Faculty & Staff
January 13, 2013
The Office of Research Administration is encouraging applications for the National Institutes of Health Shared Instrumentation Grant program. The NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs’ Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators…
January 11, 2013
Female faculty members: Join colleagues at Women Faculty Connect, a lunch to network, chat and share advice. The lunch will take place Tuesday, Jan. 22, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Cleveland Room of the Thwing Center. If you wish to attend, RSVP to Susan Freimark at sbf@case.edu. The event is…
January 10, 2013
Faculty members spend a great deal of time preparing and delivering courses. However, understanding student satisfaction with courses can sometimes be difficult. Their satisfaction is not, as is sometimes thought, achieved by making the course easy to obtain good grades or by the instructor being…
January 08, 2013
121 Fitness will offer its five-tiered program, Get “Fit for Life,” beginning the week of Jan. 14. This eight- or 12-week training program offers specialized workout and nutrition plans for every level—whether you want to lose weight, tone, build muscle or just become more active. The program also…
January 07, 2013
As part of the Employee Wellness Program, there will be a free cooking demo Jan. 10 on creating delicious and nutritious soups. Join Bon Appetit and Cleveland Botanical Garden’s chef Tony Smoody as he demonstrates easy ways to prepare healthy, tasty soups—and shares his creations for sampling. The…
January 06, 2013
This semester, the Office of Human Resources’ Organizational Development and Learning unit will offer a variety of free workshops to enhance employees’ professional growth. The first course, on “Exploring Emotional Intelligence,” will be held Jan. 16. Join Shirley Mosley and Mitzi Vázquez-Long from…
January 03, 2013
Emeritus Professor Robert A. Clark died Dec. 19 of complications from pneumonia. He was 89. Clark received his doctoral degree in mathematics from MIT in 1949 and then joined the faculty at Case Institute of Technology (now APP). Clark retired from Case Western Reserve…
January 03, 2013
Departments and individuals in need of a place to hold a conference, meeting, retreat or social event should consider Squire Valleevue Farm’s Manor House, located only 12 miles from campus. Rental fees vary depending on the group affiliation, type of event and day of the event. Additional…
January 02, 2013
While some of the implications of the tax deal Congress approved Tuesday are not yet clear, APP officials wanted to update the community as quickly as possible about changes scheduled to take effect this month. The federal payroll tax (officially called FICA, for…
January 02, 2013
The Department of Human Resources’ organizational development and learning unit is ringing in 2013 with new learning and professional development opportunities. Several classes on various topics will be held on campus and are offered to employees of APP at no…