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Fellow Committee Descriptions and Responsibilities

Involvement in committees gives current fellows the opportunity to assume an integral role in shaping their personal experience as an NUPIP fellow as well as the future of the program as a whole. NUPIP's flexibility and commitment to a culture of engagement allows us to meaningfully involve past and current fellows in all dimensions of the program. Through this approach, we hope to build a community of fellows that will remain passionate and dedicated to NUPIP long after their fellowship year is over.

Program Development and Communications

• Act as the liaison between Professor Arntson and other faculty members, the student coordinators, and the PIP fellows.
• Look at "big picture" ideas including where PIP should be "housed" and vision for the future of the program
• Confront issues of structure (including how the application and selection process are carried out) and how to ensure sustainability of the program.
• Deal with participant-placement issues to ensure high standards of conduct and mutual accountability of fellow and placement organization
• Brainstorm, strategize, and conduct outreach activities around NUPIP national expansion initiative.

Site Recruitment

• Take part in "How-to recruit" seminar to familiarize with recruitment strategies
• Coordinate with alumni committee to find new potential NU alums and organizations to host PIP fellows.
• Explore alternate options for potential sites (networking, suggestions from current fellows, trustees, etc.)
• Help further develop criteria for sites and clearly articulate expectations.
• Collect feedback from current PIP fellows on whether their site should be continued, or what adjustments should be made.
• Encourage current fellows to recommend and/or reach out to organizations with whome they come in contact

Alumni Relations

• Maintain communications between NAA, Professor Arntson, student coordinators and Fellows.
• Look at issues such as site recruitment, funding development. Brainstorm around the role that the NAA can play and how recent alums can participate.
• Coordinate with Program development team in mentor matching activities. Draw up description/expectations of alumni mentors

Publicity and Outreach

• Contribute to Newsletter to keep nation-wide interest in the program (updates on where the program is, spotlight current Fellows, etc.)
• Solicit stories and photographs from current fellows for use in publication materials (newsletter, website, etc.)
• Take pictures at fellow events/seminars
• Reach out to NU schools' Communications Directors about featuring PIP in their newsletters/magazines
• Outreach to other media sources and outlets around Evanston and Chicago for general publicity
• Help with feedback, evaluation and maintenance of website

Seminar Committee

• Work with NUPIP coordinators, fellows, and Princeton committee to shape future of seminar series to include greater NU involvement in planning and implementation
• Serve as delegates representing Northwestern at weekly Wednesday seminars
• Plan student-initiated seminars that will begin in the winter with input from other fellows
• Serve as liaisons and maintain communication lines between John Fish and NU fellows

We encourage ideas of other ways to involve our fellows in the program. Fellows, if you have thoughts on how your strengths and skills may best be utilized, please let us know and we would be more than happy to accommodate.