Northwestern University

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Upcoming Events for Office of the Provost

Events sponsored by the Office of the Provost or serving Northwestern faculty.

Contact:
Mike Hines
(847) 467-3227
Email | Website

September 2026

Sep

2026

New Chairs Welcome Program

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, Guild Lounge, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Sep

2026

Early Career Faculty Pathways Program -- Session 1: Getting Started: Pathways…

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Scott Hall, Guild Lounge, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Sep

2026

Fall 2026 Classes Begin

All Day

Academic (general)

October 2026

Oct

2026

Advancing Mentoring Excellence: Session #1 Aligning Expectations and Effective…

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Norris University Center, Wildcat Room, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Oct

2026

Practical Tools for Holding Difficult Conversations: Faculty Leaders Series

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM University Library, Ver Steeg Faculty Lounge, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Oct

2026

Early Career Faculty Pathways Program -- Session 2: Thriving at Northwestern:…

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Deering Library, Richard C. Devereaux Foundadtion Room, 1937 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Oct

2026

From Overwhelmed to Strategic: A Time Management Monthly Series for Faculty

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Online

Academic (general)

Oct

2026

Advancing Mentoring Excellence: Session #1 Aligning Expectations and Effective…

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, Auditorium, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611

Academic (general)

Oct

2026

Advancing Mentoring Excellence for faculty: Session #2 Fostering Independence…

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Norris University Center, Wildcat Room, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

November 2026

Nov

2026

Aligning Expectations, Communication, and Boundaries across Generations: Faculty…

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM University Library, Ver Steeg Faculty Lounge, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Nov

2026

Early Career Faculty Pathways Program -- Session 3: Research, Scholarship and…

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Deering Library, Richard C. Devereaux Foundadtion Room, 1937 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Nov

2026

Beyond Screentime: Rethinking Digital Media and Family Wellbeing for Faculty

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Online

Academic (general)

Nov

2026

From Overwhelmed to Strategic: A Time Management Monthly Series for Faculty

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Online

Academic (general)

Nov

2026

Campus Reading Program Keynote: "Vigil" Author George Saunders

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general) Arts/Humanities Social Events Global/Multicultural Community Engagement Media/Politics Social Sciences

Nov

2026

Thanksgiving Vacation begins at 6:00 PM (No classes, University offices closed)

All Day

Academic (general)

Nov

2026

Leadership in the Age of AI: What Does Leadership Require of Us Now?: Faculty…

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM University Library, Ver Steeg Faculty Lounge, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

December 2026

Dec

2026

Advancing Mentoring Excellence faculty training Session #2: Fostering Independence…

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611

Academic (general)

January 2027

Jan

2027

Winter classes begin

All Day

Academic (general)

Jan

2027

Faculty Leaders Series: Succession Planning

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM University Library, Ver Steeg Faculty Lounge, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Jan

2027

Early Career Faculty Pathways Program -- Session 4: Teaching, Learning and…

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Deering Library, Ver Steeg Faculty Lounge, 1937 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)