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White House Convening I’m writing these short paragraphs from a hotel room in Washington, D.C. Today I joined our University provost, Joe Jones, our dean of diversity and intercultural learning, Terry Lindsay, and representatives from just over 200 colleges and universities in a “White House Convening” on the launch of a year-long initiative called the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge. The two-part challenge of this initiative is to strengthen our communities and to unite people across lines of faith. North Park is among the select group of schools chosen to advance this challenge during the 2011-2012 academic year. The challenge complements our institutional mission and identity in highly effective ways. Strengthening our communities will take place through student service involvement, and the interfaith component encourages people of diverse backgrounds from these same communities to discuss what motivates them to serve others. North Park has done this for many years. Our Christian heritage prompts us to acts of compassion, mercy, and justice. Our setting places us within a rich and diverse cultural and religious landscape. We’re pleased to be part of this initiative not just because of the service it will facilitate and the dialogue it will engender. Rather, through these experiences and the rest of their education at North Park, our students will be put on a life-long path toward community engagement and service that is faith-informed. The President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge also reflects the design and purpose of the proposed Science and Community Life Building. Here learning in the classroom and learning outside the classroom come together. Here students become whole persons, individuals of a high intellect coupled with a deep and transforming love for God and others.
NORTH PARKER STAFF EDITORIAL BOARD David Parkyn President Nate Mouttet Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing Joseph Jones Provost Charles Peterson C’73 Dean of the College Mary K. Surridge Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations Melissa Vélez–Luce C’2004 Alumni Relations Manager Marit (Johnson) Awes C’2003 Donor Relations Manager
EDITORIAL STAFF Nate Mouttet Senior Editor Rebecca Padgett Managing Editor
David L. Parkyn President, North Park University
Melissa Hamming Art Director Emily Wulff C’2009 Designer Eric Staswick C’2009 Principal Photographer Kendra Juskus Copy Editor
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DEPARTMENTS News From Around Campus Mayor Daley Speaks at North Park Commencement Mayor Rahm Emanuel Greets Axelson Symposium North Park Welcomes New Deans Voyage: North Park University’s First Year Experience Spring Season Wrap-Up Alumni Tribute: James Hawkinson A’49 S’55
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May 14, 2011: Mayor Daley with Campus Pastor Judy Peterson and President Parkyn at North Park’s 2011 Undergraduate Commencement.
Mayor Daley Speaks at North Park Commencement
the poor and marginalized can be improved; city residents. He was most passionate, howpublic spaces can be made beautiful and open ever, when speaking about education, saying it to all; violence against neighbor can and must was the only way the widening economic gap In his final act as Chicago’s mayor, Richard M. be tamed; business and economic development between upper and lower classes can be closed. Daley spoke at North Park University’s under- can be achieved; neighborhoods can be made “We need every part of America to adopt edugraduate commencement exercises in May. vibrant and livable; cities can be green; the arts cation as a crusade,” he said. can flourish; and immigrants can be welcomed The city’s longest-tenured mayor exhorted the as they make this city their adopted home.” The mayor recalled how the Illinois General University’s largest undergraduate class to be Assembly had passed a law giving him control public servants regardless of the careers they The day also featured the 50-year reunion of the over the city’s failing school district. He had have chosen. Daley ended his 22-year run as Class of 1961, which attended the school when pushed for the law even though his closest the city’s chief executive the aides warned it would be “political suicide.” following Monday at the Daley said had he not assumed responsibility inauguration of the current for the failing schools, “I would have failed David Nyvall guided the school with the idea mayor, Rahm Emanuel. as a public servant, failed as a servant of God, that “learning is most noble when it is used to and failed my father.” Much work remains, benefit others.” Parkyn said it was fitting that North Park chose Daley to but the schools have been “put on the right be the first recipient of the track,” he added. Daley be the first to receive the medallion. David Nyvall Medallion for Distinguished Service to the Daley said the United States should make as People of Chicago. “We are excited to have him Daley’s father, Richard J. Daley, was the city’s strong a commitment to education as does join us for our commencement to receive this mayor. President Parkyn also noted that 1961 China, a nation with which the city has been honor and celebrate his legacy to the city of was the year the country’s new leader, John F. forging strong ties in recent years. His words Chicago,” President David Parkyn told the 312 Kennedy, exhorted America in his inaugural were an affirmation of the University’s own graduating students and hundreds of guests. address to “ask not what your country can do growing connection with Chinese educational for you; ask what you can do for your country.” institutions. In January, North Park reached David Nyvall guided the school with the idea an agreement with five Chinese universities that “learning is most noble when it is used to The 69-year-old Daley emphasized service that will establish cross-cultural learning and benefit others.” Parkyn said it was fitting that opportunities that lie ahead for North Park research opportunities for undergraduate and Daley be the first to receive the medallion. students. He passed on the words his father re- graduate students and faculty. peated often to his children: “Whatever you do Prior to the presentation of the medallion, in life, you must give back to society.” Sean Stanton, who graduated with a bachProvost Joseph Jones told the audience that elor’s degree in vocal music, said he was the mayor’s leadership “has proven that in this Daley made brief references to the accomplish- thrilled the school had invited Daley to speak. place racial chasms can be diminished and ments of his administration over more than “The school is always saying it is committed to often overcome; economic and social injus- two decades, including the creation of parks being ‘intentionally urban,’ and this shows we tices can be addressed; affordable housing for and other public spaces that enhance life for all mean it.” 2
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May 17, 2011: Mayor Rahm Emanuel at North Park University’s Axelson Symposium one day after his inauguration.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Greets Axelson Symposium
“The attendance of Mayor Emanuel at today’s Axelson Center Symposium affirms the critical role schools and colleges like North Park University and all nonprofit organizations have in supporting the well-being of the City of Chicago,” said North Park’s president, Dr. David L. Parkyn.
Rahm Emanuel, newly inaugurated as mayor of Chicago, made an appearance and spoke about the importance of the nonprofit community in Chicago at North Park University’s annual Axelson Center Symposium for Nonprofit Professionals and Volunteers in May. Dr. Pier C. Rogers, director of the Axelson Center, added, “We are delighted that Mayor More than 500 people attended the sympo- Emanuel’s friendship with our speaker Darell sium, the largest conference in the Midwest Hammond has brought him to the Unifocusing on nonprofit management. The versity’s Axelson Center Symposium. His symposium included more than 40 of the comments about our nonprofit community country’s top nonprofit management ex- suggest his appreciation of nonprofit orgaperts and thought leaders, who provided nizations in contributing to the vitality of nonprofit strategy-level discussions and Chicago and all its citizens.” practically focused workshops throughout the day. Awards for nonprofit managerial This year marked the tenth anniversary of excellence and emerging nonprofit organiza- the Alford-Axelson Award for Nonprofit tions were presented to Children’s Home + Managerial Excellence, which was given to Aid, Lincoln Park Community Shelter, and three nonprofit organizations that embody Urban Initiatives. exemplary management practices. Children’s Home + Aid won the Large Nonprofit While at the symposium, Mayor Emanuel Award, Lincoln Park Community Shelter spoke about the importance of Chicago’s won the Small Nonprofit Award, and each nonprofit community and introduced the received a $5,000 unrestricted grant. Addiclosing keynote speaker, Darell Hammond, tionally, Urban Initiatives won the Excellent chief executive officer of KaBOOM!, a na- Emerging Nonprofit Organization Award, tional nonprofit organization whose mission which targets smaller, emerging organizais to create great play spaces through the tions and includes more than $25,000 in participation and leadership of communities. pro bono capacity-building services and a $2,500 grant. Commenting on the symposium, Mayor Emanuel said, “We as a city benefit by The Axelson Center also hosted its annual what nonprofit organizations do for the city BootCamp for New Nonprofit CEOs, bringof Chicago.” ing 27 Chicagoland nonprofit leaders to
North Park’s campus for three days in July. BootCamp covers everything from the basics of getting started in the nonprofit world and insights into the essentials of management in the sector, to developing personal and organizational leadership skills. Participants, all of whom have been in their positions for three years or less, had the opportunity to hear from seasoned nonprofit leaders in several panel discussions. One particularly useful session featured foundation leaders discussing how nonprofits can get the most out of their relationships with supporting foundations. Represented on this panel were the Motorola Solutions Foundation, Polk Brothers Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, and Zurich. Along with increasing skills and knowledge, BootCamp promotes community among Chicago-area nonprofiteers. “The executive’s job can be quite a lonely one. In addition to providing experts to share their knowledge and insights with BootCamp participants, we encourage them to connect with each other and form a network of support,” said Christa Beall Diefenbach, Associate Director at The Axelson Center. “That way they have someone else to call upon to ask for input, share resources, seek resources, commiserate, and share stories of success.” The Axelson Center was pleased to present the 2011 BootCamp through generous grants from The Chicago Community Trust and the John R. Houlsby Foundation. NORTH PARKER | SUMMER 2011
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North Park Welcomes New Deans A New Role for Professor Duncan
on the founding team of Dominican’s School of Continuing Studies.
Watkins is excited to step into his new role as North Park celebrates 20 years of the School of Adult Learning. He sees this not only as an exciting moment for the University, but also as an exciting time in our country. Pointing to widespread interest in professional training and education for American adults, he believes that North Park’s tradition in this area, along She looks forward to continued innovation as with our urban location and commitment to the undergraduate curriculum introduces the service, positions the University to be a nationfull deployment of the new nursing simula- al leader in this segment of higher education. tion lab. In addition, Duncan plans to build on burgeoning cooperative initiatives in the “I’m honored to be the next person to move University’s immediate neighborhoods and things forward and build on this great tradimore broadly across Chicago. Such initiatives tion at North Park,” Watkins says. include nursing - student-run health workshops at nearby elementary schools and part- A New Voice in the School of Music nerships with like-minded organizations like Dr. Craig Johnson joins North Park University the Lawndale Community Health Center. as Dean of the School of Music and professor It is important that we are “acting out of our of music. For three decades, Johnson taught mission as a Christian nursing program, not music at Otterbein University, spending just claiming the mission,” Duncan says. 11 years as department chair and 20 as choral director. She also assumes the challenge of serving a diverse student population in the graduate Johnson’s primary goal will be to “get to know and continuing education nursing programs, the program inside and out before growing in training these students in ways that will new directions and building on the tradition.” equip them to work effectively in their own He recognizes the University’s commitment communities. Duncan imagines a time in the to the significance of the School of Music and near future when North Park offers a doctoral looks forward to the ways he can help mainprogram in nursing. tain—and extend—its prestige.
As a veteran professor at North Park University, Dr. Linda Duncan has taught thousands of nursing students, and faculty and staff have come to know her well. But this fall Duncan will assume the new role of dean of the School of Nursing.
Dr. Linda Duncan
Dr. Bryan Watkins
“The future is bright,” Duncan says. “I think our biggest goal is to continue preparing nursing practitioners who will serve their communities well and reflect the compassion of Christ.” Seizing the Moment
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Dr. Bryan Watkins is a familiar face in adult education. For more than 20 years he has worked with adult educators and learners in a variety of settings. He comes to North Park as the new dean of the School of Adult Learning from Dominican University, where he served as an acting assistant provost and was
Along with leadership responsibilities, Johnson will be teaching aural skills courses for the school. “Teaching is very important to me,” he says, “and it’s one very important avenue to get to know the students and the program.” Johnson is not unfamiliar with North Park. He is the son of two alumni from the era of North Park Academy, and he grew up in Covenant churches, so his new appointment completes the loop back to North Park and the Covenant. “Life in the Christian world and urban setting is very appealing to my wife and me,” Johnson says. “I’m very excited about the move and possibilities at North Park.”
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Voyage: North Park University’s First-Year Experience North Park University alumni often reflect fondly on their memories of living on campus, exploring the city of Chicago, and discovering their gifts and passions during college. But it all begins with what can feel like the “make or break” experience of freshman year. Transitioning from high school to a university setting (often moving far away from family), making new friends, tackling difficult college-level coursework—the list of new ‘How do we, responsibilities is daunting.
students get their bearings on campus life. But what happens after that first week? How do we, as a campus, continue to guide new students through the myriad of decisions, questions, and challenges that they will face?”
and personal enrichment topics like health and wellness or study-abroad opportunities. Each of these workshops is designed to provide students with “tools to help them be successful in the first year,” says Laurie Konecky, student activities coordinator in the Office of Student Enrichment Services and Support.
Voyage is a year-long answer to such questions. The program consists of intentional opportunities for connecting with peers, faculty, and staff, “Students and parents are looking for programs as well as academic challenges, recreational like this as they decide on colleges,” Konecky activities, and ministry and service projects. adds. “We are happy to have this new, fullcampus approach to helping incoming students transition well and get the most out of their years at North Park.”
as a campus, continue to guide new students through the myriad of decisions, questions, and challenges that they will face?’ Voyage is a year-long answer to such questions.
This fall North Park unveils a new initiative to help the University’s new students start their college journey successfully. North Park Voyage New students are encouraged not only to take is a program of first-year experiences designed advantage of specific programs but also to seek to help students build a solid academic and out additional ways to meet people, explore community foundation that will sustain them their strengths, and develop their minds. successfully through college and into graduate school, the workforce, or whatever next steps “The North Park Voyage is about integrative they choose. learning across the experiences, life skills, and academics that college demands of its stu“For many years, North Park has run a very dents,” says Clifton-Soderstrom. “North Park successful program that ushered our first-year is a school with a missional identity, and so a students through the transition into college,” fundamental part of the North Park Voyage is says Karl Clifton-Soderstrom, philosophy pro- to introduce students to our Christian, urban, fessor and co-leader of the Voyage committee. and multicultural distinctives.” “First-year students could arrive early on campus and were greeted by an enthusiastic com- Throughout the year, Voyage will be woven into munity of staff, faculty, and students. From the North Park Dialogue curriculum through help with registration to excursions into the lectures and workshops addressing these discity, the Threshold program did much to help tinctives, practical skills for academic success,
Along with new offerings, students will participate in campus community traditions like the Student Diversity Leadership Conference in October, Bridge events throughout the year, and the Campus Theme lectures and essay contest. Celebrations like Homecoming and athletic events add some fun and recreation, and Voyage encourages students to get involved with other service and ministry opportunities coordinated through University Ministries and the Collaboratory for Urban and Intercultural Learning. “Each of these opportunities provides a chance for us to help new students transition successfully to the North Park community,” Konecky says. “We are excited to intentionally bring together all these elements into the Voyage experience, to expose new students to who we really are, and to help them be successful in this learning community.” For more information on the elements of North Park Voyage, visit www.northpark.edu/voyage. NORTH PARKER | SUMMER 2011
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Baseball Claims Share of CCI W Title By Kevin Shepke
The Vikings earned an NCAA Division III National Top 25 ranking . . . and had a total of six players named to the AllCCIW first and second teams.
The North Park University baseball team can call itself College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) champions. North Park earned a share of the title, its first since 1990, with a 5– 0 win over visiting Augustana College in the final game of the season. In a match-up originally scheduled for April 22 but postponed more than two weeks due to poor weather conditions, North Park junior Travis Boyer earned his fourth win of the season as he recorded 13 strikeouts. The Vikings took a 1– 0 lead in the second inning when senior Wade Yunker drove home senior Andy Athans on an RBI sacrifice fly to center field. North Park then added three more runs in the third on an Athans RBI double, an RBI groundout from junior Brad Medina, and a run-scoring single from senior Zach Deutscher. The final
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run of the game crossed the plate in the fourth when Athans connected for an RBI single. The victory also marked the first time North Park has reached the 30-win level since the 1988 season, when it finished with a 31– 9 record. In six short years, head coach Luke Johnson has turned the North Park program from a 1–39 team (in 2005) to a perennial power in the CCIW and the nation. The Vikings also earned an NCAA Division III National Top 25 ranking, another first under Johnson, and had a total of six players named to the All-CCIW first and second teams. In addition, six players were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Central region team, and Johnson earned his second CCIW Coach of the Year honor in the last five years.
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Spring Season Wrap-Up Track and Field
only five hits and striking out two batters. She third-round score to finish one stroke behind finished her North Park career third all-time Van Stratum (326). North Park’s track and field season was one in career victories with 23, second in single to remember for athlete Lars Tenglin. After season wins (13) and third in career strikeouts Rowing leading the NCAA Division III rankings (182). Sophomore Sonya Le earned CCIW throughout the season in the javelin competi- First Team All-Conference honors after lead- Although North Park’s varsity women’s rowing tion, Tenglin, a Norton, Mass. native, finished ing the team in batting average (.426), hits team did not win the Mid-Atlantic Rowing second in the nation at the NCAA Champi- (52), hit by pitches (2), stolen bases (6) and Conference Championship, the novice four onships with a javelin toss of 218’11” (66.74 total at-bats (122). It was her second selec- claimed a conference title by winning its race in meters), falling just two feet short of winning tion in as many seasons, but first as a First York County, Pa. The novice four boat of coxa national championship in the event. It was Team selection. swain Kim Reitzel, strokes India Akin, Hannah Tenglin’s third attempt at a national title; he Bryant and Jackie Reinink, as well as bow Abby qualified for the finals in 2009 and finished Men’s Golf Williams, took first place with a time of 8:05.7. fourth in 2010. Tenglin won his third-straight The win earned the novice four a spot at the CCIW championship in the javelin with a The North Park men’s golf team finished prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, a throw of 210’5”, breaking his own conference sixth at the CCIW Championships, hosted regatta that was deemed the national champirecord by seven feet. at Cress Creek Country Club in Naperville onship in rowing for many years. Reitzel, Hayand Harborside International Golf Center’s ley Harness and Reinink earned All-MARC Softball Portside course in Chicago in the 2011 season. Conference honors for the 2011 season as well. Freshman Andrew Van North Park started the season strong by win- Stratum finished 13th ning seven of its first eight games and opened individually after posting Want to stay up-to-date on 2011 with a 7–1 mark, the best start under a team-low third-round campus news? Scan the QR code 15th-year head coach Dan Gooris. The Vikings score of 74 to finish with with your smartphone to visit finished with 17 wins, including a 2 –1 win a 325 total four-round our news webpage. Or visit over CCIW foe Augustana College—their score. He was followed by www.northpark.edu/currentnews. second win in the last four meetings over freshman Olle Huggoson, Augie—on April 17. Senior Kate Seebacher who took 14th with a picked up a complete-game victory, giving up 79 first-round and a 77
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ALUMNI TRIBUTE
Alumni Tribute: James Hawkinson A’49 S’55 by Megan Gilmore C’2005
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orth Park University, North Park Theological Seminary, and the wider family of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) said goodbye to an elder statesman of the Covenant late this spring. Rev. James R. Hawkinson, 80, passed away on May 24, 2011, from complications following surgery earlier in the month. As a pastor, mentor, Covenant administrator, father, and friend, Hawkinson exemplified a life of significance and service. He challenged the whole church to stay close to the gospel while moving forward in authentic life and community.
“Jim, in his person, lived out the best of who we are, as someone deeply committed to God and to God’s mission in the world,” said ECC President Gary Walter to Covenant News in May. “In terms of transmitting the unique identity of the Evangelical Covenant Church, no one has been more influential than Jim. His work lives on through his writings and collections of Covenant wit and wisdom.”
The Hawkinson family legacy at North Park will not soon be forgotten. In October 2010 the University president’s residence was renamed the Hawkinson House to honor the legacy of Jim, Alyce, and their extended family, including Jim’s parents, Eric S’25 and Lydia, and his brother and sister-in-law, Zenos C’43 and Barbara C’43. Zenos served for 24 years as a history professor at North Park College. North Park’s president, David Parkyn, especially appreciated Jim’s welcoming spirit. In a letter to Alyce Hawkinson, soon after Jim’s funeral, President Parkyn wrote, “More than anyone else, perhaps even more than all others combined, I found in Jim a gracious and enthusiastic welcome to this new community.” Beyond North Park, Hawkinson’s memory and work will live long in the ECC. He served at the denominational offices for 28 years, and four staff members he hired in the then-publications department (now Covenant Communications) remain in their posts.
Hawkinson was a tireless encourager of individuals to engage in the community, to share their gifts, and to hold true to the community “Jim cared passionately about the church, which meant he cared of believers. deeply for the community of believers,” Jane Swanson-Nystrom C’78, one of Jim’s hires and the managing editor of The Covenant “My goals have always been largely ones of spirit—to gather our peo- Companion, told Covenant News in May. “For him, the Covenant ple across the lines that tend to divide was family—not a static one but an everthem economically, politically, theologigrowing family—and he saw the promise cally, polity-wise, and so on,” he said in in each family member and encouraged full a Covenant Companion interview in participation in the fellowship.” 1995. “The wisdom lies in the body and not in one or another of us. When we are Hawkinson said in 1995, “I think my chaltogether almost always you can count on lenge to the church would be to be true to something wonderful happening. When itself. And the challenge to each of us would we are separate we tend to run in differbe [to be] true to the communal self—to ent directions and be divisive.” the deep dreams and desires that grew out of the revival movement when God drew us Hawkinson was born on July 9, 1930, in together as a people and gave us a direction Oak Park, Ill. He earned an associate deto go. I think my challenge to the church gree from North Park Junior College in would be to reaffirm that—not by looking 1949, a bachelor’s degree in philosophy back but by looking forward. Stay close to from Augustana College in 1951, and the gospel.” graduated from North Park Theological Seminary in 1955. He was ordained Memories of and tributes to Rev. Hawkinson, in the Covenant in 1956. Jim married along with video footage of some of his inAlyce Mae Larson C’53 on June 11, 1954. terviews and speaking engagements, can be The couple had five children: Judith found on the Covenant Church’s news site. C’77, Eric, Mary C’88, Peter S’92, and Visit www.covchurch.org/news and search Paul C’92. “Hawkinson.” 8
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CREATE state-of-the-art science education and a more vital campus community with the new Science and Community Life Building. CONNECT to new opportunities that energize the University: support our endowment for student scholarships, enhance Chicago-based academic programs, and grow the University’s Annual Fund. COMMIT your financial support to ensure North Park’s dynamic future.
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Campaign North Park is an historic effort to engage alumni, donors, and other friends across the country in support of a dynamic new initiative for the future of this University. Our goal: To strengthen North Park University’s position as a distinctive leader among Christian colleges and universities nationwide.
Beyond our strengths, we face challenges in ensuring an excellent education for our students. Our primary need is for the construction of a new Science and Community Life Building to offer state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms that will advance our premier programs in
You are essential to the success of Campaign North Park. The following pages will introduce you to our goals and challenges, and inform you about our progress to date and future steps. Most important, we hope to inspire you to join us in Campaign North Park to ensure that our students grow in their academic disciplines, their faith, and their friendships in preparation for lives of significance and service.
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Our enrollment of more than 3,300 students is the largest in our history. We are nationally ranked and widely respected, with expert faculty and outstanding academic programs.
the sciences and nursing. This important building also will centralize such vital co-curricular programs as University Ministries, Career Development and Internships, Residence Life, and more. Set in the heart of campus, this building will be a place to welcome all students, along with faculty and staff, to learn and grow together. The Campaign will also extend resources for developing our faculty and staff as teachers and mentors, provide for continuing scholarships, and support curricular enhancements which build on our location in Chicago.
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THE TIME IS NOW: MEET THE CHALLENGE We support North Park University because of what we so strongly believe: Our years here provided us and many members of our own families with a quality, Christian, and urban-based education that shaped our lives and careers. We are inspired to lead this Campaign because of what we so deeply desire: To keep this University in the forefront of higher education. We are convinced that our University’s future in a very competitive market depends on improving science education and enriching the campus experience. A new Science and Community Life Building, adjacent to our beautiful campus green, will enable us to recruit and educate the students we seek, and support the caliber of faculty we need. Your support is critical. Thanks to dedicated and talented professors, North Park continues to produce excellent students who have gone on to stellar careers in science, nursing, and medicine. However, our current facilities, now more than 40 years old, can no longer keep up with the demands of modern science education and the pace of emerging discoveries. Your support is vital. This new building will provide spaces to energize this community and create a new home in the heart of campus for such essential co-curricular resources as University Ministries, Career Development, Residence Life, and more.
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Campaign North Park is equally committed to increasing our endowment for student scholarships and enrichment, fostering faculty development and more Chicago-based academic programs, and supporting the University’s Annual Fund.
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The time is now: Generous financial gifts are propelling us toward our $57 million goal, but we are not yet finished. Please join us with your commitment and your contribution. Give and give generously. Together, we can ensure a new era of student learning and success in our classrooms and beyond. Dr. G. Timothy Johnson C’56 S’63 Senior Medical Contributor, ABC News
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David Helwig C’78 Chair of the North Park University Board of Trustees
“Together, we can ensure a new era of student learning.”
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David S. Helwig, a nationally recognized executive in the health care insurance industry, recently retired as president and CEO West Region for Wellpoint, Inc. Chair of the North Park University Board of Trustees, David and his wife, Nancy, are 1978 graduates and secondgeneration North Parkers, and their children, Scott and Mary, are also recent graduates. David and Nancy, who live in Thousand Oaks, California, served on the committee for the Formation & Transformation Campaign. North Park’s Helwig Recreation Center is named in their honor.
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Dr. G. Timothy Johnson is among the nation’s leading medical communicators of health care information. As Medical Editor for ABC News since 1975 and now as Senior Medical Contributor, Tim provides on-air medical analysis for Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, and 20/20. Tim attended North Park for junior college and graduated from the North Park Theological Seminary in 1963. Tim was awarded the North Park Distinguished Alumnus award in 1991, and is the author of several books about medicine and faith. Tim and his wife, Nancy, both former North Park University trustees, live in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
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Campaign North Park, with its goal of $57 million, made its public debut at a festive kickoff event on campus on June 4, 2011. Before nearly 300 guests, President David L. Parkyn announced that $30.3 million had been successfully raised during the Campaign’s initial or “quiet” phase, representing significant progress toward the Campaign’s major capital initiative: construction of the $42 million Science and Community Life Building. Throughout 2010 and into this year, President Parkyn and Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Mary Surridge, with support of staff members in the Development Office, introduced donors and friends to the University’s largest-ever fundraising initiative. North Park took appeals for Campaign support directly to locations nationwide, hosting special events from Seattle, Denver, and Minneapolis to California, Florida, and Massachusetts. Campaign co-chairs Dr. G. Timothy Johnson and David Helwig, chair of the Board of Trustees, have provided inspiring leadership in myriad ways, offering their deep commitment to Campaign North Park through personal appeals and appearances at events around the country.
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Top, left to right: Professor David Yonan and Sarah Mateus C’2011, musicians; ECC President Rev. Gary Walter, at podium; and a gourmet food station. Bottom, left to right: Stan A’50 and Evie Helwig, and Bev A’53 and Armour Swanson A’52; VOA architect Bill Ketchum and Executive VP Carl Balsam with ice sculptures of the new building; and Board Vice Chair Paul Hawkinson C’93 with former Professor ‘Don and Jan Klingberg.
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Building Features
In Brief 90,000 square feet, located in the central campus Groundbreaking scheduled for 2012 Designed by VOA, the national Chicago-based architectural firm which designed North Park University’s Brandel Library and the Helwig Recreation Center
Science education State-of-the-art sciences laboratories Space for collaborative student-faculty research Technology-enhanced classrooms and faculty offices Auditorium, and seminar and conference rooms
Community life Atrium and lobby with spaces for social interaction Food court and café Offices for programs supporting co-curricular learning, campus life, urban engagement, vocational development, and spiritual growth
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The new Science and Community Life Building will open the way for 21st century learning and discovery, while fostering deep appreciation of the wonders of God’s world. Today, more than 500 North Park students seek degrees in the life and physical sciences, and in nursing. Enrollment in these courses has increased by 35 percent over the past decade. Our students learn with leading professors and researchers in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, and nursing. Small classes, averaging 18 students, and a low student-faculty ratio of 13:1 make it possible for our students to work side-by-side with faculty scientists from studying Parkinson’s disease to examining the impact of pollutants. Compared to many other institutions, these are rare learning opportunities for undergraduates. Medical school acceptance rates for North Park students regularly top 85 percent—much higher than the national average of 46 percent. Our students enter prestigious medical schools and competitive graduate programs in the sciences at such leading schools as Duke, Harvard, Mayo Medical School, Northwestern, Princeton, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, and the University of Washington. North Park’s new Science and Community Life Building will provide modern, comprehensive facilities, including laboratories and classrooms equipped with the latest technologies. Students will be well-prepared to excel in the competitive fields of science and the health professions, and assume important leadership roles in medicine, health care, research, and more.
Juan Rodriguez C’2012 Majors: Physics and Chemistry “My North Park University physics and chemistry education has shown me a new and more comprehensive way of observing and understanding the world we live in. The faculty provides me with all the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in my profession. My professors have also enabled me to participate in unique opportunities—such as my recent summer internship in materials science research at MIT. “I believe that the new building will feature the equipment and laboratories that will further enhance learning for future students. I am proud of my accomplishments at North Park, balancing my academics and my military career, and I’m excited to be going on to a greater future.”
Jeff Nelson M.D. C’78 Professor, Biology, and Co-Chair, Campus Campaign “North Park is a Christian liberal arts university that offers big city opportunities. Our students access internships throughout Chicago that are difficult to match anywhere in the country. We have a large and academically diverse faculty so students can always find professors who share their interests and provide great mentoring. “It’s exciting to have new facilities to deliver the kind of science education we are already providing students but in a place that will really prepare them for the caliber of research labs in their careers. As important, this isn’t just a science building but an important space for interaction with students, especially between classes when a lot of the best things we do—and learn—can happen.”
Monica Cholewinski C’2011 Major: Biology “I applied to North Park University, hoping to be more than just a number. My expectations were not only met, they were exceeded. I have had the privilege to really get to know my professors on a level unheard of at other schools. So, I’ve learned much more than just how DNA becomes protein. Being with my professors and their families has taught me about personal relationships and the value of connecting with another human being. “I graduated in May not as ID No. 0481895, but as Monica Cholewinski, the Polish folk dancer born to immigrant parents, a commuter student, and a pre-med biology major. I’ve never felt more prepared to embark on whatever adventures await me. As an alum, I look forward to seeing new students get to know their professors and take advantage of the many new opportunities North Park will certainly offer in the years to come.”
“North Park allowed me to fulfill my dream to get a strong pre-medical education in a Christian environment. I went on to medical school and graduated toward the top of my class—certainly a solid endorsement for the quality of education I received at North Park. I have since had a very fulfilling career, practicing in very poor areas, serving patients who otherwise wouldn’t receive quality medical care. “I believe North Park successfully balances a competitive spirit and excellence in learning with professors who are always willing to meet with students whether you’re struggling with a science problem or with the direction of your career. This personal focus makes the science program even stronger because it also helps you to believe in yourself.” NORTH PARKER | SUMMER 2011
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Rev. Judy Peterson C’92 S’2001 Campus Pastor and Co-Chair, Campus Campaign “North Park University provides a unique opportunity for students to think beyond the simple formulas that tend to surround life and faith. Professors and pastors, friends and colleagues don’t just nod and smile but often ask questions that make the conversation richer. This is a community ripe with creative solutions to the challenges that will face coming generations. “People over programs: That’s what we pride ourselves on. I am pleased that we’ve become increasingly diverse and that we push the boundaries to help our students think about how and what it looks likes to be a Christian in an increasingly complex world. The new Science and Community Life Building will give us the space we need to help our students become the people God would have them become.”
Kaitlin Hindaileh C’2013 Major: Environmental Science “North Park offers so many professors who are extremely experienced in their fields, plus students who care for each other, and a faith community that pushes you to constantly challenge yourself. Because the new Science and Community Life Building will incorporate not only science labs and University Ministries, but also faculty offices, lecture halls, and student common areas, it will make it possible for students and others to interact in so many new ways. Through campus activities and organizations, I am involved, like so many students, in much more than what my major requires. So this new building will make our education even more well-rounded, fulfilling, and exciting.”
Dr. Colette Hands Director of Career Development & Internships
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“North Park takes a holistic perspective to a student’s education. It is a journey that involves exploring and uncovering the talents and gifts that help students succeed not only in their careers but also in life, and in ways that will benefit their family, society, and the world.
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“Without a doubt, our graduates face an especially challenging environment as they hope to start their careers. Giving the Career Development and Internship Office a more prominent location in the new Science and Community Life Building means that more students will see us and take advantage of services and support to be well-prepared to launch their life plans.” NORTH PARKER | SUMMER 2011
Over the past 10 years, North Park has expanded its physical footprint to add more green space, along with such new and renovated facilities as Brandel Library, River Park Soccer and Track Complex, Holmgren Athletic Complex, Hamming Hall, Viking CafÊ, Helwig Recreation Center, Campus Bookstore, and various student residences. The new Science and Community Life Building will help to fully realize the important social, personal, spiritual, and cultural aspects of the University’s holistic learning environment. The building will feature welcoming spaces for students, faculty, and staff to gather and socialize, as well as a cafÊ for the entire campus community. It will also provide much-needed office space for University Ministries, Career Development & Internships, Residence Life, and more. These important student-focused services are currently located throughout campus, often in basement locations. Bringing these services together in a core location in the central campus will both increase their visibility and encourage greater collaboration among students, faculty, and staff.
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Just as academic success is essential, North Park University also ensures that students take advantage of time outside the classroom to sharpen their talents, pursue their calling, and become more well-rounded. Dynamic campus life and a vibrant environment are the main ingredients for fully engaged learning.
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Create. Connect. Armour A’52 and Bev Swanson A’53 “Campaign North Park is especially exciting because it supports the great need we have today for excellent science education. We need a facility at North Park to ensure our students can continue to learn with our well-qualified faculty to get the very best education to fully serve our society. We are equally pleased that facilities in this building will help all students—graduate, undergraduate, and commuter—come together as a strong community. We recognize this building’s vital role in the mission of North Park, and we are privileged to contribute to this important effort.”
Bruce A’61 and Joan Bickner C’65 Joan: “Coming from Fort Dodge, Iowa, 51 years ago was a big change. At North Park, I found a welcoming and spiritually affirming family where I was able to earn my degree, start my nursing career, and make many lifelong relationships. I am thankful that over the years—and through this Campaign—I have been able to give back to North Park, enabling so many others to share the experiences I had.” Bruce: “Growing up just north of Old Main, North Park has been important to my life. The Academy provided exceptional preparation for my later education and careers in law and business. North Park continues to offer an excellent education and to anchor the community for its urban neighbors. Giving of my talents and financial resources to North Park, and seeing the important results in my lifetime, has been a great source of personal joy and satisfaction.”
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“As parents, we were so pleased that one of our daughters went to North Park because it is a unique multicultural Christian university that takes full advantage of its urban location to be a dynamic place of learning and service. As physicians, we are enthusiastic about Campaign North Park because of the goal to build the new Science and Community Life Building. We know this facility will further enhance the North Park mission for all students and will provide a state-of-theart facility for its already outstanding programs in science and health care. We look forward to seeing many well-prepared North Park graduates becoming future physician leaders and ensuring the wellbeing of people and communities.”
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Commit. North Park is dedicated to realizing its vision: to fashion a University of uncommon character and enduring excellence where faith, learning, and service meet. To accomplish this, we must continue to energize and advance this institution. The priorities of Campaign North Park are clear:
Build the new Science and Community Life Building to advance science education and a vibrant campus.
Increase student scholarships to provide access to a quality education.
Promote student and faculty enrichment, including expanded Chicago-based learning.
Ensure a stronger Annual Fund.
Your support will enable North Park University to continue its mission into the future—preparing students for lives of significance and service. Make your gift today. By phone To speak with a North Park gift officer, please call toll-free (866) 366-8096 or (773) 244-5790 By mail North Park University Office of Development 3225 W. Foster Avenue, Box 6 Chicago, Ill. 60625 Online www.northpark.edu/donate
To fulfill these ambitions, we call upon each of you to help us sustain our academic excellence and connect our students, staff, and faculty to unparalleled learning opportunities. Now is the time for North Park University to surge forward as a distinctive leader in American higher education. Now is the time to think about how you will become part of Campaign North Park. Your investment will reap profound rewards. Your gift will enable future students to be fully and richly prepared to make a memorable difference in our world. www.northpark.edu/campaign
North Park is strong and growing stronger. There has never been a better time to serve and support our great University.
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1960s William Bruce C’63 is currently president
of Family of Bruce International Inc., the American branch of one of approximately 120 Scottish clans and families recognized by the Lyon Court. Douglas Gregor A’65 married Mary Mulari of Aurora, Minn. on August 14, 2010. Mary owns Mary’s Productions, a creative sewing lecture and pattern publications business, and is a frequent guest on the PBS show “Sewing with Nancy.” Doug is an assistant attorney general for the state of Minnesota and serves as principal legal advisor to the state’s Iron Range Resources agency and Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board. Doug is also proud to announce that his daughter, Luci, was the valedictorian of her high school class before going on to receive her associate degree with high honors from Mesabi Range Community College. She will continue her studies this fall. William Werner C’69 was elected president-
Karen Palmberg C’79 currently serves as
director of church and community relations at Covenant Retirement Communities in California, where she has worked for the past 12 years.
Lizbet and Kristian Ronning G’97 welcomed their little Viking, Tor Kristian, on February 2, 2011. Tor joins sisters Julia Sigrid (5) and Linnea Carol (3). The Ronnings live in Hastings, Minn.
1980s Karl Stephan C’87 recently returned home to Georgia following a one-year deployment to Zabul Province in southeast Afghanistan, where he served as a Dari language interpreter.
elect of the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) during its recent annual meeting. Dr. Werner is vice president of clinical transformation and designated institutional officer at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical 1990s Center in Chicago. He is also clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Jonathan C’92 and Amy (Wohl) Wilson Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medi- C’92 welcomed Holly Ivonne into the world cine. He will be installed as ISMS president on July 27, 2010. She joins big sister, Hope in April 2012. Alyse. Jonathan is a Ph.D. candidate in history and mission at The Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago and serves as pastor of 1970s Elgin Covenant Church. Amy works as a Linda (Mooney) DeAses C’73 reports that math interventionist at Elgin High School. her North Park education in biology and The Wilsons reside in Elgin, Ill. chemistry has helped in her job in the legal profession. She often summarizes medical records of plaintiffs in personal injury or product liability cases. She says, “The moral of the story is that you never know when what you learned many years ago will benefit you today!” Friends from the Class of 1975 met in Anchorage, Alaska for a reunion this past June. Pictured L-R: Elsa (Carlson) Cisar, Connie
(King) Volling, Joyce (Pratt) Carlson, Nancy (Olson) Hjelm, and Beth (Staberg) Dahl.
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Anna Grace Johnson was born on November 29, 2010 to Sheri (Hendrickson) Johnson C’2003 G’2009 and Adam Johnson C’2005. The Johnsons reside in Seattle, Wash., where Sheri has worked in public policy and Adam is completing his residency in internal medicine.
Hilary (Larson) C’2000 and Greg C’2000 S’2008 Applequist, along with their daugh-
ter, Brooke, were thrilled to welcome Cameron Joseph Applequist on November 17, 2010. Cam weighed 10 pounds, 4 ounces and was 22.5 inches long. Stephen C’98 and Daisy (Dow) Anderson C’99 welcomed their son, Tristan Jedidiah,
on April 15, 2011. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. The Andersons reside in Chanhassen, Minn.
Jeff Hancks C’99 completed his doctoral
degree in adult and higher education in 2011. He is an associate professor and director of the university archives at Western Illinois University in Macomb.
2000s Lieutenant Commander
Charles Sikorski C’99 has
returned from a year -lo ng deployment to Iraq, where he flew missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. He reported to Training Squadron 86 at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., for another tour as a flight instructor.
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and Joel Card C’2000 welcomed triplets
Riley Faith, Avery Nathaniel and Natalie Grace (pictured L-R) on September 2, 2010. Angela (Davis) C’2000 and Cody Thomas C’2001 are
excited to announce the arrival of Elsa Grace Thomas. Elsa joined her big brothers, Jacob, Aidan and Ronan, on March 26, 2011. She weighed 6 pounds, 13.5 ounces and was 19 inches long.
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Kindra Voorhies C’2003 married Andrew Dale Tanis, of Hudsonville, Mich., on June 11, 2011 on Mackinac Island, Mich. North Parkers in the wedding party were the bride’s siblings, Andrea (Voorhies) Vode C’2000 and Ryan Voorhies C’2005. Kindra and Andrew reside in Hudsonville, Mich.
John Jung C’2006 G’2008 recently com-
peted in and won Focus Rally America, an online, interactive reality series. His prizes included $50,000 and a 2012 Ford Focus. John currently resides in Seattle, Wash., where he works as a digital marketer for Microsoft. Episodes of the show are available on Hulu, and John can be followed on Twitter (@bapte). Matthew Moncada C’2006 married Jilian Mellin on April 29, 2011 in Joliet, Ill. Jilian works as a store manager for Express in Algonquin, Ill., and Matt owns an interior paint business, Pro Paint and Design by Matt.
Vigliano C’2006, Malinda Lee C’2007, Emma Larson C’2008, Bill Anderson, and Jeremy Wagner. The wedding was officiated by father of the bride, Glen Wagner S’96.
Jodi recently graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary, where she earned a master of science in marriage and family therapy. The Metcalfs plan to reside in Illinois, where Jodi will pursue a career as a marriage and family therapist.
Jodi Rebecca Wagner C’2007 married
Dan Metcalf in July 2009 in Naperville, Ill. North Park alumni at the wedding included
Reuben Hanson C’54, Julie (Hanson) Anderson C’84, Scott Adams C’89, Jennifer In May 2011, Mary Bridget Kustusch (Hanson) Adams C’90, Jackie (Hendren) C’2004 earned her Ph.D. from North Car- Gibson C’2005, Kate (McCandless)
olina State University. After a summer of traveling and freelance work, she will be relocating to Oregon, where she will work as a postdoctoral scholar with the Physics Education Research group at Oregon State University. Pat Testerman S’2004 and his family recently moved to New England, where they are starting a small hobby farm. Pat serves in the Air Force and as the commander of AFROTC at the University of New Hampshire.
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Deaphine Dew C’2008 currently works
for Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center as a crisis intervention advocate, providing crisis intervention services for victims. She says, “Without my degree from North Park, none of this would be made possible.”
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Ariana Easterly C’2009 was so inspired
by her trip to Zambia as a student that she is now pursuing a career with the Peace Corps in the area of youth and community development.
The Association for Molecular Pathology has appointed Mary Steele Williams G’2009 to the position of Executive Director. Barbara Jones, former faculty member of North Park’s School of Nursing, enjoyed meeting Krista Johnson C’2011 in May 2011. Krista was the 2010–11 recipient of the Barbara M. Jones and Ruth Jones Barnes Nursing Scholarship, established in 2007 by Barbara Jones and family. The endowed scholarship fund provides financial support to a nursing student with high academic achievement and an interest in pediatric nursing, child health or nursing administration.
Obituaries Susanne (Ostergren) Conners C’36 died on April 10, 2010. Susanne would have celebrated her 94th birthday on May 10. Paul Victor Bjorklund C’39 S’43 died on
March 23, 2011 at the age of 94 on Mercer Island, Wash. He is survived by a large family, including his wife of 67 years, Beatrice, and daughters Carol (Bjorklund) Duffus C’67, (John) and Juliana Bjorklund A’66 C’71. Paul served as director of the North Park Alumni Association in the 1970s. He was ordained as a Covenant minister and served churches in Chetek, Wis.; St. Paul, Minn.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Orlando, Fla., and Chicago. Rosemary (Tweet) Zorn A’55 passed away
on May 4, 2010.
Stacey Ernvall C’2009 is teaching in Ndola, Zambia for seven months in partnership with Spark Ventures. While there, Stacey will teach math and English to students in grades six through eight as well as lead teacher trainings. Stacey is joined by Sara Blumenshine C’2010. Stacey will be documenting her time in Zambia at www.travelingwithhope.blogspot.com. Esteban Pommier G’2009 and his wife, Karen, are serving in Indiana as Salvation Army of Kosciusko County’s new directors and pastors. Benjamin van Loon C’2009
founded Anobium Literary Journal in February 2011. The journal will be released in print in August. Anobium is a biannual print publication focusing on the representation of strange and surreal American literature. Volume 1 features work by Jonathan Greenhause, Rich Ives, Stephanie Plenner, Joe Meno and others. Find out more at www.anobiumlit.com.
Paul E. Peterson A’60 C’64, of Williams Bay, Wis., died March 12, 2011 at the age of 68. Paul was ordained as a minister in 1969 and served as an ELCA pastor at six churches before retiring. Surviving are his wife Grace (Matson) C ‘64, daughter Martha C’87, sons Stephen and Joshua, and six grandchildren. Services were held in Lake Geneva at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Frank O. Ashley S’78 died in Beaverton,
Ore. on March 17, 2011. He served Covenant churches in Excelsior, Minn.; Cook, Minn.; Mason City, Iowa.; and Ridgeway, Pa. for 17 years. Frank then trained in the area of IT computer programming and, in 2007, moved to Oregon where he worked for several companies in the IT industry. He sang in the Minnesota Compline Choir for 14 years. Frank is survived by his family, including his daughter, Annika.
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SEPTEMBER
10:30 a.m. –11:30 a.m., Anderson Chapel
NPU Invite Women’s Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 9–10
Homecoming Reunion & Awards Breakfast Block Party, & Football Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 15
2 p.m. on September 9, 10 a.m. on September 10 Campus Gym
Men’s Soccer v. UW Oshkosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 10
2 p.m., Holmgren Athletic Complex
Alumni Event in Minneapolis, Minn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 14 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., The News Room, 900 Nicollet Mall (at 10th Street), Minneapolis, Minn.
Gospel Choir Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 20 –23 Michigan
Student Diversity Leadership Conference . . . . . . . . October 28 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
Fall Choral Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 29
7:30 p.m., Anderson Chapel
Women’s Soccer against Principia College. . . . . . September 16
NOVEMBER
Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola (SVF) Reunion Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 16–19
Alumni Event in Seattle, Wash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 3
7 p.m., Holmgren Athletic Complex
Jönköping, Sweden
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Opera Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 11–12
Alumni Association Tour of Wrigley Field. . . . . . . .September 24
7:30 p.m., Hanson 23
Nils W. Lund Memorial Lectures . . . . . .September 28–October 1
7:30 p.m., Anderson Chapel
11 a.m.
11 a.m. in Isaacson Chapel Lectures: Hugh G.M. Williamson on September 28 and Bruce Longenecker on September 29 Preaching: William Willimon on October 1
Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture (Topic: Money and Possessions) . . . . . .September 29–October 1 Isaacson Chapel
OCTOBER
Gospel Choir Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 19
Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 20 3 p.m., Lecture Hall Auditorium
DECEMBER Festival of Lessons and Carols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 4
4 p.m., Our Lady of Mercy Church 4432 North Troy Street, Chicago, IL
Women’s Basketball vs. Greenville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 6 6 p.m., Campus Gym
Sankta Lucia Pageant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 10
A Concert for Families of Children with Autism & Special Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 8
4 p.m., Anderson Chapel
7:30 p.m., Anderson Chapel
7:30 p.m., Carlson Gym
featuring the North Park Concert Band
Fall Commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 16
Zarley Lecture with Cardinal Francis George . . . . . . .October 11
7 p.m., Anderson Chapel
Campus Theme Lecture with Sharon Haar . . . . . . . . . . October 14 Associate Professor, AIA/University of Illinois at Chicago: “The City as Campus: Building Community between University and City”
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