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  • Wednesday, March 20, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDT
    How do you get into a TV writers' room as a Staff Writer? It starts by realizing that excellent writing samples alone can't guarantee you entry and by embracing the mantra "If you want to succeed in TV, writing is only half the battle." This event...
  • Thursday, March 14, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Our presenter, Roger Mader ’84, co-founder and CEO of Ampersand, brings to us his experience as Global Chief Marketing Officer for the world’s largest franchise restaurant enterprise in addition to his extensive career and will share three tips th...
  • Wednesday, March 6, 2024 · 12:00 PM CST
    When you are interviewing for a dream job, you want to be remembered for your skills and talents, not for a series of accidental-yet-unprofessional choices that end up sabotaging your opportunity.

    Join hosts Stefanie Small ’99 and Tara Blau Smol...
  • Tuesday, March 5, 2024 · 12:00 PM CST
    Everyone gets stuck--that nagging feeling you are not advancing in your career or your personal life. When you're accustomed to accomplishing your goals, this can be even more frustrating. Beating yourself up, simply pushing through, or avoiding ...
  • Tuesday, January 16, 2024 · 12:00 PM CST
    When it comes to money, it’s the decision process you adopt and the small choices you make through time that compound to create financial freedom. Paul and Kevin, both Kellogg Grads, wrote Money Talk as a roadmap to help young adults find financia...
  • Tuesday, December 5, 2023 · 12:00 PM CST
    When Cristy Garratt was at Northwestern, she chose to study abroad — twice, giving her a rare opportunity to work in two international newsrooms before graduation. However, it wasn’t until she put down her roots in London in 2013, that she realize...
  • Thursday, November 16, 2023 · 12:00 PM CST
    Networking is both intimidating and misunderstood. But, it’s simpler than anyone imagines to make new contacts that create a chain-reaction, resulting in introductions to exactly the right people you need to meet. The results can be life-changin...
  • Tuesday, October 17, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Difficult conversations often spark change. With the increase of the prevalence of technology in our everyday lives, creating a need for a larger STEM workforce. To meet the growing demands of the workforce, an increased number of STEM professiona...
  • Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Join us for a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) webinar, where participants can expect to be challenged in exploring the crucial facets of equity and inclusion in all spaces. Ronnie will delve into the principles of equity, practicing divers...
  • Thursday, September 28, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Have you ever wanted to see what it would be like to be an on-air reporter on broadcast television? Learn what it takes to be a reporter standing in front of major sporting events like an NFL playoff game or MLB spring training to capture the scen...
  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    With the significant responsibilities of global careers leading to travel, long hours, and high stress, rates of elevated weight, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes are rising. During this webinar, Dr. Lala will discuss factors leading ...
  • Thursday, March 23, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    We all learn to approach and respond to conflict differently. What did you learn about how to intervene when you witness harm being caused? What about how to apologize when you were the one to cause it? And how can understanding your own “conflict...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Wednesday, March 20, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDT
    How do you get into a TV writers' room as a Staff Writer? It starts by realizing that excellent writing samples alone can't guarantee you entry and by embracing the mantra "If you want to succeed in TV, writing is only half the battle." This event...
  • Tuesday, October 17, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Difficult conversations often spark change. With the increase of the prevalence of technology in our everyday lives, creating a need for a larger STEM workforce. To meet the growing demands of the workforce, an increased number of STEM professiona...
  • Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Join us for a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) webinar, where participants can expect to be challenged in exploring the crucial facets of equity and inclusion in all spaces. Ronnie will delve into the principles of equity, practicing divers...
  • Thursday, March 23, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    We all learn to approach and respond to conflict differently. What did you learn about how to intervene when you witness harm being caused? What about how to apologize when you were the one to cause it? And how can understanding your own “conflict...
  • Friday, February 25, 2022 · 12:00 PM CST
    Sharing stories is an intrinsic part of the human experience. And the stories we share have the power to shape our perceptions of the world around us. For anyone in the business of telling stories, whether it’s in TV, film, or other forms of media...
  • Wednesday, May 12, 2021 · 12:00 PM CDT
    In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the importance of building inclusive work environments, and strategies and tools that you can take back to your own workplaces and teams.
  • Thursday, March 25, 2021 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Look, we get it. In a world where diversity and inclusion is (finally) gaining momentum, it’s scary to think that you may make a misstep and get canceled by the culture that drives your business strategy. Your typical approach to marketing will no...
  • Thursday, December 3, 2020 · 11:00 AM CST
    In this session participants will begin to understand the difference between sex, gender, and sexual orientation as a foundation in working towards trans inclusion in professional and personal settings. Participants will learn from lessons on camp...
  • Wednesday, June 17, 2020 · 2:00 PM CDT
    This workshop will provide participants with a framework for understanding bias, prejudice, and oppression and how these concepts play out in interpersonal and institutional settings. Through case studies, participants will be introduced to variou...
  • Wednesday, June 10, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    Join Dr. Casey Gamboni ’16 MS, Ph.D., LMFT, a clinical staff therapist and teaching and supervisory faculty for the marriage and family therapy masters program at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, for an engaging and honest conversa...
  • Tuesday, January 21, 2020 · 11:00 AM CST
    Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is a decades-old phenomenon whose evolution has run the gamut from awareness to activism. Today, D&I is more en vogue now than ever before. Individuals are demanding it, and companies are scrambling to find solutions ...
Career Skills
  • Tuesday, March 19, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Managing a successful career can keep you busy, but managing and growing your wealth is critical during your working years and beyond. This discussion will scratch the surface on some of the most common questions asked when it comes to managing yo...
  • Thursday, March 14, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Our presenter, Roger Mader ’84, co-founder and CEO of Ampersand, brings to us his experience as Global Chief Marketing Officer for the world’s largest franchise restaurant enterprise in addition to his extensive career and will share three tips th...
  • Wednesday, March 6, 2024 · 12:00 PM CST
    When you are interviewing for a dream job, you want to be remembered for your skills and talents, not for a series of accidental-yet-unprofessional choices that end up sabotaging your opportunity.

    Join hosts Stefanie Small ’99 and Tara Blau Smol...
  • Tuesday, March 5, 2024 · 12:00 PM CST
    Everyone gets stuck--that nagging feeling you are not advancing in your career or your personal life. When you're accustomed to accomplishing your goals, this can be even more frustrating. Beating yourself up, simply pushing through, or avoiding ...
  • Tuesday, January 16, 2024 · 12:00 PM CST
    When it comes to money, it’s the decision process you adopt and the small choices you make through time that compound to create financial freedom. Paul and Kevin, both Kellogg Grads, wrote Money Talk as a roadmap to help young adults find financia...
  • Tuesday, December 5, 2023 · 12:00 PM CST
    When Cristy Garratt was at Northwestern, she chose to study abroad — twice, giving her a rare opportunity to work in two international newsrooms before graduation. However, it wasn’t until she put down her roots in London in 2013, that she realize...
  • Thursday, November 16, 2023 · 12:00 PM CST
    Networking is both intimidating and misunderstood. But, it’s simpler than anyone imagines to make new contacts that create a chain-reaction, resulting in introductions to exactly the right people you need to meet. The results can be life-changin...
  • Thursday, September 28, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Have you ever wanted to see what it would be like to be an on-air reporter on broadcast television? Learn what it takes to be a reporter standing in front of major sporting events like an NFL playoff game or MLB spring training to capture the scen...
  • Tuesday, March 21, 2023 · 11:00 AM CDT
    Learning how to advocate for yourself during a health crisis will help you get the skills you need to advocate for yourself in all areas of your life. But what does it really mean to be your own advocate? How does one get the right care? It all st...
  • Tuesday, February 21, 2023 · 1:00 PM CST
    You’re a new graduate navigating the field of tech and a recruiter reaches out to you with an opportunity. Or maybe you reach out to them. How do you turn that connection into a job? What materials or questions should you have prepared? How do you...
  • Tuesday, November 29, 2022 · 11:00 AM CST
    Working for yourself is inherently risky—but so is traditional employment, as the last few pandemic years have underscored. In certain industries, like journalism, volatility and retrenchment have been the norm for more than a decade. How can we i...
  • Wednesday, November 9, 2022 · 12:00 PM CST
    We often think about the term “management” in a downward sense: a supervisor managing an employee or a team. However, when you start to think of management as multidirectional you open the opportunity for creating a better rapport with your boss o...
Transitions
  • Wednesday, September 28, 2022 · 2:00 PM CDT
    Interested in making the transition into Tech, but your background is decidedly not technical? Feeling overwhelmed about where to begin? Gain insight from someone who has successfully made the transition to a technical role with a non-technical ba...
  • Monday, May 16, 2022 · 12:00 PM CDT
    If the name Justin Barbin ’11 sounds familiar, that’s because he’s been documenting Northwestern events for over a decade now. As a student he covered the campus party scene with STITCH Fashion Magazine, worked closely with The Daily and North by ...
  • Thursday, August 12, 2021 · 1:00 PM CDT
    As employers gear up to return to the office, employees are considering their options. We've all heard about 'The Great Resignation' and signs are that it's happening: 4 million people quit their jobs in April 2021. There's greater movement in the...
  • Wednesday, April 14, 2021 · 11:00 AM CDT
    We work in an increasingly connected world where an activity, change or event that affects one area is likely to have a meaningful impact on something else. Even in a small organization, any change, however seemingly big or small, can have a big i...
  • Thursday, May 28, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    In a world of extreme uncertainty, we must better manage what we pay attention to. Attention management is the mindful practice of daily flow: being present, resisting distractions, navigating situations, and staying focused on what matters most. ...
  • Wednesday, April 22, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    In this webinar, Dr. Don Martin, former graduate school admissions dean (including at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business), will answer que...
  • Tuesday, April 7, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    Do you know you have the power to create your own personal economy? The novel COVID-19 (aka, coronavirus) is a great reminder of why we must do so. Fact is… money is a major component of our lives. Yet so many people shy away from developing syste...
  • Wednesday, March 11, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    Marianne Oehser, author of Your Happiness Portfolio® for Retirement: It’s Not About the Money, will tell us about how to age successfully. You will hear about:

    • How and what you think about aging affects how you age
    • Myths about aging that do n...
  • Thursday, September 12, 2019 · 11:00 AM CDT
    For those of us considering the prospect of a career transition, change can be daunting. In this engaging webinar, Stephen Kohler, NU alum & certified leadership coach, will describe his own journey of facing and thriving through a career transit...
  • Thursday, June 6, 2019 · 11:00 AM CDT
    The graduate school experience is in many ways about finding the right program. In other words, a match for you and the institution at which you enroll. Sadly, many prospective graduate students tend to focus most of their attention on preparing...
  • Monday, April 29, 2019 · 11:00 AM CDT
    With today’s low unemployment rate, more people are considering changing jobs than ever before. However, it can be hard to know where to start. This webinar will inform viewers what to consider before leaving their current role and strategies to h...
  • Thursday, March 7, 2019 · 12:00 PM CST
    The business world is in the process of rapid transformation. The only way to have a sustainable competitive advantage in a constantly evolving, uncertain, virtual, global, automated environment is to be prepared. In this webinar hosted by interna...
Leadership
  • Monday, April 22, 2024 · 12:30 PM CDT
    Does your Northwestern journey end on graduation? How do you put "once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat" into action? Leverage this powerful alumni network! Consider how becoming involved with your local Northwestern alumni community can help you reach...
  • Thursday, January 27, 2022 · 12:00 PM CST
    Are you a new mentor or simply looking to improve how to best guide your mentee? Micah Jindal ’00, Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shares his first-hand experience as an active mentor in the Northwestern Network Mentorship Program,...
  • Tuesday, January 18, 2022 · 12:00 PM CST
    While methods for hiring the best talent in the field for an open position is a constant point of discussion, it feels particularly relevant in light of the continuing Great Resignation and the annual spike in job searches that come at the start o...
  • Wednesday, October 6, 2021 · 12:00 PM CDT
    2020 was a turning point in our lives and a turning point in the history of the humanity. We were flipped upside-down and shaken…again and again.
    The world that we once knew no longer exists. Instead, we are embarking, together, into a new real...
  • Tuesday, July 7, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    Do you ever have that feeling that things just “work out” for some people while others struggle to move forward? Executive presence is that mysterious “soft” skill that tends to elude and confuse professionals. In the midst of that confusion, many...
  • Tuesday, May 12, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    The aftereffects of the current pandemic are going to be with us for a while. Understanding how to lead teams during a crisis, balancing the emotional health and productivity of your team, is even harder when people are distributed and remote. Lea...
  • Wednesday, May 6, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    2020 has ushered in truly unprecedented challenges as businesses struggle to keep up with demand for necessary goods and services or fight to reduce costs, shift focus and survive the disruptions caused the Covid pandemic. Globally, millions are a...
  • Thursday, April 30, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    There is an urgent need for effective leadership in our institutions of higher learning, government and corporations. Emerging leaders are all around us, but they need help developing into effective leaders. This session will explain what it means...
  • Thursday, January 9, 2020 · 11:00 AM CST
    Every leader should strive to create followership and engagement with their people. This is a central tenant to Duncan Ferguson’s leadership philosophy and coaching approach.
    Utilizing Vantage’s Accelerated Development Model (ADM), Duncan helps le...
  • Wednesday, November 6, 2019 · 11:00 AM CST
    Do self-doubt, exhaustion, and stress keep you from living your best life? Discover an easier way of living – – where you can experience better results for your life and career with more ease and joy.

    We’ll work on the following:
    o Understandi...
  • Wednesday, April 10, 2019 · 12:00 PM CDT
    A leader’s behavior molds the culture of his or her team, while the leader themselves is molded by the culture of their organization at large - something at times referred to as the Leadership Paradox. But this paradox goes deeper; it reaches eac...
  • Tuesday, March 5, 2019 · 12:00 PM CST
    As Boomers retire, Millennials take over the majority of the workforce and a new generation comes in, the expectations and demands of a manager have changed and continue to change. What employees want is different. What keeps employees loyal to or...
  • Tuesday, May 14, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Combining the trends of culinary medicine and seasonal eating and adding a dash of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Healing Herbal Soups is the first book of its kind to focus on boosting immunity and weathering the seasons, by a mother-daughte...
  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023 · 12:00 PM CDT
    With the significant responsibilities of global careers leading to travel, long hours, and high stress, rates of elevated weight, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes are rising. During this webinar, Dr. Lala will discuss factors leading ...
  • Tuesday, January 17, 2023 · 11:00 AM CST
    Healthy living comes from creating nourishment, connections and presence in our daily life. What we eat, drink and how we sleep nourish us. Connecting to our body, ourselves, nature and our communities keeps passion and focus alive within us. B...
  • Thursday, October 20, 2022 · 12:00 PM CDT
    In honor of infant and pregnancy loss month, join Isabella Herrera ’21 MA and Nattalie Wolff-Tseng ’21 MA from Elevated Healthcare as they discuss how to take care of your mental wellbeing when family building doesn't go according to plan. From mi...
  • Friday, May 6, 2022 · 12:00 PM CDT
    You've been thrown into what's supposed to look like "normal life" again, and let's be real - it's been hard. At this point, you don't know how much more stress you can take. There's no empty space left in your day, the coffee comes to you in gall...
  • Friday, April 8, 2022 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Music, and other creative arts therapies, can benefit many individuals and be used to treat a variety of physical and psychological concerns. Plucking a harp can build finger strength; a drum circle can develop social connections; song lyrics can ...
  • Tuesday, March 29, 2022 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Women often divide themselves in order to be successful: career woman; partner; mother; individual, etc. New mothers in particular may find their individual identity getting lost in shuffle as they struggle to accommodate their new role. Especial...
  • Thursday, October 21, 2021 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Have you ever considered quitting what you had thought to be your life’s work? What could that look like and what might you feel about taking such a big step? Join alumna, Keiler Roberts, as she comically shares “uninspiring” stories that may help...
  • Thursday, February 11, 2021 · 2:00 PM CST
    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), self-care is “what people do for themselves to establish and maintain health, and to prevent and deal with illness.” Soft-tissue injuries are treated with compression and ice, so what resources are...
  • Wednesday, October 21, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    Many of us, as Henry David Thoreau famously said, “lead lives of quiet desperation,” and these days, stress, anxiety, and overwhelm have been increasing at alarming rates. Part of the problem is the relationship we have with our brains – many of u...
  • Tuesday, March 10, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    While stress and burnout have been stigmatized since the Greek Classical era, the desperate calls for help among current generations has made stress and burnout relief a hot topic across all professions – including students and athletes.

    But is t...
  • Friday, March 8, 2019 · 12:00 PM CST
    This presentation provides an overview of the power of plant-based nutrition and lifestyle habits that promote wellness. You will learn evidence-based information about foods that have been shown to prevent and reverse diabetes, heart disease, and...
Relationships
  • Thursday, December 8, 2022 · 12:00 PM CST
    Worried about seeing family during the holidays? Can you already picture the conflicting views and attempts to shame your choices, relationships, and body? Going home for the holidays doesn't have to feel like a headache - boundaries can help! Joi...
  • Tuesday, March 8, 2022 · 8:00 AM CST
    We often learn about the fundamentals of communication, empathy, and problem-solving as children. These are values and skills that require practice and evolution as our worlds grow and our lives become subsequently more complex. It's easy to forge...
  • Thursday, January 28, 2021 · 11:00 AM CST
    You’re a high achiever and you have important goals you’re striving for in the New Year. Whether these goals are personal, professional, or both, we’ll explore the power of mentorship to accelerate your success in reaching and exceeding these goal...
  • Thursday, October 8, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    Living in the midst of the COVID pandemic has exposed us to how connected we all are and how much we depend on one another. It has also pushed us into needing to learn how to navigate trying to be all things to all people - namely our families and...
  • Friday, August 7, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDT
    Stay-at-home during this COVID-19 pandemic just shifted from “let’s try to flatten the curve for a few months” into a long-haul situation with so many unknowns. And a huge unknown is this: How are our teens really handling the series of disappoint...
  • Tuesday, February 11, 2020 · 11:00 AM CST
    It can be hard to maintain objectivity when our insecurities and angst take over—especially if we are unfamiliar with our feelings and how to regulate them. If you find yourself holding grudges, ruminating on how you’ve been wronged, or cutting pe...
  • Tuesday, April 23, 2019 · 11:00 AM CDT
    Young people are taking longer to transition from adolescence into full-fledged adulthood – this new developmental phase, called emerging adulthood, can hold great opportunity but presents unique challenges to modern families. In this webinar I’ll...
  • Monday, March 4, 2019 · 11:00 AM CST
    Amy Freed, Core Faculty for the Master’s Program in Counseling at The Family Institute of Northwestern, will share insights into how our past relationships and experiences impact how we allow ourselves to be treated in the present. Freed will shar...
  • Wednesday, February 20, 2019 · 12:00 PM CST
    Jayne Kinsman, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, will discuss common scenarios that create conflict in relationships with loved ones, friends or at work. She will then describe specific skills and tools anyone can use to resolve a conflict ...
  • Tuesday, December 4, 2018 · 12:00 PM CST
    This webinar will address the chronic strains and stressors of both living with a romantic partner who has a serious illness and being a person with a serious illness who is married. We call this webinar Sick and Tired to connote the stressors as...
  • Friday, April 13, 2018 · 12:00 PM CDT
    Love takes work. We know that to be true, yet with the demands of kids, jobs, volunteer work, and family, it is all too easy to put our romantic relationships on the back burner. In this webinar, Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon will discuss what it takes...
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