A message from University Advancement: With just one day to go, the excitement and anticipation for Giving Day on Wednesday, April 8, is overflowing. And some of you, to inspire early giving, have already made your gifts at givingday.spu.edu. Thank you!!

Remember every gift you make has a lasting impact on SPU, our students, and our community. An early gift of $25 or more from every SPU faculty and staff member to the Seattle Pacific Fund would yield nearly $10,000 to meet the greatest needs across our campus. So please, prayerfully consider a generous gift of $25, $50, $500, $5,000, or more today. Give at givingday.spu.edu. Also, as a friendly reminder, we’ll begin the day with community prayer at 10 a.m. followed by the opening ceremony and the remaining day’s fun activities and fellowship from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come and stay the day or drop in when you can, but make sure to join our SPU community in the Student Union Building for a fun and faith-filled Giving Day.

The Office of Study Abroad is recruiting for the upcoming September Global Seminars; "Art & Incarnation in Italy" and "Cross-Cultural Psychology in South Korea." These amazing immersive opportunities run by Professor of Art Katie Kresser and Professor of Psychology Paul Youngbin Kim, respectively, are open to all majors and fulfill general education requirements. We need your help with student recruitment to fill these programs! Application deadline is May 1. Slides are available to share in classes by email Chelsea Van Eck, program coordinator, at vaneckc@spu.edu. Thank you for your partnership!

A message from Student Life: Please join us on Tuesday, April 21, for the annual Perkins Lecture Series as we welcome Distinguished Speaker Dr. Robert Chao Romero, author of Brown Church and a full-time professor at UCLA Department of Chicana(o) and Central American Studies and vice chair/director of graduate studies. He will be speaking in the morning chapel at 11 a.m. (earlier start time) and will present an evening workshop a 7 p.m. in First Free Methodist Church on "Migration as Grace: A Biblical Exploration of Migration and the Current Immigration Crisis." For times and location, visit the Perkins Lecture website.

A message from the Office of Intercultural Programs: Come support students from our Intercultural Clubs here at SPU on Wednesday, April 8, 6-8 p.m. in the Brougham lower gym. There will be performances by students and external groups and food. Attendees will get two tickets to try food from different booths with additional tickets available for purchase Hope to see you then!

A message from the Commencement Committee: Please be on the lookout for volunteer sign-ups coming in April. We invite you to join us in helping make Commencement Weekend, June 5–6, a meaningful and successful celebration for our students. Your support is essential in creating an uplifting experience for graduates and their families and guests. Together, we advance our shared mission of graduating students of competence and character. Thank you for your consideration! For details about Commencement events, visit the Commencement website.If you have questions, contact graduationinfo@spu.edu.

Please join the Seattle Pacific Seminary for the annual Frank Anthony Spina Lectureship on Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m., in Upper Gwinn Commons. Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Frank Anthony Spina will present the lecture, “The Gibeonite Story: The Bible’s Most Impressive and Secret Conversion Story," exploring a challenging and often-overlooked text from the book of Joshua and uncover the radical nature of grace in the Old Testament. This event requires no registration, is wheelchair accessible, and free.

The next Resume Rescue for students is Thursday, April 9, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the Center for Career and Calling. Students can drop by for quick, personalized resume feedback and get their materials polished ahead of the Fall Career Fair (more details to come). All students are welcome. Please help spread the word! 

A message from the Center for Applied Learning: Student teams will pitch their ideas for socially innovative businesses and organizations that make money and make a difference at the annual Social Venture Plan Competition on Wednesday, April 15, 2-6 p.m. Come and vote for your favorite projects and encourage your students to do so as well. Your votes will decide the winner of the $1,500 People’s Choice Prize. Check out the website now, and don’t miss the event in Upper Gwinn!

The Faculty/Staff Bulletin is published every Monday during the academic year.The next deadline is Thursday, April 9, and the next Bulletin will be published on Monday, April 13. 

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.

Gene Lemcio (Лемцьо), professor emeritus of New Testament, invites colleagues and students to his presentation at the University of Washington: “Lost–and Found–in Translation/s. From Hebrew and Greek Scriptures in Their Entirety Into Modern Ukrainian: From Kulish (1903) to Ohienko (1962).” He is scheduled to give the talk on Thursday, April 16, during the annual Conference of the Russian, East European, and Central Asian (REECAS) program under the auspices of the Jackson School of International Studies. Particulars for those interested can be found at online. See Session 1-A from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Lucas Claussen, an SPU ARC (Alternative Routes to Certification) 2020 graduate and 8th grade social studies teacher at Reeves Middle School in Olympia, received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching History from the Washington State Historical Society. He was honored for "inspiring students to connect classroom learning with the communities around them. Through place-based experiences, community events, and oral history projects, he helps students explore how local stories shape the present." Kirsten Koetje, assistant professor and chair of ARC and MAT/OL in the Division of Education said, "When you read the blurb for why he won, it's really aligned with what we are trying to teach our candidates and it made me smile!"