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Learn the Facts about the MBA, MS-ISM, & MA-SSM Graduate Programs

at Our Next Open House on June 5th

Prospective students interested in the MBA, MS-ISM, or new MA-SSM graduate business programs at Seattle Pacific University are invited to join us Tuesday, June 5th, from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. in McKenna Hall (2nd floor) for our business school Graduate Programs Open House.  Come talk one-on-one with our graduate faculty and staff.  Get face-to-face answers to all your questions.  Let us help you get started on your graduate business degree. For more information and to RSVP.

How should Christians think about technology?

Our Center for Integrity in Business is leading a summer conference titled The Digital Society: Rethinking the Christian Commentary on Technology for the 21st Century. On June 22-23, practitioners, business and IT leaders, historians and sociologists who study technology will gather on the SPU campus.  Be a part of the discussion. Learn more and register for this important conference today.

Scholars and Scholarship Winners Recognized
Our 2012 Honors and Scholarship Reception on May 9th began with the induction of twenty-two students and one faculty member into the SPU chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society for collegiate schools of business accredited by AACSB. Fourteen undergraduates and eight graduate students were honored for their top academic performance.

In addition, 30 scholarship winners in 15 categories, the Undergraduate Writing Award with its $1000 cash prize, and the Best Business Plan award with its $500 cash prize were all awarded.

Social Venture Plan Competition: Another Great Success

Here are the official winners of the Donald B. Summers Memorial Social Venture Plan Competition at SPU, held on Wednesday, April 18th. Grand Prize ($2500) The Protosong Project; Pioneer Prize ($1500) HomeSlice; Honorable Mentions ($1000 each) G’ru, Komanos, and Tesfa Netela; and the People’s Choice Award ($500)  Grounded.  Here's our complete recap report.

MASSM Students Return from India and China

Read about some of the special adventures had by our first MASSM class, which traveled to India and China during autumn quarter.

This inaugural cohort in our newest graduate program began their final quarter with us this term.

Latest Issue of
Ethix Magazine Out Now

Issue 80 of our Ethix online magazine features banking veteran Gloria Nelund on Defining Success in the Financial World.  This and other insightful articles, and our regular features, await you online.

SPU MBA Program Ranked in Top 100 by The Aspen Institute

SBE First in the Pacific Northwest to Adopt the United Nations' "Principles of Responsible Management Education"

The School of Business and Economics at Seattle Pacific University is the first business school in the Pacific Northwest to adopt the United Nations' "Principles for Responsible Management Education."  As an early adopter, SBE joins a number of other leading business schools in committing to inspire and champion responsible management education, research and thought leadership globally. 

Co-conveners of this program include AACSB, the Aspen Institute, EABIS, and the United Nations Global Compact.  AACSB accredited institutions who are willing to integrate corporate responsibility and sustainability in a systemic manner throughout their programs are invited to join.  According to SBE Dean Jeff Van Duzer, "For us, this was an easy decision.  This is right at the heart of what we've been doing for years."

Read our SBE "Sharing Information on Progress, June 2010" report.