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  1. 60 relations: Adolph B. Benson, Alaska, Anita Gustafson, Arthur W. Wermuth, Bill Anderson (American football, born 1947), Carl Hawkinson, Chicago, Chicago Loop, Chicago metropolitan area, Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, Culture of Sweden, Cumming, Georgia, David Nyvall, Del Barber, Edgewater, Chicago, Evangelical Covenant Church, Georgia State Senate, Gordon Edes, Grayslake, Illinois, Greg Dolezal, Higher Learning Commission, Illinois, Intramural sports, Jönköping, Jönköping University, Jim Thompson (Illinois politician), Kathryn Edin, Klondike Gold Rush, Liberal arts college, Mari Andrew, Mike Harper (basketball), Minneapolis, Missionary, Nancy Faust, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division III, NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament, North Park Theological Seminary, Old Main (North Park University), Organization, Paul Carlson, Paul J. Marwin, Paul Zaeske, Portland Trail Blazers, Presbyterian College, Private university, Raymond Ericson, Roy Applequist, ... Expand index (10 more) »

  2. 1891 establishments in Illinois
  3. Swedish-American culture in Chicago
  4. Universities and colleges affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church

Adolph B. Benson

Adolph B. Benson, born Adolph Berndt Bengtsson, (November 22, 1881 – November 10, 1962) was an American scholar, educator and literary historian.

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Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

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Anita Gustafson

Anita Olson Gustafson (born March 3, 1961) is an American historian and academic administrator who is the 20th and current president of Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina.

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Arthur W. Wermuth

Arthur William Wermuth Jr. (May 3, 1915 – June 13, 1981), dubbed the "One-Man Army of Bataan," was a United States Army officer during World War II and a prisoner of war from April 1942 until August 1945.

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William Anderson (born January 13, 1947) is a former American football player and coach.

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Carl Hawkinson

Carl E. Hawkinson (born October 7, 1947) is an American attorney and former Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly, serving in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987 and the Illinois Senate from 1987 to 2003.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago Loop

The Loop, one of Chicago's 77 designated community areas, is the central business district of the city and is the main section of Downtown Chicago.

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Chicago metropolitan area

The Chicago metropolitan area, also referred to as the Greater Chicago Area and Chicagoland, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the Midwest, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities.

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Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

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College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

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Culture of Sweden

The Culture of Sweden is similar to but distinct from the cultures of neighboring countries and is characterised by its art, music, dance, literature, traditions, religious practices and more.

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Cumming, Georgia

Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, and the sole incorporated area in the county.

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David Nyvall

David Nyvall (January 19, 1863 – February 6, 1946) was a Swedish immigrant to the United States and church leader who helped shape the Evangelical Covenant Church and establish North Park University in Chicago.

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Del Barber

Delainey Doucha Barber (born October 14, 1983) is a Canadian independent folk, folk rock, Americana, and alternative country singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.

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Edgewater, Chicago

Edgewater is a lakefront community area on the North Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois six miles north of the Loop.

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Evangelical Covenant Church

The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) is a Radical Pietistic denomination of evangelical Christianity.

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Georgia State Senate

The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Gordon Edes

Gordon Edes (born Sept. 24, 1954) is an American sportswriter who as a beat reporter covered all four major professional U.S. leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) in the course of a nearly 40-year career that began in 1976 with the Chicago Tribune.

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Grayslake, Illinois

Grayslake is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

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Greg Dolezal

Gregory Robert Dolezal (born October 1, 1978) is an American politician who is currently serving as the Georgia State Senator for the 27th district in Cumming, Georgia.

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Higher Learning Commission

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an institutional accreditor in the United States.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Intramural sports

Intramural sports are recreational sports organized within a particular institution, usually an educational institution, for the purpose of fun and exercise or a set geographic region.

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Jönköping

Jönköping is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022).

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Jönköping University

Jönköping University (JU), formerly Högskolan i Jönköping, is a private Swedish university college located in Jönköping, Sweden.

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Jim Thompson (Illinois politician)

James Robert Thompson Jr. (May 8, 1936 – August 14, 2020) was an American politician, lobbyist, and federal prosecutor who served as the 37th governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1991.

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Kathryn Edin

Kathryn J. Edin, is an American sociologist and a professor of sociology and public affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.

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Klondike Gold Rush

The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899.

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Liberal arts college

A liberal arts college or liberal arts institution of higher education is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts of humanities and science.

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Mari Andrew

Mari Andrew is an American writer and illustrator.

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Mike Harper (basketball)

Michael Edward Harper (born December 9, 1957) is a former American professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1980 to 1982.

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis, officially the City of Minneapolis, is a city in and the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. With a population of 429,954, it is the state's most populous city as of the 2020 census. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota.

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Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

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Nancy Faust

Nancy Faust (born March 11, 1947) is an American former stadium organist for Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox.

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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada.

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NCAA Division III

NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States.

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NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is a tournament to determine the NCAA Division III national champion.

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North Park Theological Seminary

North Park Theological Seminary is a seminary located in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. North Park University and North Park Theological Seminary are universities and colleges affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church.

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Old Main (North Park University)

Old Main is a historic building on the campus of North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. North Park University and Old Main (North Park University) are Swedish-American culture in Chicago.

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Organization

An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution (formal organization), or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose.

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Paul Carlson

Paul E. Carlson (March 31, 1928 – November 24, 1964) was an American physician and medical missionary who served in Wasolo, a town in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Paul J. Marwin

Paul J. Marwin (February 21, 1885 - November 29, 1931) was a lawyer who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

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Paul Zaeske

Paul Allan Zaeske (December 4, 1945 – April 18, 1992) was an American football wide receiver who played two seasons with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).

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Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon.

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Presbyterian College

Presbyterian College (PC) is a private Christian liberal arts college in Clinton, South Carolina, United States.

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Private university

Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments.

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Raymond Ericson

Raymond Ericson (June 26, 1915 – December 30, 1997) was an American music critic who wrote articles for The New York Times for 30 years.

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Roy Applequist

Roy Applequist (born June 3, 1946) is an American businessman who owned Great Plains Manufacturing from 1976 to 2016 and Applequist Manufacturing starting in 2018, both farm equipment companies based in Kansas.

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Saint Lucy's Day

Saint Lucy's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Lucy, is a Christian feast day observed on 13 December.

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Södra Vätterbygdens folkhögskola

Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola (SVF) is a folk high school located in the town Jönköping, Sweden.

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Stephen T. Franklin

Stephen T. Franklin is an Evangelical theologian and philosopher who is president emeritus of Tokyo Christian University.

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Student exchange program

A student exchange program is a program in which students from a secondary school (high school) or higher education study abroad at one of their institution's partner institutions.

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Swedish Americans

Swedish Americans (Svenskamerikaner) are Americans of Swedish descent.

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Swedish Hospital

Swedish Hospital (formerly Swedish Covenant Hospital) is a 312-bed nonprofit teaching hospital located on the north side of Chicago, Illinois. North Park University and Swedish Hospital are Swedish-American culture in Chicago.

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TIAA

The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA, formerly TIAA-CREF) is an American financial services organization that is a private provider of financial retirement services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and governmental fields.

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Timothy Johnson (medical journalist)

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TimTheTatman

Timothy John Betar (born April 8, 1990), better known as TimTheTatman, is an American live streamer and YouTube personality.

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Urban area

An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment.

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See also

1891 establishments in Illinois

Swedish-American culture in Chicago

Universities and colleges affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Park_University

Also known as Helwig Recreation Center, North Park College, North Park College and Theological Seminary, North Park Junior College, North Park Vikings, North Park Vikings baseball, North Park Vikings basketball, North Park Vikings football, North Park Vikings men's basketball, North Park Vikings track and field.

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