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



  • Apr 23, 2026

    The °µÍøTV Ethics Bowl Team placed fifth in the nation at the National Bioethics Bowl held at the University of Pittsburg in April. This was the team’s first time competing in the annual competition, which brings together undergraduate teams from colleges and universities around the country to debate ethical issues in medicine, biotechnology, and health care. The six-member student team also placed fifth in the northwest region Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl.

  • Check out these Summer and September Sessions for undergraduates and graduates. Take charge of your degree and graduate sooner!

    Apr 22, 2026

    While Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters last about 10 weeks at Seattle Pacific, Summer Sessions are two to eight weeks long — allowing you to earn credits during the summer, take charge of your degree, and graduate sooner. September Session provides an opportunity for students to enroll in unique or specialty courses, including short-term study abroad Global Seminars.

    Check out the 2026 Summer and September Sessions for undergraduates and graduates.

  • "Kindling the Wesleyan Heritage for Renewal Today" with special guest Lo Alaman is the topic of the next Seattle Pacific Seminary event on May 12.

    Apr 22, 2026

    Please join the Seattle Pacific Seminary for the annual Paul T. Walls Lecture on Tuesday May 12, 7 p.m., in Upper Gwinn Commons at °µÍøTV. The speakers will be Walls Professor of Wesleyan Studies Doug Strong, Associate Professor of Worship and Historical Theology Dr. Matthew Sigler, and artist, apeaker, minister, and poet, Lo Alaman. They will present the lecture “A Spark of Grace: Kindling the Wesleyan Heritage for Renewal Today.”

    This event requires no registration, is wheelchair accessible, and is free.

  • Apr 15, 2026

    Lauren Lee became the first player in °µÍøTV women’s golf history to win a tournament outright at the Chico State Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, where consistent rounds led her to the top spot in the tournament, helping the Falcons finish second in the five-team tournament.

  • Apr 14, 2026

    Join °µÍøTV's Center for Faithful Business for this one-day conference intended to support Pacific Northwest leaders and believers in business with tools to build intimate Christ-centered community. The conference theme of “Journeying Together” makes possible conversations on the courage, resilience, and transcendent hope we need in uncertain times. Attendees will be encouraged and equipped to build and integrate relationships of trust in their work. Together explore: What does healthy Christ-centered community look like? How do we build and maintain this “togetherness” as we journey in our own spheres of life.

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  • Robert Chao Romero, author of Brown Church and UCLA professor, will give two presentations as part of the annual Perkins Lecture series on April 21.

    Apr 7, 2026

    °µÍøTV welcomes Robert Chao Romero, UCLA professor of Chicana/o & Central American Studies, for the 2026 Perkins Lecture on Tuesday, April 21, 11 a.m. in First Free Methodist Church. He wil speak on “Migration as Grace." Dr. Romero’s scholarship explores the intersection of faith, history, and social change, with research spanning Latina/o Christianity, religion, and social movements, Chinese communities in Mexico, Asians in Latin America, and Chicano legal history.

    He will give a second presentation at 7 p.m. at the church in Fine Center. Both events are free and open to the public.

  • Plan to attend this unique event designed to encourage students from a variety of majors to develop entrepreneurial projects with social impact.

    Apr 7, 2026

    The Social Venture Plan Competition (SVPC) asks teams of students from diverse disciplines to develop an entrepreneurial project that addresses dual bottom lines: social and financial. Participants tackle challenging social issues while proposing innovative ways to provide sustainable funding for their solutions through a business activity.

    Businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and other community partners evaluate and score the projects, after which competitors pitch their projects to faculty, staff, students, and judges at a live trade-show display event on the °µÍøTV campus. The teams with the highest cumulative scores from the two phases of the competition win cash prizes. Guests can vote for the $1,500 People's Choice Award and win door prizes.

    Wednesday, April 15
    2–6 p.m.
    Upper Gwinn Commons

  • Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Frank Anthony Spina returns to campus for his annual lecture exploring an often-overlooked text from the book of Joshua.

    Apr 7, 2026

    Please join 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, exploring a challenging and often-overlooked text from the book of Joshua and uncover the radical nature of grace in the Old Testament.

    Learn more.

  • Two Seattle Pacific Seminary professors received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Wesleyan Theological Society.

    Mar 26, 2026

    Doug Strong, Paul T. Walls Professor of Wesleyan Studies, and Rob Wall, Paul T. Walls Professor Emeritus of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies, received individual Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Wesleyan Theological Society at their annual meeting in March. The meeting at °µÍøTV welcomed almost 200 scholars from around the world. WTS is the premier academic society for Wesleyan theologians.

  • Learn more about the new neuroscience major and a 4+1 pathway to a master’s degree.

    Mar 24, 2026

    One of the few neuroscience degrees at a Christian university in western United States, this interdisciplinary program integrates biology, chemistry, psychology, and data science while exploring brain science through a Christian worldview where faith and science inform one another.

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.