In an opinion piece for The Seattle Times, Sociology Prof. Karen Snedker argues for expanding treatment courts designed to address substance abuse and mental illness.

Aug 3, 2023

In an opinion piece for The Seattle Times, SPU Sociology Prof. Karen Snedker argues for the need to expand treatment courts to address King County’s fentanyl crisis. "As an expert on mental health courts, I argue for expanding treatment courts, especially co-occurring courts that are designed to address both substance abuse and mental illness."

Read the opinion piece online.

The latest SPU Voices podcast features Prof. Emeritus of Old Testament Frank Spina talking about life after leaving SPU, his new book, and unpacks several well-known Bible stories.

Aug 3, 2023

The latest SPU Voices podcast features Prof. Emeritus Frank Spina talking about life after leaving SPU, failing retirement, his new book, and unpacks several well-known Bible stories. Frank was a professor of Old Testament at SPU for more than 45 years. He often heard from students that he had taught their parents — or their grandparents. Considered tough and fair, he was named Professor of the Year by these very students. Frank is an Episcopal priest, serving as interim priest at St. Aidan's in Camano Island. He speaks regularly in the Northwest and beyond and currently hosts a podcast called “The Bible You Thought You Knew."

Come visit SPU this summer! You'll learn about admissions and financial aid and meet current students and faculty.

Jun 14, 2023

Come see for yourself the difference a Seattle Pacific education will make. Summer Visit Days are offered on select Fridays during the summer, from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. You will learn about admissions and financial aid from the experts, hear from current students and faculty, talk with your admissions counselor, explore campus, and enjoy lunch.

Alumnus Peter Choi came to SPU as an international student from Korea to study journalism. His career took off immediately after graduation, first with Korean National News and now with Spokane's KXLY.

May 1, 2023

Welcome to the SPU Voices podcast, where we tell personal stories with universal impact. Our guest today is Peter Choi. He came to SPU as an international student from Korea to study journalism. His career took off immediately after graduation, and he was working as an international correspondent for the Korean National News during the pandemic, which left Peter and his new wife quarantining on opposite sides of the globe. They were recently reunited when Peter became a local multimedia reporter for KXLY in Spokane.

Listen to the podcast.

The annual Undergraduate Research Conference showcases outstanding research students are making in the fields of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, engineering, health and human performance, mathematics, physics, and sociology.

Apr 26, 2023

For 21 years, the Erickson conference has showcased the outstanding research and design contributions students are making in the fields of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, engineering, health and human performance, mathematics, physics, and sociology.

Students' presentations range from single quarter classroom-based original research projects to summative multi-year independent research programs and engineering design projects.

The Erickson Conference will be held in person on Friday, May 5, 2023. The Erickson Committee looks forward to hearing about the work our students have done, even in these challenging times. We also are excited to welcome our keynote speaker, Dr. Gretchen Huizinga, a research fellow at AI and Faith.

SPU’s Center for Faithful Business welcomes Dr. Uli Chi, board chair of the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health System in the Pacific Northwest; and Brad Tilden, chairman of the board of directors and former CEO of Alaska Airlines, for this public lecture on leadership.

Apr 25, 2023

Sponsored by the Center for Faithful Business at Seattle Pacific University, this year's Bruce Kennedy Ethical Leadership Lecture will be, " Wisdom and Leadership," presented by Dr. Uli Chi, with Brad Tilden responding. The lecture is Wednesday, May 3, 7–8:30 p.m. in Upper Gwinn Commons on the SPU campus.

Dr. Uli Chi has spent his life practicing leadership at the intersection of for-profit and non-profit businesses, the theological academy, and the local church. He is an award-winning technological entrepreneur who founded a software company that develops 3-D virtual reality software that simplifies complex decision-making processes for consumers and businesses. Uli currently serves as Board Chair of the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health System in the Pacific Northwest, and Vice Chair of the De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. Uli has also served as Chair of Regent College’s Board of Governors, and Chair of the Executive Committee for the Center for Integrity in Business (now Center for Faithful Business) at Seattle Pacific University.

Responding to this year's lecture is Brad Tilden. An American business executive, Brad is the chairman of Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Before becoming the company's CEO in 2012, Tilden served as Alaska Airlines' president, and Alaska Air Group's chief financial officer prior to that.

The event is free, but registration is required.

Join the School of Theology for a special event on Tuesday, May 2, at 4 p.m. highlighting faculty authors and their recent books.

Apr 25, 2023

Join the School of Theology for a special event on Tuesday, May 2, highlighting faculty authors and their recent books: 

AI, Faith, and the Future: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Making Christianity Manly Again: Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill Church

American Evangelicalism; Workshop of the Holy Spirit: An Invitation to Theological Education

The Radiance of God: Christian Doctrine through the Image of Divine Light.

The SPU Art Department begins its annual series of showcasing the works of graduating seniors with capstone works in photography, printmaking, drawing, video, sculpture and installation.

Apr 25, 2023

The SPU Art Department is pleased to kick off its 2023 Senior Exhibition series with our Photography/Studio Art Exhibition, resid[u]e. This culmination of study features capstone works by students Patricia Fong, Kayla Ketchum, Taylor Schmidt and Jordan Hayward.

Spanning media including photography, printmaking, drawing, video, sculpture and installation, the exhibition represents the range of skills achieved by these students in the last four years. More than this, works in the exhibition explore themes such as memory, lament, joy and embodiment, inviting us all to consider more deeply what it means to be human.

The exhibit is in the Seattle Pacific Art Center gallery located at 3 West Cremona through Friday, April 28.

SPU's John Perkins Center is hosting Dr. Jemar Tisby and Rev. Dominique Gilliard for the 2023 Perkins Lecture series, April 24-25.

Apr 18, 2023

SPU's John Perkins Center is hosting Dr. Jemar Tisby and Rev. Dominique Gilliard for the 2023 Perkins Lecture series.

Tisby speaks nationwide on topics of racial justice, U.S. history, and Christianity. He is the author of The New York Times’ bestseller, The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church's Complicity in Racism and How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey toward Racial Justice.

Gilliard is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, and he was named Outreach magazine’s 2019 Social Issues Resource of the Year. His latest book, Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege, won Englewood Review of Books 2021 Book of the Year Award.

Professors involved in the "Dialogue on Race and Faith" talk about their work and draw out implications for the Christian church today in an evening lecture on April 25.

Apr 18, 2023

A few Christians in the 19th century — particularly those connected with Oberlin College — acted boldly and courageously to end slavery and promote racial equality. Those who did so grounded their activism on Holiness Theology and devotional practices derived from the Wesleyan tradition. The Walls Lecture this year will be a panel presentation given by four professors who have been engaged in a scholarly project known as the “Dialogue on Race and Faith.” The goal of the project has been to study this historical movement and to draw out implications for the Christian church today.