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CASE NEWS ACROSS THE NATION (back to top)
CASE REACHES OUT TO TULANE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DISPLACED BY HURRICANE KATRINA
Offer allows students of New Orleans institution to continue education this semester
In response to Hurricane Katrina, Case Western Reserve University is offering discounted tuition and other benefits to Tulane University students who would like to continue their college studies this semester.
CASE SHOWS STRONG PERFORMANCE IN THREE DIFFERENT NATIONAL COLLEGE RANKINGS, GUIDES
Case ranks in the top 25 of The Washington Monthly's College Guide, the top 40 of U.S. News & World Report's undergraduate programs, and is featured in The Best 361 Colleges
Three different organizations—including U.S. News & World Report—have designated Case Western Reserve University as a premier educational choice among national colleges and universities.
CAMPUS NEWS (back to top)
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND CLINIC TO OFFER CARDIAC NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation are offering a joint program this fall to train advanced practice nurses for an expanded role in acute cardiovascular patient care. “We see this as an exciting opportunity for The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Case Western Reserve University to collaborate on a world-class cardiovascular acute care nurse practitioner program,” said Janet Fuchs, R.N., director of advanced practice nursing at The Cleveland Clinic. “Graduates from the program will be prepared to function in a state-of-the-art acute care cardiac environment.”
ALUMNI WATCH (back to top)
 CASE ALUM TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD NEW LIVES AFTER SLAVERY
Christa Hayden heads to Cambodia to work with International Justice Mission
Christa Hayden, a 2005 graduate from Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS), left on September 22 for Southeast Asia on a mission to bring justice and relief to children rescued from commercial sexual exploitation. She will become the new aftercare coordinator for International Justice Mission (IJM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 DR. WILLIAM F. BAKER TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Case Western Reserve alumnus Dr. William F. Baker, chief executive of Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21 in New York, will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on October 8. He will be in distinguished company. Also being inducted this year is Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist (who will be inducted posthumously), journalist Tom Brokaw, architect and sculptor Maya Lin, actor and director Sidney Poitier, and many more.
Baker has been head of the EBC since 1987. During his tenure the station has grown and prospered, creating new program standards such as Charlie Rose, City Arts and Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly. He established the Educational Resources Center, which has become America's most prolific teacher trainer in multimedia techniques, and developed Thirteen's first cable channel, MetroArts/Thirteen. He also helped stabilize the finances of the station by instituting the largest endowment in public television history, and oversaw the station's transition to digital broadcasting and its historic merger with WLIW21.
Baker holds B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Case Western Reserve University, and five honorary doctorates.
IN MEMORIAM
 1963 CASE ALUMNUS M. SCOTT PECK, M.D., AUTHOR OF "THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED" AND OTHER NOVELS, PASSES
M. Scott Peck, M.D., author of The Road Less Traveled and other novels, died Sept. 25 at his home in Connecticut
A native of New York City, Peck earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard College in 1958 before matriculating into the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
After earning his M.D., he served in the U.S. Army, resigning in 1972 as a lieutenant colonel, assistant chief psychiatrist and neurology consultant to the U.S. Army surgeon general. He had a private psychiatry practice in Connecticut from 1972 to 1983.
EVENTS (back to top)
//OCTOBER 2005//
ALL EUROPE ALUMNI GATHERING: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
Join fellow alumni from across all of Europe from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 6 at the Marriott London County Hall when Alumni Weekend and Homecoming comes to you! The event will feature power networking and faculty speakers Dr. Cyrus Taylor and Dr. Glenn Starkman. For more information, contact Sara Harvey to find out how you can get involved.
DOC OC MEMORIAL SERVICE: OCTOBER 8
The Case Western Reserve University community mourns the passing of Ignacio J. Ocasio, "Doc Oc," this past spring. A memorial service in his honor will be held on October 8, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at Amasa Stone Chapel. A reception will follow the service.
 DEAN KAMEN, THE "PIED PIPER OF TECHNOLOGY": OCTOBER 14
If you've ever seen someone zipping around the streets on a motorized, two-wheeled scooter that looks more like those old-fashioned, hand-pushed lawn mowers, chances are it's the Segway HT, or “Human Transporter,” invented by Dean Kamen. Kamen, an innovator, inventor and entrepreneur, will deliver the Allen H. Ford Distinguished Lecture at Case Western Reserve University on Friday, October 14 at 12:30 p.m. at Strosacker Auditorium on the Case Quad. REGISTER
 ALUMNI WEEKEND AND HOMECOMING: OCTOBER 14-16
Alumni Weekend coincides with Homecoming to create an all-campus, all-alumni and all-student celebration. With so much to enjoy—most of it free—all alumni are invited and encouraged to attend Alumni Weekend, a time to remember and reconnect with those special people who made your college experience so unforgettable. This year's Friday night headliner is Emmy-award-winning comedian Dennis Miller. Purchase your tickets through Severance Hall
www.clevelandorch.com.
WACKIN' GOOD BASH: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
We promise you'll have a wackin' good time at this all-new alumni welcome back bash at Wackdoo's Grub and Brew, Case's new on-campus pub. Kick back with your old college friends and maybe a few new ones for dinner before the Dennis Miller “rant” at Severance Hall. Cost: $10 per person (includes dinner and 2 beverage tickets)
THE LOUIS STOKES LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM: MONDAY, OCTOBER 17
This year's featured speaker is Congressman Melvin Watt (D-NC), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. The event will be held in
Ford Auditorium in the Allen Memorial Library
at 5:00 p.m. The Louis Stokes Symposium is a public forum dedicated to leadership in public service and civic engagement as espoused by U. S. Congressman Louis Stokes. The Symposium provides a platform for an individual who exemplifies these qualities to lead a thought-provoking discussion among members of the Greater Cleveland community, the Case Western Reserve University campus, and others about the continuing importance and value of public leadership at the beginning of the 21st century.
OCTOBER 29: LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO?
SatCo offers fun and provocative non-credit, no-tuition courses beginning Saturday, October 29. SatCo courses are open to all Case students, faculty, staff, and alumni as well as community members. Registration deadline is October 26. Sign up now for Fall SatCo, a Case tradition, which allows you to participate in workshops, fieldtrips, seminars, and much more! Most programs are open and free, unless otherwise noted. REGISTER NOW!
//NOVEMBER 2005//
AMERICAN MUSIC MASTERS: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
In 1996, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Education Department teamed up with Case Western Reserve University to create American Music Masters, an annual event to celebrate rock and roll's legendary pioneers. This year's honoree is Sam Cooke.
REGIONAL EVENTS (back to top)
Case Western Reserve University's Regional Programs exist to connect, engage, and serve the university's diverse alumni. This outreach is achieved through strong leadership, dynamic programs and effective communication. We encourage you to stay involved with Case and your community by interacting and networking with alumni in your area. Contact University Alumni Relations at 800-368-6280 to get involved.
Mingle and network with fellow alumni - Visit the links below to find out what is happening near you!
Chicago - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/chicago.htm
Europe - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/otherintl.html
Houston - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/houston.html
Japan - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/japan.html Minnesota - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/minn.html New York - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/nyc.html
Pittsburgh - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/pitt.html
GET INVOLVED: Connect Your Son or Daughter to Case (back to top)
ATTENTION ALUMNI IN NEW JERSEY, BOSTON, AND ROCHESTER
As the Office of Undergraduate Admissions begins its travel season they, along with the the Office of University Alumni Relations, invite you to join over 350 active volunteers across the country as an Alumni Admission Program (AAP) volunteer. We need your help! As a volunteer, you may be asked to interview prospective students in your area, attend local college fairs, call and e-mail prospective and admitted students, and host receptions. You could assist with one or more of these activities at your convenience. The time commitment may be as little as a few hours annually. BECOME AN AAP VOLUNTEER TODAY!
TALK BACK (back to top)
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT DORM LIFE AT CASE?
In the 1890s, indoor plumbing and telephones enriched dormitory life.
In the 1910s, electric lights enhanced the dormitory experience.
In the 1930s, co-op arrangements offered students reduced room fees in exchange for working in the dorm.
In the 1950s, Case Institute of Technology opened its first dorm, ending its "streetcar era."
In the 1960s, the University established its first co-ed dormitories.
In 1980, room and board was $1,970 - $2,430 for two semesters.
Now, rooms have a dishwasher, double bed and bathrooms!
In honor of the new Village at 115, University Archives has produced a digital scrapbook of a century of dormitory life - see if you are in it! Please reminisce and share your memories on the Dorm Life Blog.
DISCUSS GLOBAL SECURITY ISSUES WITH OTHER CASE ALUMNI, STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY
Case School of Law is proud to announce the launch of the Institute for Global Security, Law and Policy website. The site features a blog providing analysis of critical global security issues as well as links to legal and policy commentary, other blogs, and news summaries across the Internet.
BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH (back to top)
 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE GRANTS TO PURSUE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
Seventeen Case Western Reserve University researchers representing four of the university's schools and colleges have been awarded $960,000 to fund research projects under a program designed to promote interdisciplinary research.
The Presidential Research Initiative (PRI) grant program recently made grants of $80,000 to each of eight research studies. The PRI grants were matched by grants of $40,000 from the four schools in which the faculty members work, for a total of $120,000 per study.
CASE ASTRONOMERS FIND VAST STELLAR WEB SPUN BY COLLIDING GALAXIES
Virgo image gives evidence of violent life, death of cluster galaxies
Case Western Reserve University astronomers have captured the deepest wide-field image ever of the nearby Virgo cluster of galaxies, directly revealing for the first time a vast, complex web of "intracluster starlight"—nearly 1,000 times fainter than the dark night sky—filling the space between the galaxies within the cluster. The streamers, plumes and cocoons that make up this extremely faint starlight are made of stars ripped out of galaxies as they collide with one another inside the cluster, and act as a sort of "archaeological record" of the violent lives of cluster galaxies.
 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY RECOGNIZES BURDA FOR ARTICLE
Was among the most accessed ACS journal worldwide in early 2005
One of the most accessed articles published by the American Chemical Society's journal, Chemical Reviews, in the first six months of 2005 was written by Clemens Burda, assistant professor of chemistry at Case Western Reserve University.
PROFESSOR OF FAMILY MEDICINE JASON CHAO, M.D. AND COLLEAGUES FIND THAT  MEDICAL STUDENTS ARE AT RISK FOR INFLUENCE FROM PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY MARKETING EFFORTS; STUDY RESULTS IN RECENT ISSUE OF JAMA
Third-year medical students receive, on average, one gift or attend one activity sponsored by a pharmaceutical company per week, and most believe that sponsored educational events are likely to be biased, according to an article in a recent issue of JAMA (2005; 294:1034-1042), a theme issue on medical education. Jason Chao, M.D., a professor of family medicine at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was one of the authors of the research.
FACULTY WATCH (back to top)
 MODERN LANGUAGES PROFESSOR BECOMES QUEEN OF CAMEROON VILLAGE
When three Case professors set out to scout sites in the West African country of Cameroon to establish a French and Francophone Studies Summer Program for Case Western Reserve University students, little did the group know that Marie Lathers, the Treuhaft Professor of French in the department of modern languages and literatures, would return home with the honorary title of queen of Fu'nda—and a gesture of acceptance into the community.
MSASS PROF'S OP-ED SPARKS COMMUNITY REACTIONS
Garners interest in helping the plight of Cuyahoga County's children in foster care.
The road to foster care for Cuyahoga County's African-American children starts at birth in the hospital, according to David Crampton, assistant professor of social work and a faculty associate at the Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change at Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Social Sciences.
STUDENT LIFE (back to top)
LISTEN TO SPARTAN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL GAMES ON THE RADIO
Welcome to the live broadcast center for the Case Western Reserve University Athletic Department. The Spartans will be broadcasting five football games and seven University Athletic Association basketball double headers this school year.
THETA CHI EARNS NUMEROUS AWARDS AT ANNUAL FRATERNITY CONFERENCE
Takes home award for chapter with highest GPA nationwide
Case Western Reserve University's Beta Nu of Theta Chi Fraternity took home numerous awards from its recent annual leadership conference, including a top honor: the Stanford Scholarship Trophy. “The Stanford Scholarship Trophy is awarded to the chapter that has the highest GPA nationwide,” explained Robert Detwiler, the chapter's alumni association president. “It's the best performing academic chapter of Theta Chi in the country.” According to Detwiler, the average GPA for the fraternity's 32 members this past spring was a 3.23.
EXPLORE WITH CASE: ALUMNI TRAVEL PROGRAM (back to top)
 CRUISE THE PANAMA CANAL IN LUXURY ABOARD THE CRYSTAL SYMPHONY: FEBRUARY 7-18, 2006
“The service was incredible and all were extremely friendly and helpful. Couldn't have asked for better.” Philip H. Dixon, DEN'83, Trans Panama Canal Cruise 2002
View firsthand one of the modern engineering wonders of the world, the Panama Canal! In the Spanish gold-trading days of the 16 th Century, mariners hoped to find a shortcut through the Isthmus of Panama. Not until 1900 did the United States, under President Theodore Roosevelt, begin the Herculean project.
SUPPORT CASE (back to top)
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY VISION INVESTMENT RESONATES WITH DONORS: RESULTS IN 25 PERCENT IN CASH FUNDRAISING OVER THE LAST YEAR
“We are excited and grateful to the many alumni and friends who are showing support for the university's vision,” said Lisa Marshall, interim chief development officer at Case. “As a great research university, we must—and we do—embrace the pursuit of bold aspirations for national and global leadership. The increase in our donations shows that our alumni and friends are on board with us.”
Please continue our proud tradition by making your Annual Fund gift today. Thank you for helping us to celebrate our past, and embrace our future.
CASE WEB WATCH (back to top)
Alumni Weekend and Homecoming: http://www.case.edu/alumni/weekend/
Doc Oc Blog: http://blog.case.edu/dococ/ The Village at 115: http://studentaffairs.case.edu/living/facilities/villageat115/ Center for Community Partnerships: http://www.case.edu/community/ Class Notes: http://www.case.edu/pubs/cwrumag/fall2004/aj/index.html Envisioning a New Case: http://www.case.edu/vision/
News Center: http://www.case.edu/news/
UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION WITH ALUMNI@CASE (back to top)
 Have you recently moved, changed jobs, or obtained a new
e-mail address? You can easily update your alumni profile using our new online alumni directory, ALUMNI@CASE.
BACK ISSUES (back to top)
Past issues of AlumNews are available online. Visit http://www.case.edu/alumni/news/alumnews to review back issues of this newsletter.
"AlumNews" is a monthly e-newsletter of the Case Western Reserve University
Office of University Alumni Relations
BioEnterprise Building, 4th Floor
Phone: 216/368-6280 or 800/866-6280
E-mail: alumninews@case.edu
On the Web: http://www.case.edu/alumni
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