Advising Future Physicians
While the national average hovers around 50 percent, the medical school acceptance rate of SPU students has long exceeded 90 percent because of unique “shepherding” of students. In 2006, that acceptance rate hit 100 percent.

Record Number of Fall Applications

SPU Publishes New Magazine for Teens: etc

Speaker Prompts Closer Look at Globalization

SPU Offers Diverse Lineup of Events

Helping Parents Save for College

Students to Perform in Denver and Phoenix

Beyond Intellectual Mastery
President Philip Eaton offers a more complete view of education: Learning is “a bigger story than our own little pieces of intellectual mastery.”

A “Determined Quiet”
Alumna of the Year Lora Jones ’43 proves one person can change the world. Her life exemplifies ardent faith through war, life on a prison farm, and faithfully preaching the gospel.

Fiction on a Small Canvas
A new volume celebrates the best in Christian short stories — and leads off with a creation of SPU Adjunct Professor Mary Kenagy.

Goodwill Goalkeeping
Star soccer player Marcus Hahnemann ’93 wins fans in Europe, and represents America in the 2006 World Cup.

My Response
Principal and SPU doctoral student Karol Pulliam considers the classroom implications of John Medina’s 12 brain rules.

Back-Cover Art
Class of 2000 alumna Anne Faith Nicholls gives Response readers a “Page One Examination.”