Campus community invited to lunch with alumni at the Cleveland Auto Show
Case Western Reserve University invites the campus community to a luncheon with alumni at the Cleveland Auto Show on February 24 at the I-X Center. Those who attend the luncheon will receive discounted admission to the Auto Show. Reservations are due today. Tickets for the luncheon only are $12, while tickets to the luncheon that include admission to the auto show are $15. Faculty from the Case School of Engineering will be in attendance at the buffet to discuss their participation in the DARPA 2007 Grand Challenge in which they will create a full-sized vehicle capable of autonomous operation through an urban environment.
Campus News
Volunteers are needed for Research ShowCASE 2007, taking place April 11 and 12 at Veale Center. To volunteer, e-mail to raj9@case.edu. For more about Research ShowCASE, refer to http://showcase.case.edu.
For Faculty & Staff
Through July 1, the university's Office of Equal Opportunity specialist Jeanette Thomas will be the contact for information regarding Faculty ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accommodations and questions. She is located in 310 Adelbert Hall and available by phone at 368-8877, or by e-mail to jeanette.thomas@case.edu.
The Weatherhead School of Management offers one and two-day executive programs for faculty and staff that cover a variety of topics ranging from leadership and innovation to project management and financial decision-making. Special pricing is available. Details: call 368-6413, e-mail seminars@case.edu, or go to http://weatherhead.case.edu/exed/schedule.cfm.
For Students
Students can enter the CELL/B.E. University Challenge '07 (Cell/Broadband Engine), a programming contest with the top cash prize of $10,000. The contest encourages students to consider other ways to use the Cell/B.E. processor in other areas beyond gaming. Details: http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/
students/contests/cell/index.html.
The Case Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is accepting applications for the 2007 Minority HIV Research Training Program, which provides scholarships for underrepresented minority students to work in CFAR research laboratories or research programs. Applications are due by February 28. Details: http://www.clevelandactu.org
/CFAR/html/minoritytrainingprogram.htm.
The university is offering qualified students the opportunity to intern in Washington, D.C., through the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars. Placements are available with the government, nonprofit associations and interest groups, businesses, law firms, cultural and arts institutions, and other organizations. An informational meeting will take place from 6-7 p.m., February 27 in Mather House, Room 100. If unable to attend, send e-mail to the university's Washington Center adviser at alexander.lamis@case.edu.
Events
Michael J. Behe, author of the New York Times bestseller, Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution,will be presenting "The Argument for Intelligent Design in Biology" from 7-9 p.m., February 26 in Strosacker Auditorium. Details: http://casemed.case.edu/communications
/communique/index.cfm?month=2&thisday=26&year=2007.
For a list of other events and activities on campus and in the community today, refer to http://www.case.edu/webdev/webevent/calendar.htm.
In Memoriam:
Arol Shack passes February 18
Since the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences opened in 1990, Arol Shack, a department assistant in doctoral program at MSASS, has coordinated art exhibits and created an important venue for new and local artists to exhibit their works—many with a social theme that has reflected the work that the MSASS faculty and students have undertaken. Shack died from complications of a heart attack on Sunday, February 18.
Services for Shack will take place at Fairmount Temple, 23727 Fairmount Blvd. in Beachwood on Wednesday, February 21, at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends at The Village Social Room, 26000 George Zeiger Drive in Beachwood on Wednesday, following the service until 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 5-9 p.m.
Contributions can be made in her memory to The Arol Shack Dissertation Fund, C/O The Dean’s Office, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland , OH 44106-7164.
