Shepard Residential College

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Size: 180 residents Location: 626 University Place Master: Randy Freeman, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Shepard, a multithematic residential college, attracts residents from across the country and around the world - and from every school at Northwestern. This diversity enhances residents' opportunities for learning across intellectual, cultural, and artistic boundaries. Fellows affiliated with Shepard come from a variety of disciplines and get involved in lunch discussions, small group dinners with students, special receptions and dinners, and firesides. Recent firesides have discussed religious symbolism in Van Gogh's art and taken students on a guided tour of Dearborn Observatory. In Shepard's "Lunch with a Prof" series, faculty members discuss their research and describe how events, families, and strategies have shaped their careers. Shepard fellows and students take full advantage of major cultural events in Chicago, such as museum exhibitions, performances by the the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and theatrical productions.

Shepard is a supportive and learning community. A typical Shepard resident is outgoing and enthusiastically involved in the activities of the college and the University. The college government seeks to balance students' academic demands with weekly movie nights, philanthropic events, dance nights, and intramural sports. Shepard hosts coffeehouse talent shows and an annual winter formal dance. College residents also take leading roles in many campus wide activities, including the homecoming parade, intramural athletics, and Dance Marathon.

Shepard is located on South Campus and features a large recreation area with cable TV, a more formal lounge area with a grand piano, a kitchen, a small dining room, music and dance practice rooms, and a computer lab.

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