Most on campus know that Case Western Reserve University was formed from the federation of Western Reserve University and Case Institute of Technology in 1967. But how much do you know about those institutions and the others that are part of CWRU’s history? Throughout May, we will give a brief overview of the institutions that comprise what is now Case Western Reserve University.
The Case Institute of Technology was founded in 1880—then known as the Case School of Applied Science—with the support of a secret trust Leonard Case Jr. had started prior to his death.
Early in the school’s history, classes were held at the Case family home in downtown Cleveland. Amasa Stone gave a gift to the Case School of Applied Science and Western Reserve College to help them establish campuses on adjoining land. The move to Euclid Avenue was in 1885.
The institution’s was renamed in 1947, adopting the name Case Institute of Technology.
Read more about the university’s history at case.edu/about/history.html and follow The Daily throughout May to learn more about the other institutions that helped shape Case Western Reserve into the strong institution it is today.