What’s happening at SPU? This is where you’ll find the latest news about research, events, activities, achievements, and milestones in the life of SPU and its people.
The latest SPU Voices podcast features 2020 alumna Jacoby Miles, who describes herself as a business administrator, lover of the arts, apologetics enthusiast, and lover of people. At the age of 15, she was paralyzed from the chest down due to a gymnastics accident. She has worked hard to gain her strength back but is still confined to a wheelchair with limited mobility. She says her life has never been the same after the accident, but it has changed in the best way, too. Listen or read the podcast online.
SPU will host the NCAA West Regionals Nov. 16–18 at Interbay Soccer Stadium. The opening round is Thursday, Nov. 16, at 1 p.m. as Simon Fraser plays CSU Los Angeles. SPU will plays the winner of the that match on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m. Visit the Falcons online for the latest information.
Seattle Pacific University’s School of Business, Government, and Economics (SBGE) has once again garnered the prestigious PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) Champion designation through the United Nations Global Compact. SPU is one of only three schools in the United States and 47 throughout the world to receive this status.
SBGE has demonstrated a proven, long-term track record of making impactful contributions in thought and praxis, developing leaders equipped not only to address barriers to sustainability, but also to promote peace and prosperity for all people—and the planet—well into the future.
Get all your questions answered about SPU and learn more about the transfer experience during these upcoming live, one-hour webinars. All you need is a laptop or desktop computer with internet connection! Check out the available times and choose the best time for you.
The dedication of the Dr. Ken Tollefson Friendship Bench will be Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 11:30 a.m. near the Story Pole behind Alexander and Adelaide Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus.
The late Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Ken Tollefson spent his life committed to serving indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska and mentoring colleagues and students. He was given full membership into the Tlingit, Snoqualmie, and Duwamish tribes in gratitude for his advocacy for the tribes’ federal recognition and protection of their aboriginal sites, including naming Snoqualmie Falls as a natural historic site.
Rev. Dr. Katie Douglass, associate professor of educational ministry and practical theology, and her team have received $1.3 million in grants for the Faith Formation Project. This project is all about partnering with congregations and families in the Pacific Northwest to help kids grow in faith. If you’re a parent, you know today’s fast-changing world is making your job even harder.
SPU Theatre presents, The Christians, an award-winning play about a megachurch dispute over salvation and damnation, Oct. 26-28 and Nov. 2-4.
"Join us at church where Pastor Paul has a major announcement for the congregation that will change them all forever. He thinks everyone will be happy with what he has to say. He’s wrong.
A big-little play about faith (and faithfulness) in America — and the trouble with changing your mind. Lucas Hnath’s script is complex — with brilliantly crafted dialogue and multidimensional characters. Hnath won the 2016 Obie Award for excellence in playwriting for The Christians."
All shows at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. on November 4.
SPU's School of Theology and Seminary welcomes church leaders to campus on Nov. 7 for a daylong conference titled "Preaching Forgiveness & Reconciliation." The conference will take place at First Free Methodist Church (across from SPU’s campus) from 8:30 a.m.– 4 p.m. with a public lecture following the conference at 6 p.m. The keynote speaker for the conference and evening lecture is Rev. Dr. Joy J. Moore, an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and the professor of Biblical preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.
An additional keynote message will be from Rev. Dr. Scott Dudley, senior pastor at Bellevue Presbyterian Church; preaching from Rev. Peter Chin, senior pastor at Rainer Avenue Church; and a panel discussion framed by Rev. Michael Thomas, senior pastor at Radiant Church. Additional breakouts will be led by Dr. Stephen Newby and Rev. Ashley Skinner Creek.
Seattle Pacific University will offer a prayer service for Israel and Palestine on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 11:10 a.m. at First Free Methodist Church, adjacent to campus. (Address: 3200 Third Avenue West, Seattle, 98119). This service is open to the public.
“Prayers for Peace and Theological Meditations on Israel and Palestine” will be led by faculty in SPU’s School of Theology.
The event will not be recorded or livestreamed.
Seattle Pacific University received an affirmation of accreditation through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. This marks the 90th year the University was accredited by NWCCU.
Dr. Christopher Jones ’94 hopes the families in his medical practice never need to ask: “Is my kid sick enough that I should pay for a doctor’s visit?” Medical director of HopeCentral, a nonprofit health center, he and his team have adapted the concept of concierge medicine to a diverse Seattle neighborhood.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Leland Saunders earned a $10,100 Graves Award in Humanities for his research project, “The Structure of Moral Judgement: Philosophical Perspectives.” His research responds to recent arguments that human beings’ concepts of morality are just a quirk of evolution and don't connect to anything deeper.