Check out these Summer Sessions for undergraduates and graduates. Take charge of your degree and graduate sooner!

Jun 19, 2024

While Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters last about 10 weeks at Seattle Pacific, Summer Sessions are two to eight weeks long — allowing you to earn credits during the summer, take charge of your degree, and graduate sooner.

Check out the 2024 Summer Sessions for undergraduates and graduates.

The campus community is invited to an Ash Wednesday service on Feb. 14, 12-12:30 p.m. in Upper Gwinn.

Feb 12, 2024

The SPU community will observe Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14 with a short service sponsored by the Associated Students of Seattle Pacific and the School of Theology. A reflection on Lent will be provided by ASSP Officer of Ministries Kyler Granados, followed by the reading of one of the seven penitential psalms and an accompanying reflection by Professor of Biblical Studies Sara Koenig. The service will conclude with the imposition of ashes by students. The first 100 people will receive a "Lent in a Bag" with aids for prayer and devotional time during this Lenten season.

For the 13th year in a row, SPU is a winner of the NCAA Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence.

Dec 19, 2023

For the 13th year in a row, SPU has been announced as a winner of the NCAA Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence. SPU is just one of eight schools in Division II to win the award all 13 years that it has been presented. This year, a total of 44 schools were on the prestigious list. The award recognizes a four-year academic success rate (ASR) of 90 percent or higher. Congratulations to our Falcon athletes!

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.

Teaching people to coexist with wildlife is the main job of SPU alumnus and ecology graduate Todd Jacobsen with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Aug 25, 2023

When animals and people cross paths, Todd Jacobsen '10, of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, maintains the peace.

Deep in the woods of rural Washington, a hunter and his son return to a 12-foot-deep sinkhole they discovered the previous year. To their surprise, an elk calf is trapped at the bottom of the pit. Springing into action, the hunter contacts the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, which deploys Todd Jacobsen ’12. With the help of a tractor and dart gun, he lifts the elk out to safety.

It’s just another day’s work for Jacobsen, a wildlife conflict specialist for Klickitat, Skamania, and Clark Counties with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Read the story.

SPU Voices podcast features Falcon athlete and NCAA Division II indoor track and field champion Vanessa Aniteye, who talks about her life as an athlete and new mom.

Aug 16, 2023

In the latest SPU Voices podcast, meet Falcon athlete and NCAA Division II indoor track and field champion Vanessa Aniteye, who was nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award! She talks about being an athlete, getting married and having a son, and coming to SPU to resume her track and filed pursuits. 

Listen or read the transcript online. 

"SPU helped me become more comfortable and more confident in transitioning to a big law school," says Class of 2023 graduate and legislature intern Juliet Williams.

Aug 16, 2023

Juliet Williams is heading to Georgetown for law school after completing an internship in the Washington State Legislature. The fast-paced environment of the 105-day Washington State legislative session thrilled political science major Juliet Williams ’23. Heels clicked on the granite floors of the state capitol in Olympia. Senators hustled to pass bills. And interns answered constituent calls and emails. Williams’ 2023 internship made her long to experience another capital city: Washington D.C. The 2023 Seattle Pacific Univesity graduate is headed to Georgetown Law this fall.

Read her story.

2023 graduate Rev. Marilyn S. Hair and her husband, Theology Professor Rick Steele, celebrate special milestones during Commencement activities.

Aug 4, 2023

At the tender age of 70, the Rev. Marilyn S. Hair was likely the most senior member of Seattle Pacific’s Class of 2023. Technically, Marilyn graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor’s degree in biology last November, but her participation in the June Commencement and the Ivy Cutting ceremonies was significant for her and her husband, Richard B. Steele, professor emeritus of moral and historical theology at SPU.

Read their story.