Surridge Inauguration Celebrated Throughout Week

CHICAGO, IL (February 9, 2019) – The inauguration of Mary Surridge as president of North Park University will be celebrated with a week of activities February 11-15.

On Monday, students, faculty, and staff, including Surridge, will run a 10K to raise $10,000 for scholarships.

Wednesday will include a special worship service, academic symposium, and the North Park women’s basketball game against Elmhurst college.

An arts showcase will be held Thursday night.

The inauguration ceremony will be at 2 p.m. on Friday in the campus gymnasium. Surridge was called to be school’s tenth president at the Covenant’s Annual Meeting in June 2018.

The academic symposium, women’s basketball game, and Inauguration ceremony will be live streamed at www.northpark.edu/live

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