What's happening in the Southwest Area?
Northwestern welcomes new Faculty-in-Residence
FIRs live and learn within residential communities.
Years after completing his own undergraduate degree, Aaron Shaw, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Sociology, found himself moving back into a residence hall–this time with his own family, plus a mission to create a welcoming community for Northwestern students as a Faculty-in-Residence (FIR).
Learn More About FIR Aaron Shaw
An Introduction to the Area Councils
Living on campus at Northwestern provides students with unique opportunities to engage with their residential
communities. One of the ways students can get involved is through the Area Councils. These student-led organizations play an essential role in shaping the residential experience by planning activities, promoting community engagement and developing leadership skills among participants.
Southwest Area Goes to Broadway
Evanston isn’t the setting for many classic movies so Northwestern University students feel a special connection to Mean Girls. Maybe that is why Podculture, a Daily Northwestern podcast, did an episode about residents of the Southwest Area heading to Broadway in Chicago’s wildly popular production of the film. Tickets and transportation were generously sponsored by the area’s leadership team. They even threw in a pre-departure reception to make the evening more social. So fetch!
One Book One Northwestern Comes to the Southwest
To encourage engagement with The Handmaid’s Tale, the 2018-19 One Book One Northwestern selection, the Southwest Area hosted events with guest faculty and staff to discuss some of the book’s themes with residents.
Willard Hall Reopens after Transformative Renovation
At the January 2018 grand reopening celebration of Willard, dignitaries like the President, Vice President of Student Affairs, and members of the Board of Trustees welcomed hundreds of guests to tour the building and see all of its amazing new features.