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Media invited to centennial celebration of Northwestern’s Streeterville campus

Media invited to centennial celebration of Northwestern's Streeterville campus

Chicago's academic, business and civic leaders to reflect on the city's past and discuss what's ahead

Media Information

  • Release Date: November 11, 2026

Media Contacts

Shanice Harris

CHICAGO - One hundred years ago, Northwestern University planted its flag in Chicago by founding its Streeterville campus. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law will celebrate the milestone with leaders of Chicago's academic, business and civic communities as they discuss investment, collaboration and what's next for the city.

"Northwestern in Chicago: A Century of Collaboration" will take place on Thursday, Nov. 19 at Northwestern Pritzker Law in Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave. In addition to remarks from Northwestern President Mung Chiang, Northwestern Pritzker Law Dean Zachary Clopton and Chicago academic, business and civic leaders will join panels on community investment and philanthropy.

Media must register with Shanice Harris at [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

The program takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. More details available on the Law School's event page.

PANELISTS:

Northwestern in Chicago: A Century of Collaboration

Northwestern academic leaders reflect on a century of collaboration and impact in Chicago, and what's ahead.

  • Zachary Clopton, dean of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Harry M. Kraemer Jr. '79 MBA, clinical professor of management and organizations at Kellogg School of Management
  • Dr. Eric G. Neilson, vice president for medical affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean of Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Charles Whitaker, dean of Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Moderated by: Erik Luijten, provost of Northwestern University

Chicago and Northwestern: Building the Next Century

Chicago's influential business and civic leaders on investment, philanthropy and the city's next century

  • John Atkinson, chairman of Illinois Economic Development Corporation and operating partner of The Vistria Group
  • Steve Cahillane '87, CEO of The Kraft Heinz Company, Northwestern Trustee
  • Curt R. Bailey, president of Related Midwest
  • Deborah L. DeHaas, CEO of Corporate Leadership Center, Northwestern Trustee
  • Moderated by: Derek R. B. Douglas, president of The Civic Committee and the Commercial Club of Chicago

WHAT: A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Northwestern Streeterville campus

WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 19, 3 to 5 p.m. (CST)

WHERE: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago

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