SCS News
SCS to host Special Event with Accomplished Public Sector Leader Jodey Arrington
May 22, 2013Learn from accomplished public sector leader Jodey Arrington as he shares insights gained from his experiences in the Office of the Governor of Texas, the White House, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and in public higher education. ... Read More
SCS to Host Special Event: Cloud Computing and Systems Platforms at Sears Holdings
April 23, 2013Beneath all the hype surrounding “big data”, there are practical tools and techniques that can bring great value to traditional companies in today’s business environment. Join industry expert Phil Shelley for an inside look at how companies are using big-data paradigms to drive revenue and dramatically transform customer experiences. ... Read More
New York Times Article Shows Continued High Demand for Data Scientists
April 22, 2013Most everyone has experienced the influence of the so called “big data” spawned by new technologies, whether it is personalized recommendations from sites like Amazon or Netflix, tracking of social media behavior, fraud monitoring, or even new voter outreach strategies and polling methods.... Read More
SCS Instructor Don Gordon Launches New Political Blog
April 15, 2013SCS undergraduate instructor Don Gordon recently launched the political blog, Naked Chicago! A Good Look for City Government, on Chicago Now, an online community created by the Chicago Tribune.... Read More
Creative Writing Instructor Nina Barrett Wins James Beard Award
April 12, 2013Nina Barrett, food writer and instructor in the MA/MFA in Creative Writing program, has been propelled into the spotlight again this spring by her WBEZ radio show Fear of Frying: Culinary Nightmares, which was recently nominated for a James Beard Award in the category of radio show/audio webcast.... Read More
SCS Instructor Christine Sneed Releases Debut Novel, Receives 21st Century Literary Award
April 11, 2013Christine Sneed, Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies (SCS) Master of Arts in Creative Writing instructor, has recently added two impressive achievements to her growing number of publications and awards. ... Read More
SCS Alumna Patti Solis Doyle Named Keynote Speaker at NAA Seminar
March 25, 2013SCS Alumna Patti Solis Doyle will serve as a keynote speaker in the Northwestern Alumni Association all-day seminar series A Day with Northwestern on Saturday, April 20.... Read More
New Nonfiction Release from Aleksandar Hemon
March 21, 2013The Book of My Lives, a new non-fiction collection from SCS Master of Arts in English alum ('96) and MA/MFA in creative writing faculty member Aleksandar Hemon... Read More
Online Certificate Programs Gain Popularity
March 19, 2013The New York Times recently highlighted the growth of online certificate programs in higher education. A quote from SCS associate dean of academics Joel Shapiro noted... Read More
SCS Alumna Therese Spencer Hesser Honored at Northwestern Alumni Awards
March 18, 2013Writer, producer, documentary filmmaker and SCS alumna Therese Spencer Hesser ('85) was recognized for her achievements and service to the University in the 80th annual Alumni Awards.... Read More
SCS Career Services Hosts Online Event with VP of Enterprise Analytics for Health Care Service Corporation
March 13, 2013“Predictive modeling is very critical to the health care industry,” said James Grana, PhD, vice president of enterprise analytics... Read More
NUCPS Partners with TÜV Rheinland to Improve Traffic Safety in South Africa
February 20, 2013NUCPS recently began a long-term traffic safety initiative in South Africa. Learn more about how NUCPS is working with TÜV Rheinland to improve traffic safety in southern Africa.... Read More
OLLI Featured in Chicago Tribune
February 8, 2013Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) was highlighted in the Chicago Tribune article Adult studies programs keep minds sharp, satisfy curiosities.... Read More
SCS Students Awarded Research and Travel Grants
January 31, 2013SCS students continue to distinguish themselves this academic year by earning a number of travel and research grants.... Read More
Bill Savage Takes on Adventuresses
January 30, 2013The evening of January 18, Dr. Bill Savage — instructor in SCS’s MALit program and the Weinberg College English department — delivered the lecture “Adventuresses: Women in Public, Vice, and Art from the 1893 World’s Fair to the Jazz Age”.... Read More
MA/MFA Instructor Alex Kotlowitz Featured on This American Life
January 16, 2013Chicago author, filmmaker and MA/MFA in Creative Writing instructor Alex Kotlowitz, delivered a keynote lecture about his book Never a City So Real, this year’s One Book One Northwestern selection. The community-wide reading program sponsored by... Read More
TriQuarterly Releases 2013 Winter/Spring Issue
January 14, 2013TriQuarterly, the online literary magazine of the MA/MFA in Creative Writing program, has released their 2013 winter/spring issue. The new issue, edited by graduate students and faculty within the program, is home to a range of writing and video essays.... Read More
Vietnam Veteran and SCS Instructor Finds Closure Through Writing
December 10, 2012It just about killed me,” says SCS undergraduate literature instructor Ray Gleason about writing his latest book, The Violent Season. The book is a collection of interconnected stories about a young man’s experience before, during and... Read More
MALit Interim Faculty Director Marco Ruffini Awarded MLA Book Prize
December 5, 2012Master of Arts in Literature (MALit) interim faculty director Marco Ruffini was awarded the Howard R. Marraro Prize by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) for his book Art without an Author: Vasari’s Lives and Michelangelo’s Death. ... Read More
Northwestern CPS Partners in a Historic Graduation in Pristina, Kosovo
November 30, 2012Northwestern University Center for Public Safety participated in a historic event on November 30, graduating the third class of the International School of Police Staff and Command in Pristina, Kosovo. ... Read More
Chicago Fire Offers MSA Students More Than a Game
October 29, 2012Free beer, hot dogs, transportation, and the region's best soccer action — what’s not to like? Northwestern’s Master of Arts in Sports Administration (MSA) Student Board arranged for a group of students to attend a Chicago... Read More
MMI Program Hosts Seminar on ICD-10
October 25, 2012On October 17, the Master of Science in Medical Informatics (MMI) program hosted an online seminar on the topic of ICD-10 and its impact on clinicians. ICD-10 is the newest revision to the International Classification of... Read More
MCW Instructor Delivers Keynote Lecture
October 23, 2012Chicago author, filmmaker and MA/MFA in Creative Writing instructor Alex Kotlowitz, delivered a keynote lecture about his book Never a City So Real, this year’s One Book One Northwestern selection. The community-wide reading program sponsored by... Read More
MCW Co-Director Receives Praise from Salon.com
October 17, 2012MA/MFA in Creative Writing co-director S.L. Wisenberg’s memoir received praise from Salon.com. ... Read More
Scholarship Support Has Big Impact on Adult Students
October 9, 2012Dr. Timothy Gordon, Associate Dean of Alumni and Student Services and recent recipient of a 2013 ACPA Diamond Award, has been published in Evolllution, an online newspaper focused on lifelong learning. ... Read More
SCS Hosts Online Event with Chief Analytics Officer Bill Franks
September 28, 2012Current and prospective students of Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Predictive Analytics (MSPA) program were able to get a unique and seasoned perspective on the age of big data through a special online webinar with Bill Franks, Chief Analytics Officer for Teradata’s global alliance programs, hosted by MSPA faculty director Thomas Miller.... Read More
Students Celebrate Distance Learning Weekend
September 27, 2012Current students enrolled in online graduate programs at SCS visited the Chicago and Evanston campuses this past weekend for two days of professional presentations, workshops and networking. Distance learning weekend, a yearly event, welcomes students on a local, national and international scale from the MSIS, MSPA, MMI and MPPA online programs.... Read More
SCS Alum Publishes New Book
September 26, 2012Congratulations to SCS alum Mervin Block on the publication of his new book Weighing Anchors: A Veteran TV Newswriter Critiques the Top Network Anchors. In his new publication, the veteran newsman who also holds two degrees... Read More
Northwestern Receives $1M Grant to Help Adult Students
September 17, 2012The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded Northwestern University a $1 million endowed gift to aid adult students resuming their educations. The foundation has also awarded a $50,000 bridge grant for scholarships to be awarded in the... Read More
SCS Dean Thomas F. Gibbons Accepted Into The National Academy of Arbitrators
August 28, 2012Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies is pleased to announce that Thomas F. Gibbons, Dean of the School of Continuing Studies, president of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association and instructor in the Mediation Skills Training professional development program, has been accepted into The National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA).... Read More
SCS Launches New Website
August 27, 2012Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies has launched a new website to better serve the SCS community and communicate with prospective students.... Read More
MPPA instructor Greg Wass named in Government Technology
August 10, 2012Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) instructor Greg Wass was named to Government Technology's list of the top 25 doers, dreamers and drivers in public sector innovation.... Read More
OLLI Commemorates 25 Years at Northwestern
July 23, 2012Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Northwestern University (OLLI) celebrates 25 years of providing a dynamic learning community for adults over 50 on Northwestern’s Chicago and Evanston campuses. ... Read More
SCS Students Share Research on Transparency with City of Chicago
July 16, 2012The current buzzword in government is transparency, with its implied ideal of openness and accountability. “‘Transparency’ has replaced the word ‘reform’ as the new mantra of Chicago politicians,” wrote SCS instructor Donald Gordon in an April op-ed in the Chicago Tribune.... Read More
2012 SCS Convocation
July 16, 2012Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies celebrated its 2012 graduates with two Convocation ceremonies on Friday, June 15th. The growing number of SCS students required separate ceremonies to award undergraduate and graduate degrees.... Read More
Jeremy T. Wilson earns Nelson Algren Award
June 11, 2012A Georgia native, writer Jeremy T. Wilson hoped to join the great tradition of southern writers — names like Twain, O’Connor, Faulkner and Welty. But it was further north, in Chicago, where he would end up... Read More