General Resources
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Campus Resources
- Northwestern’s Office of Equity
- This office works to create a culture of access, belonging and accountability for all Northwestern community members. That includes supporting those impacted by discrimination or harassment and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
- AccessibleNU
- Center that oversees implementation of academic and programmatic accommodations for students with disabilities.
- Students can make arrangements for testing accommodations, books in alternate format, assistive technology, Sign Language interpreting, and other accommodations as determined appropriate through the interactive process.
- Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
- Utilizes “access, equity, enrichment, and wellbeing” to guide the focus of their work through the development and implementation of strategic equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives across the university and framework for advancing diversity and inclusion at NU.
- The Graduate School Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- Focuses on the recruitment and support of underrepresented populations to foster an inclusive environment and facilitate community engagement.
- Office of International Student and Scholar Services
- Offers Northwestern’s international students and scholars professional support, advising services, and programming regarding immigration.
- Multicultural Student Affairs
- Enriches the cultural experience of Northwestern through leadership and education programming; providing opportunities for community engagement and identity expression; and assisting students in navigating the University.
- LGBTQIA at Northwestern
- Black House
- Native American and Indigenous Initiatives
- Seeks to create spaces where Native American and Indigenous people are heard, their identities are honored, and they can be successful members of Northwestern as well as good tribal and community citizens.
- Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
- Dedicated to advancing scholarship, teaching, learning, and artistic or cultural practices related to Native American and Indigenous communities, priorities, histories, and lifeways.
- RespectNU
- The Respect NU site is a reporting system where students who have been the targets or witnesses of a hate or bias incident can make the university aware of these incidents. Their report will inform the actions of the NU Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT).
- Northwestern’s Women’s Center
- Committed to advancing women, gender equity, and inclusion through engaging the Northwestern University community.
- Here you can find gender responsive health resources, reproductive and parenting resources, LGBTQ+ resources, sexual violence resources, legal resources, and campus orgs.
- Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
- Works to provide a safe and affirming space for all members of the Northwestern University campus and acts as a hub for organizations, resources, services, and programs of interest to the Queer, Trans*, and Ally community.
- Northwestern Alumni Association
- Can help student organizations outreach to alumni. Whether you’d like to invite alumni back for a program or let them know updates about your student organization. They also provide many career focused programming, an award winning mentorship platform, and podcast.
- Student Organizations and Activities (SOA)
- Center for the Student of Diversity and Democracy
- NU’s Graduate Student Workers Union
- Northwestern University Graduate Workers (NUGW) is an antiracist, feminist labor union fighting for better working and living conditions for all graduate workers.
- Sexual Assault Support Resources
- Confidential
- Reporting
- 24-Hour Resources
- North Shore Evanston Hospital: 847.570.2111
- ER Address: 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL
- NU CAPS Crisis Counselor: 847.491.2151 (8:30am-5:00pm), 847.491.8100 (after hours)
- Rape and Incest National Network Hotline: 800.656.4673
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.7233
Campus Programs
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