Student Groups
Undergraduate English Association
The Undergraduate English Association (UEA) is a student organized group which exists to promote and build the literary community on campus. Our services and organized events are open to not only English majors but those with general literary interests. A variety of activities are held throughout the year, including a monthly book club, open mic nights, local volunteer outreach, professor coffee klatches, and themed speaker panels. On occasion we take organized trips, and we also serve as a liaison between students and the English administration.
Student Advisory Board
Each year, two English majors are chosen to represent the department on the Weinberg College Student Advisory Board (SAB). Within Weinberg, the SAB serves as the primary source of student advice to the Dean and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies. In addition, SAB representatives help to nominate faculty and TAs for Weinberg College Outstanding Teaching awards, select Weinberg College students to serve on college committees, and recommend a speaker for Weinberg College’s Senior Convocation.
Within the English department, the our SAB representatives also advise the Chair, Associate Chair, and Director of Undergraduate Studies on issues important to undergraduates. They also relay student concerns to the department administration in cases where individual students are not comfortable doing so directly.
Names and contact information for the department’s current SAB representatives can be found on our Administration page.
Diaspora Writers Society
The Diaspora Writers Society is a space for creative writers on campus to participate in peer-led writing workshops focused on diaspora writing, run book club discussions about diaspora/ethnic literature, and network with established diaspora writers. As an organization, our main initiative is to facilitate connections between writers. The Diaspora Writers Society has a unique focus on cultural diversity and multicultural storytelling but is not limited to a specific ethnic group or identity.
Our primary goal is to provide writers with the opportunity to meet other diaspora writers and gain insight into the publishing industry as it relates to diaspora literature. We will ensure that all students feel welcome in this space and hope to have a diverse community of writers/readers join.
Contact Sydney Gaw: SydneyGaw2027@u.northwestern.edu or look us up at https://catsoncampus.northwestern.edu/home_login