Every year, SION invites a distinguished scholar in the field of social interaction and organizing to visit Northwestern University and share their knowledge and experience with our interdisciplinary community of PhD students and faculty. The residency provides students an opportunity to learn from and cultivate a relationship with a renowned scholar of organizations from outside Northwestern. Unlike departmental colloquia, which fly speakers out for a single research talk and often feature limited student interaction, the residency includes a string of events aimed at building lasting connections between students and a visiting faculty member.

Prior SION Distinguished Scholars

2015: Candace Jones, Associate Professor Management and Organizations, Boston College and Division Chair for Organization and Management Division of the Academy of Management 2012-2015

2014: Jerry Davis, University of Michigan Ross School of Business Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Management, Professor of Sociology,   Co-Director, ICOS (Interdisciplinary Committee on Organization Studies) and Editor, Administrative Science Quarterly

2013: Marc Schneiberg, the John C. Pock Professor of Sociology at Reed College