School of Graduate Studies, CWRU

With the second week of classes done, we are now fully into the Spring semester!

We wish you a good weekend - but keep checking weather reports and CWRU Alerts for any updates. Have fun but stay safe! See you next week.

Join us for another conversation on how to rethink graduate education and improve the PhD program next Friday January 30 at 12:00pm in Tomlinson Library and over Zoom. The discussion will be of most interest to students as well as faculty, staff, and program directors interested in PhD education.

Register for this month's conversation here: https://cglink.me/2cS/r2275704

TODAY (Friday, January 23) by 5:00pm EST is the start of the Spring semester DEADLINE to:

➤drop or add any classes
➤submit a waiver of registration
➤withdraw from the term without any financial penalty
➤waive the student health plan (if not waived in Fall)
➤waive the fitness plan

See our website for details: https://case.edu/gradstudies/current-students/dates-deadlines

Is your New Year's resolution to get fit? Then you're in luck! Every graduate student is automatically enrolled as a member of One-to-One Fitness each semester.

However, if weight training, pilates, and cycling aren't your thing, you also have the option to waive this plan by TOMORROW (Friday, January 23) for the Spring semester. If you did waive in the Fall you must do so again this semester. If you do not have a One-to-One membership, you will still have access other athletic facilities and gyms on campus.

If you waived your Student Health Plan in the Fall, it is automatically waived in the Spring. If you need to make changes to your health plan, the deadline is tomorrow as well.

See details: https://case.edu/gradstudies/current-students/policies-procedures/student-fitness-plan-waiver

Grad Assistants for ResLife Needed!

Residence Life is in need of graduate students to join their team for the 2026-2027 academic year as community and resident directors! These live-in positions support the creation and facilitation of an integrated residential learning environment for several hundred undergrad students.

Apply by Wednesday, February 11.

See more: https://case.edu/news/apply-graduate-staff-position-residence-life-2026-2027

Want to talk through a specific problem or stressor? Need support but unsure of where to find help? Considering if speaking with a counselor is the right fit for you?

Each Thursday 2:00 to 3:00pm, University Health and Counseling Services invites you to drop-in one-on-on consultations over Zoom. Registration required: https://cglink.me/2cS/r2275619

The campus community is invited to the 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation featuring a moderated conversation with keynote speaker Anthony Jack this Friday, January 23 at 12:45pm in Tink Ballroom.

Registration is required; see more here: https://case.edu/events/featured-events/martin-luther-king-jr-celebration

Do you need to make any changes to your class schedule? This Friday, January 23 is the LAST DAY for Drop/Add; double check SIS to make sure you are correctly and completely registered for the courses you intend to take this semester.

Friday is also the final day to withdraw from all Spring classes without having to pay any tuition bill.

See more: https://case.edu/gradstudies/current-students/policies-procedures/registering-classes-advising-holds

Missed last semester's deadline to apply to graduate? If you've completed all graduation requirements, but did not meet the Fall graduation deadline, submit all final materials for your degree as well as the Waiver of Registration form to our office (email [email protected] or bring printed copies to Tomlinson 203) by this Friday, January 23.

See details: https://case.edu/gradstudies/current-students/policies-procedures/waiver-registration

The start of the Spring semester means there are several important deadlines very soon! This Friday, January 23 is the final day to:

➤drop or add any classes
➤submit a waiver of registration
➤withdraw from the term without any financial penalty
➤waive the student health plan (if not waived in Fall)
➤waive the fitness plan

See our website for details: https://case.edu/gradstudies/current-students/dates-deadlines

While it's always the right time to do something to better the world, sometimes we need reminders and to help spread reminders so we can all work together.

"So we must help time and realize that the time is always right to do right." --Martin Luther King, Jr