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.
Faith & Co. is a partnership between academic departments, entrepreneurial companies, and mission-driven institutions. Supported by generous donor funding and facilitated by Seattle Pacific University, this bold experiment in exploring the potential of educational film and Christian vocation has united a team of experts to deliver rigorous, high-quality resources in the spirit of teaching and learning. Faith & Co. is an educational and formational experience that will deepen connections between your faith and work.
George Scranton, professor emeritus of theatre, passed away on Nov. 28. George was an SPU alumnus and served on the faculty for more than 40 years.
Jaeil Lee, professor and co-director in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, received the 2023-24 WA-FCS Research Scholar of the Year Award at the Washington State AAFCS (American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) annual conference in Vancouver, WA.
The latest SPU Voices podcast features Tod Yansomboon, an international student from Thailand currently in his final quarter at SPU. Tod left his home at the age of 15 to attend high school in the U.S. in pursuit of his overarching goal: to understand business and how business can help others. After three years of high school in three different U.S. states, Tod arrived on the SPU campus to study business administration and found his dreams all coming true — until COVID hit. Forced to return home without much hope of returning, Tod turned to social media for community and support. He is now a true social media influencer with over one million subscribers, and his videos have been being viewed over 200 million times.
The SPU women's soccer team continues into the third round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships where it will face No. 1 seed Point Loma in Mesa, Colorado, on Thursday, Nov. 30. For the first time in 12 years, the No. 5 seeded Falcon volleyball team is in the postseason and will head to California for the Division II West Regionals in Coussoulis Gym at Cal State San Bernardino. Catch all the playoff action online at spu.falcons.com.
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.
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.