Explore career opportunities in a diverse array of Career Communities through these informal Q&A sessions with alumni and other professionals. Hear about what they do, how they got there, and what advice they’d offer you to do something similar. This session features Wendy Vaughn ’89, JD, Supervising Attorney/Clinical Professor of Law, Northern Illinois University.

Wendy Hinton Vaughn graduated from Southwestern in 1989 with a political science major. She earned her JD at New York University School of Law. Currently, Wendy is a clinical associate professor in the Northern Illinois University College of Law and supervising attorney at the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic. Wendy teaches Family Law, Poverty Law, and the Civil Justice Clinic. In July 2018, the Illinois State Bar Association awarded her Civil Justice Clinic with the Excellence in Legal Education Award. Learn more about Wendy here

Southwestern University supports learning wherever it takes place. The Center for Career & Professional Development contributes to the Southwestern University Student Life MOSAIC initiative by providing advising, programming and resources to help students develop as a whole person. This event helps you to:

  • Make Meaning of the Academic Experience
  • Shape Your Professional Identity