Case Western Reserve has a habit of breaking new ground. The University counts 16 Nobel laureates among its faculty and alumni. Our faculty, staff, students and alumni innovate, inspire, and test the limits of what’s possible. Our campus is equipped to make your vision reality.

Incubate your idea…

The Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] is Case Western Reserve Universty’s center for innovation which provides a space for anyone—especially students, faculty, and alumni—to tinker and creatively invent. think[box]'s new space, a 7-story, 50,000 square foot facility, will make think[box] one of the largest university-based innovation centers in the world. Visit the Business and Finance resources on think[box]'s website to learn more about accelerators.

Protect your vision…

IP Venture Clinic at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law will partner with your start-up company as you develop your plan to commercialize your technology. Don’t get caught saying, “Hey, that was my idea!” Connect with the IP Venture Clinic.

Envision a better world…

The Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit exists to advance the scholarship and practice of flourishing enterprise. Your work can mean more than a paycheck. Using appreciative inquiry to transform organizations, expand leadership vision, set strategy and enhance the power of teams, the Fowler Center will help you see how you, your organization, people groups, society, and the environment can flourish together.

Tell a better story…

AIM2Flourish is the Fowler Center’s initiative to share the stories of innovations that are addressing one or more of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Business schools, students, and faculty members all over the world conduct AI interviews with companies large and small to uncover ways business is being used for good in their cities and countries. AIM2Flourish will recognize the diversity of stories told at the next Global Forum in 2017. You can help tell these stories. You can be a part of creating a flourishing, sustainable planet.

Connect to your community…

The Tink is also home to social clubs and student service centers that support all students at Case Western Reserve, including Center for Civic Engagement and Learning, The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, Greek Life, The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, the LGBT Center, and Student Activities and Leadership. This is in addition to Weatherhead’s student clubs.

If you are an international student, our International Student Services office can help you find your way in your new hometown.

CWRU By the Numbers

• Endowment: more than $1.4 billion
• About 100 designated academic and research centers
• Receives nearly $400 million in external research awards each year
• Eight schools and colleges
• Offer close to 200 top-ranked undergraduate, graduate and professional programs that range from arts, law and humanities to engineering and medicine
• 3,100+ faculty members
• 15 Nobel laureates (including the first American scientist to receive the prize) among our current and former faculty and alumni
• About 10,000 students—40 percent undergraduate—are enrolled at the university
• Students represent all 50 states and more than 90 countries

But our students are more than just numbers. Case Western Reserve students are the best and the brightest in the nation, featuring Fulbright, Goldwater and National Science Foundation scholars (to name a few) who seek challenges within and outside of the classroom.

There’s even more about Case Western Reserve than we are able to capture here. Explore more of our campus’s resources, from volunteer opportunities to discount programs, from athletics to transportation.