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from the December 11, 2003, Campus News

Student art exhibited at studio

Case Western Reserve University's College of Arts and Sciences is hosting the annual student "Semester in Review" art exhibit through December 12 at the Art Studio.

The exhibit includes Case student paintings, drawings, ceramics, photography, enameling and textile art.

Winter clothing to be collected

The Student National Medical Association of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is conducting a winter clothing drive through December 17.

The group is accepting coats, sweaters, blankets and other items of winter clothing in good condition.
Donation boxes are located by the elevators in the medical school and in Thwing Center. All items will be donated to the United Hearts Life Mission Center and Salvation Army Emergency Shelter.

For details, contact Valerie Lopes Pires at valerie.pires@case.edu.

Volunteers needed for concerts

The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus at Severance Hall are looking for volunteers to help with a series of holiday concerts.

Faculty, staff and students who volunteer to sell CDs in the Severance lobby and by the gift shop before, during intermission and after a concert will have the opportunity to hear the concert and receive a free CD.

Volunteers should arrive at 7 p.m. for concerts today and December 12, at 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. December 13, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. December 14, at 7 p.m. December 18 and December 19, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. December 20 and at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. December 21.

The December 18 and 19 performances are of Handel's Messiah rather than a regular holiday concert.

To volunteer, e-mail william.hale@case.edu or call 216-368-6689 with name, preferred concert and alternate and phone number.

Weight group starts new session

The next session of the Case Western Reserve University Weight Watchers At Work program begins with a registration meeting at 11:30 a.m. today in Thwing Center.

The group meets weekly from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. beginning January 8.

Participants receive 14 sessions for the price of 12. The cost is $138 payable by cash, check or charge.

Contact Sara McIntyre at 368-3924 or e-mail sara.mcintyre@case.edu to learn more.

Two holiday drives to continue

Case Western Reserve University's student activities office is conducting two holiday drives.

One is a Giving Tree. Members of the university community are invited to select an ornament from the tree in the Thwing Center atrium. They then provide a gift for a needy child as indicated on the ornament.

Donations must be returned to Thwing by December 16.

The Giving Tree supports the children of Beech Brook, a mental health facility in Cleveland.

In addition, the Intercultural Dialogue Group, along with University Student Government, are selling paper candy canes for the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America in their "Sweeten the Season" holiday drive.

The $1 canes are for sale in the student activities office in Thwing.

For more information on either drive, contact the student activities office at 216-368-2679.

Cottington to conduct seminar

Eric Cottington, Case Western Reserve University's associate vice president for research, will conduct a seminar on research policies and practices from 9-10:30 a.m. December 12 in the Toepfer Room of Adelbert Hall.

Cottington will address issues related to the management of research data. Questions to be answered include: What is research data? Why is research data management important? How should research data be managed? Who owns the research data? How is data management affected by collaborative research and peer review issues? And what resources are available to assist with research data management?

Refreshments will be served and parking will be validated for attendees who work off campus.

To register, go to http://addison.ra.cwru.edu/orc/calendar/calendar.php?m=12&y=2003.

Research participants needed

The Skin Study Center in the department of dermatology at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is looking for healthy individuals between 18 and 60 years old to participate in a research study involving sun protection products.

In addition, people with and without psoriasis are needed for another research study at the center.
Compensation will be provided for participants' time and effort. Call 216-844-SKIN (7546) for details.

Spring break Dutch treat offered

Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education is hosting Spring Break study in the Netherlands for faculty, staff and students.

Course and continuing education credits are available for the "Dutch treat" annual spring break trip March 6 to March 14 to Amsterdam and Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

The trip includes guided tours of neighborhoods and social institutions in both cities as well as daily lectures by government officials, practicing social workers and many of Holland's prominent scholars.

All participants must complete a registration application, which is available on the Begun Center Web site at http://msass.case.edu/begun. Undergraduate students may enroll in SASS 390 and graduate students may enroll in SASS 598, both through the Mandel School registrar's office by e-mailing debra.fields@case.edu.

Continuing education credits may be requested through the Mandel School's continuing education office at 216-368-2274 or http://msass.case.edu/ce.

Registration applications are due January 15, a down payment is due January 30 with the final payment made by March 5.

Designer eyeglass show slated

W. A. Jones Optical on the first floor of the Bolwell Health Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland will host a designer eyewear show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. December 12.

The show will feature Charmant Pure Titanium, I-Nova, Elle and Magna-Flip.

Call Sue at 216-721-1300 with quetions.

W-2 addresses to be updated

To ensure prompt delivery of W-2 forms in January, Case Western Reserve University employees must have an up-to-date mailing address on file in the payroll system.

Those who have moved during the past year and have not reported a new address must do so by December 19. Due to the varying degrees of mail service, duplicate W-2s will not be issued until after February 14.

Faculty and staff can change their addresses with human resources in person at room 220 of Crawford Hall, through e-mail to HRrecords@case.edu or by phone to 216-368-3270.

Graduate students can update their addresses by e-mailing the payroll office at payroll@case.edu, sending a written request to payroll in room 357 of the University West Building, calling 216-368-4290 or faxing 216-368-3592.

Undergraduate students should contact student employment in room 410A Yost Hall, e-mail susan.alexander@case.edu or call 216-368-4533 to change their addresses.

 

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