With a distinguished career in higher education, law, and financial management, former SPU Provost Jeff Van Duzer discusses "Why Business Matter to God" in the latest SPU Voices podcast.

May 17, 2022

Welcome to the SPU Voices Podcast, where we tell personal stories with universal impact. I’m your host, Amanda Stubbert. And today we sat down with Jeff Van Duzer. His teaching draws on a distinguished career in higher education, law, and financial management. At Seattle Pacific University, he held several positions including provost, dean of the School of Business and Economics, and professor of business ethics and business law. He was a practicing partner with the international law firm Davis Wright Tremaine for more than 20 years, and is the author of Why Business Matters to God?, along with many other articles in academic and popular journals.

Listen to the podcast.

SPU Theatre present this original rom-com fable about goddesses banished to a modern office building in the mortal world. Show runs May 21-28 in the E.E. Bach Theatre on campus.

May 17, 2022

SPU Theatre present this rom-com fable about goddesses banished to a modern office building in the mortal world. As they continue their work hidden among the mortals whose destinies they weave, one of them falls in love.

"String"

May 19–21, 25–28, 2022

E.E. Bach Theatre in McKinley Hall on campus

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Join us for this lecture on Monday, May 9, examining "How a Human Engineer Creates" with the director of the Amazon Robotics Team. The lecture is part of SPU's Faith, Diversity, and Science series.

Apr 20, 2022

The Faith, Diversity, and Science lecture series will focus on the theme “What is Creation?” throughout the 2021–22 academic year. 

Alumna Emma Burke, who graduated in 2021, is on her way to becoming a national park ranger. It started with the class "Finding Your Vocation." Read her story.

Apr 19, 2022

Seattle Pacific alumna Emma Burke ’21 is on her way to becoming a national park ranger. But her trail to finding her vocation was rocky.

Burke studied psychology and, in her studies, struggled to pinpoint what it was she wanted to do for her career. She enjoyed her major, but it was not what she wished to pursue after graduation. In her junior year at SPU, she came to a breaking point — she contemplated dropping out of college.

Burke joined a class offered by SPU’s Center for Career and Calling called “Finding Your Vocation.” The two-credit seminary-style course is offered every quarter to help students learn more about themselves and sense God’s call on their life. That was the case for Burke.

Read her story.

High school students can jump-start a tech career with hands-on programs focused on video game creation, mechatronics, and 3D printing.

Apr 19, 2022

Offered by SPU’s Department of Engineering and Computer Science, Summer Tech Camps introduce high school students to game creation, 3D printing, and more. Each camp is limited to 16 participants.

Information for the 2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencements, Ivy Cutting, and all the other year-end events is now available.

Apr 18, 2022

The 2022 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 12, 2 p.m., at the Tacoma Dome, and we are inviting graduates and their families from the Classes of 2020 and 2021 to join us. Ivy Cutting and Graduate Commencement will be held on campus, Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Learn more on the 2022 Commencement website.

In just five years, you can earn a BA and MA in Christian Ministry to prepare you for senior leadership in a congregation. Learn more about Seattle Pacific Seminary's Accelerated Pastoral Degree Program.

Apr 18, 2022

Are you called to be a pastor? Seattle Pacific Seminary's Accelerated Pastoral Degree Program is a streamlined degree path that offers a BA in Christian Theology and MA in Christian Ministry, preparing you in five years for senior leadership in a local congregation.

SPU Interim President Pete Menjares shares a video message for Easter.

Apr 13, 2022

From Interim President Pete Menjares: As we approach Easter this year, I want to share this brief video with you. My prayer is that all of us encounter the risen Christ. In the words of the psalmist: “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.” (Psalm 25:4–5 NRSV).

"We forgive until we stop obsessing with the pain of the story of hurt." Alumnus Andy Ekblad talks about God's work and the power of forgiveness in his own life and in those he serves.

Apr 11, 2022

Andy Ekblad '84 is the founder and director of Beautiful Gate Ministries and provides training to pastors and leaders in developing nations, principally in Africa. He received much of his training in The School of Life, raising a profoundly disabled daughter until her death in 2013 and serving as a pastor for 30 years. Andy holds a master's of divinity and a master's of theology, and was further trained in spiritual direction at Soul Formation's Academy of spiritual formation and the school of spiritual direction.

Read or listen to the podcast online.

The public is invited to this unique event on Wednesday, April 13, featuring entrepreneurial projects presented by student teams who are passionate about addressing social issues through sustainable business models.

Apr 7, 2022

Each spring, the Center for Applied Learning in SPU's School of Business, Government, and Economics sponsors the Social Venture Plan Competition — a unique event designed to encourage SPU students from all majors to develop entrepreneurial projects that can make a difference in the world.