A Record 29 Students Receive Alumnae 2021 Undergraduate Research Grants from The Alumnae's Centennial Endowment
pam.james
10 May, 2021 10:34 AM
Click here to read about the outstanding 29 students who will be doing undergraduate research this summer (2021).
The Alumnae names Chloe Wong as the recipient of its 2021 Senior Woman's Service Award
pam.james
07 May, 2021 04:48 PM
Click here to read about Chloe Wong's impressive volunteer service to the Northwestern University community.
THE ALUMNAE OF NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AWARDS $115,000 IN GRANTS FOR NORTHWESTERN PROJECTS
janet.bilandic
26 April, 2021 07:20 AM
After a review of 24 proposals, The Alumnae of Northwestern has awarded full or partial funding to 12 projects sponsored by Northwestern entities or schools; five are fully funded; seven are partially funded.
Heather Headley to receive the 2020 Alumnae Award from The Alumnae of Northwestern University
pam.james
13 October, 2020 09:03 AM
Isabella Barber
Graduate Fellowship Recipient, 2020
Isabella Barber, from Los Angeles, Calif., expects to receive her BA in Global Health and Psychology in June, 2020. As an undergraduate, she did advanced coursework in Spanish Language and Culture at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain. She also interned with the Peer Health Exchange where she implemented a comprehensive health curriculum in Chicago high schools. She will pursue a master’s degree in public health to develop and implement mental health curriculum for youth. She hopes to reach other Latinx families with culturally sensitive and age-appropriate material to empower students with the language and tools to discuss mental health. As part of this program, she will intern for the Chicago Public School’s Office of Student Health and Wellness.
Karli Goldenberg
Graduate Fellowship Recipient, 2020
Karli Goldenberg, from Skokie, Ill., graduated in 2019 with a double major in journalism and English literature. As an undergraduate, she regularly balanced five credit classes while heading North by Northwestern magazine. She participated in opportunities as diverse as reparations for collateral victims of femicide in Argentina to the lasting effects of trauma for survivors of the Parkland shooting. She was a student reporter in the Medill Global Program stationed for a time on the West Bank, reporting on Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In her spare time, she ran for the NU Track Club. She intends to deepen her journalism skills through a MS in Journalism by specializing in the Politics, Policy and Foreign Affairs program. She is inspired to listen and tell the stories for those who are underrepresented, especially religious and ethnic minorities as well as Spanish speakers.
Natalie Hanson
Graduate Fellowship Recipient, 2020
Natalie Hanson, from Waitsfield, VT, expects to graduate from Northwestern University in 2020. She received the QuestBridge College Match Scholarship and pursued Manufacturing and Design Engineering as an undergraduate. During that time, Natalie travelled to San Francisco, Vietnam, and Denmark to work on engineering projects. She designed and renovated classrooms for children with autism, worked on a design team, and was lead driver of a solar car, while honing her woodworking and project development skills under Scandinavian designers. She also engaged in volunteer community work in Evanston and Copenhagen. In her MS program in Mechanical Engineering, she will specialize in mechatronics and sustainable products for social impact.