Encompassed within Outreach are 23 volunteer programs that focus on a wide range of social concerns, such as youth, the elderly, gender issues, and the environment. Outreach seeks to build partnerships with community organizations and to provide needed services for community members while facilitating meaningful volunteer opportunities for North Park students. Approximately one-third of North Park's current undergraduate student population volunteer through Outreach. In the fall of 1999, North Park broke ground for the construction of the Paul and Bernice Brandel Library. We have formed partnerships with the Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Park District, Swedish Covenant Hospital, the North River Commission, and other organizations vital to the quality of life in our community.
Liberal arts form the educational center of North Park.
Approximately two-thirds of the University's undergraduate students reside on campus. In addition to its liberal arts program, North Park offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, community development, nursing, and theology, as well as adult degree completion programs, all of which serve working professionals in the Chicagoland area. Committed to Community Service in Chicago North Park is dedicated to instilling a lifelong commitment to service in its students. The University's Outreach program has been recognized nationally as a model of student voluntary involvement and benefits directly the children and citizens of the surrounding community.