• Seminars, meetings and conferences
• Lunchtime meetings
• Dissertation defenses
• Computer classes
• Concerts
• Deadlines
• Other events

  SEMINARS, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES

Thursday, December 11 . . . Center for Women: Women's Creative Writing Group. 303 Thwing Center, 7 p.m.
http://www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen. Contact: ginnette.boyarko@case.edu, 368-0985.

Thursday, December 11 . . . Musculoskeletal Research Seminar: "Small Leucine Rich Proteoglycan Knockout Mice: New Models for Musculoskeletal Diseases," Marian F. Young. Sponsored by Orthopaedic Surgery, Case and Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic Research. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 4 p.m. Contact: Valerie.Schemedlen@uhhs.com.

Monday, December 15 . . . Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Series: "Cellular determinant of fibrillation dynamics," Guy Salama. E531 School of Medicine, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 16 . . . Diversity Awareness Workshop. Registration required. 13 Crawford Hall, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact: rosa.garnett@case.edu.

Wednesday, December 17 . . . Neurosciences Seminar: "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Prion," Man-Sun Sy. E609 School of Medicine, noon. http://neurowww.cwru.edu. Contact: gina.ventre@case.edu, 368-6252.

Thursday, December 18 . . . Center for Women Act III Roundtable: A discussion group for women in or nearing retirement, 309 Thwing Center, 4 p.m. http://www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen. Contact: ginnette.boyarko@case.edu, 368-0985.

LUNCHTIME MEETINGS

Tuesday, December 16 . . . Video on Wheels: "The Difficult Guest." 209 Crawford Hall, noon. Contact: tina.jurcisin@case.edu, 368-2834.

DISSERTATION DEFENSES

Thursday, December 11 . . . "Environmental and Medicinal Studies Utilizing in Silico Methodology," Scott E. Stuart, chemistry. Adviser: Gilles Klopman. 123 Millis, 1 p.m.

Friday, December 12 . . . "Development and Performance of Detectors for the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search with an Increased Sensitivity Based on a Maximum Likelihood Analysis of Beta Contamination," Donald D. Driscoll, Jr., physics. Adviser: Daniel S. Akerib. Miller Room, Rockefeller Building, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, December 16 . . . "Initial Mechanistic Characterization of Escherichia Coli Lon Protease," Jennifer Thomas-Wohlever, chemistry. Adviser: Irene Lee. 405 Clapp Hall, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, December 16 . . . "What are People Doing to Prepare for Retirement? Structural, Personal, Work and Family Predictors of Planning," Amy Dan, sociology. Adviser: Eleanor Stoller. 201 Hillel Foundation, 1 p.m.

COMPUTER CLASSES

Registration and up to date class information for classes listed below is available online at http://kslearn.case.edu. If you encounter technical problems or error messages with the process call 368-2991. All classes are held at 215 Kelvin Smith Library unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, December 11 . . . Flash: Advanced. 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Monday, December 15 . . . MS Access Topics: Generating Reports, 8:30 a.m. to noon; Power Point Presentations, 1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, December 16 . . . MS Excel Macro Design, 1-4 p.m.; MS Word: Tables, Columns, Graphics and Drawing, 9 a.m. to noon.

CONCERTS

Thursday, December 11 . . . End of Semester Music Showcase: New works by Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) student composers, performed by the CIM New Music Ensemble. Cleveland Institute of Music, 8 p.m. http://cim.edu. Contact: 791-5000.

DEADLINES

Tuesday, December 16 . . . Monthly payroll vouchers due. 10 a.m.

OTHER EVENTS

Thursday December 11 . . . Vanguard Individual Retirement Counseling Sessions. Reservations required. You may register online. 209 Crawford Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. http://www.case.edu/finadmin/humres/benefits/1on1.html. Contact: 1-800-662-0106, ext. 14500.

Tuesday, December 16 . . . Center for Women Film Showing: "Legally Blonde." Discussion to follow. Pizza, popcorn and soda provided. 309 Thwing Center, 8 p.m. http://www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen. Contact: ginnette.boyarko@case.edu, 368-0985.

Wednesday and Thursday, December 17 and 18 . . . TIAA-CREF Individual Retirement Counseling Sessions. Reservations required. 209 Crawford Hall, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact: Kay Fulk or Alisia Powell, 1-877-209-3138.

Friday, December 19 . . . Center for Women Film Showing: "9 to 5." Discussion to follow. Refreshments provided. 309 Thwing Center, 4 p.m. http://www.case.edu/provost/centerforwomen. Contact: ginnette.boyarko@case.edu, 368-0985.

Thursday and Friday, December 11 and 12 . . . Giving Tree. These are the last two days to pick up an ornament and provide a gift for a child in need this holiday season. All purchased gifts need to be returned on December 15 or 16. Atrium, Thwing Center, Contact: Student Activities, 368-2679.

Now through December 19 . . . "Sweeten the Season." Undergraduate Student Government and the Intercultural Dialogue Group are selling paper candy canes for $1. The proceeds will benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America. Student Activities Office, Thwing Center.

Wednesday, December 17 . . . Final exams end.

Friday, December 19 . . . Final grades due.

 

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