| Admissions Professionals Launch
              Season
of Major Conferences on Campus 
 IN ADDITION TO SOME 1,000 students enrolled in summer classes,
ºù«ÍÞÊÓÆµ has played host to several major conferences since
the end of Spring Quarter. From
June 11–14, 500 undergraduate and graduate admissions officers and high school
counselors came to campus for the annual National Association of Christian College
Admissions Personnel
(NACCAP) conference. NACCAP’s membership includes 120 Christian colleges and
universities throughout the United States
and Canada.
 
 “It was like holding an open house,” says Jennifer Kenney, SPU director
of undergraduate
admissions. “Our guests found out that Seattle is not just about rain and coffee — that
it’s an inviting city with phenomenal natural beauty. They also heard from President
Eaton
and came away with a strong sense of SPU’s
vision to engage the culture.”
 
 From June 19–21, the Council for Christian Colleges
and Universities (CCCU) sponsored its annual Critical Issues for Higher Education
conference at Seattle Pacific.
The summer’s largest event was the 2003 Free Methodist General Conference, which
brought more than 1,000 delegates and friends to campus from around the world
June 27– July 4 (see page 23). Other organizations visiting SPU this summer range
from the Pacific Northwest Ballet and the Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders
to United Way.
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 From the President
 Americans today are searching for a new tone for their lives. “We
              are talking here about another set of values — not the giddy sense
              of entitlement that emerges out of exuberant times,” says President
              Philip Eaton.
 
              
            A Gift at Any AgeYoung alumni are supporting The Campaign for SPU with the Young Alumni
            Endowment. They will provide scholarship support to students 
            engaging the culture. [Campaign]
  The Retiring Class of 2003Five professors, with a combined 162 years in the classroom, retired
                this year. They tell of their careers and the impact students
                had on them. [Faculty]
  Still ExploringMissionary bush pilot Roald Amundsen ’41 founded
            Missionary Aviation and Repair Center (MARC) — becoming an
            explorer just like the famous Norwegian for whom he was named. [Alumni]
 
 Second Wind
 A marathoner, wife, mother and business alumna, Claudia Shannon came back after tough
            times. As a 45-year-old senior, she was on the SPU cross country
            team that ranked 14th in the nation. [Athletics]
 
 My Response
 After 25 years, Joyce Quiring Erickson, retiring professor of English and
              dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, reflects on glossy brown
              chestnuts, home and the Promised Land.
 
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