President Porterfield will hold a post-BOT Town Hall on Tuesday, March 3, 3–4 p.m. in Upper Gwinn. She will give an update on the winter Board of Trustees meeting. The presentation will be recorded and a link to the recording will be shared.

The last Chapel of Winter Quarter is Tuesday, March 3, 11:10 a.m. in First Free Methodist Church with special guest Millie Voigtlander, founder and director of Adoration House. The theme for the quarter is "Launching together: Following Jesus is not a solo journey." All faculty and staff are invited to join a community lunch each week after Chapel in the SUB Fireside Room. Bring your lunch and share fellowship with others across campus.

Staff Council would like to encourage you to nominate a staff member to be recognized for their outstanding contribution to the SPU community at the upcoming Celebration of Service. Submit your nomination now through March 18.

SPU's Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Dan Adams, will present their winter concert on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the E.E.Bach Theater in McKinley Hall. The concert will feature ensemble works by Patrick Speranza, J.S. Bach, Paul Bissell, and tradition Afro-Cuban drumming. Solo performances by students Skye Frazier, Olivia Callen, Dylan Berlier, and James Loffink will also be on the program. Admission is free.

A message from the Music Department: Join Dr. Ryan Ellis and Dr. Hsuan Lee for an evening of music performed by student ensembles on Thursday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. in First Free Methodist Church. Concert Choir continues the exploration of foundational gospel styles with works by Richard Smallwood, Edwin Hawkins, and Andraé Crouch featuring many fantastic student soloists. The Orchestra will delight with a mixed program from classical to contemporary works from animated movies. Come support our student musicians in this wonderful night of music!

SPAC Gallery is pleased to present, "A Very Hungry Caterpillar," an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by guest artist and SPU alumna Erin Milez. The exhibition is a gathering of work made since the beginning of Milez’s professional career five years ago and reflects the growth of her artistic voice and style. 

Working from autobiographical experiences, Milez’s work honors and humors the slow chaos of domestic life. In this body of work, which includes her 2023 piece, “A Very Hungry Caterpillar,” Milez displays her refinement of figurative distortions and spatial relationships. The show includes works on paper which are key stepping stones in Milez’s image development, not to mention play and experimentation that yield an ever curious and evolving studio practice.

The exhibition runs through Friday, March 6, 2026. The gallery is located at 3 West Cremona and is open 9 a,m.–4 p.m. Monday throught Thursday or by appointment.

The Faculty/Staff Bulletin is published every Monday during the academic year. The next deadline is Thursday, March 5, and the next Bulletin will be published on Monday, March 9. 

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 can be resubmitted for an additional two weeks.

An article by Rebekah Rice, professor of philosopy, titled "Comments on Carolina Sartorio’s Causalism: Unifying Action and Free Action," was published in Analysis, an Oxford University Press academic journal. The article was originally part of a book symposium held at the American Philosophical Association's meeting in New York in January 2025. 

Master of Arts in Teaching alumna Deidre Smith is featured in SPU Stories. In the program, Deidre say she "found an environment that aligned with her values of integrating academic excellence with faith, service, and cultural engagement."