division of Student Success
- CWRU Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative (UDC)
- CWRU Department of Residence Life
- CWRU Alumni Association
- CWRU Center for International Affairs
- CWRU College of Arts and Sciences
- CWRU Department of Athletics
- CWRU Department of Graduate Student Life
- CWRU Department of Greek Life / Interfraternity Congress / Panhellenic Council
- CWRU Department of Student Activities & Leadership
- CWRU Department of University Health & Counseling Services
- CWRU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center (LGBT)
- CWRU Office of General Counsel
- CWRU Office for Inclusion, Diversity, & Equal Opportunity (OIDEO)
- CWRU Office of the Provost
- CWRU Police Department
- CWRU President's Office
- CWRU School of Dental Medicine
- CWRU Social Justice Institute