GRAYSLAKE, IL (July 25, 2011) – As a teenager, Teresa Williams was forced to care for her younger siblings because of their parents’ alcoholism and mental illness. Her plans to attend college fell by the wayside.
Posts Tagged ‘North Park’
From Homeless to Hopeful – Life Now Back on Track
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Tags: Central, Compassion-Justice, Educational Institutions, North Park
Ginny Olson Accepts Conference Youth Ministry Position
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Tags: Educational Institutions, North Park, Northwest, Youth
Delegates Excited About New University Campaign
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Tags: Annual Meeting 2011, Educational Institutions, North Park
ESTES PARK, CO (June 30, 2011) – North Park University has had a wonderful year and faces an even more promising future, North Park University President David Parkyn told delegates to the 126th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church …
NPU Professor Developing PhD Program in India
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Tags: Educational Institutions, North Park
By Stan Friedman
ALLAHABAD, INDIA, (June 17, 2011) – Boaz Johnson, a North Park University professor of biblical and theological studies, is helping establish what he hopes will be the pre-eminent Christian Studies PhD program in his native India.
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NPU Launches $57 Million Capital Campaign
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CHICAGO, IL (June 10, 2011) — Nearly 300 guests attended North Park University’s formal launch of its $57 million fund-raising initiative, Campaign North Park.
News Briefs: Covenant Heights to Dedicate Pavilion during the Feast
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Tags: Africa, Camps, ECC Offices, Educational Institutions, Feast, Health Care, Local Church, Midwest, North Park, Northwest
ESTES PARK, CO (June 9, 2011) – Covenant Heights Camp and Retreat Center will dedicate their new pavilion as part of the annual Big Sunday celebration June 26. Festivities begin at 2 p.m.
In the End, It Came Down to One Last Throw
By Stan Friedman
DELAWARE, OH (May 31, 2011) – Every one of the throws by North Park University’s Lars Tenglin was good enough for him to capture the NCAA Division III National Championship in the javelin on Saturday. Except one.…
NPU Javelin Champ: It’s All About Heart and Attitude
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (May 26, 2011) – Lars Tenglin was no better than average at throwing the javelin while on his high school track team. “I had no technique. I just went out there and threw,” he says. …
News Briefs: Reed Webcast Draws International Viewers
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CHICAGO, IL (May 23, 2011) – Viewers in 10 countries watched the live webcast of the memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Jerry Reed, which was broadcast Saturday from Anderson Chapel on the campus of North Park University.…
Symposium Speaks to Role of Nonprofits in Cities
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Tags: Educational Institutions, Leadership, North Park
CHICAGO, IL (May 19, 2011) — Rahm Emanuel, the newly inaugurated mayor of Chicago, spoke about the importance of the nonprofit community in Chicago at North Park University’s annual Axelson Center Symposium for Nonprofit Professionals and Volunteers.