Lewandowski's Legacy Lives on in New University Ballpark
Norbert "Nobby" Lewandowski, a 1964 Case Western Reserve M.B.A. graduate, will throw out the first pitch at Nobby's Ballpark at 3:30 today.
Growing up in Slavic Village on Cleveland's southeast side, Lewandowski worked hard on being the fastest runner, being able to hit the ball the furthest, and throw the ball the hardest.
Surprisingly, Lewandowski's motivation wasn't that of a college scholarship or to be drafted by a professional baseball team, even though they were all milestones he would go on to achieve. Rather, he just wanted to be accepted without having to speak.
Lewandowski has a stutter. Back in 1965, he made a list of 66 things he wanted to accomplish in his life after being fired by a certified public accounting firm for his "inability to communicate." Today, he gets to cross number 55 [ball park named after him] off that coveted list. Read more.
Campus News
The university's Upward Bound Program invites interested students and other members of the campus community to apply for teaching and residential staff positions for the 2007 Summer Residential Program. Program needs residential directors, residential assistants, reading and creative writing instructors and a physics instructor for the six-week summer program. These positions are contingent upon funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Details: call Debra Gardenhire, director of TRIO Programs, at 368-3758.
The Case Vision Research Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center is sponsoring a yearlong Ophthalmology Clinical Trials Research Study. Researchers will provide the contact lenses. Candidates of Asian ethnicity are encouraged to apply. For criteria and other details, call 216-844-8552.
For Faculty & Staff
Case Faculty and Staff for Equality is hosting its first happy hour mixer for the Case and Cleveland Clinic LGBT and Friends group from 5-7 p.m., May 1 at That Place on Bellflower restaurant. RSVP via e-mail.
Joseph Fagan, Lucy Adams Leffingwell Professor of Psychology, will once again offer his comprehensive summer grant writing course, Critical Thinking in Research, designed for faculty and advanced graduate students. At the end of the course in July, participants will have a complete proposal ready to submit for the NIH fall 2007 deadline.
For Students
The Second Year Celebration, an event marking the "halfway-point" of college for second-year students, takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 26 on the Case quad in front of Nord Hall. Second-year students, faculty, staff and administrators are welcome to attend. Free food from Chipotle will be served.
Events
Speakeasy, the university's all-male a cappella group, will have its annual spring concert beginning at 7:30 p.m., April 27 in Amasa Stone Chapel. Case in Point is scheduled to open the concert. Free. Speakeasy will sell copies of its new CD, Fine by Me, for $10 after the show (CaseCash accepted).
The 28th annual Case Reserve Athletic Club Hall of Fame banquet honoring the university's student-athletes will begin at 6 p.m., April 27 in Horsburgh Gymnasium in the Veale Center. For information, call the Varsity Athletic Department at 368.2420.
For a list of other events and activities on campus and in the community today, refer to the WebEvent calendar.
In Memoriam
A memorial service for Theodore Alfred, professor emeritus of management policy and dean emeritus of the Weatherhead School of Management, will take place at 4 p.m., May 3 in Amasa Stone Chapel. Alfred, who served as dean of the management school from 1971-1994, died on April 8. The family will receive friends following the memorial services at the Cleveland Skating Club, 2500 Kemper Road, Shaker Heights.
