Tradition, a student-produced Christmas event, features arts and crafts, beverages, and a live reindeer! The event is Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 7 p.m. in Tiffany Loop.

Dec 2, 2024

Tradition, a student-produced Christmas event, features arts and crafts, hot beverages, and a live reindeer! The event is Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 7 p.m. in Tiffany Loop.

The SPU community is invited to the official lighting of a Christmas tree and a time of joyful worship on Monday, Dec. 2, 5-5:30 p.m. at the corner of 3rd and Bertona Street.

Dec 2, 2024

Don't miss a new Christmas celebration for students, faculty, staff, and their families for what we anticipate will be an annual event.

We invite you to gather for an official lighting of a Christmas tree and a time of joyful worship at the start of the Advent season on Monday, Dec. 2, 5-5:30 p.m. at the corner of 3rd and Bertona Street. The event will be followed by cookies and cocoa in the SUB Gazebo/Fireplace Room.

The SPU Percussion Ensemble's autumn concert on Tuesday, Dec. 3, features the 12-member ensemble performing contemporary works and student solos.

Nov 25, 2024

The SPU Percussion Ensemble will present their autumn concert on Tuesday, Dec.3, at 7:30 p.m. in the E.E. Bach Theater in McKinley Hall. The 12-member ensemble will perform contemporary works by Nathan Daughtrey, Jim Casella, and Alan Hovhaness along with traditional marimba selections from Guatemala and drumming of the Susu Ethnic Group of southwest Guinea. Also on the program will be solo performances by students Sara Mach ("Fragments for Timpan"i by John Beck), James Loffink ("Rain Dance" by Alice Gomez and Marlyn Riff), and Dylan Berlier performing his original work “Evening Shores.”

Admission is free and open to the public.

The chapel in Alexander and Adelaide Hall has been named in honor of alumna and longtime missionary Ruth Ellen Kroon, Class of 1941.

Nov 25, 2024

Before the start of Autumn Quarter, the family of alumna and longtime missionary Ruth Kroon and Seattle Pacific University community members gathered to celebrate the dedication and renaming of the Alexander and Adelaide Hall chapel. The event celebrated the Kroon family’s contribution to the refurbishment of the building and the dedication of the newly named “Ruth Ellen Kroon Chapel.”

Read the story at SPU Stories.

 

An illustration by adjunct art professor Abigail Platter is on the cover of the 2024 November/December issue of Christianity Today magazine.

Nov 19, 2024

An illustration by adjunct art professor Abigail Platter is on the cover of the 2024 November/December issue of Christianity Today. The issue highlights themes of life’s hardship and the wonder of the incarnation.

SPU is one of the first universities in the Pacific Northwest to open a convenience store powered by Amazon's Just Walk Out technology. Here's how it works!

Nov 15, 2024

A new convenience store powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology is now open at Seattle Pacific University, one of the first universities in the Pacific Northwest to offer this option to students.

SPU’s automated C-Store concept is a partnership with Sodexo, the food service provider for the university. The store, called “Falcon Express,” is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and gives students early morning and late-night options for food and beverages. Customers can swipe their university ID card or a credit card to gain entrance. Cameras monitor the purchases and customers can exit with no checkout required.

Join the SPU Music Department and choirs in celebrating the beginning of the Advent and Christmas season with a concert on Monday, Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m. in First Free Methodist Church.

Nov 14, 2024

Join the SPU Music Department and choirs in celebrating the beginning of the Advent and Christmas season with a concert on Monday, Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m. in First Free Methodist Church. Choirs will perform familiar carols in which all can join in singing.

The No. 2 seed Falcon women's soccer team competes in the GNAC Women's Soccer Championships at Interbay Stadium, Nov. 14-16. Follow along at spufalcons.com. Go Falcons!

Nov 13, 2024

The Seattle Pacific University women’s soccer team is set to host the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament this weekend in Seattle at Interbay Soccer Stadium. The Falcons play Simon Fraser on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. with a chance to advance to the championship match on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m.

Learn more.

The Office of Intercultural Programs is hosting a series of events to celebrate International Education Week, Nov. 18-22.

Nov 13, 2024

International Education Week is November 18–22 and the Office of Intercultural Programs (OIP) will host a series of events throughout the week. International Education Week is celebrated and hosted by university campuses across the nation and the goal is to highlight the global initiatives present in day-to-day campus life. It includes international students, study abroad participants, and faculty and staff from around the world.

Here is a snapshot preview of what is planned:

Music Professor Dainius Vaičekonis hosts a multi-media piano recital fon Nov. 14 featuring the music of legendary American pianist and composer Leopold Godowsky.

Nov 13, 2024

Associate Professor of Music Dainius Vaičekonis cordially invites you to take a journey around the world with legendary American pianist, composer, and pedagogue Leopold Godowsky during a speical multi-media piano recital on Thursday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. in Nickerson Studios.