SPU Theology Professor Katherine Douglass receives $1 million grant to study faith in families. She will work with fellow professors, students, staff and local congregations.

Dec 18, 2023

How do churches support families in the faith formation of children? How do church leaders navigate topics of disability, mental health, and sexuality through a Christian lens, and move toward racially conscious ministries? How do parents understand the scriptures on these topics and how do they read them with their children?

These questions and more will be the focus of a research project led by Katherine Douglass, Seattle Pacific University associate professor of educational ministry and practical theology. She received a $1 million grant from Lily Endowment Inc. as part of the Christian Parenting and Caregiving Initiative to study faith socialization in families. The grant will also bring together ministry leaders and parents for a trip to Hawaii to learn about the impact of disease, family, religion, and government within the former leper colony on Moloka’i.

Douglass will be working with undergraduate and graduate students along with four SPU professors and staff in theology, psychology, and multi-ethnic programs

Read the full press release. 

Learn stories of Christian businesspeople around the world who are demonstrating how their faith impacts their work. Watch short films along with study guides in your small group.

Dec 18, 2023

Faith & Co. is a partnership between academic departments, entrepreneurial companies, and mission-driven institutions. Supported by generous donor funding and facilitated by Seattle Pacific University, this bold experiment in exploring the potential of educational film and Christian vocation has united a team of experts to deliver rigorous, high-quality resources in the spirit of teaching and learning. Faith & Co. is an educational and formational experience that will deepen connections between your faith and work.

Learn more.

Longtime theatre Professor George Scranton passed away on Nov. 28. He leaves a lasting impact with hundreds of students and Seattle Pacific.

Dec 12, 2023

George Scranton, professor emeritus of theatre, passed away on Nov. 28. George was an SPU alumnus and served on the faculty for more than 40 years.

Professor Jaeil Lee receives the Research-Scholar of the Year Award from the Washington State-Family and Consumer Sciences organization.

Nov 28, 2023

Jaeil Lee, professor and co-director in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, received the 2023-24 WA-FCS Research Scholar of the Year Award at the Washington State AAFCS (American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) annual conference in Vancouver, WA.

Tod Yansomboon, an international student from Thailand, talks about his incredible journey to SPU and being a social media influencer.

Nov 28, 2023

The latest SPU Voices podcast features Tod Yansomboon, an international student from Thailand currently in his final quarter at SPU. Tod left his home at the age of 15 to attend high school in the U.S. in pursuit of his overarching goal: to understand business and how business can help others. After three years of high school in three different U.S. states, Tod arrived on the SPU campus to study business administration and found his dreams all coming true — until COVID hit. Forced to return home without much hope of returning, Tod turned to social media for community and support. He is now a true social media influencer with over one million subscribers, and his videos have been being viewed over 200 million times. 

Listen or read the podcast online.

The women's soccer and volleyball teams are in the NCAA playoffs this week. Follow all the action online!

Nov 28, 2023

The SPU women's soccer team continues into the third round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships where it will face No. 1 seed Point Loma in Mesa, Colorado, on Thursday, Nov. 30. For the first time in 12 years, the No. 5 seeded Falcon volleyball team is in the postseason and will head to California for the Division II West Regionals in Coussoulis Gym at Cal State San Bernardino. Catch all the playoff action online at spu.falcons.com.

Meet alumna Jacoby Miles '20, who describes herself as a business administrator, lover of the arts, apologetics enthusiast, and lover of people.

Nov 15, 2023

The latest SPU Voices podcast features 2020 alumna Jacoby Miles, who describes herself as a business administrator, lover of the arts, apologetics enthusiast, and lover of people. At the age of 15, she was paralyzed from the chest down due to a gymnastics accident. She has worked hard to gain her strength back but is still confined to a wheelchair with limited mobility. She says her life has never been the same after the accident, but it has changed in the best way, too. Listen or read the podcast online.

SPU is hosting the NCAA West Regionals women's soccer playoffs Nov. 16-18 at Interbay Stadium. Come cheer on the Falcons!

Nov 14, 2023

SPU will host the NCAA West Regionals Nov. 16–18 at Interbay Soccer Stadium. The opening round is Thursday, Nov. 16, at 1 p.m. as Simon Fraser plays CSU Los Angeles. SPU will plays the winner of the that match on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m.  Visit the Falcons online for the latest information.

The School of Business, Government, and Economics received the prestigious Principles for Responsible Management Education Champion designation.

Nov 9, 2023

Seattle Pacific University’s School of Business, Government, and Economics (SBGE) has once again garnered the prestigious PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) Champion designation through the United Nations Global Compact. SPU is one of only three schools in the United States and 47 throughout the world to receive this status.

SBGE has demonstrated a proven, long-term track record of making impactful contributions in thought and praxis, developing leaders equipped not only to address barriers to sustainability, but also to promote peace and prosperity for all people—and the planet—well into the future.

Read more about the designation.