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• Oct

  23

  Dean's Seminar Series: Heather Stern - Addressing the Gender Gap in Brand and Design Leadership

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  4:00 PM Hive Studio (2-350), Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center

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  We know that companies with more diverse workforces perform better. We know that when women are in leadership positions, they help to reduce the pay gap. We know that gender balance drives innovation and business value. And yet, in 2018 there were more men named James at the helm of top companies than there were women. This honest presentation will unpack how we got here, and the meaningful steps brand and business leaders can take (as well as those aspiring to work for them) to correct course and thrive in the future.

  Heather Stern
  Chief Marketing Officer, Lippincott

  Heather Stern is chief marketing officer at Lippincott, a consultancy specializing in brand and innovation. A cultivator of industry trends and their impact on brands, she recently spearheaded the firm’s award-winning thought leadership campaign, “The Customer of the Future,” as well as the original exhibition, “Like Me: Our Bond with Brands,” which was featured at the London Design Museum and One World Trade Center in New York City. Throughout her tenure at Lippincott, she has worn a variety of critical hats. Among her achievements, she built the company’s integrated marketing team from the ground up, elevated its profile through innovative partnerships and campaigns, and led human resources with a dedication to mentoring employees and creating a working culture attractive to top talent.

  Today, Stern serves as a member of the company’s management team, helping guide the firm’s strategy and direct business development efforts globally. She takes a consultative approach to identifying clients’ key challenges and builds multidisciplinary teams across strategy, design, and innovation to solve them. A passionate advocate of women’s leadership, Stern co-chairs AIGA’s Women Lead Initiative and frequently speaks on gender equity and the business imperative for diversity. She’s a natural connector, an avid music lover, a mom of two boys, and a proud alum of Northwestern.

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  TIME Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  LOCATION Hive Studio (2-350), Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center    map it

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• May

  8

  Extending Care: A Conversation about Conservation and Futurity

  Block Museum of Art

  6:00 PM Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh

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  The Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related departments at Northwestern University to pursue objects-based and objects-inspired scientific research. Materials research benefits ongoing work in conservation, archaeology, art history, and curatorial scholarship.

  Learn how the Center uses materials research to care for art objects in sustainable, innovative ways with Maria Kokkori, Northwestern Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Senior Scientist in the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. She will be in conversation with Corey Byrnes, Northwestern Associate Professor of Chinese Culture and co-founder/co-director of the Environmental Humanities Workshop in Kaplan Humanities Center.

  This event is presented by the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science in conjunction with exhibition Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology.

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  TIME Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  LOCATION Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh    map it

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  CONTACT Block Museum of Art    block-museum@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Jun

  10

  Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Degree Recognition Ceremony

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  9:00 AM Welsh-Ryan Arena

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  McCormick School of Engineering PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony

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  TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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  CONTACT Amy Pokrass    amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Jun

  10

  Northwestern Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  2:00 PM Welsh-Ryan Arena

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  McCormick School of Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

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  TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  LOCATION Welsh-Ryan Arena   

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  CONTACT Amy Pokrass    amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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