 Thank You, Alumni, for a Wonderful Homecoming Weekend!
 More than 2,400 attendees—including nearly 1,100 alumni, 500 family members and hundreds of current students, faculty and staff—celebrated Homecoming, Alumni and Family Weekend, taking part in more than 100 events scheduled Sept. 24-30.
The weekend marked the first time Homecoming, Alumni and Family Weekend combined into one event, bringing together all members of the Case Western Reserve community. Homecoming 2012 was a truly outstanding experience, but don't just take our word for it—watch the Homecoming 2012 highlights video!
College of Arts and Sciences
Universe Could be Mapped Using
Light of Quasars
 Researchers at Case Western Reserve and two partner institutions have found a possible way to map the spread and structure of the universe, guided by the light of quasars.
Glenn Starkman, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Institute for the Science of Origins, is an author of a study that may have uncovered a tool for measuring the expansion history of the universe. Read more.
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Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Five Nursing School Alumni Named American Academy of Nursing Fellows
 The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing's legacy of producing the world’s top nursing leaders continues as five of its alumni are named fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). The AAN’s nearly 1,900 members - known as fellows - are nursing's most accomplished leaders in education, management, practice and research. More than 120 AAN fellows are affiliated with Case Western Reserve as alumni, faculty, and friends, including 12 AAN Living Legends - the most of any nursing school for the AAN’s highest honor.
Inducted on October 13, the school’s newest fellows are Ruth McCaffrey, DNP (NUR '01), Sharon Raddock Distinguished Professor in Holistic Nursing at Florida Atlantic University; Kris McLoughlin, DNP (NUR '06), assistant adjunct professor at UCLA School of Nursing, director of Nursing Education, Performance Improvement & Research at UCLA-Neuropsychiatric Hospital, and owner of Kris McLoughlin Consulting; Carol Porter, DNP (NUR '09), chief nursing officer and senior vice president of nursing at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital and Edgar M. Cullman Senior Chair of the Department of Nursing at Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Thomas Smith, DNP (NUR '10), senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Pamela Salsberry, PhD (NUR '75), professor and director of the PhD program at The Ohio State University College of Nursing.
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Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Introducing Integrated Primary and
Behavioral Healthcare
 The Center for Evidence- Based Practices at The Mandel School has teamed up with Shawnee Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, Ohio to develop one of the first planning and evaluation instruments in the U.S. that helps organizations integrate primary and behavioral healthcare for people with severe mental illness. This initiative is funded by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
There is an increasing awareness in the U.S. that people with severe mental illness are likely to die 25 years earlier than people in the general population who do not have a mental illness. It’s an alarming statistic that becomes even more startling when you learn that these fatalities occur mainly because of chronic medical conditions—like lung disease, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and infections—most of which can be prevented, treated, or managed. The illnesses contribute more to premature deaths among people with severe mental illness than suicide. Read more.
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School of Dental Medicine
Dental School Joins Israel’s Rambam Medical Center for New Program
This month, the School of Dental Medicine finalized an agreement with Rambam Health Care Center in Haifa, Israel, to prepare foreign graduates for Advance Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) training at Case Western Reserve.
The agreement outlines a program for foreign students to spend one year of preparatory work at Rambam, mastering dental competencies required in the U.S. After completing the program, the students begin the rigorous two-year AEGD certification program at Case Western Reserve. The preparatory program begins in 2013. Read more.
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School of Law
Law School Hosts Oral Arguments for the Supreme Court of Ohio
 The Supreme Court of Ohio held oral arguments at our law school on Tuesday, September 25 as part of its Off-Site Court Program. Students and faculty had the opportunity to observe one of four arguments:
Case 1, State of Ohio v. Clarence D. Roberts - The briefs: Appellant’s Opening Brief, Appellee’s Brief, Appellant’s Reply Brief
Case 2, D.W. v. T.L. - The briefs: Appellant’s Opening Brief, Appellee’s Brief, Appellant’s Reply Brief
Case 3, Larry Hewitt v. The L.E. Myers Co. et al. - The briefs: Appellant’s Opening Brief, Appellee’s Brief, Appellant’s Reply Brief
Case 4, State of Ohio v. Van Williams - The briefs: Appellant’s Opening Brief, Appellee’s Brief, Appellant’s Reply Brief
To learn more about this program watch the Ohio Channel video.
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School of Medicine
$1.5 Million Gift from Michael D. Eppig (MED '77) and Ruth S. Eppig
 The School of Medicine is pleased to announce a $1.5 million commitment from School of Medicine alumnus Michael D. Eppig, MD, (MED '77) and his wife Ruth S. Eppig. The Eppigs' gift will help fund a new medical education and research building that will serve as the School of Medicine's headquarters. Dean Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD, announced the gift during the university's Homecoming Weekend, at which Eppig celebrated his 35th medical school class reunion.
In September, the university also announced $20 million in gifts, $10 million each, from the Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation and the Cleveland Foundation. The Plain Dealer editorial board then issued a call to action to the community to step up and join these foundations in generating the $50 million in philanthropy needed to fund the project. Dr. and Mrs. Eppig are the first to rise to this challenge. "Ruth and I are honored to help realize Dean Davis' vision for the future of the School of Medicine. As Clevelanders, we see how important the School of Medicine is to the local medical sector and community as a whole," said Eppig. Read more.
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Weatherhead School of Management
Meet Dean Robert E. Widing II
 The Weatherhead School of Management is proud to
welcome its new dean, marketing scholar Robert E. Widing II, PhD. Widing, the former dean of the Macquarie School of Management in Sydney, Australia, brings a wealth of business expertise, leadership experience and an international perspective to his new post. His appointment also marks a homecoming for Widing, who served as a member of the Weatherhead School faculty from 1988 to 1993. Watch our "Meet the Dean" video.
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Management news
Case School of Engineering
Heritage Tour of British Engineering:
June 12-20, 2013
 Join fellow Case School of Engineering alumni along with hosts Dario Gasparini, professor of engineering, and Larry M. Sears, university trustee and alumnus, on a heritage tour of British engineering. See the United Kingdom as you’ve never seen it before: explore London, Liverpool and Edinburgh through an engineering lens.
This once-in-a-lifetime, customized trip will journey through all disciplines of engineering as you delve into Thames’ flood control technology, the wonder of London’s underground and tunneling technology, WWII computing machines, the development of metallurgy, harbor and canal designs, and more, including cultural outings such as the Royal Yacht Britannia, West End Theater and Gleneagles. Learn more.
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October 2012
Homecoming 2012
Photos are Here!
 Check out our Homecoming photos on Flickr!
Alumni Events
October 27
Cleveland: Halloween @ Home 2012
November 13
New York: The Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Alumni Travel Program
National Parks of the Southwest
 Discover an array of natural wonders and incredible scenery in the American Southwest with alumni and friends June 15 - 25, 2013. Explore some of America's greatest national parks while learning about the geology, natural history and cultural secrets of six national treasures. Call 800.886.9895 or email alumnitravel@case.edu for more details.
The Alumni House
 Coming to campus? Stop in at The Alumni
House. Located at 11310 Juniper Rd., this "home away from home" is the perfect place to read the paper, enjoy a cup of coffee, browse
the library or check your email in the business center.
The Alumni House is also available to rent for both business and social events. » Learn more and book your next event
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