Feinberg Forward: A Workplace Summit
Designed by Feinberg staff for Feinberg staff, Feinberg Forward is a full-day, onsite learning and networking retreat, focused on staff development, learning and leadership for administrative staff in Feinberg departments, institutes and centers.
All events take place within the Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center.
Registration/Check-In/Buffet Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 9 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Location: Potocsnak Family Atrium
Kick-off Plenary 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Shana Carroll, Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management
Location: Simpson-Querrey Auditorium
AM Concurrent Breakout Sessions 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Continuous Improvement: How Feinberg, Departments, and CoPs are making work easier for you!
Feinberg Staff Engagement, the Dean’s Office, and departments will share impactful and practical ways to make work tasks and workflow, communication, and general operations easier for staff.
PRESENTERS: Kathleen Dunne Balducci, Regine Dean, Ted Brockly
ROOM ASSIGNMENT: SQ Auditorium
Utilizing Feinberg’s NUPAD and EDW Systems to Reconcile Payroll
This session will include a brief overview of Northwestern University Payroll Allocation Database (NUPAD) and reporting in the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) followed by a detailed walk-through of the reconciliation process.
PRESENTERS: Jen Felten, Bryan Runkel and Dan Turner
ROOM ASSIGNMENT: SQ 2- 200
Strengthening Department Connections: Unlocking Success through Training, Communication, and Resource Sharing
This session will explore how different departments and units actualize greater potential across teams and reinforce positive culture through intentional and strategic interactions.
PRESENTERS: Alice Camacho, Bethany Ekesa, Elizabeth Fankhanel and Melanie Mkrdichian
ROOM ASSIGNMENT: Treinens Conference Room 1M-209
Lunch 11:45 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Potocsnak Family Atrium
PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1:40 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1:40 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Maximize your day: Managing Time with Outlook, Bookings and Planner
This session will equip staff with the skills to reduce scheduling conflicts, enhance team collaboration, and boost overall productivity by leveraging these Microsoft tools.
PRESENTERS: Keisha Simpson-Goah and Mattison Moran
ROOM ASSIGNMENT: Gray Seminar Room
Optimizing the Use of SharePoint & OneDrive for Departmental Operational Effectiveness
Participate in an engaging discussion on how to effectively integrate SharePoint and OneDrive into your departmental operations. Learn best practices for storing and sharing internal content, as well as a department’s experience integrating SharePoint and Teams to improve collaboration.
PRESENTERS: Anna Heinemann and Jonathan Okstad, PhD
ROOM ASSIGNMENT: Session 1, SQ Auditorium and Session 2, Treinens Conference Room 1M-209
Journaling and Reporting: It's all in the details
Ever had to look up a journal transaction, only to discover the information provided isn’t helpful at all? This can be avoided! This session will cover the key details to include in a journal with emphasis on how this information can be useful for reporting. Perfect for those who enter journals or review the information for analysis.
PRESENTERS: Richard Dodd and Desiree Marte
ROOM ASSIGNMENT: SQ 2-200
Excel-erate Your Productivity
Did you know Excel could do that?! From Pivot tables to SUMIFs, this is the “easy” advanced class for Excel users. Join this session to learn from FSM administrators about how to tap powerful functionality in Excel across a variety of use cases.
PRESENTERS: Chrissy Kelly Toman, Chris DeLuca and Thongsy Singvongsa
ROOM ASSIGNMENT: Session 1, Treinens Conference Room 1M-209 and Session 2 , SQ Auditorium
Feinberg Future Panel 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Harnessing insights from the social sciences to live a happy, healthy, and thriving life: A day with Northwestern
This panel features four distinguished faculty from the Department of Medical Social Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, panelists: Judy Moskowitz, PhD, MPH; Andrea Graham, PhD; Darius Tandon, PhD; and moderator, Rinad Beidas, PhD. They will share the latest insights on how to harness insights from the social sciences to live a happy, healthy, and thriving life. Our Chair, Dr. Rinad Beidas will moderate the session. The session will be experiential and interactive. First, each panelist will share up to three lessons from their research that attendees can immediately apply in their daily lives. Second, we will engage in an interactive audience Question and Answer Session with our panelists.
ROOM ASSIGNMENT: Lurie Hughes Auditorium
Networking Reception and Staff Resource Fair 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Potocsnak Family Atrium
Immediately following the panel discussion, join colleagues at the Staff Resource Fair and Networking Reception. Resource Fair participants include:
- Association of Northwestern University Women (ANUW)
- Community Engagement Community of Practice
- Diversity Equity & Inclusion Community of Practice
- FSM Run Club
- Manager - Mentor Program (MMP)
- Northwestern University Research Administration Professionals (NURAP)
- Northwestern University Staff Advisory Council (NUSAC)
- NU Black Professional Network (BPN)
- Ombudsperson
- School of Professional Studies (SPS)
- Wellness Team
Contact Us
Registration details will be shared by email invitation only. For questions, email Feinberg Staff Engagement at feinbergstaffengagement@northwestern.edu.