Emailed to Northwestern staff on January 19, 2023
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Dear Northwestern Staff:
Welcome to 2023. I hope you and your families are well and the winter break was a time of rest and recharge.
The winter quarter marks another opportunity to deepen our connections within the staff community. We hope that you will engage with NUSAC, the other staff affinity groups and the Well-being Programs on campus. The collective efforts foster connections that can enhance the work experience.
NUSAC continues to build and cultivate relationships with President Schill, Vice President Goffe and other administrators. Please share with us what you want them to know about the staff experience at Northwestern. It is important that we understand the experiences of the broader staff community. Thank you in advance for your feedback.
In the spirit of fostering deeper connections, NUSAC is excited to launch a listserv. The listserv will allow us to share pertinent staff events and opportunities. Please note you have to opt-in to receive communications.
We also invite you and your families to join NUSAC for the Winter Staff Mixer taking place on Thursday, February 23rd at a Women’s Basketball game. Complimentary tickets will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please save the date. Details on requesting tickets will be posted at the link above.
Thank you for all that you do for Northwestern.
With Gratitude,
Joan Trimuel Williams
NUSAC Chair
Upcoming Events
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Celebrating MLK: Northwestern honors Martin Luther King Jr. during Dream Week; January 16-23, 2023 This year’s MLK dream week keynote will be held on January 23 at Pick-Stager hall and this year’s speaker is Sherrilyn Ifill. Ifill served as the seventh President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) from 2013 to 2022, and currently serves as President and Director-Counsel Emeritus. Ifill, the second woman to ever lead the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, provided visionary and transformational leadership during one of the most consequential and intense moments in our nation’s history. To learn more about this and other events, please visit the link below. |
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The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto; January 26- July 9, 2023 Northwestern’s Block Museum of Art For American artist Dario Robleto (b. 1972), artists and scientists share a common aspiration: to increase the sensitivity of their observations. Throughout the history of scientific invention, instruments like the cardiograph and the telescope have extended the reach of perception from the tiniest stirrings of the human body to the farthest reaches of space. In his prints, sculptures, and video and sound installations, Robleto contemplates the emotional significance of these technologies, bringing us closer to the latent traces of life buried in the scientific record. |
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NUSAC Winter Staff Mixer Event; February 23, 2023 Mark your calendars! We will be sending more information shortly and also posting information to our website’s Events Page. |
Reminders/Updates
NUSAC Updates
Each month on our website we feature a NUSAC Council member to help Northwestern staff learn more about our council members. We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about us and what we do.
In February, NUSAC will be emailing staff some information about our upcoming 2023-24 membership drive. If you are considering applying, please be sure to visit our website to learn more about our council members and our work. And feel free to reach out to us with any questions!
The Big Ten Academic Alliance
Congratulations to the staff members selected to participate in the 2023 Big Ten Academic Alliance Staff Development Program on Internationalization:
Funmilayo Ojikutu
Associate Director, Academic Advising | Student Affairs
School of Education and Social Policy
Reid Wellensiek
Senior Director of Research and Graduate Studies
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
White Light Therapy
Human Resources has partnered with the Women’s Center to provide light therapy on the Chicago campus Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. All are welcome in the space. This service is also available on the Evanston campus in the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion Wellness Suite.
Ryan Field: A New Vision
The new Ryan Field will create a world-class home for Northwestern University Athletics and a best in the nation football experience for fans, players, and a year-round asset for the community.
Discover more about the Ryan Field Stadium Campus, view renderings, and watch a short video of what is envisioned for the new facility.
Call to Action
NUSAC Listserv
Announcing the New NUSAC Listserv!
Exciting news! This Winter Quarter, NUSAC will be rolling out the new NUSAC ListServ as an additional way to engage and connect with staff opportunities. Sign up to stay up-to-date on the latest staff-oriented announcements and events. All staff will continue to receive NUSAC’s Quarterly Newsletter.
To join, send an e-mail to LISTSERV@listserv.it.northwestern.edu with the following text:
- Subject: <leave blank>
- Body: SUBSCRIBE NUSAC <YourFirstName> <YourLastName>
- Do not include a signature or any other text in the email body.
On the Same Terms: 150 Years of Women at Northwestern
On June 23, 1869, the Board of Trustees recorded the decision to admit women to Northwestern: “Resolved that we approve of the admission of young women to the classes of the University upon the same terms and conditions as young men…” The path leading from that handwritten declaration to today was not simple nor immediate. The exhibition draws on records, photographs, and correspondence from University Archives to examine the 1869 decision and the twisty and tenuous path Northwestern took to educating college-age women.
October 7, 2019 – June 20, 2020 Deering Library
For more information on this and other exhibits, please visit the University Library Exhibits website.
Unconscious Bias Workshop
A two-part workshop on Unconscious Bias is available to all staff in myHR Learn.
Unconscious Bias is a foundational Diversity, Equity and Inclusion workshop designed to raise your awareness about biases that exist in our daily interactions. You will be asked to participate in exercises that explore our biases and where they came from as well as an understanding of how to be more aware of them through an assessment and best practices discussion. This workshop is a pre-requisite to attending our Active Inclusive workshop.
You will leave this workshop with an understanding of unconscious biases – what they are and why we have them, an exploration of individual social identities & how that relates to bias, the ability to identify how biases impact individual thoughts & actions, the ability to identify how biases impact our work & the Northwestern community at large and best practices to mitigate unconscious bias.
February 15 , 2023 9am-11am and February 16, 2023 9am-11am.
For more information on this and to register, please visit MyHR Learn.
Past Events
2022 Winter Drive
The NUSAC Winter Drive provided an opportunity for NU staff to come together to support areas of our community, provide support virtually or to connect with more personalized giving during our winter season. Over 100 staff across the University able to participate this year provided both time and resources to support our community. We are so grateful for our Northwestern staff community and your generosity. Below is a summary of the impact NU staff was able to make this winter.
Cradles to Crayons provided 21,784 winter coats over a two month period this year. NU volunteers donated funds and their time over a two day period to help sort donations.
The Greater Chicago Food Depository provided 15,120 pounds of oranges, 5,274 pounds of bread and 16,995 meals this year. NU raised $499, which is enough to provide 1,500 meals.
Family Focus of Evanston helped 20 families in total this year by providing $4,525 in gifts and gift cards. 13 NU staff members, in conjunction with two of Evanston’s Block Clubs to help support three of these 20 families this holiday season.
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly contributed to the organizations 1,000 gifts provided to the elderly this year. NU Staff provided 10 bags of chocolate as well as $268 in online donations to help them meet this goal.
For those who were unable to contribute this year, but would still like to, we encourage you to visit the links above to volunteer or make donations. We also encourage staff to consider making donations to Northwestern’s Purple Pantry which is in need of personal hygiene and other products.