A memorial service for Ken Foreman, regarded as the patriarch of the Seattle Pacific athletic program, will be held Sunday, January 27, 2 p.m., at Royal Brougham Pavilion. Foreman passed away on December 23 at the age of 96. He was a legendary track and field coach whose accomplishments stretched from Seattle Pacific all the way to the United States Olympic team. During his five decades with the Falcons, he coached track, cross country, and basketball and served as the athletic director from 1952–57.

Seattle Pacific University announced three donations totaling more than $1.9 million in an ongoing campaign to expand its nursing program. The Norcliffe Foundation, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, and Lynwood and Karin Swanson, parents of two SPU alumni, made the commitments to help meet the growing demand for increasingly skilled and clinically competent nurses across the region.

Eugene Peterson, longtime pastor, professor, and author of more than 30 books including The Message, a paraphrased Bible translation, was a graduate of the Class of 1954 and a beloved member of the Seattle Pacific community. SPU President Dan Martin comments on the legacy he leaves behind.

Research by Professor of Biology Cara Wall-Scheffler and alumna Leah Bouterse '17 revealed cultural differences in the way men and women move.

For the third year in a row, Seattle Pacific is the only private university in the Pacific Northwest to make the U.S. News & World Report's Best National Universities list.

In these short videos, six students, alumni, and faculty share their journeys of being the first members of the family to attend college.