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CAPS considers adjusting 12-session limit By MADELINE FOX
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Counseling and Psychological Services is in the midst of discussions on modifying its 12-session limit while also working to fill four counselor positions, CAPS director John Dunkle said. During Fall Quarter, CAPS formed search committees for two previously existing and two new counselor positions. A task force of students and
administrators was also convened last quarter to look into altering or eliminating CAPS’ counseling session limit, said Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs. “We need to explore the benefits and examine the implications of removing the 12-session limit. It will change how we provide our services,” Telles-Irvin told The Daily. “We want to make sure we have the appropriate resources to manage the impact of such a change in practice.” The task force, which includes Dean
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of Students Todd Adams, four students — one graduate and three undergraduate — and Dr. David Shor, CAPS’ director of clinical services, has been looking at data from NU’s peer institutions and at NU’s own counseling needs to create recommendations for session limits moving forward, Dunkle said. The limit, which Dunkle said has been in place since 1995, caps students’ individual counseling sessions at 12. Dunkle said the session limit has been a consistent source of criticism for CAPS, with some suggesting that the cap is a barrier
for some students to seek out services because they are concerned they will not be able to get the long-term care they need. Associated Student Government president Noah Star said he’s glad CAPS is considering removing the limit, as it’s a concern that has come up repeatedly in ASG surveys about mental health on campus. “Students sometimes see that 12-session limit as a deterrent to getting services,” Star said. “It isn’t an actual deterrent — services will be provided for you
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The group has created a new endowment focused on research By MATTHEW CHOI
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In 1916, a small group of women began selling sandwiches to fundraise for a women’s building at Northwestern. In the 100 years since, that group has raised more than $7 million for NU. The Alumnae of NU, an organization of volunteer women who fundraise for various University projects, is celebrating its centennial this year. The organization announced a series of initiatives to commemorate the anniversary, including the creation of a new endowment called The Alumnae Centennial Endowment for Undergraduate Research that will be administered by the Office of Undergraduate Research. The organization also awarded Gwynne Shotwell (McCormick ‘86, ‘88), the president and COO of SpaceX, the 2015 Alumnae Centennial Award in November as part of the centennial celebrations. The organization has a long history of fundraising for the University. By 1938, the group had donated more than $160,000 toward the construction of Scott Hall. This year, it donated an initial contribution of $750,000 toward the Alumnae Centennial Endowment for Undergraduate Research, said Michele Bresler (Communication ‘63), the group’s chair of public relations. The group is employing various methods to reach its goal of $1 million, Bresler said. “We will send e-blasts throughout the year in series of three to all women who have been in a degree-granting program at Northwestern and telling them about the undergraduate endowment,” Bresler said. “We’ve raised another $100,000 and we’re trying to get to our $1 million goal.” The Alumnae is involved in an array of programming on campus. One of its most popular programs is Continuing Education, a series of noncredit, subsidized courses open to the public that
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NO MORE MUDD Mudd Science and Engineering Library, located near the Technological Institute, is scheduled to close March 25 for renovations.
Mudd Library to close for 18 months By KELLI NGUYEN
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Mudd Science and Engineering Library is closing its doors March 25 for an 18-month renovation to expand its facilities, officials said. The construction, which has already begun on the areas surrounding Mudd library, will expand the building to accommodate additional lab space as well as a reconfigured library. Mudd is projected to reopen in August 2017, said Geoffrey Swindells, head of the User Experience Department at Northwestern University Library. “The University initiated the project because they want to increase our capabilities in the sciences, especially in lab space on campus,” Swindells said. “A vital need the University has is to remain current both in research and teaching.” In addition to lab space, the new Mudd Library will feature two active learning classrooms that emphasize collaborative work over lecturing, Swindells said. “There are very few of those on campus so far and it’s the trend in
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teaching,” Swindells said. The renovated library will also house a geographic information system lab and maker space, Swindells said. The GIS lab will offer both software and service for students to make digital maps based on data, while the maker space will provide an area for students to collaborate and create projects with tools such as 3D printers, he said. “That’s one of the things that libraries are all about,” Swindells said. “When we provide services, we provide service to anyone, so it’ll be an exciting space.” To combat the study space lost during construction, the University is looking into making more study space available in Technological Institute and University Library, Swindells said. “The main focus of the University is to try to find space in Tech because we realize that it’s the proximity to students that is one of the most valuable things about Mudd Library,” Swindells said. During the renovations, library resources will still be available, Swindells said. Mudd Library’s print collections will be relocated to NU’s Oak Grove Library Center and students
can submit requests to have materials made available to them the next day, he said. They will also still be able to set up meetings with librarians around specific subjects. “Librarians are all about service so it hurts us when we have to close a point of service,” Swindells said. “We will do everything in our power to create alternatives to minimize the impact that this has on students.” The library’s closure will displace a lot of students, McCormick junior Lydia Fern said. However, she is looking forward to seeing the new facilities. “Mudd is kind of a depressing place and it is always crowded,” Fern said. “I’m excited to see it reopen and see if it’s nicer to study there.” Mudd Library’s proximity to North Campus dorms makes it a more convenient location than other libraries located farther south, said Weinberg freshman Monica Ha. She frequents Mudd Library around three times a week, she said. “I am very upset because I live in Mudd,” Ha said. “It’s really inconvenient to have to go all the way south to study.” kellinguyen2019@u.northwestern.edu
if you need it — but students feel like they should ‘save up’ their sessions.” However, Dunkle said meeting students’ needs must be balanced with what CAPS is capable of. “The hope is to offer the most optimal services for students given our resources,” Dunkle said. “We need to make sure the limits we have are commensurate with our resources.” CAPS is also searching for counselors to fill two newly funded positions, » See CAPS, page 6
CTA to add 20 to 30 all-electric buses in next few years
Chicago Transit Authority plans to purchase 20 to 30 additional allelectric buses in the next few years after one year of operating two such vehicles, officials said. The all-electric bus is a 40-foot long model manufactured by New Flyer Industries Inc. that touts lower fuel costs and emissions than the standard CTA bus, CTA officials said in a press release. The officials estimate that each all-electric bus will generate an average of $25,000 in fuel savings and $55,000 in health benefit savings over a one year period. The total cost for the new allelectric buses, including manufacturing costs and en-route charging systems, is estimated to be between $30 and $40 million and will be federally funded through several sources still to be finalized, CTA officials said. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA president Dorval Carter, Jr. said in the press release the all-electric model has delivered promising results with no major operating issues. “Expanding the CTA’s electric bus fleet provides customers with dependable service while continuing my commitment to making Chicago the greenest city in the world and protecting the environment for future generations,” Emanuel said. The first two all-electric buses were introduced by CTA in October 2014 in an effort to modernize Chicago’s public transit and create a greener model for the city’s residents, making CTA the first transit agency in the U.S. to use all-electric buses as part of daily service, officials said. About 15 percent of CTA’s current bus fleet is comprised of hybrid diesel-electric models. The new all-electric buses will provide both environmental and economic benefits to the city, CTA officials said. All-electric buses boast a reduction in harmful emissions equal to removing 14 passenger cars from the road, officials said. Officials added previous improvements to the Chicago transit system have included vehicle replacements, “mid-life” tuneups on buses and the addition of diesel particulate filters to buses. “This is an exciting time, as once again the CTA has a leading role in shaping the next generation of the public transportation industry,” Carter said in the release. — Elena Sucharetza
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