Undergraduate Programming During Wildcat Wellness

Northwestern Student Affairs has carefully curated a calendar of virtual programs for undergraduates during the Wildcat Wellness period from January 4-17, 2021.

Undergraduate students can explore the daily opportunities below. For direct access to these programs, as well as the full schedule, visit Winter Welcome on Canvas.

Week 1

Monday, January 4

9 AM - 3 PM: First day of campus move-in
4 - 4:45 PM: Residential College Welcomes
5:30 - 6 PM: Pilates Yoga Fusion
6:30 - 7 PM: Barre
7 - 8 PM: Residential Life Move in Meeting

Tuesday, January 5

9 AM - 3 PM: Campus move-in
7 - 7:30 AM: Sunrise Yoga
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Joining the Community Lunch Bunch
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: SJE Anti-Racism Dialogue Lunch Bunch
2 - 3 PM: NSFP Transition Panel: Students from Warmer Climates
3 - 3:45 PM: Tea Time hosted by Religious and Spiritual Life
4 - 4:45 PM: Residential College Welcomes
5:30 - 6 PM: Zumba
6:30 - 7 PM: Pilates
7 - 8 PM: Residential Life Move in Meeting

Wednesday, January 6

10 - 10:45 AM: Intro to NU Recreation
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Pre-Health Drop-In Q&A with Pre-Health Advising
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM:  Lunch Buddies:  The Power Of Gratitude with CAPS
12 - 12:30 PM: Lunch Bunch: Community Engagement in the Era of COVID19
12 - 12:45 PM: Lunch and Learn: Boren Scholarships to Fund Study Abroad
12:30 - 1 PM: Body Pump
1 - 1:30 PM: Lunch Buddies: “How I Got Here” hosted by The Garage
3 PM: Women's Basketball vs. Wisconsin
4 - 4:45 PM: Residential College Welcomes
4 - 5 PM: Undergraduate Language Grant Info Session
5:30 - 6 PM: Latin Dance
7 - 8 PM:  Residential Life Move-In Meeting

Thursday, January 7

9 AM - 3 PM: Campus move-in
7 - 7:30 AM: Energizing Yoga
10 - 11 AM Recognizing Collective Trauma:  A Support Space for Undergraduate Students
11 - 11:30 AM: Develop Your Leadership Capacity with the Northwestern Leadership Framework
12 - 12:30 PM: The Inside Scoop on Peer-Guided Study Groups & Tutoring: Lunch & Learn with ASLA Peer Leaders
12:30 - 1 PM: Community Standards Lunch Bunch
12:30 - 1 PM: Body Pump
12:30 - 2 PM: Pre-Health Drop-In Q&A with Pre-Health Advising
1 - 1:45 PM: When is it okay to ask professors for recommendations?
2 - 3 PM: NSFP Transition Panel: Academic Prep, Winter Quarter Edition
4 - 4:45 PM: Residential College Welcomes
4 - 5 PM: Sophomore Welcome Back hosted by Northwestern Alumni Association
5:30 - 6 PM: Werq
7 - 8 PM:  Residential Life Move in Meeting
8 PM: Men’s basketball vs. IIllinois

Friday, January 8

9 AM - 3 PM: Campus move-in
10 - 10:45 AM: Virtual Breath Class with NU Recreation
10 - 11 AM: Finding a Faculty Mentor Workshop
11:30 - 12 PM: Leadership in Your Everyday Life Lunch Bunch
12 - 12:30 PM: Lunch and Learn: Theatrical Productions in a Pandemic
12:15 - 12:45 PM: Drop-In Meditation | Hosted by Religious & Spiritual Life
1 - 2 PM: NSFP Transition Panel: Building Connections as a First Year (hold)
2:30 - 3:15 PM: How to Tell if a Class is the Right Fit Before It's Too Late
5 - 6 PM: FGLI Speed Friending
5:30 - 6:30 PM: Mindful Yoga
7 - 8 PM: Residential Life Move in Meeting
8:30 - 9:30 PM: SOA Presents: Student Group Showdown

Saturday, January 9

10 - 11 AM: Paint The Rock...On Canvas
12 - 12:30 PM:  Chat & Chew Lunch Bunch
12:30 - 1 PM:  Building a More Equitable World through Civic Engagement Lunch & Learn
1 - 3 PM: Wildcat Wellness Mindfulness Retreat
3 - 3:45 PM: Hobbies and Homework in the age of Zoom
4 - 5 PM: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Virtual Exhibit Tour at Illinois Holocaust Museum
6 - 7 PM: NSFP Transition Panel: My first winter quarter
6 - 8 PM: Women's Basketball vs. Iowa: Watch Party with Athletics and Northwestern Wildside
8 - 9 PM Welcome to Evanston

Sunday, January 10

11:30 AM - 12 PM:  Lunch Buddies:  Grounding Techniques & Mindfulness with CAPS
12 - 12:30 PM:  Chat & Chew Lunch Bunch
3 - 3:45 PM: Savoring and Expressing Gratitude: Resolutions for the New Year and New Quarter
8 - 9 PM:  RA Community meetings

Week 2

Monday, January 11

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: SJE Sustained Dialogue Lunch Bunch & Pop-Up Dialogue
12 - 1 PM: Lunch and Learn: Undergraduate Language Grants
12:30 - 1 PM: Norris Programming Lunch & Learn
3 - 4 PM: The Social Dilemma: A Panel Discussion
3 - 4 PM: Pre-health Drop-in Q&A
4 - 4:30 PM: Industry 101: Marketing
4 - 5 PM: Summer Academic Workshop (SAW) Mixer
5:30 - 6 PM: Pilates Yoga Fusion
6:30 - 7 PM: Barre
7 - 10 PM: Winter 2021 Virtual Student Organization Fair

Tuesday, January 12

7 - 7:30 AM: Sunrise Yoga
11:30 AM - 12PM: Accessible NU Assistive Technology Lunch & Learn
12 - 1 PM: Lunch and Learn: Fulbright US Student Program featuring NU Alums
12:15 - 12:45 PM: Lunch Buddies: Getting to Know Student Enrichment Services
12 - 12:30 PM Industry 101: Nonprofit/Policy
2 - 3 PM: Finding a Faculty Mentor Workshop
3 - 4:30 PM: Work the Room Career Development Event for FGLI students
3:30 - 4 PM: Tea Time: Hosted by Religious & Spiritual Life
4 - 4:45 PM: Lunch and Learn: Boren Scholarships to Fund Study Abroad
5:30 - 6 PM: Zumba
6:30 - 7 PM: Pilates
6 - 7:00 PM: International Student Mentor Circle

Wednesday, January 13

11:30 AM - 12 PM: HPaw Lunch Bunch
12 - 12:45 PM: Lunch and Learn: An Art Chat with The Block Museum
12 - 1 PM: Lunch and Learn: Managing Stress and Taming Perfectionism during the Med School, Law School, or Fellowship Application Process
12:30 - 1 PM: Body Pump
12:30 - 1 PM: Lunch Buddies: All About Entrepreneurship at Northwestern
3 - 3:30 PM Industry 101: Consulting
4 - 5:30 PM: Mariame Kaba Keynote Address for Dream Week
5:30 - 6 PM: Latin Dance
6 - 8 PM: Men’s Basketball @ Ohio State Watch Party with Athletics and Northwestern Wildside

Thursday, January 14

11 AM - 12 PM: Lunch and Learn: Finding a Lab
12 - 12:50 PM: Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships
12 - 12:30 PM: Spiritual Wellness Lunch Bunch
12:30 PM - 1 PM: Accessible NU Assistive Technology Lunch & Learn
1:30 - 2:30 PM: Pre-health Drop-in Q&A
4 - 4:30 PM Industry 101: Finance
7 - 9 PM: SummerFest
Women's Basketball at Rutgers (tip-off TBD)

Friday, January 15

12 - 12:45 PM: The Inside Scoop on Being a Resident Assistant: Lunch & Learn with Residential Life
12:15 - 12:45 PM: Drop-In Meditation
2 - 2:45 PM: Engage Chicago Info Session
5 - 5:45 PM Virtual Shabbat Candle Lightings
5:30 - 6:30 PM: Mindful Yoga
8:30 - 9:30 PM: SOA Presents: Virtual Trivia.

Saturday, January 16

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Chat & Chew Lunch Bunch
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch Buddies: Connecting to What Matters with CAPS
2 – 2:30 PM: Virtual Massage Well-Being Session with NU Recreation

Sunday, January 17

11 AM - 12 PM: Alice Millar Church in the Chapel Sunday Service
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Chat & Chew Lunch Bunch
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM: Chat & Chew Lunch Bunch
Women's Basketball at Penn State (tip-off TBD)
8 – 9:30 PM: "THE INFINITE WRENCH GOES VIRAL" by the Neo-Futurists