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What’s happening at SPU? This is where you’ll find the latest news about research, events, activities, achievements, and milestones in the life of SPU and its people.



  • Jul 24, 2025

    For a , SPU Psychology Professor Paul Youngbin Kim shares about his recent experience attending the Blackpink concert with his daughter.

  • A new book by Professor of Theology Doug Koskela is written for those beginning a study of Christian theology.

    Jul 22, 2025

    A new book by Professor of Theology Doug Koskela is now available from Cascade Books.  is written for those beginning their journey in the study of Christian theology. It offers an introduction to the nature and purpose of theology by means of an extended meditation on the Emmaus road story of Luke 24. Each chapter explores one feature of the Emmaus story that signals how we might go about the task of knowing and loving God more deeply. All those who wish to get to the heart of this work — even longtime theologians — are invited to take up these pages.

  • Seattle Pacific Seminary faculty have published more than 50 books and commentaries on a wide range of topics.

    Jul 8, 2025

    Seattle Pacific Seminary faculty has published more than 50 books, on topics that include global Christianity, missiology, theodicy, pneumatology, ecclesiology, discipleship, women and Christianity, Christian ethics, popular culture and Christianity, Christian imagination, race and Christian identity, Christian reconciliation, and Wesleyan studies — as well as commentaries and scholarly monographs on numerous books and topics of the Bible.

     

  • Jul 8, 2025

    In the Winter Quarter 2025 Connections alumni e-newsletter, we asked you to share how Doris Brown Heritage ’64, ’70 MEd — SPU’s legendary two-time Olympian and five-time world champion — may have inspired you. As a coach, professor, friend, and mentor, Doris left an indelible mark on our community during her remarkable tenure at SPU, and alumni responded with incredible stories. .

  • Jul 8, 2025

    The Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar Athlete Award presented by Barnes & Noble College on Tuesday afternoon, with 34 ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµ student-athletes earning recognition.

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  • Jun 30, 2025

    If you're thinking about applying to SPU, join us on campus this summer for a counselor led information session where you will learn more about our university and our application process, have a chance to ask questions, and tour campus with a current student!

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  • Learn about two new science majors — data science and biomedical engineering — beginning Autumn Quarter 2025.

    Jun 30, 2025

    Beginning Autumn Quarter 2025, Seattle Pacific will offer two new academic programs in the sciences. 

    The data science (BS) program will equip students with the mathematical, statistical, and computational skills needed to extract meaningful insights from data. Through hands-on learning and ethical inquiry, students prepare for careers in data-driven industries, applying their expertise across diverse fields.

    The biomedical engineering (BS) program blends engineering with biology and health sciences to prepare students for a hands-on, interdisciplinary career. This degree also prepares students to design cutting-edge biomedical devices while earning both a biomedical engineering degree and an ABET-accredited general ngineering degree.

  • Old Testament theologian Walter Brueggemann died June 5 at the age of 92. He spoke on campus in 2013 and gave an interview with SPU’s Response magazine.

    Jun 11, 2025

    Old Testament scholar, preacher, teacher, author, and theologian Walter Brueggemann died on June 5 at the age of 92. In an interview with SPU’s Response magazine in 2013, he talked about prayer, imagination, and what Christians of different faith traditions can learn from one another.

  • Seattle Pacific receives high marks in several 2025 national rankings.

    Jun 6, 2025

    For the ninth year in a row, Seattle Pacific has been named a “” in U.S. News & World Report’s best college annual rankings for 2025. 

    Seattle Pacific is the No. 1 ranked Christian university in the Northwest in Niche’s “.” Niche is an online resource providing information on K–12 schools, colleges, and more and is a top guide for students looking for a college. The Wall Street Journal included SPU in its .

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  • Jun 6, 2025

    Empowering students to serve the world has been at the heart of ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµ s mission since its founding. Senior Lainey Mendoza ’25, recently recognized for her servant leadership, is another example of SPU students making the world a better place

    In her junior year, Mendoza was unanimously nominated by her honors cohort for the Erin Rahel Kimminau Servanthood Scholarship Award. The award, which is redeemed during the recipient’s senior year, honors the memory of Erin Kimminau, a junior who tragically passed away in a 2016 car accident.

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Holistic Health Care in the Rainier Valley

Dr. Christopher Jones ’94 hopes the families in his medical practice never need to ask: “Is my kid sick enough that I should pay for a doctor’s visit?” Medical director of HopeCentral, a nonprofit health center, he and his team have adapted the concept of concierge medicine to a diverse Seattle neighborhood.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Leland Saunders

What Makes Us Moral?

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Leland Saunders earned a $10,100 Graves Award in Humanities for his research project, “The Structure of Moral Judgement: Philosophical Perspectives.” His research responds to recent arguments that human beings’ concepts of morality are just a quirk of evolution and don't connect to anything deeper.