Announcements
In an effort to streamline our services, Launchpad has been sunset. All of the services contained within Launchpad can be found elsewhere.
If you use the quicklinks, please bookmark any service that you use for easy access. You can also use the search feature on https://case.edu
If you use news and events, that information can be viewed at https://thedaily.case.edu
If you use the PeopleSoft Financial Reports, those reports can now be accessed at https://webapps.case.edu/finreports
Spartan Answers, CWRU's digital assistant chatbot, can also help you find the most relevant information including location information, shuttle routes, campus events, and more. You can find out more information about Spartan Answers at https://case.edu/utech/resources/cwru-digital-assistant
Launchpad History
The Launchpad team consisted of Gregory Reynolds, John Sully, Pam Hlavin, & Ron Ryan. We want to thank them for all of the time and creativity they put into making Launchpad such a success over the years!
Launchpad was created in August of 2009 to replace MyCase. Launchpad consisted of 3 major parts: CWRU's webportal, iGoogle (Google's portal service), and Case Mobile (which allowed for our portal to display on mobile phones with small screens and limited bandwidth). All 3 services integrated CWRU's iGoogle (Google's portal service) portlet widgets, which empowered us to write once and run anywhere.
Over the next few years Launchpad's catalog of widgets grew to meet the demand.
Launchpad went through it's first major upgrade in early 2013 to upgrade all of the widgets with modern web technology to as Google sunset iGoogle.
Several iterations and additions continued through the next few years.
In early 2017, Launchpad was heavily upgraded with a mobile first strategy to merge Launchpad and Case Mobile into a service that used responsive web design to display fluidly on all screen sizes.
In July of 2020, Launchpad was sunset to free up resources for new services and initiatives.