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Case Western Reserve University will celebrate its annual homecoming October 24-26. Highlights include a pep rally from 7-8 p.m. October 24 in Turning Point Park and an alumni tailgate party at 11 a.m. October 25 at Finnigan Fields before the Spartan football game at noon against the Washington (Mo.) University Bears. For the complete Homecoming schedule, go to http://www.case.edu/development/alum2/newsevents/home/index.shtml. This year, Case Western Reserve University's Charity Choice campaign has featured a series of mini kick-off sessions during which representatives from the three federated charities involved in the campaign will be present to answer questions and provide information about their member organizations. The final mini kick-off is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. October 17 in the Nord Hall Atrium. As in the past, through the campaign faculty and staff can designate contributions to Community Shares, United Way, Earth Share of Ohio or any specific agencies involved with these umbrella organizations. In addition to attending the mini kick-off sessions, these three federated charities are sponsoring an early donor raffle. Case employees who pledge a minimum of $52, or a dollar a week over the coming year, by October 17 will be eligible for prizes including a pair of tickets to Dave & Buster's mystery dinner, lunch for two at the Shoreby Club and gift certificates to Bath and Body Works, among others. To learn more, go to http://www.case.edu/president/cir/charitychoice/ccopeningpg.htm. Physics teaching groups to meet "No Physics Teacher Left Behind"—the joint fall meeting of the Ohio Section of the American Physical Society and the Ohio Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers at Case Western Reserve University—will take place October 17-18 at various locations on the Case campus. Organized by co-chairs Robert Brown and Cyrus Taylor from the Case physics department, the event will include presentations and lectures on topics including the physics of entrepreneurs roundtable featuring the Case physics entrepreneurship program, "An MBA in an Hour" by David Deeds and William Schulze from the Weatherhead School of Management, "The Art of Changing the Brain" by Jim Zull from the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education and more. The event is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the department of physics and the Weatherhead School of Management. For information, visit http://www.phys.case.edu/events/OSFO3/. Students to perform festival of plays Graduate students in the joint acting program of Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Play House will take the Brooks Theatre stage as the Play House opens the curtains on its ninth annual Next Stage Festival of New Plays. Readings of the new plays are at 7:30 p.m. on weekends from October 30 through November 22 at the Play House. The Next Stage Festival features new works for the American theater and gives the public the opportunity to witness the play writing process. Featured works in this year's festival are "Leading Ladies" by Ken Ludwig, October 30; "V-E Day" by Faye Sholitan, directed by Jacqi Loewy, November 1; "Solve for X" by Judy Soo Hoo, directed by Jeff Liu, November 7; "Popcorn" by Eric Schmiedl, directed by Seth Gordon, November 8; "Restoring the Sun" by Joe Sutton, directed by Peter Hackett, November 14; "The Dew Point" by Neena Beber, directed by William Carden, November 15; "The Separation of Blood" by Bridgette A. Wimberly, directed by Seth Gordon, November 21; and "Becoming George," books and lyrics by Patti McKenny and Doug Few, music by Linda Eisenstein, directed by Doug Anderson, November 22. All seats are $8 general admission. For tickets call, the Cleveland Play House at 795-7000. Microsoft Office professional now available Microsoft's Office Professional 2003 suite now is available for download at the Information Technology Service Software Center, http://www.case.edu/softwarecenter. The suite, which is free to all faculty, staff and students, includes the 2003 version of the following Microsoft products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, InfoPath and Outlook with Business Contact Manager. If already using the Oracle Outlook Connector, do not install Outlook 2003 with the new suite of software. Oracle Outlook Connector currently does not work with Outlook 2003, but Oracle is working on a new version of the connector that will be compatible. To be notified when the new connector is available and for other announcements related to software offerings, subscribe to the software center's mailing list at https://www.case.edu/softwarecenter-html/info/maillist.html. Workshops to highlight Case resources The first in a new series to highlight information resources at Case, "JSTOR at Case," offers the campus community an opportunity to stop in and see a resource at work, learn search tips and the newest enhancements. Stephanie Krueger-Blum, JSTOR's user services librarian will conduct the free information session from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. October 23 in classroom 215 at the Kelvin Smith Library. JSTOR is an internationally acclaimed resource that archives journals from volume 1 to the present. The presentation will provide new ideas about using JSTOR in courses, searching the archive, managing citations and using online links in bibliographies, reserves, syllabi and more. Krueger-Blum also will share details about the next collection in new disciplines such as Paleolithic cave murals, Islamic art motifs, the Hitchcock films, South African photography and Magritte paintings. Reservations are not needed. Call 368-5291 with questions. SatCo registration begins Oct. 20 Registration begins October 20 for Case Western Reserve University's fall SatCo (Saturday College) classes. This fall's schedule of classes includes, among others, relaxation and stress management, knitting, film, games and sports, career changes, dance, music and wine tasting as well as field trips to Lakeview Cemetery and Brecksville Reservation. SatCo offers fun and provocative non-credit, no-tuition "courses" on Saturdays and Sundays beginning November 1. SatCo classes are open to all Case students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as to members of the community. To enroll in a SatCo course, register online at http://ess.case.edu/vision or pick up a form from Educational Support Services (ESS) in the Kelvin Smith Library. Return registration forms to ESS, Room 105 Kelvin Smith Library, or fax to 368-8826. Registration ends October 30. For more information, full course descriptions and updates, go to http://ess.case.edu/vision or call 368-5230. New student-run cafe opens in Veale The new Toasters Cafe at the Veale Center is open for business. The cafe, sponsored by the Student Educational Entrepreneurial Development Center, in the Veale Center atrium is open from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and offers wraps, fruit smoothies, bubble tea, cookies, coffee and more. For details, e-mail toasters@case.edu. Research seminar to address ethics The Case Western Reserve University Research Compliance Education seminar series will present "Facing the Ethical Dilemmas of International Research," from 8 a.m. to noon October 17 in Strosacker Auditorium. The program will feature national experts, including Case faculty, who will provide advanced training in human subject research. Attendees will earn five Continuing Research Education Credits. To register, go to http://ora.ra.case.edu/orc_education.asp. For more information, contact Maureen Dore-Arshenovitz at mxd4@case.edu or 368-6925. Workshop to explore ubiquitous computing Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management is conducting a workshop on ubiquitous computing October 24-26 at the Peter B. Lewis Building. The workshop, which will feature the expertise of Case faculty among other national experts, will provide an understanding of ubiquitous computing, particularly pertaining to research, given technological developments and experimentation, as well as the emergence of the first truly large scale applications. The workshop is limited to 60 people. For more information, go to http://weatherhead.case.edu/pervasive/default.htm. Student group to conduct book sale Tau Beta Pi, Case Western Reserve University's undergraduate engineering society, will conduct its first-ever Firesale—during which numerous textbooks will be available to faculty, staff and students for $5 each. The sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. November 20 and 21 in Bingham 102. Tau Beta Pi runs a book swap at the beginning of each semester, during which the group collects textbooks from students and sells them at reduced prices to other students. Over the years, Tau Beta Pi has collected about 2,000 books that are no longer used for classes but are good for reference or personal reading. For more information on the sale or book swap, go to http://bookswap.case.edu. Student play competition to be launched The Case Western Reserve University departments of classics and theater and dance are sponsoring a competition in which students are challenged to stage a 20-minute version of a classical play. The contest, called "Case Dionysia," will be from noon to 5 p.m. November 15 in Eldred Theater. Admission to the event is free, and refreshments will be served. First prize for the winning student team is $500. Additional prizes will be awarded for second- and third-place finishers. Student team leaders should submit a registration form by October 31. For a form and list of guidelines, contact Joseph Fahey at jff4@case.edu.
Case Western Reserve University annual reports for 2002-2003 soon will be available. The report will not be mailed to individual faculty and staff this year but will be available in PDF form on the Web. Departments may request 10 or more copies of the annual report by e-mailing Stu Kollar at sak3@case.edu during the week of October 20. Include a name and campus mail address in the e-mail. The bundles will be delivered at a later date. E-mail Kollar with questions.
Thwing Center will host its annual Halloween event from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. October 30 in the Thwing Atrium. The festivities will include games, pumpkin decorating (with markers) and pumpkin carving and trick-or-treat refreshments and cider. The event is sponsored by the many departments and student organizations residing in Thwing Center. New Quizno's to offer discount Quizno's, the new sandwich shop at the southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Road, is offering Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff a discount during the month of October. Employees with a valid Case ID will receive 15 percent off food purchases there throughout the month. Quizno's is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 721-3636.
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