Many people are involved in running Shepard Residential College. On this page, you will find information about these people, including the Executive Board, Shepard College Council, College Staff, Residential Assistants, and Faculty Fellows. For more detailed information about each role, see our constitution.
Executive Board
The Executive Board organizes engaging programming and events for the entire Shepard community.
Roles
President: Represents Shepard for the Residential College Board and leads the Executive Board
Vice President: Manages Shepard community concerns and plans events
Treasurer: Maintains Shepard's good financial standing
Technology Chair: Takes care of the Shepard website, email lists and technical equipment
Academic Chair: Connects Shepard's residents to its many faculty fellows
Social Chair: Encourages fellowship and philanthropy both inside and outside Shepard
Outreach Chair: Works to connect and engage Shepard residents with surrounding communities
Roles
President: Represents Shepard for the Residential College Board and leads the Executive Board
Vice President: Manages Shepard community concerns and plans events
Treasurer: Maintains Shepard's good financial standing
Technology Chair: Takes care of the Shepard website, email lists and technical equipment
Academic Chair: Connects Shepard's residents to its many faculty fellows
Social Chair: Encourages fellowship and philanthropy both inside and outside Shepard
Outreach Chair: Works to connect and engage Shepard residents with surrounding communities
Shepard College Council
The Shepard College Council (SCC) coordinates social events that facilitate Shepard's community. The SCC consists entirely of freshman residents and is formed at the beginning of fall quarter and serves through winter quarter.
Roles
First-Year Representative: Works closely with Social Chairs to coordinate at least two events per quarter (Aimee and Abby 22-23)
Munchies Chair: Organizes weekly Munchies (Cole and Roman 22-23)
Archivist: Compiles photos at Shepard events for the Shepard Archives in the NU Library (Nikita 22-23)
Eco Representative: Encourages sustainability within Shepard and leads Shepard in Green Cup, NU's sustainability competition (Orly 22-23)
Intramural Chair: Coordinates Shepard's intramural team and activities (Bryan 22-23)
PR Chair: Manages Shepard's social media and connects with residents online (Michael 22-23)
Roles
First-Year Representative: Works closely with Social Chairs to coordinate at least two events per quarter (Aimee and Abby 22-23)
Munchies Chair: Organizes weekly Munchies (Cole and Roman 22-23)
Archivist: Compiles photos at Shepard events for the Shepard Archives in the NU Library (Nikita 22-23)
Eco Representative: Encourages sustainability within Shepard and leads Shepard in Green Cup, NU's sustainability competition (Orly 22-23)
Intramural Chair: Coordinates Shepard's intramural team and activities (Bryan 22-23)
PR Chair: Manages Shepard's social media and connects with residents online (Michael 22-23)
College Staff
The College Staff lead the Executive Board in providing thoughtful programming for both fellows and students at the College.
Roles
Faculty Chair: Works with student executive board to facilitate academic programming
Associate Chair: Assists and shares the Faculty Chair's responsibilities
Assistant Chair: Helps coordinate Residential College-specific programs
See the Northwestern Student Affairs Page for more details.
Roles
Faculty Chair: Works with student executive board to facilitate academic programming
Associate Chair: Assists and shares the Faculty Chair's responsibilities
Assistant Chair: Helps coordinate Residential College-specific programs
See the Northwestern Student Affairs Page for more details.
Faculty Fellows
Fellows are members of Northwestern University's faculty and staff that are affiliated with Shepard Residential College, often presenting fireside chats; being fellows of the month; attending weekly fellows lunches, fellows game night, and the fellows dinner during Wildcat Welcome. They also attend many Shepard events and enjoy interacting with Sheep in and out of the classroom, even teaching classes in SMQ. Shepard is a multi-thematic residential college, so we proudly boast the most academically diverse group of fellows on campus!
Shepard is privileged to have a fellowship representing the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the McCormick School of Engineering, the School of Communication, the Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications, the School of Education and Social Policy, the Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern's administration.
Our fellows include directors of undergraduate studies, the Director of Admissions, the President-Elect of the American Public Health Association, three Shepard Faculty chairs, two Faculty-in-Residence, Deans, administrators, & renowned theatre artists, physicians, lawyers, journalists, psychologists, ministers, historians, economists, engineers, linguists, and philosophers.
Shepard is privileged to have a fellowship representing the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the McCormick School of Engineering, the School of Communication, the Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications, the School of Education and Social Policy, the Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern's administration.
Our fellows include directors of undergraduate studies, the Director of Admissions, the President-Elect of the American Public Health Association, three Shepard Faculty chairs, two Faculty-in-Residence, Deans, administrators, & renowned theatre artists, physicians, lawyers, journalists, psychologists, ministers, historians, economists, engineers, linguists, and philosophers.
