Please mark your calendars for Thursday, Nov. 21, in Upper Gwinn, 2–3 p.m. for a town hall with President Porterfield and an update on the autumn Board of Trustees meeting.

A message from Educational Technology and Media: In collaboration with Computer and Information Systems, we’ll guide you through the available online polling tools in Microsoft Forms and Teams, exploring how they can be effectively used to support your teaching. This workshop will be held in person on campus and repeated in an online session. We are looking forward to seeing you then!

• 1–2 p.m.  On campus at ETM in the lower level of the library
• 3–4 p.m. (Online). Contact ETM at etmhelp@spu.edu for the Teams link.

Other upcoming workshops are Tuesday, Nov. 12: ETM Pedagogy Showcase (1–2 p.m. at ETM). Past workshop: What’s New in Canvas? Online recording available upon request.

A message from Human Resources: Open Enrollment is now underway and runs until Nov 1. This is your opportunity to make changes to your benefits election, including medical, dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts executed through Banner. We have NEW Voluntary Life, AD&D, and other voluntary benefit providers. This will require new enrollment for 2025 through Banner. Learn more about 2025 Open Enrollment and instructions for using Banner to make changes. Watch for HR Open Enrollment emails this week!

The next School of Business, Government, and Economic Dean’s Speaker event will be Monday, Nov. 4, at 10:30 a.m. in the Library Seminar Room. The speaker will be Gene Boes, CEO of Northwest Center, one of the leading social enterprises in the region. Faculty and staff are welcome, but space is limited in the LSR, so RSVP by contacting cal@spu.edu.

As part of SPU's celebration of International Education Week (November 18–22), the Office of Intercultural Programs would like to feature stories of our international staff and faculty — especially those who originally came to the United States as students. Why did you choose to come to the U.S.? How has your cultural identity shaped who you are? What do you want to share with our students? If you are interested in sharing your story, please contact Miriam Schmidt in the Office of Intercultural Programs at mschmidt@spu.edu.  We will likely be hosting a poster display of these stories, and this will not require a lot of your time. Many thanks!

Please join the Seattle Pacific Seminary for its first public lecture of the year on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m., in the First Free Methodist Church sanctuary. The speaker is Dr. Richard Middleton who will present the lecture, “Who Can Stand before YHWH, This Holy God?: The Challenge of Ark Narrative for Our Times (1 Samuel 4-6)." This lecture will explore how the holiness of God calls our polarizing ideologies into question. The respondent for this lecture will be Sara Koenig, SPU professor of biblical studies.

The Camp Casey Store is running an exclusive sale with a main campus pickup option for a limited time only! Use the code FALCONFOREVER at checkout for an extra 10% off and be sure to select SPU Falcon’s Post as your pickup location. New and retro hoodies, T-shirts, hats, mugs, and stickers! Checkout the online store

As Camp Casey and the Fort Casey Inn transition to new owners, we are asking the SPU community to share their favorite "porch pics" from a recent stay at one of the beautiful turn-of-the-century homes. Just fill out this short form to upload your photo and include a brief description. Then revisit the webpage as more photos are added.

The Faculty/Staff Bulletin is published every Monday during the academic year or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday. The next deadline is Thursday, Oct. 31. The next issue will be published Monday, Nov. 4. 

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.

Please join the Office of Human Resources in welcoming Derick Harris, interim director of Student Ministries and campus pastor, in Student Life.