Apr
6
2026
SoC I EPICS: Internship Search Strategies
12:00 PM Online
Internship and job searching can feel overwhelming, especially if you feel like you're behind—but it's not too late to m...
Events Calendar
A list of upcoming events sponsored by SoC departments and offices are listed below.
For highlights of noteworthy events that have already occurred, see Past Events.
Upcoming Events
Apr
7
2026
SoC I EPICS: A Conversation With Broadway Producer Jeffrey Seller
5:00 PM Evanston
Come hear from Jeffrey Seller, the visionary producer behind groundbreaking musicals including Rent, Avenue Q, In the He...
Apr
7
2026
Wallace Bacon Artist Residency With Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre
5:00 PM Evanston
The 2026 Wallace Bacon Lecture in Performance
Studies features an artist talk and workshop in Dabke dance by Yaa Samar! ...
Apr
8
2026
Artist Talk with YSDT (Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre)
12:00 PM Evanston
Artist Talk with YSDT
Followed by a roundtable with Nora Alami, Camila Simonin, and Shayna Silverstein.
Apr
14
2026
SoC I EPICS: Life After NU - Finding Your Path In Healthcare
5:00 PM Online
Curious about careers in healthcare? Connect with early career Northwestern alumni navigating paths in speech-language p...
Apr
17
2026
SoC I EPICS: How To Connect With Northwestern Alumni
11:00 AM Evanston
Discover how to leverage Northwestern’s alumni and professional network. You’ll leave with a personalized action plan to...
Apr
21
2026
SoC I EPICS + NCA: Pop-Up Advising
11:00 AM No Location
Have questions about your career, summer or post-grad plans? Not sure how to start your internship search? Need feedback...
Apr
21
2026
SoC I EPICS: Pop-Up Career Advising
11:00 AM Evanston
In collaboration with NCA
Have questions about your career, summer or post-grad plans? Not sure how to start your intern...
Apr
22
2026
Performing Abortions After Roe v. Wade: Emergent Cultural Politics A Talk with Rosemary Candelario
5:00 PM Evanston
The 2022 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruled 49 years of legal abortion in ...
Apr
23
2026
SoC I EPICS + NCA: Pop-Up Advising
11:00 AM No Location
Have questions about your career, summer or post-grad plans? Not sure how to start your internship search? Need feedback...
Apr
23
2026
SoC I EPICS: Pop-Up Career Advising
11:00 AM Evanston
In collaboration with NCA
Have questions about your career, summer or post-grad plans? Not sure how to start your intern...
Apr
23
2026
Writing Brown Crafts: A Creative Praxis for Our Present | A talk by Dr. Christopher Patterson
3:30 PM Evanston
This talk reflects on acts of writing in times of grief, disillusionment, and emerging fascism. Christopher B. Patterson...
Apr
30
2026
SoC I EPICS: Gersh U At Northwestern
5:00 PM Evanston
Want to learn how the entertainment industry really works? Apply to Gersh U, an educational program connecting college s...
May
1
2026
SoC I EPICS: Gersh U At Northwestern
9:00 AM Evanston
Want to learn how the entertainment industry really works? Apply to Gersh U, an educational program connecting college s...
May
4
2026
SoC I EPICS: How To Make A Demo Reel - A Masterclass For All Media
12:00 PM Evanston
Join us for a hands-on masterclass dedicated to refining your demo reel!
What is a demo reel? It is a short video that s...
May
4
2026
Filling The Head: Listening to Rap in Arabic A Talk with Rayya El Zein
12:30 PM Online
A lecture from scholar Rayya El Zein, discussing her recent book Filling The Head: Listening to Rap in Arabic (Indiana, ...
May
5
2026
SoC I EPICS + NCA: Pop-Up Advising
11:00 AM No Location
Have questions about your career, summer or post-grad plans? Not sure how to start your internship search? Need feedback...
May
5
2026
SoC I EPICS: Pop-Up Career Advising
11:00 AM Evanston
In collaboration with NCA
Have questions about your career, summer or post-grad plans? Not sure how to start your intern...
May
7
2026
SoC I EPICS + NCA: Pop-Up Advising
11:00 AM No Location
Have questions about your career, summer or post-grad plans? Not sure how to start your internship search? Need feedback...
May
7
2026
SoC I EPICS: Pop-Up Career Advising
11:00 AM Evanston
In collaboration with NCA
Have questions about your career, summer or post-grad plans? Not sure how to start your intern...
May
8
2026
Behind The Scenes of TV Production with "The Bear's" Thomas Molash
11:00 AM Evanston
Join us for an insider’s look at television production with SoC alum Thomas Molash, Production Supervisor on The Bear. I...
May
8
2026
SoC I EPICS: Behind The Scenes Of TV Production With The Bear's Thomas Molash
11:00 AM No Location
Join us for an insider’s look at television production with SoC alum Thomas Molash, Production Supervisor on The Bear. I...
May
8
2026
IN AND BEYOND ACADEME: a PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
12:00 PM Online
Join Dr. El Zein for a two-part workshop in which she first introduces humanistic approaches to data ecosystem literacy....
May
13
2026
Feminist performance in times of rising fascism, Colectivo LASTESIS (Daffne Valdés and Sibila Sotomayor V.) in Conversation with Marcela Fuentes
4:00 PM Evanston
A conversation with Prof. Marcela Fuentes on LASTESIS’s groundbreaking performance research. Join us for an exploration ...
May
20
2026
SoC Honors Convocation
5:00 PM Evanston
Annual celebration of excellence for School of Communication students and faculty.
Jun
5
2026
SoC I EPICS: New Play Festival - Dramatic Writing & Radical Resistance
3:00 PM Evanston
Join our discussion on dramatic writing and radical resistance with Heidi Schreck, Haruna Lee, & Ike Holter | moderated ...
Jun
13
2026
SoC Undergraduate Convocation
9:00 AM Evanston
Undergraduate convocation for School of Communications. Tickets are required to attend and should be obtained from the s...