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Graduate Student Appreciation Week

Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) is coming up! Check out CGSA’s events and participate in our raffles to win exciting prizes.

Monday, April 5th, 2021: Sweet Mandy B’s Giveaway! Try out some tasty treats from the local business Sweet Mandy B’s by entering into a virtual gift card raffle! Link goes live on CGSA’s Listserv on Monday, April 5th at 9 am.

Tuesday, April 6th, 2021: Virtually Guided Meditation with CAPS! The events of the last year have taken a toll on all of our capacities for coping and resilience. Meditation is a simple yet highly effective tool for calming the mind, enhancing energy and focus, and boosting emotional positivity. CGSA is partnering with CAPS to provide an opportunity to learn and practice meditations that help manage stress and improve overall well-being. Join us at 4:30 pm for a virtual 30-minute meditation session with Dr. Sean Serluco, who will give a brief introduction to mindfulness/meditation and then lead two 10-15 minute guided meditations! Zoom participation link (Join us at 4:30 pm): https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/96568177209

Wednesday, April 7th, 2021: Virtual Trivia Night! Join CGSA for Trivia Night at 6:30 pm and test your knowledge on a wide variety of topics. Teams of 6 people. Form your teams beforehand or join individually and we’ll set up teams before we start. Gift cards raffle throughout the event! Zoom participation link (6:30 pm): https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/96142158510

Thursday, April 8th, 2021: Gift card Giveaway! Enter for a chance to win a gift card or gift basket to a local business via this gift card raffle! The sign-up link will be sent to CGSA’s Listserv on Thursday, April 8th at 10 am and the raffle will be held that evening.

Wednesday, April 9th, 2021: Get To Know Your Neighborhood! What’s better than free food? Free food that supports your local community! CGSA is back with another chance for you to GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD to finish up Graduate Student Appreciation Week! We have partnered with 3 minority-owned restaurants to provide FREE meals (pickup) to the first 30 graduate students who sign up. Students who register will get to choose between Bolivar & Lincoln in Wrigleyville, Luella’s Southern Kitchen in Lincoln Square, and Seoul Taco in Streeterville on April 9th or 10th. The sign-up link will be sent to CGSA’s Listserv on Monday, April 5th at 12 pm.

Also, check out additional GSAW events here!

Chicago Community Outreach Resources

As part of CGSA’s mission to work with, support, and provide assistance to underrepresented communities in Chicago, we have created a nonexhaustive Chicago Community Outreach Resources Guide, expanding upon our Black Community Support Resources.

This guide will be continuously updated and provides information regarding:

  • Northwestern University volunteer events assisting underrepresented communities

  • Volunteer events across Chicago

  • Non-monetary donations

  • Action sources

  • Chicago-based organizations (highlighting those that are Black, minority, & LGBT+ led)

  • National organizations with Chicago chapters

  • Additional resources

CGSA collectively stands with the Black community, BLM movement, and underrepresented minorities. We will collectively work to promote change by uplifting Black voices here at Northwestern socially and academically through outreach and advocacy. We are working toward building and maintaining relationships with community organizations serving the Black community and other underrepresented and minority communities here in Chicagoland and are making a conscious and deliberate effort to prioritize outreach events within Black and underserved communities.

COVID-19 Support

Full COVID-19 Resource Portal

Internal NU resources for COVID-19

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Any Questions about CGSA? Please email arapp@u.northwestern.edu

 

 

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