Case Western Reserve University

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Our Mission

Case Western Reserve University improves people’s lives through preeminent research, education and creative endeavor.

We realize this goal through:

• • Scholarship that capitalizes on the power of collaboration.
  • Learning that is active, creative and continuous.
  • Promotion of an inclusive culture of global citizenship.

Our Vision

We aspire to be recognized internationally as an institution that imagines and influences the future.

Toward that end, we will:

• • Support advancement of select academic fields as well as new areas of interdisciplinary excellence.
  • Provide students with the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to become leaders in a world of rapid change and increasing interdependence.
  • Nurture a community of scholars who are cooperative, collegial and committed to mentoring and inclusion.
  • Build on our relationships with world-class health care, cultural, educational, and scientific institutions in University Circle and across greater Cleveland.