The School of Graduate Studies is the unit of Case Western Reserve University through which departments offer graduate programs in the humanities and social sciences, biological and physical sciences, engineering, and selected disciplines related to professional fields.
Focus on Graduate Students
Kelvin Smith Library is looking for graduate students from all disciplines to participate in focus group discussions to assess library services, resources and spaces. We know your schedules are crowded. In appreciation for your time and for sharing your knowledge and opinions everyone who participates will be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Fire.
There will be 3 focus groups - one each for Arts & Humanities; Sciences & Engineering and Social Sciences. Each group will consist of 10-12 people and will meet with several library staff for an informal discussion of about 90 minutes from noon till 1:30. Lunch will be provided.
Please sign up here for the appropriate session.
Sciences & Engineering Students: January 30th, 12:00-1:30pm
Social Sciences & Weatherhead Students: February 1st, 12:00-1:30pm
Arts & Humanities Students: February 6th, 12:00-1:30pm
All sessions will be held in the Graduate Research Commons located in the southwest corner of the second floor of Kelvin Smith Library.
New! Responsible Conduct of Research Training
Graduate Studies is pleased to announce a new opportunity for you to enhance your familiarity with and training for Responsible Conduct of Research. Case Western Reserve University is a subscriber to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) which offers an online tutorial in Responsible Conduct of Research. If you desire to obtain additional training in Responsible Conduct of Research you may elect to use this resource at no cost to you. Please note that this program does not replace IBMS 500 which fulfills the NIH requirement for all students receiving support through any NIH training grant, career development award (individual or institutional), research education grant, and dissertation research grant.
Graduate Student Handbook
The Graduate Student Handbook offers extensive information on the services, awards, funding and university policies related to Case Western Reserve University graduate students.
About the School
The School of Graduate Studies is the unit of Case Western Reserve University through which graduate programs in the humanities and social sciences, biological and physical sciences, engineering, and selected disciplines related to professional fields are offered.
The learning environment at CWRU is enriched by the diversity of the students, faculty, and staff as well as the surrounding community. CWRU is located in University Circle which boasts a concentration of nearly 50 cultural, medical educational, social service, and religious institutions. This community includes Severance Hall, home of the world-famous Cleveland Orchestra; the Cleveland Museum of Art; the Cleveland Institute of Art; the Cleveland Institute of Music; University Hospitals of Cleveland; the Cleveland Botanical Gardens and many others within walking distance of the university.
The opportunity you have to engage in research, to teach and to learn is both exciting and challenging. We hope that you will pursue the many opportunities to become involved in all that CWRU and the larger community has to offer.
