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November 2014 | Volume 8, Issue 10
 SPU Again Welcomes Tent City 3
This Winter Quarter SPU will host Tent City 3, a self-managed encampment of individuals experiencing homelessness, on Tiffany Loop in lower campus. If our positive experience in Winter 2012 is any indicator, this experience will be a great opportunity for friendships, service, and learning for SPU students and Tent City 3 residents.
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Inside SPU
Weekly Discussions Examine How Race Shapes Experience
In Context, a unique campus discussion group, invites students to talk about race, diversity, and reconciliation. Purposely and gently, the discussion group gives students a safe place to consider and break down long-held stereotypes about people from other cultures. Says one student, "Having these conversations in diverse groups creates an atmosphere where each person is challenged by another person's story."
From SPU to One of the World's Top Universities
With the support of his SPU professors, the experience of a semester at Oxford University, and a deep love of learning, Joseph Van Zanten Gallagher '14 is now working on a master's degree at King's College in London -- one of the top universities in the world.
Students Matched With Professionals in Learner-Centered Mentor Program
With more than 1,400 professionals in SPU's Mentorship Program database from companies and organizations such as Microsoft, World Concern, and the Seattle Seahawks -- and more than 350 internships for college credit each year -- SPU students are gaining real-world experience. As they interact with a mentor who can help them reach professional and personal goals, students are benefiting from a unique mentor program.
Mom's Day Recap
On Saturday, November 1, SPU moms and their students gathered for the popular Mom's Day. Hosted by the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, the day included a parent prayer meeting; a welcome by SPU's first lady, Pam Martin; brunch, and an optional cruise on Lake Washington.
With the theme "Oh, The Places You'll Go," moms and their students also heard a special presentation highlighting SPU's Study Abroad programs from Study Abroad Director Gail DeBell and students who shared their stories of traveling, studying, and life-changing experiences.
View Mom's Day photos
Alexander Hall Reopens
After the completion of a seismic retrofit, Alexander Hall reopened this Autumn Quarter, with an opening celebration taking place 123 years after its 1891 groundbreaking. After being relocated for a year, faculty members from the School of Theology, sociology, and history returned to their restored spaces.
To find out more about the Alexander Hall story and see how you can help with the campaign to preserve SPU's first building, visit spu.edu/alexander.
Upcoming Events
Autumn 2014 Mainstage: Lost in Yonkers
By America's great comic playwright Neil Simon, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is set in Yonkers, New York, in 1942. Bella is 35 years old, mentally challenged, and living at home with her mother, stern Grandma Kurnitz. As the play opens, ne'er do-well son, Eddie, deposits his two young sons on the old lady's doorstep and takes to the road as a salesman. The boys are left to contend with grandma, Bella and her secret romance, and Louie, Bella's brother, a small-time hoodlum.
November 20-22, 2014, 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on November 22
E.E. Bach Theatre, McKinley Hall, SPU Campus
$12/adults; $10 students/seniors
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Tradition: A Christmas Party for the Whole Family
It's time to put on your Christmas sweater! For nearly 30 years, "Tradition" has filled Tiffany Loop with Christmas carols, crafts, hot cider, and events for students, alumni, families, and our neighbors. Created and designed by students, this beloved annual event got its start in 1986 when SPU students decided the neighborhood needed to come together around a Christmas tree. It's time again!
December 5
7 p.m.
Tiffany Loop
Don't Miss Homecoming 2015!
Parents are encouraged to join the campus community for Homecoming 2015. Attend the theatre, cheer on the men's and women's basketball teams, attend the Talent Show, and more.
February 5-8, 2015
View the complete schedule.
Faculty News
Professor Speaks at Youth Conference
Tina Schermer Sellers, instructor of Marriage and Family Therapy and director of Medical Family Therapy, was a speaker at Open Seattle, an open-source youth ministry event sponsored by The Youth Cartel held on October 25, 2014. Her talk was titled "The Naked Truth About Purity, Shame, and God's Gift of Sex."
Hamilton Participates in Conference
The online version of Earth Island Journal published Professor of Geography Kathleen Braden's essay "Religion Needs Wilderness." The essay was part of the journal's celebration of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Wilderness Act.
 View the Parent Guidebook (PDF)
Did You Know? SPU Is on YouTube
You can check out life at SPU on our YouTube channel. Meet students and go inside the classroom for a glimpse of an SPU education.
Questions or Comments?
We'd love to hear from you. Let us know what's on your mind, or how we can help. Submit your questions and comments by emailing to parents@spu.edu.
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