Below is a list of university resources for staff organized by NUSAC pillars: Community Engagement, Professional Opportunities, Workplace Concerns and Workplace Strategies. If you find that any of these resources are not working, please let us know so we can fix it.
Staff Affinity Groups
The benefits and services provided by Northwestern University’s employee groups are available to all employees without regard to any category protected by the law. The University believes different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds are critical to a dynamic and vibrant University community, and as such all employees are welcome and encouraged to join each group.
- AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Administrators’ Development)
- ANUW (Association of Northwestern University Women)
- ASAG ( [Asian Pacific Islander Desi American] Staff Affinity Group)
- BPN (Black Professionals Network)
- UNIDOS (Latinx Professionals Coalition)
Staff Resources
- Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Staff Affinity Groups Employee Organizations
- NU Cares
- University Leadership Notes
- WELL (Well-being, Engagement, Learning & Leadership)
- Work/Life & Family Benefits
Professional Opportunities
- Executive Coaching
- Learn From Where You Are
- LinkedIn Learning
- Performance Excellence (documents and process)
- myHR Learn
- TEACHx (NU annual teaching and learning symposium)
- Tuition Benefits
Workplace Concerns
- Affirmative Action Policy
- COVID-19 Return to Campus Policy
- Disability Grievance Procedures
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ethics and Compliance
- Human Resources
- HR Policies and Procedures
- Leave of Absence Policy (leaves for family care, maternity, medical leave, military leave and personal leave of absence)
- Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance
- Office of the Ombudsperson
- Reasonable Accommodation Policy
- Sexual Misconduct Response & Prevention
- Staff Handbook
- University Policies