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| Alternative Student Break (ASB), an established service-learning organization, is making its pre-NSW debut with three seven-day trips for 18 incoming students. Each year ASB organizes nearly 300 undergrads in student-run seminars, Chicago community involvement and 26 weeklong service trips across the country and around the world. Six incoming students and two upper-class site leaders will take a road trip to one of three volunteer sites for a week of intense service, group bonding, reflection, social issue education, experiential learning and most of all, a lot of fun.
ASB is based on the philosophy that although the participants may not change the world on their trip, that one week has the potential to change to the world for the participants. What better way to kick start your four years of learning and growth at Northwestern than feeling comfortable in the community of an established student group, with seven close new friends and possibly a new outlook at a major social problem? For more information on the ASB pre-New Student Week trips, please see www.norris.northwestern.edu/asb.php . |
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ASG is composed of elected senators representing every undergraduate student at Northwestern University. Senators represent the residence hall association residential college board, panhellenic council, the interfraternity council, off-campus students, and 15 student groups. There are seven formal standing committees, as well as numerous ad-hoc and informal committees. The committees are composed of senators and non-senators from the general student csibody. Some of the committees are appointed; others are done by application or election. The seven formally standing committees are: Student Services, Academic, Rules (internal ASG issues), Executive (student group issues), External Relations (Evanston and Chicago-land issues), Campus Public Relations (campus issues and publicity), and the Student Activities Finance Board (distributing $1 Million annually in student group programming funds). ASG senators are always hard at work addressing the concerns of Northwestern's students, from the smallest to the most pressing.
asg.northwestern.edu/info/about/ |
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Career Peers are a team of students committed to conducting outreach to the Northwestern community and to serving as an advisory group to UCS. Career Peers are champions for University Career Services and promote the UCS mission of providing excellent service to students and employers. The Career Peer program is open to all NU undergraduate students.
As a UCS Career Peer, you will:
- Gain skills and knowledge regarding career development and career planning
- Assist and advise NU students in career development and the job/internship search process
- Act as a liaison and referral source between UCS and Northwestern students
- Provide input on UCS policies and programs
- Publicize UCS programs, services and events
- Provide services to employers and graduate and professional school representatives
Career Peers recruiting is held during Spring Quarter. For more information, contact the Career Peer Coordinator: Carolyn Ersland, c-ersland@northwestern.edu, (847) 491-3700, http://www.northwestern.edu/careers. |
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CATalyst is a leadership development program held prior to New Student Week at a retreat center in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The program is designed for students to become active members of the NU community and facilitate change during (and after) their time at Northwestern. Participation in a ropes course and small and large group activities facilitate relationship building with other incoming students and upperclassmen from diverse backgrounds that lasts into New Student Week and during their time at NU. This program enables students to articulate long term goals and objectives for themselves and for the NU community.
By engaging in interactive workshops, low and high ropes courses, and a series of problem solving initiatives, students will explore the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. This four-day program allows students to interact with other incoming students, in addition to upperclassmen and staff.
www.norris.northwestern.edu/lead-catalyst.php |
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Community Action Day takes place during New Student Week in September. A day primarily targeted for freshman, students go into the community and volunteer with several different community agencies.
www.northwestern.edu/norris/community.html |
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The strength and attractiveness of fraternities and sororities community as Northwestern lie in their ability to develop innovative approaches and to maintain effective programs that maximize the character of the chapters and the community within the overall framework of the University. Leadership development (both individually and chapter focused) seeks to foster an environment where one can:
- Develop leadership and interpersonal skills
- Form lifetime friendships
- Work together with others in an atmosphere of teamwork
- Participate as an active member of both the NU and Evanston community
The underlying purpose of the University is education: to nurture intellectual curiosity, to instruct in various disciplines, to encourage social and moral growth, and to provide an atmosphere conducive to the pursuit of these goals. It is the responsibility of fraternities and sororities to foster an atmosphere of learning, social responsibility, respect for human dignity, and to provide positive influence and constructive development for members and prospective members.
In addition to the leadership opportunities available as a member of a specific chapter, the four governing councils and OFSL offer many diverse leadership development programs. These range from individual to group/community experiences. www.northwestern.edu/gogreek |
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The Freshman Urban Program takes place before New Student Week and gives incoming freshmen an opportunity to have a memorable and defining experience prior to the start of the academic year. FUP examines the social issues facing neighborhoods within Chicago and Evanston, the organizations that serve them, and the means by which Northwestern students can contribute and affect change. Students learn about issues as varied as housing, education and politics, creating a foundation for a strong social awareness.
http://www.northwestern.edu/fup |
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The Northwestern Class Alliance (NCA) aims to foster campus
unity and class identity, as well as to create a sense of community
based on common interests, goals and experiences by
- Serving as a program coordinating csibody both for the campus and within the classes
- Providing useful programs and services for members of the community
- Serving as a unifying force for classes post-graduation and as an agent for reunions and other class activities
groups.northwestern.edu/nca
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Project Wildcat is an outdoor orientation program for incoming freshmen at Northwestern University. Campers spend a week backpacking, camping, and frolicking through the great outdoors with a small group of fellow freshmen and two trained NU-student counselors. It is an incredible way to begin college. Like a true nature's child...we were born to Pwild!
www.projectwildcat.northwestern.edu |
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Through University Residential Life, approximately 100 students have the opportunity to become Community Assistants, Senior Community Assistants or Residence Hall Coordinators. In these positions, students serve as leaders to a diverse group of peers in the residence halls and residential colleges. They have the opportunity to hone their conflict resolution, programming and management skills while helping to ensure the safety and well-being of over 4000 undergraduate students.
www.northwestern.edu/reslife |
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The Residence Hall Association is made up of an executive
board and the presidents of the Residence Halls at Northwestern
University. The Northwestern University Residence Hall Association
exists to improve the quality of residential life for Northwestern
University students. The Residence Hall Association encourages interaction
and cooperation among the residence halls. The Residence Hall Association
serves as a liaison for the students to the University administration,
acting as the representative voice for all undergraduate students
living in the residence halls of Northwestern University. |
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| Student Community Service hosts two annual service days. Make a Difference Day is the nation's largest single day of service and takes place every year on the fourth Saturday in October; the Spring Service Day is an integral part of Northwestern University’s National Volunteer Week celebration. Participants spend the day volunteering and meet other students, staff and alumni while contributing to the Chicago and Evanston communities. Both service days allow students to go beyond their comfort zone while also providing new social opportunities. |
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