GSC Newsletter

ASA Met Gala: Young, Famous, and African

Join the CWRU African Students Association on March 30th for our annual ASA Gala! Dress to impress and join us as we showcase the richness of African culture through food, music, dance, and community.

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CBTA 2025 Professional Development Conference

Dear Valued Trainees,
We hope this message finds you well. We are writing to inform you with deep regret that due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to proceed with the 2025 CBTA Professional Development Conference scheduled for this Wednesday, March 19th.

The CBTA is committed to providing the best possible programming and experiences for trainees in Cleveland and unfortunately a combination of circumstances have significantly impacted our ability to meet these goals for the Conference. Thus, after careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the present Conference. We understand this likely comes as a disappointment.

Those who have already registered will be contacted directly with further details. Please bear with us as we navigate this process for all the trainee attendees.

We truly value your understanding in this challenging situation. The CBTA is working to plan events soon to maintain the original goal of creating a supportive community for Cleveland-based trainees, so please stay tuned!

If you have any questions or need further details, please don't hesitate to reach out to Hope Zehr (zehrh2@ccf.org). Once again, we greatly appreciate your support and understanding.

Sincerely,
The Cleveland Biomedical Trainee Alliance

CWRU Child Care Subsidy applications accepted April 1 through May 15

• The university will subsidize up to $2,000 per fiscal year to support the cost of childcare for children ages six and under of eligible faculty, staff, postdocs, and students. A family is limited to one subsidy per fiscal year.
• Parents must apply annually to receive the subsidy. The subsidy will be based on household-adjusted gross income.
• The application period begins Tuesday, April 1, 2025 and continues through Thursday, May 15, 2025. Applications will be made available on the Child Care Subsidy Program webpage beginning April 1. There will be two separate applications: one for faculty and staff; another for postdocs and students.

• The Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account;
• Support During Travel Child Care; and
• Discounts at Local Child Care Facilities.

The Department of Dance Presents Imagatorium Spring 2025

Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Dance announces its final production of 2024-2025 season, Imagatorium, a concert featuring dance works by graduate students Megan Gregory, Noah Hardy and Maizy Windham, along with senior capstone projects by Hannah Boehringer and Natalie Tangpricha. Performances are April 10, 11, 12 at 7:30 pm. All performances are located at Mather Dance Center, 11040 Bellflower Road, on the Case Western Reserve campus in University Circle. Gregory’s ensemble work Sands is a metaphor for the human experience and aims to capture the waxing and waning of one’s resolve to face ongoing adversity. Time drags on as the dancers struggle together and as individuals, and their resilience drives any progress made along the way. This glimpse into their experiences conveys that it’s not always easy to weather the storm of life, and sometimes the journey can’t be made alone. Vignettes, choreographed by Noah Hardy, is a triptych of miniature dances set to a variety of music. Utilizing a combination of projection mapping and LiDAR tracking, the dance has a unique visual identity that follows each of the four dancers, as the identities all begin to blur together throughout the piece. Maizy Windham’s Jeu de Jour is a piece for four dancers, a set of three chairs, and contemporary choreography inspired by the movement vocabulary of childhood games. Jeu de Jour expands upon this idea of recreation and competition through the relationships between dancers to uncover the outcomes of intrepid play. Flux is a collaboration work by Hannah Boehringer and Natalie Tangpricha. This duet is a journey between chaos and order through playful yet powerful movement. Solo and duet sections depict a struggle for dominance, with each shift guided by the music’s ever-changing structure. While fast-paced and rhythmic, moments of pause offer space for reflection. The piece ultimately highlights the fluid interplay between structure and spontaneity, immersing the audience in its contrasting forces. Ticket Information Tickets are $15 for CWRU students with ID, $17 for seniors age 60+, CWRU personnel and non-CWRU students, and $20 for general admission. Online ticket sales open on February 28th via https://case.edu/artsci/dance/news-and-events/ticket-reservations.

Teacher's College Recruitment Event

Are you interested in teaching, but don't know where to start? Maybe you're just curious about what a career in education could look like! We encourage you to join us in the Office of Multicultural Affairs as Dr. Summer Carol from The National Teachers College will be speaking about graduate opportunities in education. Come to learn more about teaching, graduate school, education licensure, and local community impact. Food will be provided! This event will be held on Friday, March 21st from 12:45pm to 2pm in OMA (Sears 409).

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Game Night at Kelvin Smith Library

Join us for the final Game Night of the semester on Wednesday, March 26, 7-9pm, in the Freedman Center. Whether you bring your favorite game or choose one offered by KSL, it’s a perfect opportunity to take a break, hang out with a friend, or make new ones!

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Where's the Professor? First-Day Active Learning for Navigating Students' Perceptions of Young Professors

In this session, part of our Graduate Student and Postdoc Series, we'll talk about first-day active learning exercises for young and/or minority professors--or, essentially, how to establish credibility with students, especially if you look (or are perceived as being) young. Other student biases, such as race and gender, will also be addressed. We'll be discussing Chapters Two and Four of Picture a Professor: Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing Student Learning (Neuhaus, ed., 2022).
Facilitator: Jennifer Hadingham, PhD, Instructor and Associate Director, UCITE.
When: Friday, Mar 21, 11:40am–12:30pm
Where: In-person or via Zoom

https://cglink.me/2cS/r2265708

American Red Cross Blood Drive March 25

Make a positive impact this spring: Give blood! Delta Epsilon Mu, The Center for Civic Engagement and Learning, and Thwing Centers are cohosting an American Red Cross blood drive. When you come to give on March 25, 11 am-5 pm, in Thwing Center Ballroom, The Red Cross will give you a $10 Amazon e-gift card. Spring into action and book your appointment now! Walk-ins are also welcome.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?order=DATE&range=10&zipSponsor=casewestern

Marketing Networking Breakfast

We’re excited to invite you to a Marketing Networking Breakfast hosted by the Weatherhead School of Management! This event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with marketing (and marketing adjacent) professionals, gain insights from a distinguished expert, and learn how to elevate your brand strategy. It will be on Tuesday, April 1, 7:30-9:30am at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Tower. Our speaker, Dr. Susan Helper, will be discussing how marketers can develop a compelling value proposition based on "Total Value Contribution". This event is free to attend and open to all professionals. You don’t need to be a WSOM alum to attend! Please RSVP by March 22 via the link.
https://case.edu/weatherhead/about/news-and-events/events/marketing-alumni-speaker-breakfast

Think Forum presented by The Millis Lecture, "Preparing You for a World Dominated by Technology and AI" - Kevin Roose

Kevin Roose is an award-winning technology columnist for The New York Times and the bestselling author of three books: his most recent is Futureproof, a guide to surviving the technological future, Young Money, and The Unlikely Disciple. His column, The Shift, examines the intersection of tech, business, and culture. Kevin is the host of two New York Times podcasts: Hard Fork, a weekly chat show with Casey Newton about the wild frontier of technology; and Rabbit Hole, an eight-part series released in 2020 about how the internet is influencing our beliefs and behavior. He is a recurring guest on The Daily podcast and appears regularly on leading TV and radio shows. Kevin writes frequently on topics including automation and artificial intelligence, social media, disinformation and cybersecurity, and digital wellness. In partnership with The Millis Lecture.
Date: March 20, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: The Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple-Tifereth Israel at Case Western Reserve University is located at 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland, Ohio.

Free Tickets

Thanks to the support of our generous donors, this series is free and open to the public; however, registration is still required.

Register at
https://case.edu/maltzcenter/calendar-events/think-forum-preparing-you-world-dominated-technology-and-ai-featuring-kevin-roose

Free shuttle service from campus

Free shuttle service is offered for all Think Forum lectures. Shuttles depart from outside the Tinkham Veale University Center, Linsalata Entrance (on Bellflower Road) beginning at 5:30 p.m. Return shuttles depart from the Maltz Performing Arts Center at the conclusion of the lecture. Parking near the venue The Maltz Performing Arts Center includes two surface parking lots, both accessible from E. 101st Street. Ansel Drive entrance (off E. 105th Street) is reserved for ADA access and shuttles only. Parking is available for $10 in the surface parking lots. Pre-paid parking may be purchased online when reserving tickets.