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In 2003, the university unveiled a new logo and branding campaign that emphasized the "Case" portion of its name. In 2006, interim [[Chancellor (education)|university president]] Gregory Eastwood convened a task group to study reactions to the campaign. The panel's report indicated that it had gone so poorly that, "There appear to be serious concerns now about the university's ability to recruit and maintain high-quality faculty, fund-raising and leadership." Also, the logo was derided among the university's community and alumni and throughout northeastern Ohio; critics said it looked like "...a fat man with a surfboard."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://observer.case.edu/Archives/Volume_39/Issue_14/Story_1325/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908003353/http://observer.case.edu/Archives/Volume_39/Issue_14/Story_1325/|title=Branding Task Group to end logo woes|archive-date=September 8, 2008}}</ref>
 
In 2007, the university's board of trustees approved a shift back to giving equal weight to "Case" and "Western Reserve.". A new logo was chosen and implementation began July 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.case.edu/president/btg/|title=Case Western Reserve University|access-date=August 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304083053/http://www.case.edu/president/btg/|archive-date=March 4, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> In an open letter to the university community, interim president Eastwood admitted that "the university had misplaced its own history and traditions."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.case.edu/president/btg/comm/022607.html|title=Case Western Reserve University|access-date=August 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517160119/http://www.case.edu/president/btg/comm/022607.html|archive-date=May 17, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The "Forward Thinking" campaign was launched in 2011 by President [[Barbara Snyder]] and raised $1 billion in 30 months. The board of trustees unanimously agreed to expand the campaign to $1.5 billion, which reached its mark in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/10/case_western_reserve_fund-rais.html|title=Case Western Reserve fundraising tops $1.5 billion goal|date=2017-10-06|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234032/http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/10/case_western_reserve_fund-rais.html|archive-date=April 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The campaign ultimately raised $1.82 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thedaily.case.edu/case-western-reserve-president-barbara-r-snyder-to-lead-association-of-american-universities/|title=Case Western Reserve President Barbara R. Snyder to lead Association of American Universities|date=February 3, 2020}}</ref>
 
A [[2020 United States presidential debates|2020 United States presidential debate]], the first of two, was held at the Samson Pavilion of the [[Health Education Campus]] (HEC), shared by the [[Cleveland Clinic]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-27|title=Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic to Host First Presidential Debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, in Health Education Campus' Samson Pavilion|url=https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2020/07/27/case-western-reserve-and-cleveland-clinic-to-host-first-presidential-debate-tuesday-sept-29-in-health-education-campus-samson-pavilion/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Cleveland Clinic Newsroom|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Case Western Reserve was one of the founding members of OneCleveland, formed in October 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/18/wirelessairport |title=Case Western Reserve, OneCommunity Bring Free Wireless to Hopkins Airport: News Center: Marketing and Communications: Case Western Reserve University |publisher=Blog.case.edu |date=2009-12-18 |access-date=2010-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112031216/http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/18/wirelessairport |archive-date=January 12, 2010 }}</ref> OneCleveland is an "ultra broadband" (gigabit speed) fiber optic network. This network is for the use of organizations in education, research, government, healthcare, arts, culture, and the nonprofit sector in Greater Cleveland.
 
Case Western Reserve's Virtual Worlds gaming computer lab opened in 2005. The lab has a large network of [[Alienware]] PCs equipped with game development software such as the [[Torque Game Engine]] and [[Maya (software)|Maya]] 3D modeling software. Additionally, it contains a number of specialized advanced computing rooms including a medical simulation room, a [[MIDI]] instrument music room, a 3D projection "immersion room,", a [[virtual reality]] research room, and console room, which features video game systems such as [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3]], and [[Wii]].<ref>[http://www.eecs.case.edu/tech/labs/vw EECS Department: Virtual Worlds Laboratory] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070112154542/http://www.eecs.case.edu/tech/labs/vw |date=January 12, 2007 }}</ref> This laboratory can be used by any student in the Electrical Engineering and computer science department, and is heavily used for the Game Development (EECS 290) course.
 
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