Workgroups
Eight workgroups comprised of almost 150 faculty, administrators, and students met to develop recommendations for the strategic plan. The first seven groups met from February - June 2010, while the Branding and Communications workgroup met from November 2010 to October 2011.
Workgroups
Workgroup Charge
Workgroup members were selected to represent the broad spectrum of the Northwestern community. It was expected that participants served as conduits, bringing information to and from the workgroup, so that recommendations represented the best thinking among not only the workgroup members, but among the entire community.
In order for the plan to be successful, workgroup members were charged with making recommendations that were:
- Transformative
- Differentiating
- Achievable
- Specific
- Prioritized
To see the first seven workgroup's charge and questions, please review the Planning Framework document.
To see the charge and the question for the Branding and Communication, please review the Branding and Communications charge document.
Workgroup Members
Workgroup members are listed by title and affiliation as of the year the workgroup met.
I. Areas of Distinction: Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work
| Co-Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Gregory Carpenter | Professor, Marketing |
| Teri Odom | Associate Professor, Chemistry |
| Workgroup Members | |
|---|---|
| Rex Chisholm | Dean for Research, Feinberg School of Medicine, Professor, Cell and Molecular Biology |
| Jamie Druckman | Professor, Political Science |
| David Figlio | Professor, Human Development and Social Policy |
| Victor Goines | Director of Jazz Studies, Music |
| Rebecca Harris | MD/PhD Student, Feinberg School Of Medicine |
| Linda Hicke | Associate Vice President Office for Research and Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology |
| Yonggang Huang | Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering |
| Eve Jeffers | Associate Vice President, Office of Alumni Relations and Development |
| Patrick McCarthy | Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Surgery |
| Michael Medford | Undergraduate Student, School of Communication |
| Dorothy Roberts | Professor, Law |
| Krista Thompson | Associate Professor, Art History |
| Wendy Wall | Professor, English |
| Patrick Wong | Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders |
II. Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
| Co-Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Robert Gundlach | Director, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Writing Program and Professor, Linguistics |
| Bruce Sherin | Associate Professor, Learning Sciences |
| Workgroup Members | |
|---|---|
| Janet Barrett | Associate Professor, Music Studies |
| Josef Barton | Associate Professor of History and of Spanish and Portuguese Chair, Department of Spanish and Portuguese |
| Katherine Bowers | Graduate Student, Slavic Languages and Literatures |
| Ron Braeutigam | Associate Provost, Provost's Office |
| Shari Diamond | Professor, Law |
| Mary Finn | Associate Dean, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Adam Galinksy | Professor, Management and Organizations |
| Eszter Hargittai | Associate Professor, Communication Studies |
| Larry Hedges | Professor, Statistics |
| Carol Lee | Professor, Learning Sciences and African American Studies |
| Greg Light | Director, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence |
| Jon Lomasney | Associate Professor, Pathology |
| Frank Mulhern | Associate Dean of Research, Medill and Professor, Integrated Marketing Communications |
| Chris Nho | Undergraduate Student, School of Education and Social Policy |
| Sunitha Suresh | Undergraduate Student, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science |
| Bob Taylor | Director, Teaching & Learning Technologies, NUIT |
| Stephanie Teterycz | Director, Summer Session & Special Programs, SCS |
| Amie Wilkinson | Professor, Mathematics |
III. Beyond the Classroom
| Co-Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Jim Farr | Professor, Political Science |
| Burgwell Howard | Dean of Students, Student Affairs |
| Workgroup Members | |
|---|---|
| Guillermo Ameer | Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery |
| Nancy Anderson | Director, Residential College Program |
| Aspasia Apostolakis Miller | Director, Career Services, Students & Young Alumni, Office of Alumni Relations and Development |
| Jack Doppelt | Professor, Journalism |
| Ellen Feldman | Director, University Research Center Administration, Office for Research |
| Casey (Stuart) Fuess | Undergraduate Student, Bienen School of Music |
| Mary Goldenberg | Director, University Residential Life |
| Simon Greenwold | Senior Associate Dean, The Graduate School |
| Kathleen Hagerty | Senior Associate Dean KSM and Professor , Finance |
| Zach Hollander | MBA Student, Kellogg School of Management |
| Brad Hurlbut | Senior Associate Athletic Director, Athletics |
| John Keene | Associate Professor, English |
| Dan Lewis | Professor, Human Development and Social Policy |
| Elisa Redish | Undergraduate Student, School of Communication |
| Sandra Sanguino | Associate Dean for Student Programs and Career Development, Office of Medical Education |
| Harvey Young | Assistant Professor, Theatre |
IV. Globalization
| Co-Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Torben Andersen | Professor, Finance |
| Laura Hein | Professor, History |
| Workgroup Members | |
|---|---|
| William Anthony | Director, Study Abroad Office |
| Max Cherem | Graduate Student, Philosophy |
| Jeannette Colyvas | Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy and Learning Sciences |
| Drew Davies | Assistant Professor, Musicology, Music Studies |
| Vinayak Dravid | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Dilip Gaonkar | Associate Professor, Communication Studies |
| Matt Glucksberg | Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering |
| Devora Grynspan | Director, International Program Development |
| Trey Herr | Undergraduate Student, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Paul Leonardi | Assistant Professor, Communication Studies and Industrial Engineering and Management Science |
| Jide Nzelibe | Professor, Law |
| Sana Rahim | Undergraduate Student, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Ravi Shankar | Director, International Office |
| Hendrik Spruyt | Director of the Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies and Professor, Political Science |
| Matthew Ter Molen | Associate Dean, Kellogg Office of Alumni Relations and Associate Vice President, Office of Alumni Relations and Development |
| M Sani Umar | Associate Professor, Religious Studies |
| Rebecca Wurtz | Associate Professor, Clinical, Preventive Medicine |
V. Diversity and Inclusion
| Co-Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Cate Brinson | Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
| Barnor Hesse | Associate Professor, African American Studies |
| Workgroup Members | |
|---|---|
| Carlos Abril | Associate Professor, Music Education |
| Galen Bodenhausen | Professor, Psychology and Marketing |
| Dona Cordero | Assistant Provost for Faculty Development, Provost's Office/OCM |
| David Dana | Professor, Law |
| Stephanie Graham | Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel |
| Theo Greene | Graduate Student, Sociology |
| Tamara Johnson | Interim Executive Director, Multicultural Student Affairs |
| Kathleen Ledvora | Undergraduate Student, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science |
| Brittany Mason | Undergraduate Student, School of Education and Social Policy |
| Nancy Pinchar | Assistant Controller and Director, Accounting Services |
| Pamela Pirtle | Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Access |
| Monica Russel y Rodriguez | Associate Dean, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and Senior Lecturer, Anthropology and Latina/o Studies |
| Iasha Sznajder | Professor, Medicine |
| Edd Taylor | Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences |
| Christopher Watson | Dean of Undergraduate Admission, Undergraduate Admissions |
| Ji-Yeon Yuh | Associate Professor, History and Asian American Studies |
VI. Strategic Partnerships
| Co-Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Ann Adams | Associate Vice President for Research Integrity, Office for Research |
| Heidi Schellman | Professor, Physics and Astronomy |
VII. Purple Sky
| Co-Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Janice Eberly | Professor , Finance |
| Luis Amaral | Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Workgroup Members | |
|---|---|
| Michael Abecassis | Dean, Clinical Affairs, Feinberg School Of Medicine and Professor, Surgery |
| Katherine Faber | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Sanford Goldberg | Professor, Philosophy |
| Sean Emerson Gordon-Marvin | Undergraduate Student, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Craig Johnson | Director of Budget Analysis and Development, Office of Budget and Planning |
| Vicky Kalogera | Professor, Physics and Astronomy |
| Jeffrey Miller | Vice Dean and Chief Operating Officer, Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Susan Phillips | Associate Professor, English |
| Brad Sageman | Professor and Department Chair, Earth and Planetary Science |
| Reed Stevens | Professor, Learning Sciences |
| Hans Thomalla | Assistant Professor, Music Studies |
| Emerson Tiller | Professor, Law |
| David Tolchinsky | Professor, RTVF, School of Communication |
| Teresa Woodruff | Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Timi Wusu | Medical Student, Feinberg School Of Medicine |
VIII. Branding and Communications
| Co-Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Gregory Carpenter | Professor, Marketing (Areas of Distinction) |
| Jane Pigott | NU Trustee |
| Workgroup Members | |
|---|---|
| Justice Alaboson | Graduate Student, Materials Science |
| Mary Baglivo | NU Trustee |
| Tom Collinger | Associate Dean Medill and Department Chair, Integrated Marketing Communications (Strategic Partnerships) |
| Cathy Coughlin | NU Trustee |
| Al Cubbage | Vice President, University Relations |
| Elizabeth Daly | Director, Orientation and Parent Programs |
| Sandy Goldberg | Professor, Philosophy (Purple Sky) |
| Simon Greenwold | Senior Associate Dean, The Graduate School (Beyond the Classroom) |
| Jane Hoffman | NU Trustee |
| Katherine Kurtz | Dean of Development, Feinberg School Of Medicine |
| Margaret McCarthy | Director Marketing & Enrollment Management, SCS |
| Marilyn McCoy | Vice President, Administration and Planning |
| Bob McQuinn | Vice President, Alumni Relations and Development |
| Mike Mills | Associate Provost, University Enrollment |
| Dan O'Keefe | Professor, Communications Studies |
| Julio Ottino | Dean, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| Rocio Reyes-Morales | Undergraduate Student, School of Education and Social Policy |
| Jamie Rosman | Assistant Dean and Director of Marketing and Communications, KSM |
| Alice Tybout | Professor, Marketing |