SAGES Writing Portfolio Review Committee Reports

The SAGES Writing Portfolio is the mid-career portfolio assembled by students after they have completed their First Seminar and two University Seminars. Each student's portfolio contains one essay from these SAGES courses and a reflection written by the student. Since 2009, these portfolios have been assessed each year by a committee...

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SAGES Fellow Lisa Nielson wins Bloom Award

The Richard A. Bloom, M.D. Award was established to honor distinguished teaching in the SAGES program, part of Case Western Reserve’s core undergraduate curriculum. Each year, students are invited to nominate their instructors who go above and beyond both in and out of the classroom. The 2021 recipient is Lisa...

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SAGES Fellow Luke Reader writes on Brexit and Britain’s political identity

History News Network have published SAGES teaching fellow Luke Reader's article on how the imminent prospect of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union is reshaping British political affiliation, and fracturing Parliamentary politics. Read the article here: “One Thing We Know for Sure About Brexit Is the Effect It’s Having...

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Capstone Presentations and Publications

The SAGES Capstone Program requires students to make a final, public presentation of their work. These presentations may take place in departmental settings, in the SOURCE Undergraduate Symposium and Poster Session (see below), or elsewhere, as determined by the department offering the Capstone Course. SOURCE SOURCE sponsors the Undergraduate Symposium and...

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What is the SAGES Program?

The SAGES program (Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship) provided a foundation for Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) undergraduates in critical thinking, written and oral communication, the use of information, quantitative reasoning, engagement with ethical issues and diversity, and exposure to experimental and theoretical approaches to understanding human...

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