Terri Pedersen

Terri Pedersen

Program Assistant
E-mail:  t-pedersen @ northwestern.edu
Phone:  (847) 491-3576
Fax:  (847) 491-8005
Office:  Tech, C210
Website:  t-pedersen @ northwestern.edu

Education

M.S., Education Administration, Northern Illinois University, 1982

B.S., Elementary Education, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, 1975

Biography

Terri comes to us to begin her third career.  The first was as an elementary school teacher in rural Minnesota and suburban Illinois.  In 1985 she married Michael, a chemical engineer.  They moved to California, and Terri began her second career, raising a family.  Terri and her husband have three children.  Elizabeth is a senior at the University of Arizona, majoring in chemical engineering.  Stephen is a sophomore at Hope College, majoring in political science and history.  Christine is a senior at Stevenson High School and looking for that perfect college.  Terri is glad to have this third career opportunity and chance to be part of the Northwestern community.

Duties

Provides administrative support to the department chair, faculty and director; coordinates and oversees administrative processes behind faculty searches and tenure promotions; manages classrooms and related resources; orders textbooks, class resources and desk copies; liaises with the University bookstore.  Maintains relationships with alumni board