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This fall, the North Central women’s triathlon team won its fourth straight team national championship. On the latest episode of the 1861 Podcast, Head Coach Tyler Woodward M’20 joined student-athletes Bethany Smeed ’26 and Keeley Mick ’28 to discuss that success and the close-knit team culture behind it.

Each year, the Lincoln Academy of Illinois honors one outstanding student from each of the state’s four-year degree-granting colleges and universities for their leadership, service and excellence in curricular and extra-curricular activities. Congratulations to Nmesoma Onyejekwe ’26, who is North Central’s 2025 Lincoln Laureate!

For Ayano Shimizu ’26, home is in Okayama, Japan — but she has also found a home here at North Central. Now in her senior year, she says two things stand out about her experience as a Cardinal: a supportive community and unique opportunities.

This semester, the North Central campus community saw something they hadn’t seen in more than a decade: a print edition of the student newspaper, The Chronicle. In the latest episode of the 1861 Podcast, Brianna Eloiza ’26 describes the process of reviving the print version and what it felt like to see it in readers' hands across campus.

November 6 marked a landmark milestone for the life of the College: the Investiture of Dr. Abiódún Gòkè-Paríolá as the 12th President of North Central College.

Today, Dr. Abiódún Gòkè‑Paríolá will be installed as the 12th President of North Central College. We are filled with excitement for the Cardinal community to come together to celebrate this significant moment in the life of the College! To join the celebration and watch the ceremony live, visit the link below.