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Upcoming Events:
Do you have questions about how to use Student Health on the Chicago campus? Are you confused about how to read your benefits and costs for the NU Student Health Insurance Plan (NU-SHIP)? Wondering how your coverage has changed since last year?
CGSA Advocacy Committee is organizing a virtual info session with the director of Chicago Student Health Services and the manager of the NU-SHIP to help you navigate the healthcare provided to NU students on the Chicago campus.
Join us on Tuesday, September 19th from 12-1pm via Zoom: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/97643642531
Submit questions ahead of time or during the presentation at this link!
Come to CGSA’s board game night!
It’s time for our annual Welcome BBQ! Come meet your fellow students – some new, some old from ~20 graduate programs on the Chicago campus.
We will provide lots of delicious food and non-alcoholic drinks. Bring a picnic blanket if you like, and in the meantime, pray for nice weather with us!
Join us for our October open meeting and meet the CGSA board!
Venture Capital Fireside Chat
Out of Chicago Series: Milwaukee Trip
Biotech Group @ NU
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: April 4th – 8th, 2022
Check out other events (virtual & in-person) and raffles at the TGS GSAW website!
Be sure to subscribe to our listserv to enter into raffles and receive giveaways.
Monday, April 4th, 2022
Brain Boost Breakfast
Monday, April 4th, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (or until supplies last)
Join us for a fun and healthy start to your week. Location: Simpson Querrey Institute (303 E Superior St), Simpson Querrey Auditorium (SQBRC 1-230) + Pre-function Area
TGS Student Headshots
Monday, April 4th, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Presented by Northwestern Career Advancement. Put on your fancy clothes and stop by for a complimentary professional headshot. Photos will be taken on a walk-in basis. Location: Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Ryan Family Atrium
Tuesday, April 5th, 2022
GSAW Donut Drop – Chicago Campus
Tuesday, April 5th, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (or until supplies last)
The Graduate School (TGS) and Center for Leadership will be passing out free Stan’s Donuts and coffee to downtown TGS students. All eligible TGS students will receive a “Donut Drop Pass” in their morning email, so come stop by and say hello. Location: Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Ryan Family Atrium
CGSA Yoga
Tuesday, April 5th, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. CGSA is sponsoring an hour of yoga exercise in Lake Shore Park, so stop by for a little lunchtime downward dog. We also will be giving away some stress-relief giveaways to registrants. In case of inclement weather, we will have a mediation-style class in the Lurie Medical Research Center’s Gray Seminar Room (Lurie 1-165). Location: Lake Shore Park (808 N. Lake Shore Drive).
Sip and Paint
Tuesday, April 5th, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Come for the painting and stay for the wine! CGSA is sponsoring an instructor-led painting class with refreshments and wine. Supplies will be provided, and registrants will be entered into CGSA’s daily raffle. The event is limited to 40 participants. Location: Kellerman Classroom (2-322) in McGaw Pavilion (240 E. Huron St.)
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022
GSAW Donut Drop – Chicago Campus
Wednesday, April 6th, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (or until supplies last)
The Graduate School (TGS) and Center for Leadership will be passing out free Stan’s Donuts to TGS students. All eligible TGS students will receive a “Donut Drop Pass” in their morning email, so come stop by and say hello. Location: Simpson Querrey Institute (303 E. Superior St.), Potocsnak Family Atrium
Bunny Petting
Wednesday, April 6th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Join us for one of two hour-long sessions of cuddle love with some adorable bunnies! We’ll meet at Cuddle Bunny in Lincoln Park, whose mission is to provide a comfortable space where folks can enjoy the companionship of domesticated rabbits. Tackle the mid-week hump with a hug from a furry new friend! Location: Cuddle Bunny (2901 N Clark St)
Thursday, April 7th, 2022
Dollop Coffee Giveaway – Chicago Campus
Thursday, April 7th, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM (or while supplies last)
Presented by The Graduate School (TGS). CGSA is partnering with Dollop Coffee’s Streeterville location to provide free coffee to the first 100 people to show the Northwestern CGSA passcode and show their Wildcard. The passcode will be sent on Wednesday via our listserv. Location: Dollop Coffee Co. (345 E Ohio St).
Get Your Game On @ Replay Arcade Bar
Thursday, April 7th, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Graduate students can get their game on at Lincoln Park’s favorite arcade bar. CGSA will be providing pizza and one drink ticket for attendees before 7 PM. Location: Replay Arcade Bar (2833 N Sheffield Ave).
Friday, April 8th, 2022
CGSA Friyay Happy Hour
Friday, April 8th, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Round out GSAW with your TGS friends and colleagues at CGSA’s Friyay Happy Hour. Refreshments will be provided, and attendees will be included in CGSA’s daily raffle. Location: Tarry Research Building (320 E. Superior St), Method Atrium
CGSA Outreach Canned Food Drive
CGSA Holiday Crochet/Knit-Along
CGSA Lunar New Year Movie Night
Come celebrate the 2022 lunar New Year with CGSA!
2022 is the year of the tiger (ROAR!)
We will screen the classic New Year comedy All’s Well Ends Well (1992) in the SQ Auditorium on Tuesday, February 1st, at 6:30 pm. Baked goods and drinks will be provided. Proof of vaccination, green badge on the Symptom Tracker, or a negative result 24 hrs prior is required for everyone attending.
Masks are required unless actively eating or drinking. Fill out this form to RSVP.
All’s Well Ends Well (1992) is a romantic Chinese New Year comedy about the three Shang brothers. Eldest brother Shang Moon is a philandering businessman who treats his hideous yet hard-working wife like dirt. Middle brother Shang Foon is a disc jockey/playboy who tries to score with as many girls as possible. Youngest brother Shang So is a gay dance instructor. Moon soon gets the tables turned on him as his wife leaves to become a glamorous karaoke hostess, and Foon gets into a bizarre relationship with a fan so obsessed with movies that she constantly acts out characters on dates until he suddenly becomes temporarily mentally ill. And So is continually at odds with butch lesbian family cousin. Hilarity ensues.
Call for International Student Mentors
Moving to a new country can be difficult! Particularly knowing what resources are available and where to find them. CGSA is trying to bridge the knowledge gap by matching senior international graduate students with incoming graduate students who might need assistance/have questions. If you would like to help a peer grad navigate the ins and outs of student life in the US, please sign up! Your name and contact information will be shared with 1st years in the DGP and NUIN programs, so they can reach out to you with their questions. We’re providing a $10 Starbucks gift card for the first 15 mentees who sign up!
CGSA F31 Information Session
Are you a Ph.D. student thinking about applying for your first NIH grant? Then come join CGSA and the Office of Fellowships for our virtual event on January 12th, at 12pm CST to learn about what goes into preparing an F31 application. Zoom link will be sent out closer to the event date. Fill out this form to RSVP if you are interested in attending this information session. We will see you in the new year!
Financial Planning for PhDs and Postdocs
On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 11 AM – 12:30 PM CST, join us for a Financial Planning Workshop led by Jovan Johnson, MBA, CFP®, CPA, PFS. We will be covering the basics of investment and retirement options, as well as how this might practically look on a graduate student stipend or postdoctoral salary.
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance that takes place on November 20th to honor the memory of the transgender and gender non-conforming people who’ve lost their lives in acts of anti-transgender violence, bigotry, and discrimination. TDOR was started back in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor the memory of Rita Hester who succumbed to anti-transgender violence in 1998. Unfortunately, twelve years later and now more than ever, the fight for justice continues with the goal to achieve the most basic right of all – to exist. CGSA invites you to join us in honoring and remembering the 44 trans and gender non-conforming individuals who we have lost due to transphobic violence in 2021. We will hold a virtual vigil on Saturday, November 20th at 8 pm CST where we will together say their names and hold a moment of silence.
Student Health and Insurance Information Session
Do you have questions about how to use Student Health on the Chicago campus? Are you confused about how to read your benefits and costs for the NU Student Health Insurance Plan (NU-SHIP)? CGSA Advocacy Committee has organized a virtual info session with the director of Student Health Services and the manager of the NU-SHIP to help you navigate the healthcare provided to NU students on the Chicago campus. You can access the recording and slides here!
Town Hall on Harassment and Conflict Resolution Nov 4th, 2021: 4 – 5 pm CST
Learn more about addressing issues of harassment and conflict resolution at Northwestern University. We will introduce the university’s first Ombudsperson, Sarah Klaper, JD, and discuss the roles of the Ombudsperson. Kate Harrington-Rosen, the Director of Equity Outreach and Education of the Office of Equity, and Dr. Gayle Woloschak, the Associate Dean for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Affairs, joined us to discuss how the three offices collaborate in resolving conflict and how they differ in how they serve the university. Here are the recording and slides from the event.
Fall Welcome BBQ.
Join us for our annual welcome event with grad students across the Chicago campus on 10/1/2021, 6 PM onwards at 2941 N Sheffield Avenue.
