Student Resources
Disability Resources
Case Western Reserve University is committed to providing all students with opportunities to take full advantage of the university’s educational programs. We recognize that students with documented disabilities may need assistance or accommodations in order to achieve this objective.
Our Disability Resources office outlines the policies and procedures used in determining a student’s eligibility for disability services. These procedures are applicable to Mandel School students.
If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at disability@case.edu or 216-368-5230.
Veterans Affairs
All students planning to receive veterans education assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must provide the Veterans Questionnaire Form and provide enrollment information to the School Certifying Official via 216-368-4310 or registrar@case.edu.
To be certified for benefits, veterans must be officially registered for classes. Veterans must notify the School Certifying Official immediately when changing hours, grade options, withdrawing from a class or withdrawing from the university.
It is important to note the following:
- The VA will not pay for repetition of courses previously taken for credit, unless repetition of that particular course is required for continuation in the approved program. However, the VA will pay for repetition of a course required for graduation if the course was failed or if a minimum acceptable grade was not achieved.
- Students enrolled in Intensive Semester Programs should be aware that benefits are paid based on actual dates of enrollment—not on the amount of tuition charged.
- The law requires that the VA must collect all benefits paid to a beneficiary for a course from which the beneficiary withdraws (this means from the start of the term, not merely from the date the course was dropped) unless there are mitigating circumstances. Other actions that may result in overpayment include receiving a grade that does not count toward graduation requirements and failure to have an incomplete grade changed to a grade that counts toward graduation. The VA will vigorously pursue repayment of these overpayments.
Learn more about VA Benefits at CWRU.
More information regarding the GI Bill can be found at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or by calling 888-442-4551.
Faculty and Staff Directory
Please visit the Mandel School Faculty and Staff Directory to access phone numbers and email addresses that will be used frequently throughout the program.
Bookstore
Visit the university bookstore online to find textbooks for your first semester.
Library Access
The Lillian and Milford Harris Library is home to nearly 45,000 volumes and is one of a handful of libraries in the country dedicated to social work literature and scholarship. Online Social Work at CWRU students have full access to the Harris Library and its plentiful resources.
Online students have electronic access to:
- Harris Library
- Library catalog
- e-books
- Research databases
- e-journals (click on e-journal portal)
- OhioLINK
Learn more about library hours and resources.
Access to the research databases, e-journals, e-books and e-reserves requires connecting to the CWRU network through the virtual private network (VPN). Use the same login to connect with VPN as you would for SIS, Atrio and your CWRU email.
If you have research questions or inquiries about the Harris Library, please contact us:
Library phone: 216-368-2302
Circulation and Reference Desk: 800-944-2290, ext. 2302
Research help: harrisref@case.edu
Questions about your library account or library policies: harriscirc@case.edu