Contact Academic Advising
Advising Email Addresses
Students in any SPS program can contact the SPS Academic Advising Inbox to connect with an academic advisor that can help.
Each academic program also has a dedicated inbox to reach the academic advisors for your program directly.
Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Programs
- Advising for Undergraduate Degree students
- Advising for Professional Health Career students: This includes the Advanced Sciences, Premedicine and Professional Health Careers certificate programs
- Advising for Post-Baccalaureate Certificate students: This includes the Accounting, Business, Information Technology, Management, Marketing & Advertising, Language certificates, Pregraduate Business Administration, and Specialized Studies post-baccalaureate certificate programs
- Advising for Students at Large
Graduate, Graduate Certificate, and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study Programs
- Advising for Data Science students: This includes the Data Science and Predictive Analytics degree and certificate programs
- Advising for Writing students: This includes the Creative Writing, Poetry & Prose, and Writing programs
- Advising for Public Policy Administration students: This includes the part-time and accelerated programs in Public Policy and Administration
- Advising for Global Health students
- Advising for Health Informatics students
- Advising for Health Analytics students
- Advising for Information Design & Strategy students
- Advising for Information Systems students
- Advising for Liberal Studies students
- Advising for Literature students
- Advising for Regulatory Compliance students
- Advising for Sports Administration and Sports Communication students
Compliments or concerns can be directed to the advising manager, Sean Kavanaugh
Administrative Staff and Offices
Administrative Staff
Margaret McCarthy, Associate Dean of Student and Alumni Serviced
Sean Kavanaugh, Director of Student Services
Jigbie Aguirre, Assistant Director of Events and Alumni Engagement
Vanessa Carpenter, Student Services Assistant
Academic Advisors
Amanda John, Senior Academic Advisor
Lauren Sirota, Senior Academic Advisor
Tim Gaherty, Academic Advisor
Colleen Kjellberg, Academic Advisor
Ariella Mak-Neiman, Academic Advisor
Jacob Schornak, Academic Advisor
Allyssa Schweisthal, Academic Advisor
Student Services Offices
Chicago campus:
Wieboldt Hall
339 East Chicago Avenue, 8th floor
Chicago, Illinois 60611
847-491-5612
405 Church Street
Evanston, Illinois 60208
847-491-5611
Concerns and Complaints
While we strive to ensure a positive student experience at SPS, we realize that issues can arise in and out of the classroom. If you have a complaint or a concern, your adviser is an excellent first resource for resolution. Students also have the option of emailing the Associate Dean of Student Services to voice your concerns at SPSDeanForStudents@northwestern.edu.
If you are in need of assistance, please let us know.
Accessibility
Northwestern University and AccessibleNU (ANU) are committed to providing a supportive and challenging environment for all students with disabilities who attend the University. Additionally, the University and ANU work to provide students with disabilities a learning and community environment that affords them full participation, equal access, and reasonable accommodation of their disabilities.It is important for a student who needs assistance with regard to any disability to notify ANU and SPS promptly for assistance in obtaining appropriate services. SPS Students seeking disability accommodations should contact ANU at 847-467-5530 in Evanston or 312-503-4042 in Chicago.