#NUSoC
Tonight's the night! Join Northwestern Alumni Association & #NUSoC for "Parade" at Broadway in Chicago, followed by an alumni-led talkback with vice president of theatrical programming for Ambassador Theatre Group, North America, Erica Schwartz (C03). 🎟️: events.ard.northwestern.edu/en/Dn8g9BS7/...
August 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#NUSoC Dean E. Patrick Johnson spoke at this year's Henry and Emma Rogers Society Luncheon in the Guild Lounge in Scott Hall. It was wonderful to celebrate with #Northwestern alumni, faculty, and friends who all have a vision for the University’s greatness and have chosen to invest in its future.
July 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Throughout the year, you work to make the #NUSoC a great place for #Wildcats to be. Today we celebrate you! THANK YOU for how you #SoCSeriousPlay! #seriousplay #northwesternuniversity #Northwestern #awardseason #soc #explorepage #staff #staffapreciation
July 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Congratulations to all the #NUSoC staff who won awards for their incredible work and acts of service this year at the 2025 SoC Staff Awards!! Your leadership, efficiency, positive attitude, eagerness to help, and willingness to support others are not lost on us in the #NUSoC.
July 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
#Emmy nominations are in, and once again, #NUSoC alumni are feeling the love! 🫶😻 @StephenAtHome (C87, H11), Kathryn Hahn (C95, H24), & Britt Lower (C08) are just a few 'Cats who got a nod this week! 🔗 for more Wildcats & #Wildcat project nominations: communication.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
July 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Are you joining us in the #NUSoC this Fall?

Send us a photo or 10-second video, along with your major, your story, and where you're from, so we can introduce you to the rest of the wonderful SoC community. We can't wait to welcome you to campus! #GoCats

Welcome #NU2029!
July 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
40 years after the Chicago World's Fair, visitors returned for another exposition of technology & opulence. Historian, scholar, and #NUSoC grad Lindsay Fullerton details the event in her new book "Ephemeral City: A People’s History of Chicago’s Century of Progress World’s Fair."
July 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Can interactive art shift how we relate to the natural world & confront growing environmental crises? The #NAA is collaborating w/#NUSoC Prof. Özge Samanci on an Alumni Ed Webinar called "Interactive Art in an Age of Ecological Crisis," on 7/1 at Noon. 🔗: events.ard.northwestern.edu/Dn8g9BS7/5a6...
June 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Looking for some #Summer enrichment, Wildcats? Check out podcast series "Arts Educators Save the World" created by #NUSoC alumni Erica Halverson (C97), Lee Overtree (C02), & Jamie Salka (C00)! Dan Lipton (Bienen 97) is the composer: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a.... Listen today, #Wilcats!
June 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#NUSoC, contribute to the #ResearchMatters campaign today! NU is building a collective showcase of research impact across our community. So, whether you're in the lab or the classroom, help spread the word about the meaningful impact of your research. 🔗: www.northwestern.edu/research-nu/...
June 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Alumnae of #NU has awarded funding for projects that will bring artists, scholars, & speakers to campus to enhance student experiences for the 25-26 academic year. #NUSoC Profs. Jessica Thebus & Linda Gates' projects were chosen. Congrats Professors! Way to #SoCSeriousPlay!
June 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Award-winning #composer, #lyricist, and #NUSoC Professor Masi Asare has been appointed as the new artistic director of Northwestern’s American Music Theatre Project (AMTP).
June 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Graduating #NUSoC Documentary Media MFA students will present their bold new visions of cinema. Join us for Origins / Departures - Documentary Media MFA Showcase 2025 at the @NUBlockMuseum on 6/11 & 6/12, at 7:00 p.m. Register for FREE here: www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/cinema/2025/...
May 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, #NUSoC! #RTVF Prof. Vera Brunner-Sung is a writer & director who often edits her projects. She uses documentary film to explore American identity & belonging. 🔗: communication.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
May 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Interested in learning about some of the academic work of #NUSoC Dean E. Patrick Johnson? Join us 5/25 for “Honeypot" & a discussion with the Dean and the women from his book, "Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women." A reception & a meet and greet will follow! 🔗: lnkd.in/d9VrECYe.
May 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Gradone's project "Media Composition Sequence" will be an expansion of a current #NUSoC course into a two-course sequence. These two courses will expand the RTVF’s current offerings in #sound, count towards the Sound Design minor, and be accessible to all Northwestern students.
May 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#ICYMI: #NUSoC Prof. Derrick Fields will host "Getting Started in the Gaming Industry," an Alumni Education Webinar, Tuesday, 5/20 at 1:30 pm. Fields is a digital artist and game designer. Register today: events.ard.northwestern.edu/en/Dn8g9BS7/...
May 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, #NUSoC! The Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab will screen #RTVF Prof. Vera Brunner-Sung's film, "BITTERROOT," Thursday, 5/8. The reception starts at 6:30 p.m. & the screening at 7:00 p.m. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/bitterroot...
May 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
✨Save the Date✨ Wildcats, make sure to mark your calendars for ShareCase 2025. This showcase, put on by our #NUSoC MFA in Acting graduate students, will take place in Abbott Hall at Wirtz Center Chicago.

#SoCSeriousPlay #northwestern #northwesternuniversity #Wildcats #theatre #actor
May 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NU's biggest musical tradition, Waa-Mu, is back—bigger, bolder, & more ✨magical✨ than ever, & #NUSoC #Alumni, you're invited! Join them from May 2–3, for toasts, performances, & reunions to celebrate Waa-Mu’s 94th Annual Show: ARCH MADNESS! RSVP: tinyurl.com/WAA-Alumni
May 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#DecisionDay is here, and we’re excited to welcome all you new #Theatre, #CSD, #PerformanceStudies, #RTVF, and #CommunicationStudies majors to the #NUSoC! Fall can't come fast enough!!

See you soon! #GoCats!!

#socseriousplay #northwestern #soc #northwesternuniversity #wildcats #socseriousplay
May 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Congrats to #NUSoC #CSD professor, Viorica Marian, who was elected a 2024 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Marian's research uses behavioral & neurological measures to study the human linguistic capacity. 🔗: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
April 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
#NUCASLL will also be conducting a healthy hearing event open to the rest of the #NUSoC community (staff, faculty, and SoC community) on Friday, May 9, 2025. The number for registration is the same.

Don’t miss the sounds of the season! Let @nucasll help you take charge of your hearing health today!
April 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Have you ever wondered what it takes to launch a career in the video game industry? #NUSoC Prof. Derrick Fields will be hosting "Getting Started in the Gaming Industry," an Alumni Education Webinar, tomorrow at Noon CT. Register now: events.ard.northwestern.edu/en/Dn8g9BS7/...
April 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Gríma Irmudóttir is an #NUSoC MFA Candidate in #DocumentaryMedia whose work explores personal stories that illuminate societal issues. Recently, she spoke at a screening of her film "The Day Iceland Stood Still" (2024) at the University of Toronto. Way to #SoCSeriousPlay, Gríma!
April 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM