Our Partnerships
Each partnership falls under one of four priorities. These serve as a strategic framework and are described in more detail in the priorities section of this site.
To read the full description of a partnership, click on the partnership name. Use the focus area filter to narrow down the partnership list to partnerships related to the selected priority.
| Partnership | Description | Focus Area |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra in Entrepreneurship | A course at ETHS that frames Algebra learning in the context of entrepreneurship | STEAM (STEM + Art and Design) |
| AVID Senior College Experience | A program in which NU graduate students design and teach college mini-courses for ETHS seniors | College Access and Career Preparation |
| Baxter Center for Science Education | A program that provides teacher professional development opportunities in STEM | Diversity in STEM |
| Black Men Lead | A collective of Black male students from ETHS, Northwestern, and the community | Identity and Social Consciousness |
| Broader Impacts Grant Funding | Outreach grants from the National Science Foundation that NU faculty in STEM outreach efforts | Diversity in STEM |
| CT-STEM | A Northwestern program that provides curriculum modules and professional development opportunities for STEM teachers | STEAM (STEM + Art and Design) |
| Emerge | A Northwestern student group that runs a leadership development program at ETHS | College Access and Career Preparation |
| EvanSTEM | A community network that connects STEM program providers in Evanston towards collective impact | Diversity in STEM |
| Evanston Scholars | A community non-profit that provides mentorship for low-income and first generation college students | College Access and Career Preparation |
| Family Action Network | A local non-profit that organizes a lecture series on topics of interest to the community | Identity and Social Consciousness |
| Feinberg Anatomy Lab Day | An annual ETHS event that brings ETHS students to Feinberg School of Medicine | Diversity in STEM |
| GEMS | Diversity in STEM | |
| Geometry in Construction | A course at ETHS where students build a house each year that becomes affordable housing in the community | STEAM (STEM + Art and Design) |
| IL Science & Technology Institute STEM Challenges | A program that brings together industry partners with high schools to engage in authentic problem solving challenges | STEAM (STEM + Art and Design) |
| Junior Achievement College & Career Day | An annual event run by the JA Northwestern student organization | College Access and Career Preparation |
| Kellogg Connections | A Northwestern student group that hosts workshops for ETHS students to complete a mini-MBA | College Access and Career Preparation |
| Kits & Cats Day | A twice annual event that brings ETHS students to NU to experience college life | College Access and Career Preparation |
| Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program | An annual program that provides summer jobs and professional mentoring for area youth | College Access and Career Preparation |
| Medill Guest Speaker Series | A program that facilitates Medill faculty, staff and students engaging with ETHS Journalism classes | College Access and Career Preparation |
| NDSS & College Prep Programs | A program that provides access and financial assistance for ETHS students to take courses at Northwestern | College Access and Career Preparation |
| NEERA | A Northwestern center that supports research of social science issues and disseminates that scholarship within the community | Identity and Social Consciousness |
| Northwestern Academy - Evanston | A program that supports high achieving students of color beginning in elementary school and continuing through college | College Access and Career Preparation |
| NSBEjr - National Society of Black Engineers | ETHS student organization that is the junior chapters of Northwestern’s NSBE | Diversity in STEM |
| One Book One Northwestern | Campus-wide series of events featuring one book | Identity and Social Consciousness |
| Public Interest Program Fellowship | A fellowship program that places recent NU graduates in public service rolls throughout the community | Identity and Social Consciousness |
| Reach for the Stars GK12 Fellowship | A program that supports resident scientists in ETHS classes | STEAM (STEM + Art and Design) |
| Reading Relationships | An annual ETHS event that includes guest poet faculty and students from NU leading workshops and sharing their work | College Access and Career Preparation |
| Scientific Images | Annual art exhibition featuring Northwestern and ETHS student work | STEAM (STEM + Art and Design) |
| SHPEjr - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers | ETHS student organizations that are junior chapters of Northwestern’s NSBE, SHPE and SWE | Diversity in STEM |
| Social Consciousness Series | A series of conferences for ETHS students to promote positive racial and gender identity | Identity and Social Consciousness |
| Social Justice Advocacy Bootcamp | A program that brings Northwestern and ETHS staff and students together for advocacy training | Identity and Social Consciousness |
| STEAM Design Thinking and Innovation | ETHS course modeled after Northwestern programs | STEAM (STEM + Art and Design) |
| STEAM Summer Research & Design Program | Summer program for STEAM Design Thinking and Innovation open to high school students | STEAM (STEM + Art and Design) |
| Teacher Professional Development | A variety of workshops, events and opportunities for Chicago area teachers facilitated by Northwestern and ETHS faculty and staff | STEAM (STEM + Art and Design) |
| STEM Shadow Days | Annual events for ETHS students to shadow NU researchers | Diversity in STEM |
| Students Organized Against Racism | An ETHS student organization that hosts annual conferences at Northwestern University | Identity and Social Consciousness |
| WiSTEM | An ETHS student group supporting young women in STEM | Diversity in STEM |
| Women's Empowerment Conference | Identity and Social Consciousness |