Undergraduate Spotlight
Undergraduate Student Groups
- Our student groups worked tirelessly this year to host a wide range of events for both Northwestern students and their local community. The Department is very proud of the time and effort our student group leaders put forth to provide an outstanding experience for their peers and the community.
- CPS Financial Literacy Outreach (CPS FLO)
- Chicago Public Schools Financial Literacy Outreach saw a significant expansion of their executive board this year to accommodate their increased programming load due to high demand from schools and community groups throughout Evanston and Chicago. CPS FLO's volunteer facilitators partnered with a number of local groups to present both in person and virtual programming that covers personal finance topics including credit cards, banking, paychecks & taxes, insurance, investing, and retirement. The group hopes to expand to even more schools in the 2025-26 academic year.
Northwestern Economics Tournament (NET)
- NET held its eighth annual tournament from April 5-6, 2025, hosting 24 in-person and 28 virtual teams from high schools throughout the United States and internationally. Teams tackled a challenging exam in the Power Round and sparred against each other in the nail-biting Econ Bowl. They demonstrated an impressive wealth of economics knowledge, from current events to complex game theory concepts. Additionally, Professors Mark Witte, Jonas Jin and Jeff Ely presented engaging lectures in their respective research fields, providing participants with a taste of Northwestern economics.
- NET held its eighth annual tournament from April 5-6, 2025, hosting 24 in-person and 28 virtual teams from high schools throughout the United States and internationally. Teams tackled a challenging exam in the Power Round and sparred against each other in the nail-biting Econ Bowl. They demonstrated an impressive wealth of economics knowledge, from current events to complex game theory concepts. Additionally, Professors Mark Witte, Jonas Jin and Jeff Ely presented engaging lectures in their respective research fields, providing participants with a taste of Northwestern economics.
- Undergraduate Economic Society (UES)
- The Undergraduate Economic Society hosted a number of events for students in the 2024-25 academic year, beginning the new year with a panel on Internships in Finance & Consulting in February. Later in February, UES and the Department co-hosted a Feed Your Mind lunch and learn featuring Professor Charles Manski. In April, UES welcomed undergraduate Economics alum Ken Fishbain (BA '76, Kellogg MBA '81) who spoke to students about his career as a hospital executive and his work in healthcare consulting. In May, UES co-hosted another wildly popular Feed Your Mind lunch featuring Professor Robert Gordon. Throughout the quarter, UES also hosted study sessions and social events for economics students.
- Womxn in Economics (WiE)
- Womxn in Economics hosted a full year of programming in the 2024-25 academic year. The group presented two professor talks with Department of Economics faulty Professor Garima Sharma in February and Professor Mar Reguant in April. The group also hosted a number of educational events for students including an informational session on studying abroad in January and a social mixer on the Evanston Campus Lakefill in May. In April, the group brought together five recent alumni to talk about their journeys since graduating from Northwestern. The featured alumni were Isabelle Carlisle ('23), Emma Chiu ('24), Carolyne Geng ('24), Jessica Cheng ('24), and Emma Rosenbaum ('24) whose paths ranged from Georgetown Law School to Walmart Economics, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and business analyst roles at Capital One and McKinsey.
- Womxn in Economics (WiE)
- The Undergraduate Economic Society hosted a number of events for students in the 2024-25 academic year, beginning the new year with a panel on Internships in Finance & Consulting in February. Later in February, UES and the Department co-hosted a Feed Your Mind lunch and learn featuring Professor Charles Manski. In April, UES welcomed undergraduate Economics alum Ken Fishbain (BA '76, Kellogg MBA '81) who spoke to students about his career as a hospital executive and his work in healthcare consulting. In May, UES co-hosted another wildly popular Feed Your Mind lunch featuring Professor Robert Gordon. Throughout the quarter, UES also hosted study sessions and social events for economics students.
- Chicago Public Schools Financial Literacy Outreach saw a significant expansion of their executive board this year to accommodate their increased programming load due to high demand from schools and community groups throughout Evanston and Chicago. CPS FLO's volunteer facilitators partnered with a number of local groups to present both in person and virtual programming that covers personal finance topics including credit cards, banking, paychecks & taxes, insurance, investing, and retirement. The group hopes to expand to even more schools in the 2025-26 academic year.
- CPS Financial Literacy Outreach (CPS FLO)
Graduation Recap
- Congratulations to the Class of 2025! To view more details about our Senior Awards Ceremony and to read spotlights on our graduates, please visit the 2025 Senior Celebration Website.
