The Faculty/Staff Bulletin is the weekly, internal e-newsletter for SPU faculty and staff. Only faculty, adjunct faculty, staff, and emerit faculty receive the Bulletin, and most items are submitted by its readers. Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit information to fsb-editor@spu.edu or by selecting “Submit News” at the bottom of the Bulletin.

The Bulletin is published on Mondays (or Tuesdays if Monday is a holiday), and every other Monday during the summer. The deadline to submit information is the preceding Thursday. Submissions may be edited for clarity. The Bulletin is edited by Tracy Norlen, director of public information, in University Communications. The Bulletin is divided into several sections.

Campus News & Events highlights the major news and events on campus. Only events related to SPU will be accepted. All faculty and staff are encouraged to submit information, including department news, campus events, or guest speakers. Digital photos or graphics are required for each entry. Event information is published for two weeks if applicable and needs to be resubmitted to run longer. Remember to plan ahead when submitting information.

Faculty & Staff News is for professional information related to your position at SPU or in higher education. Items of interest are conferences attended, books or articles written or published, presentations made, awards received, or research completed. Professional news from staff is highly encouraged.

SPU in the News lists most of the print or broadcast media appearances by faculty and staff. If you've been used as a resource for a reporter, let us know by submitting the information to the Bulletin.

NEW: Falcon Feature: This new section will highlight SPU community members featured in SPU Stories or in other online publications as well as alumni news.

Milestones is for personal news of interest to the SPU community, including births, adoptions, marriages, anniversaries, church service, mission trips, awards, and athletic accomplishments. Digital photos are always welcome. This section is also used for memorial service information.

Drawn Out Puns is a monthly cartoon by Nate Hoover, Master of Fine Arts assistant director. The cartoons capture both the literal meaning (drawn content being puns) and the figurative/social stigma of puns being "drawn out" to excess.

If you have any questions, contact fsb-editor@spu.edu.

The first Chapel of Autumn Quater is Tuesday, Sept. 30, 11:10 a.m. in First Free Methodist Church, and the speaker is Pastor Fred TenEyck, director of Student Ministries and campus pastor. This year's theme for Chapel is "Into the Deep." The complete Chapel schdedule is available online. 

For marine biologist and SPU alumna Rachel Jordan, science and Scripture are means of knowing creation and Creator. In a public lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 3:30 p.m. in Demaray Hall 150, Jordan will share from her new book, If the Ocean Has a Soul, recounting fascinating aquatic phenomena alongside the sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic stories of animals she has known.

More than 2,400 SPU parents and family members recently received the Autumn Quarter In the Loop e-newsletter. Highlights included President Porterfield’s video introducing the new academic structure, details about the Foundations mini courses completed by faculty and staff in September, and reminders from Student Financial Services. Read the Autumn Quarter In the Loop here.

The Center for Career and Calling is excited to bring a Nintendo Internship Info Session to campus on Thursday, Oct. 9, 3:30–4:30 p.m.! Students will learn about Nintendo’s summer internships, including the application process and timeline. Please help spread the word to students — registration is required through Handshake and spots are limited.

Please join the Seattle Pacific Seminary for the Alfred S. Palmer Lectureship on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m., in the First Free Methodist Church sanctuary. Dr. Stephen Newby, former SPU professor of music, and Prof. Robert Darden will discuss their new book, Soon & Very Soon: The Transformative Music and Ministry of Andraé Crouch. The book highligts how the groundbreaking gospel artist reshaped American music through his innovative compositions, performances, and multiracial vision with examples drawn from his career.

A message from Information Technology. As a reminder, all university devices must be updated to Windows 11 by Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. We began communicating this requirement last academic year and now we are approaching the final deadline. If you have not yet scheduled a time with IT to perform the upgrade, please be aware that this is a hard cut-off date.

• Microsoft will officially end service for Windows 10 on Oct. 14.
• To prevent service disruptions, IT requires that all devices be upgraded by Oct.10.
• You will lose access to your device once Windows 10 reaches end-of-support, unless it is upgraded to Windows 11.
• Users who have not updated may lose access to critical university resources.

For those pressed for time, IT can provide a like-for-like device swap (same make and model). If you choose this option, please ensure all of your files are backed up beforehand.

If you are unsure whether your device has already been upgraded, or if you still need to schedule an appointment, please contact IT Support as soon as possible.

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our technology secure and supported.

The Faculty/Staff Bulletin is published every Monday during the academic year. The next deadline is Thursday, Oct. 2, and the next issue will be published Monday, Oct. 6.

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 and will be published for two consecutive issues; they then can be resubmitted for an additional two weeks.

Jennifer Maier, professor of English and SPU poet in residence, will read from The Occupant, her new collection of poems, at Third Place Books in Ravenna on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. RSVP online.

Nathaniel Weston, adjunct history faculty, gave a presentation titled. “Resisting the U.S. Colonization of the Philippines: Filipino Revolutionaries and the American Anti-Imperialist League,” at the Conference on Race, Racialization, and Resistance: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Humanities at Seattle University in April.

Please join the Office of Human Resources in welcoming the following new staff and faculty members.

• Derek Braun, administrative assistant, College of Business and Technology
• Allie Elison, instructor of Nutrition
• Maria Hartley, assistant professor, Nursing
• Alexis Morgan, administrative assistant, Office of Academic Affairs
• Diep Nguyen, assistant professor, Finance & Management
• Leo Quaye, assistant professor, Economics
• Dr. James Yeh, dean, College of Business and Technology