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Case Western Reserve University's Information Technology Services is offering a new network backup service supporting department, division, office and individual servers with more than 100 gigabytes of data. Individual desktop and notebook backup services are scheduled to come on line during the first quarter of 2004. Network backup service requests can be made online at http://www.case.edu/its/infrastructure/backup/mybakupORDER.html. There is no charge for the service until January 2004. After January 1, the cost will be charged directly against department, division, office or individual accounts and billed at $0.68 per gig per month. Details are at http://www.cwru.edu/its/infrastructure/backup/bakupFAQ.html. The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) at Case Western Reserve University is conducting its third annual Turkey Drive. Donations of $1 to $10, which will help provide turkeys to disadvantaged families in the Cleveland area, are being accepted until November 24. Last year, OMA provided turkeys to 130 families. To make a donation or to assist in delivering turkeys, stop by OMA at 450 Sears Building or call 368-2904. The deadline for Case Western Reserve University's 2003 Case Charity Choice Campaign has been extended to November 14, and employees may still make contributions through the end of the year. The deadline extension also applies to the early donor raffle. Case employees who pledge a minimum of $52, or a dollar a week over the coming year, by November 14 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. Donations may be made to Greater Cleveland Community Shares, Earth Share of Ohio and United Way Services; individual agencies affiliated with these umbrella organizations; or other independent organizations that have been certified with 501(c)3 tax status. For more information on these organizations, visit the Charity Choice Web site at http://www.cwru.edu/president/cir/charitychoice/ccopeningpg.htm. For details on the campaign, call Lynice Willis at 368-5886. The Seventh Annual Cleveland Medical Hall of Fame dinner will be held November 5 at Windows on the River banquet facility in Cleveland's Flats. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine sponsors the program that is presented by "Cleveland Magazine." Proceeds support scholarships for Case medical students. The 2003 inductees are Delos Cosgrove, of the Cleveland Clinic; Avroy Fanaroff, on the Case medical faculty at University Hospitals of Cleveland; James O'Malley, retired surgeon from Lakewood Hospital and Case faculty; and Helmut Schreiber, on the Case faculty at MetroHealth Medical Center. The charter member inductee for 2003 is the late Fiorindo A. Simeone, who also was a faculty member at MetroHealth. Business executive and philanthropist Samuel Miller will receive the distinguished service award, and Claudia H. Cihlar will receive the nurse of the year award. The black-tie optional event, which honors Cleveland's distinguished medical community, begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails and 7 p.m. for dinner and program. Tickets are $100 per person or $900 for a table of 10. Call 771-2833, ext. 149. Cultural fest to take place Nov. 6 Case Western Reserve University's third annual Heritage and Cultural Celebration is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. November 6 in the Thwing Ballroom. The event is an open house of exhibits and displays that share information about a variety of heritages and cultures represented within the Case student, faculty and staff communities. To learn more, contact Carolyn Gerich at 368-2458 or cag16@case.edu or Gail Palombia Shipley at 368-4729 or gps3@case.edu. The Mather Dance Program in the department of theater and dance at Case Western Reserve University opens its concert season with "Tracings." Performances are at 8 p.m. November 6 through November 8, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on November 9, all in Mather Dance Center. Featured in the program will be "Steps in the Street" from "Sketches from Chronicle" by Martha Graham to music by Wallinford Riegger and "Bolero" by Pascal Rioult. Both works are being set for Case faculty and students by guest artist and teacher Joyce Herring, the associate artistic director of the Pascal Rioult Dance Theater and a former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. Also featured in the fall performance will be an excerpt from Heinz Poll's "Eight by Benny Goodman," staged by Richard Dickinson, ballet instructor and student in the master's degree of fine arts dance program. Dickinson and Karen Potter, director of the Case Dance Program, will perform the work. In addition, full-time Lecturer Beth Salemi will present a new solo, and "Sirens" choreographed by Case Associate Professor of Dance Gary Galbraith will be remounted for the fall production. Admission is $5 for students; $7 for faculty, staff and senior citizens; and $10 for general admission. For reservations and information, call the box office at 368-6262. Thwing Center hosts its annual Halloween event from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today in the Thwing Atrium, while the University Farms conducts its second annual Halloween at the Farm celebration from 6-11:30 p.m. November 1. The program at Squire Valleevue Farm, sponsored by first- and second-year class officers, will feature children's activities (courtesy of Alpha Phi Omega) from 6-8 p.m. Other attractions include pumpkin carving, hayrides, a bonfire and refreshments. The event also includes the band "The Four Lincolns" from Grand Rapids, Mich., which will perform beginning at 9 p.m. The Thwing Center festivities include games, pumpkin decorating with markers and pumpkin carving and trick-or-treat refreshments and cider. Series explores aspects of Europe Case Western Reserve University's Center for Policy Studies and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs are sponsoring a series of talks called "The United States and Europe: What Now for 'The West'?" The series continues with "Butter: What Kind of Global Economy?" from 5-6:30 p.m. November 6 in Ford Auditorium. This session features talks by Amy Medearis, senior economist to the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States; Eliot Posner, assistant professor of political science at George Washington University; and Simon Reich, director of the Ford Institute for Human Security and professor of international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Other programs in the series are "Beliefs: National Cultures and National Interests" from 5-6:30 p.m. November 10 in Ford Auditorium and "Geography: Old and New Europes? Or a New Old Europe?" from 5-6:30 p.m. November 17 in the Thwing Center Ballroom. For more information, contact Joseph White, director of the Center for Policy Studies, at 368-2426 or visit http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/cps. Case Western Reserve University's Research ShowCASE 2004, which will be April 2, 2004, in the Veale Center, is calling for proposals. Case faculty, professional/graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and undergraduate students as well as researchers from The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, MetroHealth Medical Center and University Hospitals of Cleveland must complete an online abstract submission form—available at http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/showcase/posters.htm—by 5 p.m. January 9. For more information about the event, go to http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/showcase/index.htm. To register to attend, visit http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/showcase/registration.htm. Contact Eric Cottington (368-4515 or eric.cottington@case.edu) or Annette Ballou (368-5963 or annette.ballou@case.edu) with questions. 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 through the end of October. Employees with
a valid Case ID will receive 15 percent off food purchases there
throughout the month. Case Western Reserve University Library has started a new KSLearn series of workshops designed to increase awareness of the many information resources at Case. During the sessions, representatives from major information providers will conduct open demonstration seminars that showcase the products. The first workshop covered JSTOR, or Journal Storage Project, an internationally acclaimed resource that archives journals from volume 1 to the present. The next, on November 6, will highlight access to the historical "New York Times." Reservations for the sessions are not needed. Call 368-5291 for details. Today is the last day to register for Case Western Reserve University's
fall SatCo (Saturday College) classes. 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 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. To register or for full course descriptions and updates, go to http://ess.case.edu/vision or call 368-5230.
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. Play contest deadline approaches Students who wish to participate in a new classical play competition
must register by October 31. Sponsored by The Case Western Reserve University departments of classics and theater and dance, the competition challenges students to stage a 20-minute version of a classical play. First prize for the winning student team is $500. Additional prizes will be awarded for second- and third-place finishers. For a registration form and list of guidelines, contact Joseph Fahey at jff4@case.edu. Graduate students in the joint acting program of Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Play House take the Brooks Theatre stage today 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 through November 22 at the Play House. 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'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 of other announcements related to software offerings, subscribe to the software center's mailing list at https://www.case.edu/softwarecenter-html/info/maillist.html. This week marks the final days of the 19th Annual Juried Collage Exhibition at Case Western Reserve University's Art Studio. Sponsored by Case's Art Education Program, Ohio Art Education Association Northeast Region and The National Collage Society, the exhibition is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October 31. For more information, contact Shuckerow, Case's director of art education/art studio, at 368-2714 or txs10@case.edu or go to the National Collage Society's Web site at http://www.nationalcollage.com. Computer cluster grants available To promote parallel computing among Ohio faculty, the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), its Statewide Users Group and the Ohio Board of Regents are soliciting a third round of Cluster Ohio faculty research proposals. OSC will distribute Athlon AMD computer system clusters-complete with hardware, software programming environment and maintenance-to this year's Cluster Ohio awardees. Faculty members of Ohio higher education academic institutions (four-year and graduate programs) are eligible to apply for the Cluster Ohio grants. Proposals are due December 3. Faculty members are expected to make a commitment in the form of space, power and basic system administration. They also are expected to make idle cycles available to the Ohio research community and to participate in a statewide Globus or similar environment. More information is available at http://oscinfo.osc.edu/clusterohio/rfp. Historical society to sell books The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) Library is hosting its eighth biennial book sale November 14-16 in the library's Norton Gallery. The book sale begins with a members' preview from 5-8 p.m. November 14. Public book sale hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November 15 and from noon to 3 p.m. All books are half price on November 16. Admission to the book sale is free. All proceeds benefit the library's Acquisition Fund. WRHS is located at 10825 East Boulevard. Memberships may be purchased at the door. For more information call 216-721-5722, ext. 252 or visit http://www.wrhs.org.
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