In case you missed this popular Oct. 2019 podcast, check out “Fish, Finance, and Family,” with Terresa Davis. This 2007 graduate is an accountant, a lawyer, dedicated mother of four, a Kung Fu student, and an orange belt in Kenpo karate. She and her husband are also the masterminds behind the incredible Seattle restaurants Blueacre Seafood, Steelhead Diner, Orfeo, Zane and Wylie’s, and Tempesta Coffee and Doughnuts. Born and raised in Australia, Davis recalls her journey to the United States and how her experience at SPU strengthened her feelings of self-worth and helped launch her career in the restaurant business.

Mailing Services is now operating on summer hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., with no mail and package delivery or pickup. You are welcome to come by Mailing Services to pick up your departmental mail and packages.

• If your department will NOT have anyone pick up your department’s mail this summer, please contact Mailing Services at 206-281-2077 or mailing@spu.edu. (This is so we won’t try to contact the department if a lot of mail collects during the summer.)
• If your department will be closed for more than a week, please let Mailing Services know so staff can make arrangements. If your department receives a large delivery, we would store the delivery or contact Safety and Security to be let into the department.

SPU Athletics will host the 44th Falcon Golf Classic on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7 a.m. at Harbour Pointe Golf Club. We’d love to have faculty and staff join us in this event. There will be numerous prizes and activities over the course of the day and the opportunity to meet and interact with our student-athletes and coaches. Lunch will also be provided. The cost for single players is $200 and $800 for a foursome. For more information or to register your team, contact Morgan Wallace in Athletics at wallacem3@spu.edu or 206-281-2855.

The Faculty/Staff Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, and every other week during the summer. The Bulletin is now on a summer schedule. The next deadline is Thursday, July 28. The next issue will be published Monday, Aug. 1. If you have information or event news, send it as soon as possible with an image or graphic to Bulletin editor Tracy Norlen at fsb-editor@spu.edu. Submissions may be edited for clarity. (Weekly publication resumes Sept. 6).

In recognition of her service to the SPU community, Leeza Arzaga, executive assistant to the vice provost for student formation and community engagement, was nominated by her peers and selected by Staff Council as the June 2022 Staff Member of the Month. Congratulations and thank you, Leeza! Learn more about Leeza and nominate a colleague for recognition on the Staff Council website.

A message from Nate Mouttet, vice president for enrollment marketing and management: This week, Johanna Dwyer begins as the new assistant vice president for Student Financial Services. She has served most recently as the dean of Student Financial Services at South Puget Sound Community College, where she managed and reported on federal and state financial aid, student financials, student employment, and veterans and workforce programs. She is a gifted leader and has extensive networks across state universities and community colleges. Please join me in welcoming her to SPU.

Janet Bester-Meredith, associate professor of biology, is co-author of the article, “The development of sex differences in song in a tropical duetting wren,” which was published in the online Royal Society journal.

Lin Liu, assistant professor of electrical engineering, was mentioned in Renewable Carbon News in the article, "New biobatteries use bacterial interactions to generate power for weeks." Lin was a co-author on a paper published in the Journal of Power Sources about "plug-and-play" bio batteries that can last for weeks at a time. Renewable Carbon News is published by the Nova-Institute, a private, independent research organization in Germany.

A prose poem by Jason Thornberry titled “Around the Garden Stone” appears in the new issue of Phantom Kangaroo. Jason is the receptionist for the School of Education and an adjunct professor.

Please join the Office of Human Resources in welcoming the following new staff members:

• David Choi, assistant coach, men’s basketball, Athletics
• Kathy Henning, communications specialist, University Communications