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from the November 13, 2003, Campus News

Diverse supplier info online

Case Western Reserve University's purchasing department now has a link on its Web site at http://www.case.edu/finadmin/matsupp/suplrdiv.htm that allows the campus community to search for and use minority- and women-owned businesses. Contact Roberta Janowski at 368-5956 or raj6@case.edu with questions about the site.

Rental insurance available

Faculty and staff who rent or lease vehicles in the course of conducting university business should decline liability/physical damage insurance offered through the rental company.

Insurance coverage is provided through the university's vehicle insurance policy. Contact Laura Corrigan, insurance manager, at lmc4@case.edu or 368-4394 prior to renting a vehicle to obtain an insurance ID card.

When renting a vehicle outside of the United States, insurance coverage should be purchased.

Any incident/accident involving a rental vehicle should be reported to Corrigan.

Lunchtime amaryllis sale slated

The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America will sponsor a lunchtime amaryllis sale.

Kits, which include an amaryllis bulb, pot, soil and instructions, will be available for $10 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. November 17, December 4 and December 5 in the University Hospitals of Cleveland atrium and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. November 18 and December 2 in the Biomedical Research Building lobby.

To learn more, contact Marion Good at 368-5975 or mpg@case.edu.

Pulitzer Prize reporter to speak

The Samuel Rosenthal Center for Judaic Studies at Case Western Reserve University has invited a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting to speak about "Civil Liberties After 9/11."

Anthony Lewis, the James Madison Visiting Professor of First Amendment Issues at the Columbia University School of Journalism, will speak at 4:30 p.m. November 20 in Thwing Center Ballroom.

For information, call 368-2414.

Laser eye surgery to be discussed

Joseph M, Thomas, LASIK surgeon at University Hospitals of Cleveland and professor in the Case Western Reserve University department of ophthalmology, will conduct a seminar on the most advanced laser vision correction procedure, called Wavefront, at noon November 17 in the Rainbow Babies and Children's community room 1208. Seating is limited. Call Diane Tumbry at 844-8553 to register.

W-2s require updated addresses

To ensure prompt delivery of W-2 forms in January, Case Western Reserve University employees and students must have a current mailing address on file before December 19.

Faculty and staff update their addresses with human resources in person at room 220 Crawford Hall, through e-mail to HRrecords@case.edu or by phone to 368-3270.

Graduate students should e-mail payroll@case.edu; write to payroll, room 357, University West Building; phone 368-4290; or fax 368-3592, while undergraduate students contact student employment in room 410A Yost Hall, e-mail sla3@case.edu or call 368-4533 to change their addresses.

SAC to host VP open forum

Case Western Reserve University's Staff Advisory Council will continue its series of open forums with university vice presidents.

Anthony Kinslow, vice president for human resources, and Hossein Sadid, chief financial and administrative officer, will be available for discussion from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the 1914 Lounge of Thwing Center.

For details, go to http://www.cwru.edu/president/sac/sac.html.

Charity Choice to continue

The deadline for Case Western Reserve University's 2003 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 to win prizes.

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.

Harpsichordist to perform

The Case Western Reserve University department of music continues its 18th season of Chapel, Court & Countryside: Early Music at Harkness with harpsichordist Mitzi Meyerson.

Meyerson will perform a program of "Keyboard Music from the Golden Age in France" at 7:30 p.m. November 15 in Harkness Chapel. She also will conduct an informal question-and-answer period.

In addition, Meyerson will give a free, public master class for students in the Case/Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) joint program at 12:30 p.m. November 14, also in Harkness Chapel.

Tickets for the performance are $20 for the general public, $18 for seniors and members of Early Music America, $10 for non-Case/CIM students and free for Case/CIM students. Call 368-2402, e-mail chapel@case.edu or visit http://music.case.edu/ccc for more information.

UCITE to offer fellowships

The Case Western Reserve University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education is offering Learning Fellowships for faculty members who want to explore in depth concepts of how people learn and how those concepts can be applied in the classroom.

For information on the fellowships and how to apply, contact UCITE at ucite@case.edu or 368-1224. Information also is available at http://www.cwru.edu/provost/UCITE.

ShowCASE to accept proposals

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.

Tau Beta Pi 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.

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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