Learn from Experts:
Dr. Stephen Ray, PE, LEED AP
As an engineer Dr. Ray has worked with Fortune 10 companies and three-person startups, and he knows the value of integrating learning with real-world application. In addition to teaching in the classroom, Dr. Ray advises students in the campus sustainability group and works to connects students with local internship and reasearch opportunities.
Open Concept Department
In the PHEN Hub—a shared hangout, lab, lecture hall, and faculty office—students are part of a vibrant community. In this modern collaborative environment, relationships flourish between expert and student, ideas form into concrete outcomes, and hard work develops into sought-after marketable skills.
Working as a Mechanical Engineer: Inherently Urban
Mechanical engineers inherently engage urban issues. As a city-centered university, North Park offers students direct proximity to major organizations and a diverse urban workforce, both of which appeal to and call for mechanical engineers.
Reasons to Choose North Park University
World-class City
We say “Chicago is our classroom,” because our city offers endless opportunities for hands-on learning, engaging with other cultures, and finding inspiration in art, entertainment, and cuisine.
Intercultural Community
Learn and live as part of a welcoming and diverse community with fellow students from around the world. Embracing Chicago as a cultural training ground, North Park equips graduates to be global citizens.
Hands-on Learning
At North Park, a 12:1 student-faculty ratio leads to a personalized classroom experience. Our city-centered curriculum also takes students outside the classroom, applying what they learn to real-life challenges.
Our Viewbook
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