History

AHEAD@NU was started in January, 2010 by a small group of volunteer staff members. Since that time membership has grown to over 250 people from across Northwestern's schools and campuses. The group is sponsored and advised by the Office of Business and Finance.

Steering Committee

The AHEAD@NU steering committee consists of various administrators in the Northwestern community. These include:

Co-Chairs

	Meghan Beltmann Program Manager Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies
	Nicole Shiperek Manager, Program Development, Clinical Research Professionals Training Center for Education and Career Development, NUCATS Institute

Committee Members

	Kate Biddle - AHEAD@NU Marketing Coordinator Marketing Coordinator, Masters of Science in Education School of Education and Social Policy
	Maureen Callahan Program Coordinator, Department of Preventive Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine
	Evelyn Caliendo - AHEAD@NU Assessment Co-coordinator Director of Planning and Associate Secretary to the Board of Trustees Adminstration and Planning
	Carol Henes Director, Certificate Program for Undergraduates Kellogg School of Management
	Gail Higgins Consultant Office of Human Resources
	Marianna Kepka - AHEAD@NU Assessment Co-coordinator Director of Academic Administration Office of the Provost
	Alan Paberzs - AHEAD@NU Chicago Events Coordinator Budget Analyst, Bluhm Legal Clinic School of Law
	Susan Pinto Project Coordinator Northwestern University and the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
	Lauran Qualkenbush Director Office for Research Integrity
	Sara Wright - AHEAD@NU Evanston Events Coordinator Assistant Director, Admission & Recruitment The Graduate School

Founders

	Meghan Beltmann Program Manager Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies
	Adam Cebulski Associate Director of Student Services Stuart School of Business, IIT

Who is eligible to participate?

AHEAD@NU is open to all staff members at Northwestern University who are interested in learning more about the field of higher education, people hoping to network within the NU community, and those seeking professional development opportunities, either to excel within their current position or to move to a new area within the University.

Listserv

In order to join AHEAD@NU and be notified of upcoming events please sign up for our listserv.

To sign up for the listserv please follow these steps:

1. Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.it.northwestern.edu without any subject line.
2. Type the following command in the message:

   SUBSCRIBE AHEAD firstname lastname

   Where firstname lastname is your first and last names.

   For example:

   SUBSCRIBE AHEAD Jane Doe

   Adds Jane Doe to the list AHEAD from the e-mail you sent the request from