In this issue:
 Dr. Youngmin Cho will take the role of Research Associate at the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development on September 1, 2019. This follows his time as a postdoctoral scholar at the Center focused on the effects of poverty and neighborhood disadvantage on child and family well-being. Prior to that he worked with Dr. Claudia Coulton and Center staff while a doctoral student at the Mandel School. Please congratulate Youngmin on his new role.
Please RSVP by clicking on the invitation above! It's not too late!
[U]Tech is considering a new "Unified Communications" service. This service would enhance and extend the current campus telephone service by allowing CWRU faculty and staff to unify use of their desk phones with their cells phones and other mobile devices under a single "368" phone number.
To help gauage the interest level and number of possible users for this service, [U]Tech is asking faculty and staff members to complete a short survey. Interested users are invited to complete ths survey by Friday, September 6, 2019.
Come and receive first aid, CPR, and AED (automated external defibrillator) training - all staff and faculty are welcome. This course is hosted by University Hospital's EMS Training and Disaster Preparedness Institute and will follow American Heart Association guidelines. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 9, 2019 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Mandel Center 115). Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP here and contact Angela Kavadas with any questions.
Offered through CWRU's employee assistance program via IMPACT solutions: When it comes to paying for college, every dollar counts and families need a simple process to follow. In this terrific webinar, college expert Dan Bisig will share five steps every family can use to build their funding plan. This webinar is available on demand during September, 2019. To access:
- Navigate to www.myimpactsolutions.com
- Click on "go to member login" box and log in with company code "CWRU"
- Click on the blue "webinar" box
- Choose September webinar (either green button)
September is National Preparedness Month and Campus Safety Awareness Month. The Case Western Reserve University Division of Public Safety and the Office of Business Continuity will host the second annual Preparedness and Safety Fair on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Case Quad (near Bingham Building and Nord Hall).
A few Prepareness and Safety reminders:
"Did You Know...?" content provided by the Mandel Staff Working Group.
Email msass-staffworkinggroup@case.edu to learn more about the Working Group.
September 5, 2019: Faculty-Staff BBQ, 1 - 3 p.m., Mandel Center courtyard.
September 26, 2019: All-Staff meeting, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Mandel Center 115.
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