for programs supporting co-curricular learning, spiritual growth, vocational development, urban engagement, and campus life. The building is also equipped with communal study spaces, a prayer room, and a courtyard.
== Swedish-American traditions ==
North Park University's Brandel Library administers the Swedish-American Historical Society Archives in Chicago. The Center for Scandinavian Studies at North Park is the legal trustee. The Saint Lucy's Day festival is held each December in Anderson Chapel. The service follows many Swedish traditions and is one of the few Santa Lucia Festivals held in the Chicago area. The university has an student exchange program with Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola and Jönköping University in Jönköping, Sweden.
== Notable alumni ==
Bill Anderson, American football player and coach
Mari Andrew, writer and illustrator
Roy Applequist, Kansas agriculture manufacturing company founder
Del Barber, singer-songwriter and musician
Paul Carlson, American missionary killed in Congo in …
