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I Chose North Park: 鈥渆asy access to the city,鈥� Katie Brehmer C鈥�17

Katie Brehmer C鈥�17, art education student, shares about her North Park experience.

Katie Brehmer C鈥�17, art education student, shares about her North Park experience.

Why did you choose North Park?

I grew up in the northwest suburbs, and I chose North Park because it was small, close to home, and had easy access to the city鈥攁 very nice combination.

What鈥檚 the Art Education program like?

The program in Art Education is a lot more challenging than most people think. The classes are rigorous and you need to be able to push yourself to be successful in both the education and art classes. You must have a passion for teaching and for art, not just one or the other. I am very proud that within my time at 香港六合彩开奖直播 I will have gained a double major with certifications in teaching both Special Education Students and English Language Learners. I鈥檝e also been able to gain a great deal of knowledge from the individuals I鈥檝e worked with while student teaching; my cooperating teacher at Foreman High School in Chicago has been such a wonderful mentor with a vast wealth of knowledge.

What do you do when you鈥檙e not in class?

I am quite busy with creating artwork for my senior solo show and working on the EdTPA for my license. I am also an RA on campus. This is my second year, and I have loved it. While working with Residence Life and Housing I have gained so many friends and have been able to develop my leadership skills. Juggling being a full-time student working toward getting my license to teach, creating a solo art show, working a full-time job student teaching, and being a Resident Assistant on campus has been challenging, but very fulfilling. I wouldn鈥檛 change this past years鈥� outcome.

What inspires you about Art Education?

Communication is so essential in life. Art is just another form of communication. It is a beautiful form that allows us to view the world in a different way, to make up the world we wish to see or to expose it for its realities. As one develops as an artist, it is easier to see the details in life鈥攖he specifics鈥攖hat one might miss had they not analyzed life as a whole and in its parts. It allows the beauty of life to be uncovered and explored. As an art teacher, I hope that I can show young adults the importance of art in our society and that it isn鈥檛 just the paintings or sculptures in a museum, but the world around us, like the ad on a billboard or the arrangement of flowers and foliage on a front lawn.

Why鈥檇 you decide to study Art Education?

I had the most amazing art teachers in high school. Throughout 香港六合彩开奖直播s education program, you will find that most of us have had an inspiring teacher that helped us realize we also wanted to teach. At Maine East High School, the Fine Arts Department Chair set such a strong example of leadership and dedication. I also had three wonderful teachers who helped me realize that I wanted to be just like them; they are very strong, intellectual, and caring women who have left a lasting mark on my character and how I teach.

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I Chose North Park: “Christian university with a personal touch,” Carmen Velazquez-Alvarez C’16

Carmen Velazquez-Alvarez C鈥�16, conflict transformation studies alumna, shares why she chose North Park.

Carmen Velazquez-Alvarez C鈥�16, conflict transformation studies alumna, shares why she chose North Park.

I was looking for a Christian university with a personal touch. I attended a Covenant church in California’s Central Valley, and a member of my church鈥攚ho was also my chemistry teacher and my mentor鈥攗rged me to apply to North Park.

I have a heart for the underserved and now serve California Central Valley鈥檚 large immigrant community. I plan to earn a Master鈥檚 in Social Work (MSW) and leverage my experience in the Valley to start a nonprofit organization.

It was as a student at 香港六合彩开奖直播 that I discovered my passion for service and realized I have the power to make a difference in others鈥� lives. I served as the president of the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) and cofounded a mentorship group for Latina students. I also served in campus ministry and interned at the YWCA.

At every step along my journey North Park, I was encouraged. I鈥檓 incredibly appreciative of the support I received and relationships I developed.

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I Chose North Park: “I enjoyed the relationships most,” Michelle Dodson C’03

Michelle Dodson C鈥�03, biblical and theological studies alumna, shares why she chose North Park.

Michelle Dodson C’03, biblical and theological studies alumna, shares why she chose North Park.

Michelle鈥檚 experience as a biblical and theological studies major helped prepare her professionally for the work she does in ministry today. Serving in campus ministry and engaging with college diversity 鈥渉elped me develop a theology of racial reconciliation. It also gave me opportunities to learn how to communicate that theology.鈥� Michelle serves as associate pastor of New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville, a neighborhood on Chicago鈥檚 South Side. She describes New Community as 鈥渁n intentionally multiracial congregation that actively pursues racial reconciliation and social justice.鈥� She鈥檚 currently working toward a PhD in sociology with a focus on multiracial congregations.

As a high school student, Michelle chose to come to 香港六合彩开奖直播 because she was looking for a Christian liberal arts university that was small enough for her to get to know people. 鈥淚 was attending a Covenant church in California at the time,鈥� she says, 鈥渁nd my pastor suggested I apply to North Park.鈥�

As it turned out, North Park was a great fit for Michelle. 鈥淭he relationships that I built at 香港六合彩开奖直播 are what I enjoyed the most,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 have had the privilege of doing life and ministry with many of those people to this day.鈥�

What鈥檚 more, she says, Michelle鈥檚 experience inside and outside of the classroom as a biblical and theological studies major helped prepare her professionally for the work she does in ministry today. 鈥淣orth Park was a great training ground for what I do,鈥� she says. 鈥淚t was as a student there that I got my first experiences leading in the areas of racial righteousness.鈥� Serving in campus ministry and engaging with college diversity 鈥渉elped me develop a theology of racial reconciliation. It also gave me opportunities to learn how to communicate that theology.鈥�

Michelle serves as associate pastor of New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville, a neighborhood on Chicago鈥檚 South Side. She describes New Community as 鈥渁n intentionally multiracial congregation that actively pursues racial reconciliation and social justice.鈥� She鈥檚 currently working toward a PhD in sociology with a focus on multiracial congregations.

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I Chose North Park: “personal and in the big city,” Tim Ahlberg C’13

Tim Ahlberg C鈥�13, a business and economics alumnus, shares why he chose North Park.

Tim Ahlberg C’13, a business and economics alumnus, shares why he chose North Park.

Tim chose to attend North Park because he wanted to be in a big city, but at a college that felt personal. 鈥淚 wanted to have relationships with my professors and mentors, and to live in a close-knit community where I could get to know other students from all different backgrounds,鈥� he says. 鈥淎nd coming from a Covenant Church family, I knew I wanted to attend a Christian school, to be surrounded by others that shared my faith and would help me build and sustain my own faith throughout my formative college years.鈥�

Maybe most important, Tim wanted a college environment that placed focus not just on finding a career, but living a life of significance and service. When he came to North Park, he got that environment鈥攏ot only in the classroom, but in experiences around the campus and city. 鈥淭here鈥檚 really nothing else like the community there that I鈥檝e experienced before or after North Park. Students and faculty really all-in for your success, both personal and professional.鈥�

He loved taking part in Chapel and College life services; was voted president of the student body; served with homeless ministries; and was captain of the men鈥檚 soccer team his senior year, being named an Academic All-American. 鈥淣orth Park is such a personal university that, no matter your area of study, your background, or your future pursuits, the entire campus feels like one community that exists because of and for each other,鈥� Tim says. 鈥淚 met amazing people who were so different than I was, and we learned so much from each others鈥� experiences and life stories.鈥�

A business and economics major with a concentration in accounting and a minor in Spanish, Tim got to know his faculty members in North Park鈥檚 small class sizes. They encouraged him to study abroad in Guanajuato, Mexico, where he became fluent in Spanish. In his senior year, Tim received a Fulbright Binational Business Exchange Grant, which allowed him to complete a business internship and take MBA classes in in Mexico City. 鈥淣one of this would have been possible without the support of the faculty and staff of North Park,鈥� he says.

鈥淏y the time I started my full-time job in the United States, I was not only prepared with specific business acumen and skills gained through curriculum, but armed with a global perspective and bilingual capabilities that really set me apart in today鈥檚 competitive workforce,鈥� Tim says.

As an assurance associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he focuses on accounting solutions and business operations improvements. 鈥淭his includes traveling to business all over the country, and to Mexico, where I have been able to use my fluency in Spanish. I feel like North Park has prepared me beyond my peers for entering the global workforce.鈥�

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