SPU: Committed to
Student Success

by Ruth Adams

At SPU, we don't aim to enroll students -- we aim to enroll future graduates. From the moment your student first connects to Seattle Pacific until the moment your student receives a diploma, a wealth of student-success resources are available. Our faculty and staff members can assist students with academic planning, financial aid, housing, career exploration, internships, and more. Read more.

A new art installation has been built in Martin Square as a reflection on the Gospel of Mark, SPU's Lectio scripture for Winter Quarter. The installation, titled "Paradigm Shift," is the result of collaboration between art and theology faculty and students. Made possible by a Center for Biblical and Theological Education grant, this project started with reading Mark to identify themes, and exploring potential expressions of those themes. Over Winter Break, the process culminated in seven days of building the installation. Visitors are encouraged to interact with "Paradigm Shift" and follow Lectio online.

Homecoming is almost here! Check the 2012 schedule for a complete list of activities. Suggested events for parents include the Falcon Men's basketball game (January 26, 7 p.m.), the Student Talent Show (January 27, 7:30 p.m.), the President's Luncheon (January 28, 11:30 a.m.), and the Theatre Department's Much Ado About Nothing (January 26-28, 7:30 p.m.). Join us!

Do you have a graduating student? Commencement is Saturday, June 9, 2012 (time TBA) at Seattle's Key Arena. Tickets will be available beginning April 9. Make sure to check our soon-to-be-updated Commencement 2012 website for more details that you'll need for this celebration of scholarship, service, and Christian growth.

Did you know that SPU students produce a newspaper, radio station, yearbook, and arts journal on campus? Student media at SPU is top-notch, providing students with valuable experience. Read The Falcon newspaper online every week; listen to KSPU radio station online; email lingua@spu.edu to order a copy of Lingua arts journal.

SPU parent volunteers are ambassadors sharing an active interest in the University mission coupled with a desire to serve by investing their gifts and talents in the SPU community. Volunteer opportunities include hosting a regional event reception for parents of current students in your area, participating in welcoming new parents into the SPU community with phone calls and emails, and participating in the SPU Parent Prayer Network. Let us know if you are interested in volunteering at SPU.

Are you ready to transform your marriage? Don't miss this entertaining, thought-provoking, and immeasurably practical seminar -- now in its 18th year -- with two of America's leading relationship experts -- SPU's own professor of psychology Les Parrott and marriage and family therapist Leslie Parrott.

Find out how to make a good relationship great. Whether you're seriously dating, engaged, newlyweds, or married for decades, you'll learn valuable tools and tips during this all-day seminar. Learn more.