Weekly Update: Fall Connections
How thrilling it is to see North Park once again buzzing with life! Our athletes started returning in early August, followed by our Compass cohort and, last week, our Threshold participants.
Greetings, North Park Students, Faculty and Staff:
The fall semester is in full swing, and campus continues to buzz with the energy of North Parkers old听and new. If you see a new face,听say hello! Let鈥檚 ALL connect with each other and our community.听
Vaccination Clinic for All North Parkers
Take advantage of free Covid-19 and Flu vaccines next Thursday, September 16. Just bring a North Park ID and your insurance card to the Johnson Center Balcony any time between 10:00 am鈥1:00 pm to get a free听shot, provided by Jewel-Osco.听
Don鈥檛 have insurance but still want a shot? Email听healthservices@northpark.edu听or call them at 773-244-4897.
Art Alum Displays Work in Carlson
Be sure to check out the found-object sculptures of artist Stephen Signa-Alves C鈥12. The exhibit, Place of Waiting, explores the meaning of temporary environments, places such as airports, where we find ourselves听cooling our heels throughout听our lives.
Signa-Alves will be discussing his work Sept. 28 from 4:00鈥6:30 pm in the Carlson Tower Gallery.
Our Athletes are Off to a Fast Start!
Congrats to Viking听,听who听was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Week! The honor came听after听her outstanding performance in the Vikings’ season opener last week.
Miazek placed first in the women’s 4K at Elmhurst’s Earlybird Invitational at Eldridge Park. She won the event with a time of 15:17.3 in a field of 112 athletes, coming back from second place with a half mile left and winning by nine-tenths of a second. Miazek joined the Vikings’ cross-country program in the spring and this was her first-ever race听after听her career as a tennis athlete.听
Meanwhile, our powerful wo尘别苍鈥檚 volleyball team is undefeated after three games. We have two games tomorrow vs. Knox College and Dominican University in River Forrest, IL. Next home game: North Central College will visit Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7 pm.
Check out the official website of听听for fall sports rosters, results and game times.
Go听Vikings!
Ultimate Frisbee is For Everyone!
Looking for a new way to meet people, get some exercise, and have fun? Try North Park鈥檚 beloved听尘别苍鈥檚听IM team, the Lost Boys.听Or the wo尘别苍鈥檚 team, Allihopa.听Enjoy fellowship, practice several times a week, and travel to tournaments all over Illinois.
Ladies, contact听allihopa.npu@gmail.com; Gents, reach out to听dajohnson3@northpark.edu.听
Until next week: mask up, and socialize smartly!听