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The following student groups engage and support the Northwestern community with the topics discussed in "Hidden Figures".
African Students Association
ASA is a student organization that promotes African Awareness to the greater Northwestern community. Our main goal is to provide a deeper understanding of the roots and histories of African culture.
Alianza
The purpose of Alianza, the largest Latinx student organization at Northwestern University, is to unite and support its members to work towards the advancement of an empowered, productive, Latinx presence at this institution. Alianza is a cultural, educational, and social programming body, which also serves as a vehicle for activism.
Alliance of African Scholars
The Alliance of African Scholars (AAS) seeks to unite African students across varied academic disciplines, creating spaces for critical discourse and activism regarding African representations, social movements, and current events. As a community, AAS interrogates dominant African narratives to challenge the manner in which students, professors, and administrators engage Africa. Accordingly, AAS works to create and reform spaces to celebrate dynamic and diverse African experiences.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Northwestern ASME allows students to interact with industry professionals, providing the opportunity to network, develop skills, and work collaboratively.
Association of Undergraduate Women in Science
The Association of Undergraduate Women in Science (AUWS) is an organization at Northwestern University dedicated to providing a space for women and woman-identifying students who are pursuing studies in the sciences.
Campus Curlz at Northwestern
Campus Curlz is a natural hair and service-based organization whose goals are to enhance, educate, and uplift those on campus and in the community through educational support and service.
Chapin Humanities Residential College
As Northwestern's humanities-themed residential college, Chapin fosters a humanities-focused community within the Evanston campus. Our many traditions are fun and productive ways to get to know each other and enjoy our time here, and our fellows mentor the residents and teach beyond the classroom.
College Feminists
College Feminists is the premier feminist and pro-choice organization on the Evanston Northwestern campus. We meet Mondays at 8pm at the Women's Center, discussing issues ranging from domestic violence to the college hook-up scene. We believe that every woman should be able to make her own decisions regarding abortion and birth control and we seek to educate students and the community at large about their rights to such decisions. We also work to counteract negative images of women and work against gender stereotyping. We believe in a progressive, informed, and open-minded community. We hope to accomplish these goals by rallying, supporting and educating one another in the Northwestern Community and also by creating a network with other college campuses nationwide.
Culture and Community Studies Residential College
CCS, Northwestern University’s first residential college, founded all the way back in 1972. Our majors range from art practice to journalism to engineering, but we share a love of diverse cultures and concern for our local and global communities.
Engineers Without Borders
EWB-USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders. Our Northwestern Student Chapter is currently partnered with My Chosen Vessels to bring clean water to the people of Kimuka, Kenya.
For Members Only
FMO is the voice of the Black community here at Northwestern. Providing major programming throughout the year as well as partaking in co-sponsored events, we serve to provide all Black students on campus with a college experience that is tailored to them.
Girl Up
A United Nations Foundation initiative uniting girls to change the world.
Girls Empowered by Math and Science
GEMS is a nonprofit founded at Northwestern to empower young girls to challenge themselves in STEM in an environment that fosters learning cooperation.
Hobart Women’s Residential College
Hobart House, also known as Northwestern University’s Women’s Residential College, is the only all-female dorm located on the campus. Residents like to refer to the house fondly as the "Ho House" or "Hobe".
I Am That Girl
IATG NU provides a safe place for individuals to facilitate honest conversation. We hope to inspire students to love, express, and be exactly who they are.
Minority Business Association
Northwestern's MBA creates minority business leaders with a commitment to giving back to their communities through education, experience, and opportunity. The vision of MBA is to equip its members with a well-rounded base of experiences to be successful in their profession. Our end goal is for all members to either pursue post-graduate education or to graduate with a full-time job. We aim to create minority leaders who are pioneers in their respective industries with a commitment to giving back to their communities through education, experience and opportunity.
National Association of Black Journalists- NU
NABJ is an organization of journalists, students and media-related professionals that provides quality programs and services to and advocates on behalf of black journalists worldwide.
National Society of Black Engineers- NU
The mission of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community.
Northwestern Quest Scholars Network
A group which provides a community for and advocates on behalf of first-generation and/or low-income students.
NU Community for Human Rights
Through programming events, seminars, exposure trips and the culminating conference, NUCHR provides a mechanism for critical discourse in order to challenge assumptions and broaden perceptions on international human rights issues at Northwestern and beyond. The three-day undergraduate student-organized conference unites student delegates from across the country with distinguished academics, activists and policy-makers from around the globe to address a unique aspect of human rights each year.
NU Space Technology and Rocketry Society (STARS)
NUSTARS is a student engineering organization dedicated to the construction of high-powered rockets, microgravity experiments, and microsatellites for university-level NASA programs.
Peer Inclusion Educators
Peer Inclusion Educators (PIE) is a program out of Campus Inclusion & Community - Social Justice Education led by and for students. PIE is dedicated to fostering an inclusive learning environment by addressing issues surrounding personal awareness and social justice with peers at Northwestern. PIE facilitators lead specific and intentional programming for Greek houses, residential communities, student groups, and other student spaces across campus.
Radius Theatre
Radius Theatre (formerly called Voz) is dedicated to creating theatrical opportunities for and amplifying the voices of students of color.
Society of Women Engineers
The Northwestern University SWE chapter, founded in 1976, includes graduate and undergraduate female and male engineers interested in making a change both on and off the campus. Through various hosted events SWE members build relationships and networks with other female engineers and scientists, developing their skills in leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal relationships.
Slivka Engineering Residential College
Slivka Residential College is Northwestern’s Science and Engineering Residential College. It was made possible via a gift from the Wissner-Slivka Foundation in 2000 and the construction was completed in 2002, making it the newest Residential College on campus.
Students Organizing for Labor Rights
Students Organizing for Labor Rights is a coalition of students at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL working toward collective liberation by building student-labor solidarity.
Studio 22 Productions
Studio 22 Productions is Northwestern’s very own student-run film/video production company. Studio 22 exists to serve and challenge the film community in all aspects and to provide opportunities to experiment in filmmaking, as well as to develop networks with alumni and film professionals. We also provide educational opportunities via workshops and speakers, and we aim to introduce new filmmakers to student film. In essence, Studio 22 continually strives to promote education, ambition, and quality in Northwestern filmmakers.
Sustained Dialogue
Sustained Dialogue (SD) is a student-facilitated program that encourages conversation across lines of difference with other Northwestern students. In the past few years, discourses have altered and shifted, but the history of white supremacy that Northwestern was founded upon remains present on our campus whether we can all see it or not. It is our role as students to listen to each other, to change, to be changed, and to participate in change that goes beyond self-improvement and learning the language of diversity.
Society of Physics Students
As the Northwestern University Undergraduate Society of Physics Students (NU SPS for short) our goal is to provide entertaining and educational events as well as a sense of community for all those studying or interested in physics.
Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society, is a not-for-profit association with Headquarters located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Collective
The purpose of The Collective is to build community on campus through increased engagement with individuals who identify as Black men, regardless of their other salient identities. Knowing that the intersection of our Blackness and manhood often grant us power and privilege, we are constantly striving to acknowledge these benefits as we better understand how we, as Black men, both benefit and suffer from systems of oppression. We encourage our members to engage with this complexity and redefine black manhood in the process through self-reflection, education, and group dialogue.
Women in Computing
The mission of the student organization Women In Computing (WiC) is to provide an academic, social, and pre-professional network to help connect and support their undergraduate and graduate females interested in computer science and related fields at Northwestern University.
Women in Leadership
Women in Leadership’s purpose is to bring together female students, alumnae, and successful women leaders in an inviting atmosphere to explore professional and personal issues that impact our lives and careers. Women in Leadership offers quarterly programs that feature speakers, panels, and workshops on topics salient to undergraduate university women. Additionally, the Women in Leadership Program seeks to recognize undergraduate female student leaders for their contributions to campus and academic life.