Important Dates
March
6 VSFL Papers Due
10 January Term Ends
14-18 Reading Week and March intensives
28 Fall Registration Opens – 7:00 am
27-April 7 VSFL Interviews
Community Worship
Join us in Isaacson Chapel at 5 pm on Thursday for a Community Worship Service. This week Dr. Elizabeth Pierre will be speaking on singleness. Be sure to stick around afterward as we gather for dinner in Olsson Lounge!
Join us in Isaacson Chapel or online! To join chapel via zoom click here or use:
Meeting ID: 814 1389 7592
Passcode: 055307
Contemplative Prayer Retreat
Join us for a prayer retreat during the Liturgical Season of Lent! We will be gathering on Friday, March 10th in Nyvall inside Isaacson Chapel for a time of Scripture meditation and reflection.
A Prayer Resource for Lent
Prayerful Reflections: Lent 2023 is a daily resource for connecting with God and the larger Christian community during the season of Lent, using a lectio divina (Read, Reflect, Respond, Rest) format. The majority of the 45 contributors to this devotional are alumni of NPTS or work with the Evangelical Covenant Church. You can download a PDF of the full devotional here: www.spiritualdirectionwithjulia.com/prayerful-reflections/ or read daily on the blog www.spiritualdirectionwithjulia.com/blog
France Travel Course – MNST 6152: The Art of Mission
October 13-23, 2023
Experience how God speaks through the arts. This hybrid travel course traces the church’s use of visual and musical art forms from the Catacombs to the various expressions arising today. Focused discussions with practitioners will discern contextual lessons about the role of art in God’s mission applicable wherever God’s calls and sends. Beginning with several days in Paris, we will engage with artists in ministry, then connect with international work in Lyon, ending with several days worshiping with the Taizé community. Fulfills Cultural Diversity Elective requirement in all degrees. To receive more information and an application form, contact: Paul de Neui at pdeneui@northpark.edu.
Click below to download the PDF for more information or to download an application
Womxn’s History Month at North Park
Annually in March, the Office of Diversity and Intercultural Life (ODIL) celebrates Womxn’s History Month. This annual declared month highlights the contributions of womxn to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women’s Day (US) on March 8.
Womxn’s History Month is a month-long celebration where we work to uplift the narratives of women of all cultures and backgrounds. Often, especially when holding intersecting marginalized identities, women have their stories distorted, minimized, or erased. This month, and every month, we work to destabilize this pattern in representation.
The term Womxn (/ˈwʊmən/) is intended to center women,
as well as to more explicitly include women of color and different cultures.”
Source: Amherst College 2018; revised by ODIL 2022
Annual Intercultural Awards Ceremony
ODIL’s Annual Intercultural Awards Ceremony recognizes outstanding students, staff, and faculty members in various areas of academics, campus involvement, community service, and involvement concerned about diversity, advocacy, and justice.
Honors Convocation Diversity Award, Intercultural Student Leader Award, The Champion of Diversity Award, Director’s Award, Assistant Director’s Award,Outstanding Intercultural Alumni Award
2022 Womxn’s Summit for Success
2nd Annual Womxn’s Summit for Success will provide an opportunity to interact and positively influence the lives of womxn-identifying undergraduate students at North Park University. At the event, attendees will discuss tools and strategies for our womxn-identifying undergraduate students to find success at North Park and beyond. The event will feature a keynote speaker and North Park Alum panel. Hosted by: Office of Diversity and Intercultural Life, The Career Development and Internships Office
The Womxn’s Summit for Success includes:
- Career and professional development networking opportunities with 20+ Chicago Womxn Professionals
- Mentoring and advice from NPU Womxn faculty and staff members
- Success insights from a keynote speaker and panel
- Involvement opportunities
- Insight experience insights from selected undergraduate womxn-identifying students
- FREE meal
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
10 FREE seats for NPU Students
Tickets are FREE for students at first come by claiming here.
ODIL has secured our 2023 Cultural Trip, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The event will occur off campus on Wed, March 08 2023 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST at the Auditorium Theatre – 50 East Ida B Wells Drive, Chicago, IL 60605.
ODIL has in the past arranged 10-15 tickets (2 for adult overseers), with travel by U-Pass (meeting at the Collab to travel together) or students traveling on their own.
March 8th Performance Program: Ailey Anew
Are You in Your Feelings? by Kyle Abraham
Unfold by Robert Battle
Revelations by Alvin Ailey
Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program
Once again, we are hosting a Career Conversation on March 29th at 2 pm EST to share more about the calling of AF Chaplaincy and specifically what the AF Chaplain Candidate Program could look like for students on your campus.
Awakenings Conference-Free/Discounted Registration
April 27-29th
Seminary Admissions has limited free or discounted registration codes for the Missio Alliance Awakenings Conference. If interested email Baily Warman, Director of Admission, at brwarman@northpark.edu. Awakenings: Disruption in the Life of the Church is a brave space to have hard conversations that will awaken the Church. Speakers include Dennis Edwards, Mark Charles, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, Soong-Chan Rah, Michelle Ferrigno Warren, and many many more!
Register Today | HSP Exchange with Dr. Mayra Picos-Lee
On the Topic:
“Migration, Resilience, and Trauma”
Event Date: March 8, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM (EST) / 6:00 pm (CST) / 5:00 pm (MST) / 4:00 pm (PST)
For this sixteenth HSP Exchange, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Mayra Picos-Lee, a native of Mexico who teaches pastoral care and counseling at Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University and is the Director of the MTS Latino/a Ministries program. Dr. Picos-Lee also serves as Board Chair for the Hispanic Summer Program (HSP) and Special Assistant in Pastoral Care and Counseling with International Ministries of American Baptist Churches, USA, to support its global partners in their work and ministries among migrants and refugees worldwide.
Dr. Picos-Lee’s HSP Exchange lecture will explore the increased sense of vulnerability that has characterized the experiences of migration and displacement for latinx people and communities as a source of pain and trauma and resilience and empowerment. What makes the difference? How do we build hope from despair and resilience from trauma?
In addition to her role at Palmer Theological Seminary, Dr. Picos Lee will teach a fully online history course at the HSP 2023 Summer Session entitled “Migración, desplazamiento, y trauma en las comunidades latinx / Migration, displacement, and trauma in Latinx communities.”
Note: this lecture will be followed by a QnA with the speaker.
If you would like to be part of this event, please RSVP by Monday, March 6, 2023.
Zoom invites will be sent to RSVP’d guests on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Click here to register!
Spring Semester Counseling Resources
Counseling Support Services is offering a variety of counseling support options for students this semester free of charge. 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 –
Practical Ways to Manage Anxiety
Mondays, 10:30–11:30 a.m., February 6–April 24
Do you have trouble letting go of anxious thoughts? Do you feel worried all the time? You are not alone. Come learn the skills to combat anxiety and to help you navigate life’s daily stressors.
Feeling Good About Me: Boosting Self-Esteem
Tuesdays, 4:30–6:00 p.m., February 7–April 18
How we feel about ourselves can dictate how we respond to stress, build relationships, and make decisions. This group offers skills, strategies, and artmaking to help students learn to develop a healthier self-esteem and feel more confident.
Effective Strategies for Managing Stress
Thursdays, 4:30–6:00 p.m., February 9–April 20
Feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Join us to learn strategies to better manage daily stressors, and to build confidence in managing overwhelming situations and feelings.
For registration and inquiries, email: counseling@northpark.edu
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.
All sessions are from 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Mondays: Helwig Recreation Center, 207A
Tuesdays: Brandel Library, Helwig Conference Room on 1st floor
Wednesdays–Fridays: Health & Counseling Office, 3317 W. Foster Ave.
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
Upcoming training dates include Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 10:30am-4:00pm (In-person) and Wednesday, June 21, 2023 & Thursday, June 22, 2023, 9-11:30am (Virtual, must attend both dates). Click here to register for training!
Seminary Shenanigans
Here’s a throwback to last year for this Lenten reminder! Courtesy of our very own @nptscampus account. Be sure to like and follow on Instagram or TikTok!