Appointments

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December 09, 2022
Steve Fening
Steve Fening, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and managing director of the Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, has been appointed as an associate vice president for research, with a focus on strategic partnerships.
“Steve is proven leader who will ...

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December 09, 2022
Victor Groza, the Grace F. Brody Professor of Parent-Child Studies, was elected a 2023 fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), a distinguished honorific society of prominent scholars, top researchers and practitioners.
He will be inducted formally as an AASWSW Fel...

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November 04, 2022
Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion and director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Supreme Court of Ohio, has been elected one of Crain’s Cleveland Business' Notable Executives in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Fletcher is one of 20 local executives selec...

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November 04, 2022
This year, ӰƵ will welcome a group of 10 executives to campus for interactive and collaborative visits as part of the inaugural executives-in-residence (EIR) program.
The EIR program brings together senior executives across industries and geographies with CWRU’s world-c...

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October 19, 2022
Provost Ben Vinson III announced today that Miro Humer has been named the university’s vice president for [U]Tech and chief information officer.
“Since he joined ӰƵ, Miro has demonstrated exceptional commitment to meeting the technological needs of our entire community,” Vinson s...

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October 14, 2022
Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, associate professor of pathology at the School of Medicine, was recently appointed as an invited member of American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Travel for Techniques (TfT) Award Committee to serve a three-year term from October 2022 to September 2025.
TfT is a trav...

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October 13, 2022
Joseph Bement, a student in the Master of Engineering and Management program, received the 2022 Richards Fellowship.
The Richard's Fellowship is an award given annually to a Master of Engineering Management student at CWRU. The award consists of a $10,000 grant, as well as mentorship from Donald J....

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October 07, 2022
Vice President and General Counsel Peter Poulos announced today that ӰƵ’s interim leaders of public safety and police have been named permanently to their respective roles.
Megan Koeth, who joined the university in 2018, is now the university’s executive director of public safety...

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October 06, 2022
Announcement that new department chair will edit poetry section for the publication comes on National Poetry Day
An established poet, scholar and educator, Walt Hunter joined ӰƵ this fall as chairperson and associate professor for the Department of English. Timed per...

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September 16, 2022
Dawn Ellis and Kimberly McFarlin have been appointed interim co-assistant deans of diversity and inclusion at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, effective immediately.
Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion, was appointed to the Ohi...