KNOW YOUR RESOURCES

Northeastern has partnered with LifeScope, formerly known as the Wellness Corporation, to pro-vide a professional, confi dential service available to all faculty and staff to help you and your family members resolve personal problems which may aff ect your health, relationships or work

performance. This Employee As-sistance Program (EAP) is aimed at keeping you and your family healthy, happy and proactive about your wellbeing. In addition to these services, the EAP off ers work/life advice and referral ser-vices for issues such as child care or help with an elderly parent. You can access these services at any time via confi dential self-referral. LifeScope is dedicated to “helping you fi nd BALANCE no matter how much is on your plate.” Click here for more information.

SPRING/SUMMER 2014

A MESSAGE FROM PHILOMENA MANTELLA, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Happy Spring!While the weather might not lead us to believe that spring is here, the fl urry of activity in our division certainly signifi es that this busy time of year has arrived. We’re thrilled to share that our admitted class for Fall 2014 is the most academically talented the University has ever seen. There were 16 applicants for every seat in our freshman class—over 49,000 total. The demand for a Northeastern education continues to rise thanks in no small part to the wonderful services and experiences you support and provide to our students.

Other signs of ‘new growth’ are also visible on our grounds; many of you joined us several weeks ago for the groundbreaking of the new, state-of-the-art Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on Columbus Avenue. Similarly, the Grand Marc project—now offi cially dubbed East Village—will reach completion in the next few months and welcome its fi rst residents.

As is life, we have also faced our share of challenges as an institution and division this semester, particularly around civility and open discourse. I hope you all had the opportunity to read the President’s piece from April 2nd on “Our Journey to Deeper Understanding”—it is important that, despite challenging situations and diff erences in perspective, we not lose sight of the fact that we all share a common bond as both professional educators and life-long learners. I’m grateful to be able to work in a community of thoughtful, caring people who strive for understanding and apprecia-tion of diversity.

Thank you for all you do to support the initiatives and services that make us—and ulti-mately our students—successful.

With warm regards,

Philomena Mantella, Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Life

EXPANDED ALIGN PROGRAM BRIDGES GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY

This past February, our new ALIGN Program went live with eight industry-focused master’s degrees.

ALIGN, which stands for Accelerated Link to Industry through Northeastern’s Global Network, initially launched in 2013 as the Computer Science ALIGN Program. The program allowed students from diverse academic and professional back-grounds to earn a master’s degree and transition into the burgeoning technology fi eld.

ALIGN’s distinctive approach, featuring a customized aca-demic curriculum, clearly fi lled a need. The program’s success on our Seattle regional campus prompted the expansion to all three campuses and eight diff erent high-demand industries. ALIGN master’s degrees are now off ered in bioin-formatics, energy systems, engineering management, health informatics, information assurance, project management, regulatory aff airs, and the original computer science.

The ALIGN Program is unique in many ways. Courses are tailored to each individual student’s background and career goals. Classes are off ered in a hybrid format here in Boston and on our regional campuses in Charlotte and Seattle. Northeastern’s signature co-op program is built into each master’s degree curriculum, and ALIGN students receive the full benefi t of Northeastern’s talented faculty and other resources. Perhaps most importantly, the program prepares students to transition into new positions and fi elds within the same timeframe as a traditional master’s degree.

Students will begin matriculating in these new ALIGN programs this coming Fall 2014. Find out more about the program online at northeastern.edu/align.

THE POWER OF “WE”: EMSA FUELS EMPOWER CAM-PAIGN EFFORTS

This fall, the University launched an unprecedented cam-paign to support future innovation and transformation.

The Empower Campaign is about people empowering people. With three strategic priorities--recruiting faculty, sup-porting and enhancing student support & fi nancial aid, and igniting innovation in research fi elds and industries – Em-power is transforming higher education for today’s students and professionals.

Continuing Northeastern’s forward momentum takes en-gagement and support from our entire community; that is why EMSA has launched a division-wide eff ort to support The Empower Campaign. In the weeks ahead, EMSA units will host a series of fun events and programs to educate staff on the Campaign’s eff orts and encourage all to participate in a variety of ways--our ultimate goal is to engage everyone in supporting the strategic priorities.

Every gift made to the University is an opportunity to en-hance our institution’s future; it’s about giving to what you love, in whatever way you can. It is important to know that every gift counts, no matter the size. Funds can be directed at specifi c areas, offi ces, and organizations. And, as we in EMSA rise to the challenge of raising $10,000, SVP Mantella has an-nounced she will match with a gift of $10,000.

We look forward to our collective success on behalf of the University!

VIRGIN HEALTH PROGRAM

Northeastern partnered with the Virgin HealthMiles program in 2013 to bring the university an exciting program that motivates and rewards participants when they adopt a healthier and more active lifestyle. Click here to sign up for a GoZone, the smart pedometer that measures your daily activity, which links to the Virgin HealthMiles website. The website keeps track of your steps and you earn Health Cash rewards as you go! The program is a great way to keep motivated all while maintaining a healthy and positive lifestyle. For more information click here.

Welcome to EMSAPlease welcome the following employees who have joined EMSA since January 13:

Mark Aylward, Technical Operations & Event Manager, Student Center Operations

Tyler Brenneman, Senior Assistant Director, Student Financial Services

Brendan Burke, Associate Head Coach-Mens Soccer, Athletics

Timothy Eatman, Assistant Coach-Women’s Basketball, Athletics

Andrew Esposito, Financial Aid Counselor, Student Financial Services

Emily Fromm, Administrative Assistant, Admissions

Yenitza Hernandez, Graphic Designer, EMSA Marketing & Communications

Miho Kito, International Student & Scholar Advisor, International Student & Scholar Institute

Jennifer Moore, Senior Assistant Director, EMSA Marketing & Communications

Olivia Netzler-Gray, Associate Head Coach-Field Hockey, Athletics

Mariel Neville, Financial Aid Counselor, Student Financial Services

Daniel Pirbudagov, Associate Director, International Student & Scholar Institute

Patrick Reyes, Program Manager, Spirituality, Dialogue & Service

Heather Roscoe, Associate Director, Enrollment Research & Strategy

Michelle Stark, Enrollment Contact Representative, Enrollment Management Contact Center

Shelley Stover, Assistant Director-Admissions, NU Global Network-Charlotte

John Stump, Technical Operations & Event Manager, Student Center Operations

Lydia Vega, Student Services Coordinator, Latino Cultural Center

Matthew Wootten, Academic Coordinator, Student Athlete Support Services

Are you interested in meeting new EMSA staff ?

Want to help them integrate into the EMSA culture by providing guid-ance and encouragement?

Want to assist in growing their professional network to help them more easily navigate their new work environment?

If so, you might be a great match for the new hire buddy program called EMbasSAdors! The program partners new EMSA employees with more sea-soned staff who will help ease each new employee’s transition into Northeastern and acceler-ate his/her engagement with the department, division, and university community. For more information on the program and how to apply to be an EMbasSA-dor, please follow this link.

ENHANCING CURRICULAR FLEXIBILITY

Northeastern provides exceptionally rich academic and expe-riential learning opportunities for our students. We encourage our students to explore multiple academic interests—often in the form of double majors or minors—and to engage in expe-riential learning in a variety of settings, such as co-ops, study abroad, service learning, research, and Dialogues of Civiliza-tion. The intentional integration of academic theory with real-world practice is what makes Northeastern special, and very attractive to increasing numbers of applicants each year.

Based on student surveys and focus groups, we know that students are looking for optimal fl exibility and choice in their academic programs. One important choice is the length of time it will take them to graduate.

Ideally, time to degree should be driven by students’ curricular choices rather than a pre-determined program track. We want all our students to be able to maximize the range of oppor-tunities Northeastern has to off er, regardless of their time to degree. To that end, next year we will be introducing some curricular enhancements, including a new opportunity for rising sophomores called NUterm. In May-June (Summer 1), while most of their peers at other intuitions are still fi nishing their regular spring term, our students will have the oppor-tunity to enroll in 8-credits of course work. The Colleges are currently working on exciting and innovative off erings that will expose these students to unique projects and research early in their careers. Participation in NUterm will not change the total cost of a Northeastern degree--nor will it deprive fi rst-year students of their coveted summer break! Coupled with special co-curricular off erings, NUterm will strengthen our students’ bonds of friendship and affi nity for the University.

For more, please see the video interview with Sr. Vice Provost Susan Ambrose and Dean Hugh Courtney:

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send a note to a colleague in recognition of a job well done with the added incentive that the recipient may win a $50 American Express Gift Card! Click here for more information on the program and locations for the cards.

VP JANE BROWN TRANSITIONS TO A NEW ROLE

A national search has been launched for a new Vice President of

Enrollment Management, as Jane Brown is stepping down from this

role at the start of the new academic year. Jane has led the enroll-

ment eff orts on behalf of the University for the past four years. In

her time with Northeastern, applications have increased by 32%

and our student profi le has shifted signifi cantly – this entering class

will prove to be the University’s most academically talented and

prepared yet. As vice president, Jane has played a leadership role

in several key University initiatives including an increased focus on

retention and graduation through a cross-functional University-wide

committee that is credited with the current retention rate of 96%, as

well as a successful launch of the University Scholars Program, which

is attracting the best and brightest talent to Northeastern.

As Jane steps down she will transition into a new, part-time role as

Senior Advisor to the SVP of Enrollment Management and Student

Life. In this new capacity, Jane will bring her considerable talents

and experience to a few key initiatives, including enhancing and

operationalizing curricular fl exibility. Jane has been a key leader in

the eff orts to amplify our student-centered educational approach

by enhancing curricular fl exibility in order to allow time-to degree

to be driven by student choice. As part of this initiative, Jane has

partnered with our academic leadership to develop and introduce

NUterm. As Senior Advisor, Jane will continue her strong leadership

in this area to enable and operationalize these curricular eff orts for

our new incoming class.

We are delighted to have Jane engaged in this new role and look

forward to her close collaboration with University leadership in the

months ahead.