North Park has served five generations of students and continues to grow in diversity, academic relevance, and Christian commitment. Our Chicago location is a great asset that reflects the School’s global reach and outlook.
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North Park offers more than 40 graduate and undergraduate programs in liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies. Classes average 17 students. 84% of our faculty have terminal degrees. Academics here are rigorous and results-oriented.
North Park Theological Seminary prepares you to answer the call to service through theological study, spiritual development, and the formative experiences of living in a community with others on a similar life path.
The Office of Alumni Engagement fosters lifelong connections by engaging alumni with the university and one another in activities, programs, and services that support the university’s mission and alumni needs.
Undergraduate students prepare to launch careers with covetable skills.
North Park is one of the first Universities in Illinois to offer a major in digital marketing. Pioneered by Dr. Trevor James, Chair of SPS business faculty, the curriculum equips students to meet technological advancements in digital and social media. With a network of Chicago-based businesses, the Office of Career Advancement works one-on-one with students to obtain internships and job placement. The digital marketing major joins the suite of quality business programs offered through SPS. The influx of new technology and marketing platforms has created more jobs than there is
The influx of new technology and marketing platforms has created more jobs than there is talent to support this growing industry. “Geared for students with an interest in leading the digital revolution in such positions as a social media manager, digital strategist, or SEO specialist, the BA in Digital Marketing from North Park equips students to get ahead of the learning curve,” says Lori Scrementi, North Park Dean, School of Professional Studies (SPS).
The new degree program is offered beginning fall 2017 and is accepting applications now.
This summer, North Park will be hard at work with new and returning students taking summer classes, high schoolers participating in the annual Summer Science Academy, and hosting this year’s Kids College.
Summer at North Park
After graduation day, North Park University doesn’t come to a complete stop for the year. This summer, North Park will be hard at work with new and returning students taking summer classes, high schoolers participating in the annual Summer Science Academy, and hosting this year’s Kids College.
Summer Sessions
Registration for summer courses at North Park University is now open! There are four sessions over the summer, in May, June, and July. All students are welcome. You don’t have to be a North Parker to take summer classes at the University. Registering for classes is easy, and a great way to earn some college credits, test out different subjects, and acquire knowledge. Registering as current North Park student can be done through WebAdvisor. Summer classes offered are College Physics, General Chemistry, and Spanish as well as a variety of Biblical Studies courses.
“I had an incredible experience at the North Park largely due to the warm and friendly environment of the faculty members and students. I learned a tremendous amount of information this summer and honestly loved every minute of the course.” – Student, New York University, Chem 1150-1160.
Summer Science Academy is a unique hands-on learning experience for high school juniors and seniors taught by expert North Park science faculty. Students have the opportunity to explore North Park’s state-of-the-art facilities at the Johnson Center for Science and Community Life and delve into topics ranging from the human body and parasites to food and animal behavior. In addition, students will interact with and receive insight from current North Park science majors serving as mentors. Summer Science Academy begins on July 10 and runs through August 3. Tuition credit is available for those students who choose to resume their education at North Park University.
“My husband and I were so impressed by all that our daughter experienced and accomplished . . . As a CPS teacher, I would recommend these classes to students.” – Sandy, parent
North Park has partnered with Covenant Youth Collision and Ravenswood Covenant Church to bring Kids College to life. Kids College is an affordable athletic and academic summer camp, introducing kids to the Christian faith in a fun and safe environment. Some North Park students are also participating in making this camp happen as counselors and staff for the duration of this six-week program.
Dwight Perry has been called to be the new dean of faculty at North Park Theological Seminary.
Dr. Perry to begin July 1, 2017.
CHICAGO, IL (April 20, 2017) – Rev. Dr. Dwight Perry has been called to be the new dean of faculty at North Park Theological Seminary, as well as professor of homiletics and leadership.
Starting July 1st 2017, Rev. Dr. Perry will serve as Dean of Faculty and Professor of Homiletics and Leadership. “Dr. Perry is an exceptional choice, he comes with extensive pastoral experience, denominational leadership, and academic administration experience,” says Rev. Dr. David Kersten, vice president for church relations and dean of the Seminary. “Rev. Dr. Perry wants to make a significant legacy contribution to the community of pastors and feels particularly called to NPTS and the ECC,” adds Kersten.
Both scholar and practitioner, this rare combination fills a need in theological education. Rev. Dr. Perry is ready to, “serve in academic leadership within an evangelical seminary that is urban in its context, biblical at its foundation, and seeks to equip men and women for the work of the gospel,” notes Rev. Dr. Perry as his career objective. As the first African American to graduate with a PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL, Rev. Dr. Perry has persevered across many barriers on race and diversity.
Prior to joining NPTS, Rev. Dr. Perry served as regional president/executive minister of Converge Great Lakes where he was known for his straight-talk approach to ministry. He also served as a professor of pastoral studies at the Moody Bible Institute, as a denominational executive with the Baptist General Conference, and as a senior pastor and associate pastor in several churches in Illinois. He is a sought-after national speaker and is passionate about proclaiming God’s Word. As a pastor and teacher in homiletics, he is one of the premier expository preachers in the U.S.A. He has spoken across the country in the area of diversity and inclusion, homiletics, organizational and systems development especially within a not for profit setting along with strategic planning and leadership development.
Rev. Dr. Perry and his wife Dr. Cynthia Perry, a tenured professor in the College of Education at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin have four adult children and five grandchildren.
On #NPUBlueandGoldDay we invite the entire North Park community to Wear It. Give It. Share It. all in support of student scholarships and the University we love!
Here is how you can be a part of #NPUBlueandGoldDay:
WEAR IT! Show your North Park pride by wearing blue and gold. GIVE IT! Make a gift to the North Park Fund in support of our students. SHARE IT! Post on social media using #NPUBlueandGoldDay.
We look forward to celebrating #NPUBlueandGoldDay with you on May 3 and please encourage your North Park friends and family to join us on this special day.
I am so excited for everyone on campus to see the best poems, prose, paintings, drawings, and photography that the North Park student body has to offer.
This is a student blog post submitted by Kelsey Wilp C’17. Kelsey is an English major with a concentration in Creative Writing. She is the Senior Editor of the North Branch Literary and Fine Arts Journal.
North Branch senior staff: Jonathan Love, Zoe Larson, and Kelsey Wilp.
Greetings from the Wilson Hall Computer Lab!
My name is Kelsey Wilp and I am the Senior Editor of the North Branch Literary and Fine Arts Journal. You may have seen me at one of our two incredible on campus events earlier this school year. I read alongside my fellow staff members from my cringe-worthy high school diary at “Mortified NPU” and read a piece detailing my hatred for Middle School dances at our Anti-Valentine’s Day Extravaganza “Stupid Cupid!” We like to laugh at our pain here at the North Branch.
This is my second and final year working on the recently-revived literary and fine arts journal and I have to brag that the North Branch has gone through a lot of changes. Since last year, our staff has grown from four to twenty-four and the number of submissions received was at an all-time high. We have been working hard to forge a stronger bond between the English and Art departments by including more art majors on staff and collaborating with our events and in the process of selecting pieces for the journal. There are also students from other majors on staff whose different perspectives and talents are welcomed.
Spring semester is the busiest time for the North Branch. We began advertising for submissions in the fall and Senior Lit Editor, Jonathan Love, and I made promotional videos that Professor Reinhold Dooley gave “Two thumbs way up!!!!” Those short films can be found on the North Branch Facebook page. We celebrated the end of the submissions process with our “Stupid Cupid!” event which drew a large crowd of lonely souls who needed a place to haunt on Valentine’s Day.
The literature admissions process began the week of February 20th and was directed by Jonathan Love. He kept the staff on track and was able to get us through the process in three evening meetings. The staff met on the second floor of Brandel Library and read each individual written piece aloud and took a vote on what should be included in the journal this year. The next week, the art admissions process began, directed by Senior Art Editor Zoe Larson who got us through one single meeting in Brandel to choose the artwork that will be included in this year’s journal.
Now that the admissions process is complete, my staff and I are beginning the process of designing the journal, which will be sent off to the printer soon. Zoe and Jonathan worked together to weave the art and literature in one cohesive order so that thematic elements of both will complement each other.
Once the copies return to campus, we will have a distribution celebration in the form of our highly-anticipated release party! Like last year, there will be readings, live music, snacks, laughs, and good times. Be there!
I am so excited for everyone on campus to see the best poems, prose, paintings, drawings, and photography that the North Park student body has to offer.
Thuswaldner is dean of arts and sciences and professor of humanities at North Park University.
Thuswaldner is dean of arts and sciences and professor of humanities at North Park University.
He is now an active member of the Academy’s Class I (Humanities). The ceremony took place at the University of Salzburg, Austria. The European Academy of Sciences and Arts promotes excellence in fields such as the humanities, medicine, arts, sciences, economics, law, and religion.
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts’ 1,900 members include 29 Nobel Prize recipients and former Pope Benedict XVI. The members of the Academy have a distinguished academic publication record and an impeccable reputation in academia. The Academy’s nominating committee nominates potential members who are then voted on by the Senate of the Academy. Funded by the European Union, the Austrian State as well as by private donors, the European Academy of Sciences and Arts is one of the biggest academic think tanks in the world that is dedicated to interdisciplinary research and regularly discusses pressing issues in the academy and civic society.
Being voted into the European Academy of Sciences and Arts is regarded as a great honor.
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