Blue and Gold Day 2024

We made it to 700 donors! We have unlocked an additional $10,000 from the Cabinet.

In excitement of reaching our initial goal, Cabinet has proposed a new donor goal of 700! Help us reach this goal and the Cabinet with donate an additional $10,000!

We have officially met our initial GOAL of 600 DONORS! In celebration Mark Lindberg is donating $10,000!

We received another 100 donors to the North Park Fund, successfully unlocked $1,000 to University Scholarships and $1,000 to Seminary Scholarships from Kristine Strand.

The Student Care Fund has received 25 more donors, successfully unlocking an additional $5,000 to support students facing financial difficulties!

Shout out to Jong-Hoon Yu for giving an additional $50!

The Viking Club has received 50 more donors, successfully unlocking an additional $2,500 from Doug and Nancy Palm!

Be one of the next 25 donors to the Student Care Fund to unlock an additional $5,000 to support students facing financial difficulties!

Be one of the next 50 donors to the Viking Club to unlock $2,500 additional dollars to support our student-athletes thanks to the generosity of Doug and Nancy Palm!

Join us on tonight at 5:30 pm for this Blue & Gold Day exclusive Zoom presentation about the 1980 decision for North Park to stay located in Chicago and its impact on North Park today. Hosted by Andy Meyer Director of the F.M. Johnson Archive and Special Collections, Brandel Library along with Ellen Almer from University Marketing and Communications and current students. Sign up here!

We have received over 100 gifts from first time donors today! Thank you for your generosity and supporting North Park. In honor of this, Vern and May Nordling are donating an additional $20,000 to celebrate!

Earlier I invited you to join me in giving to support Blue & Gold Day. I’m so proud of my family ties to North Park that began because Swedish immigrants Anton and Victoria Carlson made it a priority that their four children receive a college education! As a 1972 graduate of North Park, I want to give a special shout out to: 

Rev. John H. Carlson MDiv ‘45 - Father 

Betty M. Carlson Carlson A ‘40,  ‘42 - Mother 

Dorothy Carlson Pearson  ‘43 - Paternal Aunt & Rev. E. Lincoln Pearson ’38, MDiv ’42 

Doloris Carlson Julius  ‘45- Paternal Aunt 

Doris Carlson Soderberg  ’45 - Paternal Aunt 

Timothy Carlson BS ’75 - Brother 

Ann Swanson Carlson BA ’75 - Sister-in-law 

Sharon Carlson BA ’78 - Sister 

Sonia Carlson Watson BA ’82 - Sister                                       

Melody Pearson ’72- Cousin 

Rev. Mark Pearson BA ‘81, MDiv ’89- Cousin & Karen Burdick Pearson BA ’81; Kendra Pearson Gallo BA ’14; Eric Pearson BA ’17 

Joel Pearson BA ’84 - Cousin 

Sarah Carlson Yamaguchi BA ’02 - Niece 

Daniel Carlson BS ’04 – Nephew 

The family scholarships in memory of my grandparents and parents - The Anton & Victoria Carlson Seminary Scholarships, The David & Emily Carlson NPU Scholarship, and the John H. & Betty M. Carlson NPU Scholarship are very meaningful to me. If you have family ties that make you proud, join me in giving on Blue & Gold Day!

Match with the Cabinet and Give like the Cabinet this Blue & Gold Day!

I am proud to represent a 3-generation North Park family!  My parents met at North Park when Dad was in Seminary and Mom in the Junior College.  My three siblings, sister-in-law, three aunts, three cousins, a niece and nephew all are NPU alums. 

In order to help ensure that future generations of students can study at North Park, my family has set up a NPTS and two NPU named scholarships in memory of my grandparents and parents.

I will be participating in Blue and Gold Day by contributing $1,500.  I invite you to join me in donating to help North Park exceed its Blue and Gold Day goal!