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<\/a>North Park University named Dr. Daniel White Hodge director of the University\u2019s Center for Youth Ministry Studies (CYMS). Hodge, 38, will assume his new role at the University on Feb. 15.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are excited to welcome Dr. Hodge to the North Park University community,\u201d Dr. Joseph Jones, University provost. \u201cHis work and commitment to serve in the field of youth ministry studies will be a great asset in our vision to engage students, youth workers and pastors in the growth and development of youth throughout this country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hodge brings 18 years of urban youth experience with organizations such as Young Life and World Vision, as well as related scholarship, speaking, teaching and writing experience to his new role. \u201cI believe this is a natural fit with the work I\u2019ve been doing,\u201d he said in an interview. \u201cI\u2019ve always heard great things about North Park University. I\u2019m excited because it really fulfills what I\u2019ve been doing most of my life. I\u2019m looking forward to making this a national center for resources and for people wanting to do youth ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n
A factor in his decision to join the University was its emphasis on diversity and justice, and the fact that those themes resonate throughout the North Park University community, he said. The University\u2019s Christian environment and its urban emphasis because of its location in Chicago were other influential factors, Hodge said.
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