Advancing Our Enduring Purpose

Core Theme 2: Transformative and holistic student experience

Seattle Pacific University will enhance and strengthen co-curricular learning experiences by integrating academics, student life, and university ministries, to help students develop a sense of vocation and effectively transition to post-college life.

Objectives

• Physical and emotional well-being: Foster student commitment to lifelong physical health and emotional well-being.
• Vocational: Utilize a combination of curricular and co-curricular programs to help students develop their sense of vocation to prepare for an effective transition to life after college.
• Character formation: Develop students’ inclination and capacity to embody personal and professional integrity by serving the public good in doing what is right, and doing so with an awareness of consequences.

Left: One of the highlights of Orientation, CityQuest allows incoming SPU students to engage the culture through community service. Right: Students participate in women’s intramural soccer. Through a variety of competitive and recreational activities designed to accommodate everyone regardless of skill level or experience, SPU’s Intramurals program offers students an opportunity to further participate in a grace-filled, Christ-centered community.

What we’re doing

• Seattle Pacific already has Washington state’s largest intramural program for a private university. Learn more about it and see photos of students in action.
• From Badminton to Zumba, SPU’s intramural program encourages friendship and connection through sports.
• Our alumni report they have positive memories of SPU:
  
  

  98%
  Quality of academics met or exceeded expectations.
  

  98%
  Relationships with faculty met or exceeded expectations.
  

  80%
  Would recommend SPU to family or friends.
  

• Read more in Response about ways SPU is building a student experience that enhances and expands classroom learning.