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What’s happening at SPU? This is where you’ll find the latest news about research, events, activities, achievements, and milestones in the life of SPU and its people.

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang talks to SPU about the Future of Work

Oct 22, 2020

Yang, an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former presidential candidate, was the keynote speaker for Seattle Pacific’s 2020 Virtual Days of Common Learning. The weeklong series (historically, an annual day of seminars) gave students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader community an opportunity to engage in deep thought and conversation around a topic of focus, interest, and concern.
Jordan Grant, assistant vice president and first-generation college student, talks about SPU's new initiative to lower tuition by 25% to attract more students.

Oct 7, 2020

In a new SPU Voices podcast, Jordan Grant, assistant vice president for enrollment operations and Student Financial Services, discusses SPU's big "Tuition Reimagined" announcement. Beginning in autumn 2021, the new annual tuition will be reduced by 25% to $35,100 — before financial aid is factored in, which 95% of SPU students receive.
SPU's Faith for the Future Scholarship covers at least 50% of tuition for undergraduate students with demonstrated commitment to faith and service.

Oct 5, 2020

Are you looking for a faith-based college experience? Have you been involved in a faith-related ministry or graduated from a Christian high school? SPU's Faith for the Future Scholarship guarantees 50% of tuition will be covered for qualifying students. Learn more.
The Future of Work. Keynote address by Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, author, and former presidential candidate. October 5-9

Sep 21, 2020

The Day of Common Learning (this year, known as the Days of Common Learning) is a campuswide event in which students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the outside community have the opportunity to engage in deep thought and conversation around a topic of focus, interest, and concern. This year’s event is Oct. 5–9, 2020, and the topic is “The Future of Work in the Age of a Pandemic, Sociopolitical Disruption, and Rapid Technological Change." The week culminates with a 20-minute keynote address by Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, author, and former presidential candidate.
The Electoral College: Infection or Vaccine?

Sep 17, 2020

For his annual Constitution Day essay, Professor Emeritus of History Bill Woodward looks at the Electoral College —the reasons the framers of the Constitution created it and whether any of their reasons still apply.
Seattle Pacific ranked a "Best National University" for 2021

Sep 14, 2020

For the fifth year in a row, Seattle Pacific has been named a “Best National University” in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 best college rankings. U.S. News defines national universities as those institutions offering a full range of undergraduate majors plus master's and doctoral programs and a commitment to producing groundbreaking research.
Behind the scene of Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market

Sep 3, 2020

Pike Place Market Foundation Executive Director and alumna Lillian Sherman '91 shares some history about Pike Place, including the little known fact that people live there, and how the Pike Place Market Foundation cares for them. She also highlights how vendors have adapted during the global coronavirus pandemic, including the fish throwers and the flower sellers.
Lt. Cmdr. Megan Warth '00, a Navy reservist nurse, volunteered to go to ground zero of the pandemic in New York City.

Sep 1, 2020

Lt. Cmdr. Warth, a Navy reservist labor and delivery nurse, had taken a red-eye from Seattle to New York City where she had volunteered to work at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan as part of the Navy’s crisis response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn about the newest campus exhibit

Sep 1, 2020

Whales are the largest animals that have ever lived on our planet, yet we know very little about them. New species of whales are still being discovered, and we are learning more all the time. One group that is learning more about whales are students of SPU Assistant Professor of English Peter Moe. During Summer Semester 2020, students assembled the skeleton of a 29-foot juvenile gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus. Learn more about the project.
"Knowing Whales" lecture series: SPU faculty, guest speakers examine whales from their respective disciplines, including theology, biology, and art.

Aug 16, 2020

As part of a summer course to assemble a whale skeleton to hang in Eaton Hall, SPU faculty and invited guest lecturers will speak about whales from their respective disciplines, including theology, biology, and art.

Dr. Christopher Jones and a young patient

Holistic Health Care in the Rainier Valley

Dr. Christopher Jones ’94 hopes the families in his medical practice never need to ask: “Is my kid sick enough that I should pay for a doctor’s visit?” Medical director of HopeCentral, a nonprofit health center, he and his team have adapted the concept of concierge medicine to a diverse Seattle neighborhood.

What Makes Us Moral?

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Leland Saunders earned a $10,100 Graves Award in Humanities for his research project, “The Structure of Moral Judgement: Philosophical Perspectives.” His research responds to recent arguments that human beings’ concepts of morality are just a quirk of evolution and don't connect to anything deeper.

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang talks to SPU about the Future of Work

Oct 22, 2020

Jordan Grant, assistant vice president and first-generation college student, talks about SPU's new initiative to lower tuition by 25% to attract more students.

Oct 7, 2020

SPU's Faith for the Future Scholarship covers at least 50% of tuition for undergraduate students with demonstrated commitment to faith and service.

Oct 5, 2020

The Future of Work. Keynote address by Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, author, and former presidential candidate. October 5-9

Sep 21, 2020

The Electoral College: Infection or Vaccine?

Sep 17, 2020

Seattle Pacific ranked a "Best National University" for 2021

Sep 14, 2020

Behind the scene of Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market

Sep 3, 2020

Lt. Cmdr. Megan Warth '00, a Navy reservist nurse, volunteered to go to ground zero of the pandemic in New York City.

Sep 1, 2020

Learn about the newest campus exhibit

Sep 1, 2020

"Knowing Whales" lecture series: SPU faculty, guest speakers examine whales from their respective disciplines, including theology, biology, and art.

Aug 16, 2020

Holistic Health Care in the Rainier Valley

What Makes Us Moral?

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