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.

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.

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.

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.