Important Dates
- Nov 10: Purposeful Narrative: Engaging the Mosaic of Covenant History
- Nov 20: Last Day to Withdraw from a Class (with permission)
- Nov 25-26: Thanksgiving Break
- Dec 15: Study Day, No Classes
- Dec 16-17: Exam Days
- Dec 17: End of Semester and Fall Commencement
Student Seminary Leadership Team
This year’s student seminary leadership team is committed to fostering connection within the seminary community.
This year’s leadership team includes Denisse Arango Moreno, Bobbie Jo Barclay, John Barclay, Emily Berg, Tori Mack, TJ Smith, Alyssa Spradley, Ryan Wendt, and Eugena Wright.
For community updates and events follow the seminary student leadership team on Instagram! Click here or search for the page under @nptslead.
Seminary students, faculty, staff, and their families are invited to a bonfire hosted by the Seminary Student Leadership Team. S’mores materials, hot chocolate, hot dogs, and brats will be provided. Come join us at the fire pit on the North Park Campus (near Magnusson Hall) from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16th!
Albany Park Covenant Church 50th Anniversary Celebration
Iglesia del Pacto Evangélico de Albany Park warmly invites you to a weekend of anniversary celebration festivities.
- Friday, November 12 at 6:30 PM | Anderson Chapel: Concert featuring Joann Montes and Expresión de Gloria
- Saturday, November 13 at 6:30 PM| Albany Park Covenant Church: Celebrating fifty years of blessing through music, traditional refreshments, and preaching
- Sunday, November 14 at 11:30 AM | Albany Park Covenant Church: Closing celebration service
For more information, contact Pastor Tomás Sanabria at 773-314-6715 or pastorsanabria@hotmail.com. Albany Park Covenant Church is located at 4516 N. Kedzie Avenue.
Feather Bricks Oct-Nov 2021
Please check out the 8th edition of North Park Theological Seminary’s School of Restorative Arts Newsletter Feather Bricks.
View the 8th edition of Feather Bricks here.
Hispanic Summer Program Exchange Event
For this sixth HSP Exchange, we are delighted to welcome HSP Faculty member, Through Hispanic Eyes facilitator, and Iona College Faculty Member and Chair, Dr. Teresa Delgado.
Dr. Teresa Delgado’s Exchange lecture will expose the centuries of white supremacist settler colonialism and racism that have led to the current environmental crisis, where Black and Brown people across the globe bear the greatest burden. She will invite Exchange participants to consider modes of being in relationship with the planet and each other that do not reinscribe extractive and exploitative practices.
If you would like to be part of this event, please RSVP by November 1, 2021.
Zoom invite will be sent to RSVP’d guests on November 2, 2021.
Questions? Email semacademicserv@northpark.edu.
Purposeful Narrative: Engaging the Mosaic of Covenant History
Wednesday, November 10, 12–1:30pm Central Time
We are excited to welcome members of the Covenant’s Mosaic Commission: Mary Chung March (commission chair and CAPA president), Bryan Murphy (AAMA president), Juana Nesta (ALIPE president), and TJ Smith (IMA president) for this collaborative event. Commission members will join in dialogue and historical narrative with NPTS historian Hauna Ondrey regarding Covenant history. Our focus will be on the Covenant’s demographic transformation over the past fifty years—a story that remains under-described. Through this conversation we hope to enact “purposeful narrative” in community, one facet of the Covenant’s Sixfold Test for Multiethnic Ministry.
This event is free and open to the public but does require advanced registration. Register at https://bit.ly/3EzQag5. For more information, contact Hauna Ondrey (hondrey@northpark.edu).
Registration for J-Term and Spring 2022 Is Now Open
J-term and Spring registration in Self-Service is open! You can also see the full NPTS J-Term and Spring 2022 schedules on the website. If you need a refresher on how to register for courses through Self-Service, please refer to this tutorial video provided by NPU’s Center for Online Education. Free students interested in taking a course through the School of Restorative Arts should contact Vickie Reddy (vareddy@northpark.edu) and copy semacademicserv@northpark.edu for further instructions.
A few other items to note:
- CEDF 5100-01 Christian Education and Formation will be held at the ECC Midwinter Conference.
- HSTY 5230 Christian History 3 and SPFM 5211 Intercultural Spirituality will take place synchronously online this spring. They will not be offered as a summer intensive as was originally planned.
- Both MNST 5110 Religions and Cultures (Th 6:30-9:15pm CT) and THEO 5140 Advanced Seminar: Creation Theology & Ecological Justice (Th 9:30am-12:30pm CT) will be offered synchronously this semester for distance learners in addition to on the main campus.
- MNST 5125-01 Pastoral Care and Counseling will not be offered this spring. However, it will be offered as a summer intensive. Be on the lookout!
Having trouble registering? Please email semacademicserv@northpark.edu. Mackenzie Mahon is stepping in to oversee this email box for the time being. (Thank you, Mackenzie!) Please also reach out to your faculty advisor with planning questions.
Financial Coaching Opportunity
Thanks to our partners at Covenant Trust Company, you are able to meet with a trained financial coach each semester. This is a great resource for you to take advantage of while in Seminary and it is at no cost to you! Degree-seeking students are expected to meet with a financial coach during their time in Seminary. Karen Palmberg will be providing financial coaching to NPTS students this year and will be available November 12-19, 2022. You can make a 30 minute or 60-minute appointment with Karen by clicking here. You will be able to indicate when booking your appointment if you would like to meet in person in Nyvall Hall or online.
If you have questions for Karen prior to meeting with her, you can reach her at, kapalmberg@covenanttrust.com. For general questions about the financial coaching opportunity reach out to Luke Palmerlee, lrpalmerlee@northpark.edu.
Chapel
If you are a distance student or are unable to make it to the chapel service in Isaacson Chapel, join us for chapel on Zoom! We live stream services on Zoom and would love for everyone to join us! The Zoom link is included below. See Chapel Corner posts or the “Events” page for more information on weekly chapel services.
To join chapel just copy and paste this link into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84027751253?pwd=R1dxUmhSRStlckw2ckxtSG40WS9vdz09
Or enter this information into your Zoom app- Meeting ID: 840 2775 1253 Passcode: 458159
Want to stay on top of your homework AND build community?
Study with Procrastinators Anonymous!
In these dynamic study sessions, we either discuss study skills (such as notetaking and following the rubric) or break into small groups to catch up on reading, discuss class content, or build community. This space will be what the group desires and needs for it to be. We meet in front of the writing center (inside the library) on
Mondays 11:00am–1:00pm and 6:00pm–7:00pm
Fridays 11:00am–1:00pm and 6:00pm–7:00pm
Questions? Email Antonio Pizarro, Assistant Director of the Writing Center at apizarro@northpark.edu.
Student Boxes
The Student Boxes in the basement of Nyvall Hall will be reassigned to account for new students. Look out for a new list next to the boxes coming soon!
Covid Symptoms, Exposure, or Positive Test
If you experience symptoms of COVID-19, are exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, or if you test positive for COVID-19, contact healthservices@northpark.edu or call 773-244-4897. Health Services staff will talk with you to determine next steps and notify professors if you are required to miss class. For more information on COVID protocols on campus this fall, check out the Fall Guide.
Internship Opportunities
Are you looking for some internship credits? If so, please contact me! There are some very interesting opportunities/options that have come my way and I would love to share those with you. My office is Nyvall 316 and my email is bmwidman@northpark.edu.
Fall Counseling Support Services
Counseling Support Services is offering a variety of counseling support options for students this semester. If you are experiencing unmanageable anxiety, sadness, difficulty adjusting, problems in relationships, or if you are hurting due to the many challenges before us, Counseling can help. We also offer Mental Health First Aid Training so that you can learn how to help friends and family that might be experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis.
Individual Counseling Support – Free, confidential, short-term individual counseling support is available via telehealth and in-person. Request counseling via the counseling request form at northpark.edu/counseling, or by walking into our offices at 3317 W Foster, #24 on the campus map.
Group Counseling Support – Black Student Support Group – Thursdays 5:30-6:30pm, 9/16/21-12/2/21 (bi-weekly) – A space for Black identifying students to process the implications of being Black in America in an effort to cultivate healing and gain a sense of empowerment. Group is led by Black professionals. Grief Support Group – Tuesdays 4:15-5:15pm, 9/21/21-11/9/21 (weekly) – A group for students who’ve experienced the death of a family member or loved one. A time to come together for healing, to share stories, and to find resources. Contact Adrian Battle to register or for more information about groups.
TAO – TAO is an anonymous, self-service digital mental health support tool that is available free 24/7 to all current North Park students, faculty, and staff. Information and registration link at TAO
Let’s Talk – In collaboration with campus partners, Let’s Talk is an informal, walk-in support service that offers confidential meetings with a North Park counselor free for all NPU students at various locations around campus. Students can drop-in (no appointment necessary) to speak with a counselor on Mondays 1-3pm at Helwig Rm 208A, Tuesdays 2-4pm virtually at doxy.me/northparkletstalk, Wednesdays 12-2pm at the Collaboratory Rm 121, and Thursdays 1-3pm in Anderson Hall Rm 108. Additional information at Let’s Talk
Mental Health First Aid – Students, faculty, and staff are invited to register for this free training opportunity that is designed to teach you how to approach, assess, and assist a person who may be experiencing a mental health challenge or in a mental health crisis. A variety of training dates and formats are available this year. The next training date is November 10th. Sign up today! Request Training