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To the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Community:
Welcome to the 2018-2019 academic year!
You probably read last week about our exceptional (and largest-ever) entering , but these 1,390 students are far from the only additions to our campus since last spring’s commencement.
We dedicated the , started work on the , and made substantial progress on installing new walkways throughout the Case Quad. We softball’s second-ever invitation to the Division III national championships, their march to a first-ever appearance in the , and their fifth-place finish in the tournament—the for any ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ athletic team in history.
As , we also launched the Student Success program, complete with 15 navigators whose first assignment was to contact every first-year student for an introductory conversation, followed shortly by email outreach to every returning student. I want to commend the entire Student Success team for demonstrating such enthusiasm for the work and empathy for our students. I also want to extend my gratitude to the faculty who collaborated closely with the program’s leadership to help ensure that our undergraduates receive the help they need from both navigators and faculty advisors, as well as those 12 who have agreed to serve as an advisory committee for the program. In particular I would like to thank Professor for agreeing to serve as the committee’s co-chair.
Finally, I want to highlight two truly outstanding leaders joining the university this year. The first is , who becomes dean of the Case School of Engineering Sept. 1. He comes to the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ after nine years leading the Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a unit within the College of Engineering and the largest school in the university. Interim Dean Jim McGuffin-Cawley—who did an extraordinary job of maintaining the engineering school’s momentum for the past year—will continue in that role through this week. I cannot thank him enough for his dedication, insight and leadership.
The other is , who became provost and executive vice president July 1. The former dean of George Washington University’s Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, he has brought enormous energy and optimism to the role. We are hosting a for him from 4 to 6 p.m. this Thursday, Aug. 30, in the Tinkham Veale University Center, and I hope to see many of you there.
With best wishes for a terrific academic year,
Barbara R. Snyder
President
Welcome to the 2018-2019 academic year!
You probably read last week about our exceptional (and largest-ever) entering , but these 1,390 students are far from the only additions to our campus since last spring’s commencement.
We dedicated the , started work on the , and made substantial progress on installing new walkways throughout the Case Quad. We softball’s second-ever invitation to the Division III national championships, their march to a first-ever appearance in the , and their fifth-place finish in the tournament—the for any ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ athletic team in history.
As , we also launched the Student Success program, complete with 15 navigators whose first assignment was to contact every first-year student for an introductory conversation, followed shortly by email outreach to every returning student. I want to commend the entire Student Success team for demonstrating such enthusiasm for the work and empathy for our students. I also want to extend my gratitude to the faculty who collaborated closely with the program’s leadership to help ensure that our undergraduates receive the help they need from both navigators and faculty advisors, as well as those 12 who have agreed to serve as an advisory committee for the program. In particular I would like to thank Professor for agreeing to serve as the committee’s co-chair.
Finally, I want to highlight two truly outstanding leaders joining the university this year. The first is , who becomes dean of the Case School of Engineering Sept. 1. He comes to the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ after nine years leading the Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a unit within the College of Engineering and the largest school in the university. Interim Dean Jim McGuffin-Cawley—who did an extraordinary job of maintaining the engineering school’s momentum for the past year—will continue in that role through this week. I cannot thank him enough for his dedication, insight and leadership.
The other is , who became provost and executive vice president July 1. The former dean of George Washington University’s Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, he has brought enormous energy and optimism to the role. We are hosting a for him from 4 to 6 p.m. this Thursday, Aug. 30, in the Tinkham Veale University Center, and I hope to see many of you there.
With best wishes for a terrific academic year,
Barbara R. Snyder
President
