- February 15: Summer Registration Opens ‐ 7:00 am
- February 23: Covenant Connect: Day of Hope and Healing
- March 8-12: Reading Week and March Intensives
- April 10: Last day to withdraw from a course with permission
- April 22: Fall Registration Opens
| Catalyst Virtual: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, Impact Over Intent with Mikki Kendall |
| For many, the ascension of Kamala Harris as the nation’s first female vice president symbolizes vital progress for gender equality. Recent movements such as the #MeToo Movement and 2017 Women’s March suggest the feminist movement continues to gain traction in various arenas such as gender violence. As glass ceilings break and more women rise into positions of prominence, author, activist, and cultural critic Mikki Kendall questions this singular narrative by examining how the modern feminist movement has often advanced gender equity at the expense of racial equity. In her latest work Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot, Kendall implies that the elevation of women of color like Vice President Harris is not a definitive sign that the movement has left its racist inclinations, because women of color across all levels of society still do not experience its benefits. Virtual Meeting Info: The session will be broadcast on Zoom and our Facebook Page Catalyst 606 and anyone is welcome to view and ask questions. If you are a student participating for class credit, please use the Zoom link so we can track attendance. This event is co-sponsored by Catalyst and the Office of Diversity and Intercultural Life. All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend. You may contact Catalyst Hub Program Assistant Andy Larson (alarson@northpark.edu) if you have any questions. Please join us for this important conversation. Wednesday, February 3, 2021 12:30pm-2:00pm Facebook Live or Zoom |
Student Communications Survey
You have received an email with this survey about communication already, but if you have not filled it out, please do!
This academic year, Student Association is in a “year of learning” to re-envision the seminary’s student governance model. We’ll be gathering information throughout the next few months and we need your input!
2021 Spring Small Groups
Please see the attached flyer detailing spring counseling groups being offered by the Counseling Support Services office. We are excited to offer a variety of groups this year and hope that you will join us in sharing this opportunity with our seminary students. Students who wish to sign up for a group or have questions can contact Adrian Battle, abattle@northpark.edu for more information.
Covenant Connect: A Day of Hope and Healing
A Day of Hope and Healing | February 23
Join pastors and ministry leaders for a day of connection and renewal during Covenant Connect: A Day of Hope and Healing, a virtual conference that will take place on Tuesday, February 23. The conference is free of charge and open to pastors, chaplains, missionaries, seminary students, and lay leaders.
Click HERE for more information and HERE to register.
Welcome New Students!
We are so excited for you to be joining us this Spring! If you have any questions or need anything, please do not hesitate to reach out to semservices@northpark.edu and we will try to help you as best as we can. We know this is a tricky time to enter into a new school and space, so let us know how we can help this transition be as smooth as possible!
Each fall and spring, NPTS holds an info fair to highlight offices, groups, and resources on campus. In the interest of safety, this year we are taking the fair online. Many departments and groups on campus have made video introductions for new (and returning) students to help you get to know them and what opportunities are available. Meet the friendly faces behind the emails and learn about some of the many resources available to you. Check out the videos.
Basic Wellness Protocols and Reminders:
The Pandemic Response Team, its Risk Mitigation Team and Physical Plant have been working very hard to prepare the campus for a safe and healthy return for students, faculty and staff. There will be many familiar procedures and requirements. The basic rules are these:
- Assess your health each morning using the free Campus Clear app.
- Stay home if you are sick, and contact Health Services at (773)244-4892 or email healthservices@northpark.edu. (After hours, call Swedish Hospital’s hotline at (773) 907-7700.)
- Maintain six feet of physical distance between yourself and others.
- Wear a cloth face mask when you are indoors (except in your own room), and wear it outdoors if you are in a public situation and cannot maintain 6 feet of physical distance between yourself and others.
- Frequently wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer.
- Disinfect commonly used surfaces and shared items.
Check you NPU email for more updates.
If you are NOT taking a class this semester…
If you are NOT taking classes this semester, please get in contact with Seminary Academic Services to fill out a form for a leave of absence. Please email semacademicserv@Northpark.edu for the form and more information!
DACA Renewal Scholarship
North Park University extends the following to all who may benefit: Covenant Youth Collision (CYC) DACA Renewal Scholarship
To Apply, Follow the Link: https://forms.gle/Vc9EziTXPk4cstPS7
For more information or questions, contact:
Meztli Doles, M.Div, MBA Director of Events & Gatherings Email: youthcollisionprogram@gmail.com
FASPE Seminary Program
FASPE is an intensive, two-week study program in professional ethics and ethical leadership. FASPE is neither a Holocaust studies course, nor a genocide prevention program. Rather, the curriculum is designed to challenge Fellows to critically examine constructs, current developments and issues that raise ethical concerns in their professions in contemporary settings in which they work.
FASPE Seminary challenges its Fellows to recognize their responsibility to exercise ethical leadership in their clerical and pastoral careers. FASPE begins by examining the actions and choices of German and international clergy in enabling and supporting Nazi policies. FASPE then draws on this historical example to help Seminary Fellows grasp their role and responsibility as individuals with influence in their communities and to lead them to identify and confront the ethical issues currently facing clergy of all faiths.
Find more information and how to apply here!
Library/Academic Support Virtual Information Session
Please find the recording of our fall library/academic support orientation here (Please note you will need to be logged into your NPU account to view the video.) Kris Bruckner and Steve Spencer are both here to support seminary students and are available for questions.m