In the fall of 2023, North Central’s Oesterle Library launched Cardinal Textbooks — a textbook lending program that provides all enrolled students with free access to high-use and high-cost textbooks.

The North Central Cardinals’ football season ended in dramatic fashion, as they fell to SUNY Cortland in the Stagg Bowl on Friday, December 15, at Salem Stadium in Salem, Va. North Central was bidding for a second straight NCAA Division III national championship and third in four seasons.

Corey Gustafik ’24 is a student-veteran whose service in the military helped inspire his career path now that he’s a civilian. As a health science major at North Central, he is an aspiring dietitian who hopes to continue serving others.

Dakota Drew ’25 came to North Central from San Antonio, Texas, looking to pursue a degree as well as participate in ROTC and join the women’s wrestling team. She is majoring in criminology and sociology and receiving an Army ROTC Scholarship.

Student, faculty, and alumni representatives from North Central College’s Master of Athletic Training (MAT) program served as part of a mobile triage team to respond to distressed runners after they finished the 2023 Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 8, which welcomed more than 47,000 participants.