Title: Senior Program Coordinator Department: Health Promotion and Wellness Where are you from? Arlington Heights, IL What brought you to Student Affairs? I joined Northwestern Student Affairs in August 2013 as a graduate social work intern in both CAPS and HPaW. I had experience with peer health education and psychoeducation with young adults prior to
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Title: Staff Psychiatrist Department: Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Where are you from? Pilsen (Chicago, IL) What brought you to Student Affairs? My area of interest is the young adult population or emerging adults. As a psychiatrist working in college mental health, this is the age when I can make the most impact in the
Title: Director Department: Special Projects Where are you from? Cleveland, Ohio, but I’ve lived in the Chicagoland area since 1976 What brought you to Student Affairs? I started as a temp working for Dorms and Commons, now known as Residential Services. I thought I was going to use my tuition benefit to become a teacher
Title: Resident Director Department: Residence Life Where are you from? Hiawatha, IA What brought you to Student Affairs? My passion for working with college students started in undergrad when I was a Resident Advisor. I wasn’t sure in what capacity I wanted to work with college students, so I pursued my MSW so I would
Name: Sharitza Rivera Title: Assistant Director Department: Student Enrichment Services What brought you to Student Affairs? I was working as a therapist in K-12 schools in Chicago. I felt frustrated that the work I was doing was helping a student survive, but not creating a larger impact on their life. I reflected on my own
Name: Kourtney Cockrell Title: Founding Director of Student Enrichment Services Where are you from? Skevanston! Skokie/Evanston Area How many years have you worked in Student Affairs at Northwestern? 5 What’s your favorite part about working in Student Affairs? The students inspire me, challenge me, and motivate me to keep advocating for change and justice. What
Title: Assistant Director Department: Student Affairs Marketing Where are you from? Chicago, IL What brought you to Student Affairs? I was working at Social Security Administration headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland and I decided that I needed more creativity to feel like me. I was also very homesick and missed my many jobs working with students
Name: Jill Norton Title: Visual Communications Manager & Photographer Department: Student Affairs Marketing Where are you from? Cincinnati, Ohio What brought you to Student Affairs? I have been a professional photographer since 2001 and in 2008 Anne VanOsdol was one of my favorite clients and she asked me to do some photography and design