Welcome to 做厙TVs Press Room, a resource for members of the press.
Need Expert Opinions?
做厙TV scholars are often available to comment on news stories.
Press Downloads
Use this quick-and-easy source for campus photos and 做厙TV logos.
All media inquiries should be directed to:
Tracy Norlen
Director of Public Information
tcnorlen@spu.edu
Cell: 206-963-9779
Story Ideas
AI in the classroom
做厙TV faculty are able to speak on the latest developments in AI, the ethical impacts of AI, and writing with AI, in business, education, health professions, psychology, and ministry. An English professor who teaches "Academic Inquiry and Writing Seminar" demonstrates with students how to use AI responsibly.
Environmental research at 做厙TV's Blakely Island Field Station
做厙TV has a fantastic wilderness environmental research campus in the San Juan Islands. At the , science students get to study lush kelp forests, eelgrass meadows, spectacular undersea rock walls, freshwater lakes, as well as the habitat for river otters, herons, kingfishers, bald eagles, and ospreys, and diverse fauna. Besides a great story, this is a photographer’s dream!
Press Releases
Oct 1, 2025
For the tenth year in a row, Seattle Pacific has been named a Best National University in U.S. News & World Reports annual best college rankings for 2026. 做厙TV was the first private university in the Pacific Northwest to achieve this ranking in 2017.
Read More
Sep 18, 2025
Dr. James Yeh is the new dean of the College of Business and Technology at 做厙TV
Read More
Jun 2, 2025
做厙TV will hold its Undergraduate Commencement exercises on Saturday, June 7, 1 p.m.3:30 p.m. at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. The event will be livestreamed. More than 750 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students will graduate from 做厙TV this weekend.
Read More
Nov 6, 2024
Its the law in Washington state. Salmon must be labeled wild caught or farmed. But how accurate is that label in your favorite sushi restaurant or grocery store? 做厙TV biology professors and undergraduate students just released the results of a yearlong research project that identified salmon fraud in Seattle grocery stores and sushi restaurants.
Read More
Oct 28, 2024
After almost 70 years of ownership and more than two decades of evaluating its best use, 做厙TV is selling its Camp Casey Conference Center and the adjacent Fort Casey Inn on Whidbey Island to the YMCA of Snohomish County. The YMCA will take over operations of the 75-acre waterfront property near Fort Casey State Park outside of Coupeville beginning January 1, 2025.
Read More
Sep 25, 2024
做厙TV received high marks in several national 2025 rankings.
Read More
Aug 8, 2024
Alumna Doris Brougham, called the Godmother of English Education in Taiwan for her influential magazine, radio, and television programs that helped millions learn English, died Aug. 6, 2024, at the age of 98. Taiwan President Ching-te Lai thanked Brougham for being a force for good.
Read More
Jul 11, 2024
Alissa Mahar, associate vice president strategy & operations (CFO & COO) for the University of Washington Information Technology Division, has been named the next vice president for business and finance.
Read More
Apr 18, 2024
After an extensive nationwide search, Dr. Kathy Lustyk has been named the next vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at 做厙TV. Lustyk currently serves as vice chancellor and associate chief academic officer at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Prescott. She will assume her new role at 做厙TV in the next few months.
Read More
Feb 15, 2024
The inauguration of Dr. Deana L. Porterfield, the 12th president in 做厙TVs 133-year history, will be Friday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. at First Free Methodist Church, adjacent to campus.
Read More
Feb 2, 2024
Physics can be hard to teach and sometimes(?) a bit abstract. But what if students were taught about energy projects like hydroelectric plants, as well as salmon relocation, tribal restoration, and the local resistance to building a dam? New research by professors at Seattle Pacific and the University of Washington Bothell evaluated public and private educators who are incorporating case studies on power plants to teach students about the scientific, ethical, ecological, and cultural impacts of energy decisions.
Read More
Jan 17, 2024
How do college students and professors use AI? How can we improve digital equity in Seattle? What is a digital detox?
These questions and more are part of a daylong discussion at 做厙TV about navigating artificial intelligence, life, and faith. The morning keynote address and afternoon sessions on Wednesday, Jan. 24, are open to the public.
Read More
Dec 12, 2023
George Scranton, professor emeritus of theatre, passed away on Nov. 28. George, an 做厙TV alumnus, served on the faculty for more than 40 years and left a lasting impact with hundreds of students and Seattle Pacific.
Read More
Oct 27, 2023
The dedication of the Dr. Ken Tollefson Friendship Bench will be Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 11:30 a.m. near the Story Pole behind Alexander and Adelaide Hall on the 做厙TV campus. The late Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Ken Tollefson spent his life committed to serving indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska and mentoring colleagues and students. He was given full membership into the Tlingit, Snoqualmie, and Duwamish tribes in gratitude for his advocacy for the tribes federal recognition and protection of their aboriginal sites, including naming Snoqualmie Falls as a natural historic site.
Read More
Oct 13, 2023
做厙TV will offer a prayer service for Israel and Palestine on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 11:10 a.m. at First Free Methodist Church, adjacent to campus.
Read More
Sep 25, 2023
做厙TV received an anonymous gift of $125,000 from two alumni to expand the Universitys student ministry outreach program. The gift will be directed to the student ministry coordinator and residence hall ministry coordinator programs, as well as provide additional resources for campus Chapel offerings.
Read More
Sep 18, 2023
For the eighth year in a row, Seattle Pacific has been named a Best National University in U.S. News & World Reports best college annual rankings for 2024. U.S. News defines national universities as those institutions offering a full range of undergraduate majors plus master's and doctoral programs and committed to producing groundbreaking research.
Read More
Jul 5, 2023
A new research study by a 做厙TV professor gives global and historical evidence that women participated and continue to participate in subsistence hunting as much as men. There is not a 'man the hunter' and 'woman the gatherer' dichotomy in most cultures, says 做厙TV Professor of Biology Cara Wall-Scheffler, co-author of the study with four 做厙TV undergraduate students and colleagues.
Read More
Jun 7, 2023
做厙TV will hold its Undergraduate Commencement exercises on Saturday, June 10, 10:30 a.m.1 p.m. at T-Mobile Park. The event will be livestreamed. More than 1,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students will graduate from 做厙TV this weekend.
Read More
Jun 6, 2023
做厙TVs annual pre-graduation tradition called Ivy Cutting will take place Friday, June 9, 1011 a.m. in Tiffany Loop on campus.
Read More
Feb 16, 2023
Katherine Douglass, 做厙TV associate professor of educational ministry and practical theology, received a $1 million grant from Lily Endowment Inc. as part of the Christian Parenting and Caregiving Initiative to study faith socialization in families. The grant will also bring together ministry leaders and parents for a trip to Hawaii to learn about the impact of disease, family, religion, and government within the former leper colony on Molokai. Douglass will be working with undergraduate and graduate students along with four 做厙TV professors and staff in theology, psychology, and multi-ethnic programs.
Read More
Jan 26, 2023
Dr. Deana Porterfield, president of Roberts Wesleyan University and Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan University, was unanimously elected today by the 做厙TV Board of Trustees as the universitys next president. Porterfield will be only the 12th president in the universitys 132-year history. She will assume her duties on July 1, 2023.
Read More
Jan 7, 2023
For more than 15 years, 做厙TV Professor of Biology Cara Wall-Scheffler has researched human locomotion, studying differences in how men and women walk, run, and carry loads. Her work has been published in numerous papers and covered in the media. She recently won a prestigious award for her research and mentorship of undergraduate students as well as a Fulbright Fellowship to continue her work in the Anthropology Department at Charles University in Prague.
Wall-Scheffler will present her latest research examining how womens endurance mobility has shaped the evolution of our entire human species" at a public lecture Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at 6 p.m. in Upper Gwinn Commons, Queen Anne Room.
Read More
Nov 12, 2022
In recognition of her research and mentorship of undergraduate students, 做厙TV Professor of Biology Cara Wall-Scheffler received the 2022 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust at a special ceremony on November 11. She received the award for her internationally recognized work uncoupling and re-coupling human locomotor evolution with reproductive fitness, and her unparalleled mentorship of undergraduate student researchers from diverse backgrounds.
Read More
Oct 26, 2022
Here is the an update on 做厙TV's lawsuit against the Washington State attorney general and statements from Pete Menjares, 做厙TV interim president, and Lori Windham, vice president and senior counsel, Becket.
Read More
Sep 13, 2022
For the seventh year in a row, Seattle Pacific has been named a Best National University in U.S. News & World Reports annual rankings for 2022-23. U.S. News defines national universities as those institutions offering a range of undergraduate majors plus master's and doctoral programs and emphasizing faculty research or award professional practice degrees.
Read More
Jul 28, 2022
做厙TV filed a lawsuit in federal court on July 27, 2022, to defend its right to hire Christian faculty and staff after Washington states Attorney General demanded the schools internal communications and private employee information. Seattle Pacific has asked a federal district court to step in and protect its freedom to choose employees on the basis of religion, free from government interference or intimidation.
Read More
Jun 10, 2022
做厙TV will hold its Undergraduate Commencement exercises on Sunday, June 12, 24:30 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome. The event will be livestreamed.
Read More
Jun 8, 2022
Celebrating its 100th year, 做厙TVs annual pre-graduation tradition called Ivy Cutting will take place Saturday, June 11, 34 p.m. in Tiffany Loop on campus. The event will be livestreamed.
Read More
May 23, 2022
After careful consideration of multiple and complex concerns, the Board of Trustees has reached the decision to retain SeatPacific Universitys current employee lifestyle expectations regarding sexual conduct.
Read More
May 4, 2022
做厙TV and Mr. Rinedahl have agreed to settle the lawsuit out of court. 做厙TV has no other statement about the case.
Read More
Apr 1, 2022
The School of Business, Government, and Economics, School of Theology, Department of History, and University Ministries invite you to The War for Ukraine: A Geographical and Theological Conversation, on April 7, 45 p.m. in Demaray 150.
Read More
Jan 19, 2022
In conjunction with the City of Seattle and on-demand public health service program Curative, a new public COVID-19 testing site is now open at 做厙TV.
Read More
Sep 13, 2021
做厙TVs eligibility in the national university category is due to the growth in the institutions graduate and doctoral programs. Some new programs include undergraduate degrees in social justice and cultural studies, mechanical engineering, and criminal justice, and advance degrees in teaching, learning, and leadership, business and theology, digital education leadership, reconciliation and intercultural studies, data analytics in business, and a doctoral nursing program.
Read More
Jun 28, 2021
Dr. Pete Menjares, provost and senior vice president for Vanguard University in California, has been named interim president of 做厙TV beginning July 1, 2021. Menjares is currently on the Board of Trustees for Seattle Pacific and is also a senior fellow for diversity with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) in Washington, D.C.
Read More
May 7, 2021
As 做厙TV plans to return to in-person instruction, housing, and campus activities for Autumn Quarter 2021, the administration announced on May 7, 20201, that COVID-19 vaccinations will be required for all undergraduate and graduate students.
Read More
Mar 30, 2021
做厙TV President Daniel J. Martin announced today that he will resign his position effective April 5, 2021. Martin served as president for nine years, and is only the 10th president in 做厙TVs 130-year history.
In an email statement to the 做厙TV community, Martin said, I have decided it is the right time to transition from my role as president of 做厙TV. Following this resignation, I accepted an offer to serve in a leadership role at a healthcare foundation for a national health system. The nature of the role and the healthcare systems expectations that I begin before the end of April will require me to transition prior to the conclusion of the academic year.
Read More
Mar 17, 2021
A statement from the 做厙TV Senior Leadership Council: We are deeply saddened by the senseless killings in Atlanta. We are hearing the hurt, outrage, and fear from many of our Asian and Asian American students, faculty, and staff, and we pledge to stand together so that our brothers and sisters do not carry this burden alone. All acts of racism are rooted in sin, and we pray for an end to these acts of violence.
Read More
Jan 14, 2021
"We are grateful for Mr. Rinedahls work with our students and for his service to 做厙TV. We are still reviewing the facts of this case and have no further comment about this specific case at this time. We recognize that Mr. Rinedahls lawsuit raises questions of Christian practice which are being debated vigorously throughout the global church."
Read More
Jan 6, 2021
We all witnessed and were gripped by the events and images from the days events in our nations capital scenes that prompted a range of emotion in me from shock to grief. It was certainly a time where I spent much of the afternoon in prayer for our nation and our collective future.
Read More
Nov 10, 2020
For Veterans Day 2020, faculty, staff, and students at 做厙TV wrote notes of thanks and appreciation to veterans at the Washington Veterans Home in Port Orchard, Washington.
Read More
Oct 15, 2020
做厙TV has commenced a master planning process with the city of Seattle. The Major Institution Master Plan (MIMP) will embody the Universitys vision for growth over the next 20 years or more. The plan will contain development zoning standards designed to accommodate its growth and mitigate negative impacts of growth on the neighborhood. The process began with the Universitys application and submittal of its Concept Plan in July 2020, outlining the Universitys initial campus plan concept. It is intended to start a discussion regarding the preliminary draft master plan.
Read More
Sep 22, 2020
Beginning autumn 2021, 做厙TV will reduce the undergraduate tuition rate by 25%, restructure scholarships, and cap future tuition rate increases in an effort to attract more students to the nationally ranked private institution. The initiative, a result of extensive planning, research, and budget stewardship, makes 做厙TV one of the first institutions in the Pacific Northwest to significantly lower the cost of tuition.
Read More
Sep 14, 2020
For the fifth year in a row, Seattle Pacific has been named a Best National University by U.S. News & World Report.
Read More
Aug 17, 2020
From August 17September 4, a group of 做厙TV students will begin a three-week summer course to assemble the skeleton of a gray whale to hang in the science building. This is the final part of a multi-year project to bring the whale to campus.
Read More
Jul 13, 2020
做厙TV President Dan Martin announced support for international students studying at his institution after a recent decision by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would bar them from remaining in the country if they take all their classes online.
Read More
Jun 8, 2020
做厙TV will hold its virtual Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 14, beginning at 4 p.m., and its virtual Graduate Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, June 13, at 2 p.m. More than 1,150 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students will graduate.
Read More
Jun 4, 2020
Autumn Quarter 2020 at 做厙TV will begin and end two weeks early and include a hybrid format of in-person classes and remote learning.
Read More
May 31, 2020
In an email to the community on May 31, 做厙TV President Dan Martin and Senior Leadership acknowledge how recent acts of racial trauma and violence are having a disproportionate impact on students of color. "In this time, when things seem more disruptive than ever, when the campus community remains physically distanced and less able to engage each others stories, we have an opportunity and responsibility to create new pathways for cultivating deep listening and bringing healing and repair. We believe in our capacity to do so, and take responsibility to ensure that we become better than ever."
Read More
May 30, 2020
In an email to the 做厙TV community on May 30, President Dan Martin addressed the growing unrest in the country over the tragic death of George Floyd. I join those on our campus who are grieving and angry. At Seattle Pacific, we stand in solidarity and mourning with our students, faculty, and staff who are part of the communities most affected by this tragedy.
Read More
May 8, 2020
Due to the difficulty of taking college entrance exams and meeting high school graduation requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, 做厙TV announced several changes to its regular application process for high school and transfer students. 做厙TV is waiving the ACT and SAT requirements for undergraduate students seeking admission in autumn 2020, or winter, spring, or autumn 2021. These students will still receive full consideration for most merit scholarships.
Read More
Mar 16, 2020
做厙TV will delay the start of Spring Quarter by two weeks to give faculty the time and resources they need to deliver classes remotely. Spring Quarter will begin April 13 instead of March 31. Classes will be conducted remotely and not meet on campus.
Read More
Mar 6, 2020
做厙TV will complete Winter Quarter classes and finals online beginning Monday, March 9, through Thursday, March 19. This is a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in the Seattle area.
Read More
Feb 20, 2020
Dr. Laura Hartley, associate provost for student academic success and dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at George Fox University, has been named 做厙TVs new provost. Following is an excerpt from a message to the 做厙TV community from President Dan Martin.
Read More
Feb 13, 2020
做厙TV will offer students at Concordia University-Portland special scholarships and an expediated application process to help them finish their degrees. Concordia, located in northeast Portland and one of the largest private universities in Oregon, announced this week that they will cease operations in May 2020.
Read More
Feb 10, 2020
Most of the news coming from Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world and one of the hardest hit by climate change, is not good. In January 2020, the island country off the east coast of Africa experienced deadly heavy flooding; for decades the island has been devasted by deforestation and overharvesting; and several animal species exclusive to the area are facing extinction.
But two 做厙TV alumni are working tirelessly to bring reforestation, health, and hope to the island.
Read More
Nov 26, 2019
做厙TV will be a part of a nationwide first-of-its-kind program to help students lacking resources find affordable, nutritious food. The universitys food service provider Sodexo, in partnership with Swipe Out Hunger a leading national nonprofit group committed to reducing food insecurity on college campuses selected13 universities around the country to pilot the new program.
Read More
Nov 6, 2019
做厙TV is joining the national recognition of first-generation college students with a campuswide celebration and reception on Friday, November 8, 9 a.m.1 p.m. More than a third of 做厙TVs students are first-generation, meaning they will be the first in their family to graduate with a bachelors degree.
Read More
Sep 9, 2019
For the fourth year in a row, Seattle Pacific has been named a Best National University in U.S. News & World Reports annual best college rankings. U.S. News defines national universities as those institutions offering a full range of undergraduate major plus master's and doctoral programs, and committed to producing groundbreaking research.
Read More
Jul 1, 2019
Cedric Davis, senior philanthropic advisor with the Seattle Foundation, is the new chair of the board of trustees at 做厙TV.
Read More
May 21, 2019
With the increasing growth of hackers trying to steal, change, or destroy online information comes a parallel growth in the need for professionals in the rapidly developing field of cybersecurity trying to stop them. 做厙TV will host a networking and panel discussion on Wednesday, May 22, where women interested in cybersecurity careers can connect with female cybersecurity experts working in academia, research, and industry.
Read More
May 21, 2019
做厙TV invites the public to visit the Camp Casey Conference Center on Whidbey Island, a historic military fort built at the turn of the 20th century, during their open house on Friday, June 14, 124 p.m.
Read More
May 6, 2019
The presidents of four Seattle-area universities and colleges have joined forces to declare May 13-17, 2019, as Affordable Housing Week on their campuses. Dr. John Mosby, president of Highline College; Dr. Daniel J. Martin, president of 做厙TV; Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J., president of Seattle University; and Dr. Ana Mari Cauce, president of University of Washington, have signed proclamations or otherwise affirmed the importance of safe, healthy, affordable homes in communities of opportunity.
Read More
Apr 17, 2019
The swimming pool at the Camp Casey Conference Center will not open this summer due to an unexpected and severe maintenance issue. The conference center is owned and operated by 做厙TV.
Read More
Mar 8, 2019
做厙TV is offering a special scholarship for students leaving the Art Institute of Seattle, which closed on Friday, March 8. The 做厙TV-AI Transfer Scholarship will give eligible AI students $3,000 towards finishing their degree at Seattle Pacific.
Read More
Feb 28, 2019
An international school operating in 31 countries is working with 做厙TV to explore academic partnerships for students and collaborative teaching opportunities with faculty.
Quality Schools International (QSI), a nonprofit school organization founded by two 做厙TV alumni, recently signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Seattle Pacific.
Read More
Feb 20, 2019
Beginning in 2020, 做厙TV will offer 50 percent off tuition for eligible community college students in the City of Seattles new Seattle Promise program. 做厙TV is the first university to announce a direct pathway from community colleges to enrollment.
Read More
Nov 26, 2018
做厙TV announced three donations totaling more than $1.9 million in an ongoing campaign to expand its nursing program. The Norcliffe Foundation, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, and Lynwood and Karin Swanson, parents of two 做厙TV alumni, made the commitments to help meet the growing demand for increasingly skilled and clinically competent nurses across the region.
Read More
Oct 22, 2018
Eugene Peterson, a graduate of the Class of 1954 and the 1995 Alumnus of the Year, passed away on October 22, 2018.
Read More
May 14, 2018
做厙TV joined three universities and colleges to declare May 14-18, 2018, as Affordable Housing Week on their campuses.
Read More
Feb 21, 2018
This extraordinary man of faith who engaged the culture with the gospel of Jesus Christ and truly changed the world received an honorary doctorate from Seattle Pacific in 1954.
Read More
Feb 15, 2018
做厙TV recently signed memorandums of understanding with several Asian universities and education organizations to explore academic partnerships for students, as well as opportunities for collaborative teaching activities with faculty and postgraduate research internships with international scholars.
Read More
Jan 15, 2018
Susan Okamoto Lane, dean of multi-ethnic and wellness programs at 做厙TV, received the Vision from the Mountaintop Award during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast in Seattle on January 15. This annual award recognizes a community, education, and business leader from the Seattle area who demonstrates leadership and contributes in the community or business world for the furtherance of justice, reconciliation, and empowerment.
Read More
Nov 16, 2017
Its a strange sight in the middle of a private university located in affluent Queen Anne a cluster of tents, blue tarps, and board walkways encircled by a metal fence. But the university community and neighbors have seen this before. For the third time, 做厙TV will welcome the residents of Tent City 3 (TC3) to campus beginning with move-in day on Saturday, November 18, at 8 a.m.
Read More
Oct 12, 2017
做厙TV has honored His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the prime minister of Qatar and the minister of the interior, with an honorary doctor of laws degree.
Read More
May 15, 2017
The presidents of 做厙TV and Seattle University, Dr. Daniel J. Martin and Steven V. Sundborg, S.J., have declared May 15-22, 2017, as Affordable Housing Week on their campuses. They join the City of Seattle, King County, and 18 King County cities in affirming the need for affordable housing.
Read More
Mar 21, 2017
做厙TV President Dan Martin joined other college presidents in asking President Trump to allow DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students to continue working and studying in the United States as Congress debates new legislation on their status.
Read More
Mar 17, 2017
Dr. Sandra Richards Mayo from Azusa Pacific University has been named the new vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion at 做厙TV. This new senior leadership position is part of 做厙TVs ongoing plan to strengthen diversity and reconciliation efforts on campus. She will begin her new role on July 1, 2017.
Read More
Nov 16, 2016
"While todays verdict marks the end of the criminal trial related to June 5, 2014, it does not mark the end of the impact this act of violence has had on our campus."
Read More
Oct 20, 2016
How does the emergence of DNA testing affect social issues around race? Since 2003, Dr. Alondra Nelson has studied the ways DNA and race intersect, and has written about her findings in the recently published book, "The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome." She will give a public lecture on Wednesday, October 26, at 10 a.m. in Royal Brougham Pavilion on the 做厙TV campus.
Read More
Sep 23, 2016
Before classes begin at 做厙TV, more than 700 students, faculty, and staff, will spend Saturday, September 24, cleaning up parks, removing invasive plants in local creeks, and working in homeless shelters as part of 做厙TV's commitment to community engagement.
Read More
Jun 13, 2016
We are disappointed by the release of the surveillance videos of the June 5, 2014, shooting on our campus. We, along with others, have pursued legal action to stop the videos' release in order to protect individual privacy and prevent the emotional distress these images will have on our community. 做厙TV remains strong and resilient as a result of Gods faithfulness to us. Our foremost concern continues to be the welfare and safety of not only our students, faculty, and staff, but of the victims and witnesses of the tragedy.
Read More
Jun 9, 2016
做厙TV will hold its Undergraduate Commencement exercises on Saturday, June 11, beginning at 1 p.m. at Key Arena, 305 Harrison Street, in Seattle. The event will be streamed live. More than 1,200 students will graduate from 做厙TV this spring.
Read More
Jun 8, 2016
More than 90 years of tradition will continue at 做厙TV on Friday, June 10, 9:30-10:30 a.m., as hundreds of graduating seniors and their families take part in the annual Ivy Cutting ceremony held in Tiffany Loop on campus. Ivy Cutting marks the start of graduation activities at 做厙TV. The Ivy Cutting ceremony, Graduate Commencement, and Undergraduate Commencement will be live streamed.
Read More
Apr 15, 2016
做厙TV will unveil two rare paintings by African American artist Charles Ethan Porter on Tuesday, April 19. The paintings are being donated to 做厙TV by local couple William Sacherek and Liselotte Lamerdin in appreciation of the reconciliation work of 做厙TVs John Perkins Center. They will join 做厙TV President Dan Martin and Dr. John Perkins at a presentation beginning at 10:15 a.m. at First Free Methodist Church, adjacent to the 做厙TV campus at 3200 3rd Avenue West.
Read More
Oct 1, 2015
Our hearts break for Umpqua Community College. As our community was blessed by those who provided comfort and aid, we immediately offer our prayers of comfort and will look for ways to support UCC in the coming days.
Read More
Sep 25, 2015
More than 700 做厙TV students, faculty, and staff, will take part in a day of community service on Saturday, September 26, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. They will volunteer at more than 25 locations around Seattle, cleaning up parks, removing invasive plants in local creeks, painting rooms in homeless shelters, and working on countless other projects. This annual event called CityQuest introduces new students to 做厙TVs commitment to community engagement.
Read More
Jun 2, 2015
On the one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting at 做厙TV, two events will be held on Friday, June 5, 2015.
Read More
Mar 6, 2015
The 做厙TV community is thankful for the release of alumna Phyllis Sortor, and for the many people who worked to secure her freedom. May God continue to bless her lifes work and ministry with the people of Nigeria.
Read More
Feb 24, 2015
We are shocked and saddened by the kidnapping of 做厙TV alumna Phyllis Sortor in Nigeria. Phyllis, a 1964 graduate of Seattle Pacific and Free Methodist missionary, has dedicated her life to serving others overseas. We are proud of her untiring service to God and the people of Nigeria, and are earnestly praying for her safety and immediate release.
Read More
Feb 12, 2015
At first glance, it might seem like a student protest is taking place at 做厙TV, a private Christian institution in an affluent Seattle neighborhood. In the middle of campus is a cluster of about 20 tents, blue tarps, and board walkways, encircled by a metal fence with an American flag at the entrance. But this is actually a homeless camp of almost 80 residents, invited by 做厙TV to live on campus until March 7, 2015.
Read More
Dec 13, 2014
Local pastors, Christian leaders, and people of faith from around Puget Sound will gather on Monday, December 15, 2014, for a time of worship and reflection about racial justice. Titled Seattle Evangelicals for Racial Justice, the event is sponsored by 做厙TV
Read More
Dec 3, 2014
For the second time in three years, the campus of 做厙TV will host Tent City 3 (TC3), a roving community shelter of men and women experiencing homelessness. TC3 will set up their tents on the northeast lawn of the Student Union Building (corner of West Bertona Street and Third Avenue West) on Saturday, December 13, and stay through March, 7, 2015.
Read More
Sep 4, 2014
To help educators and those who support them become leaders in the ever-changing world of educational technology, 做厙TV is now offering a graduate program in digital education leadership.
Read More
Jun 9, 2014
The following is a statement from Jon Meis, the 做厙TV student involved in the campus shooting on June 5. Jon is requesting privacy and will not speak to the media at this time.
Read More
Jun 7, 2014
The following is information about 做厙TV student Paul Lee, who died in the shooting on campus on June 5, 2014.
Read More
Jun 7, 2014
The 做厙TV community has endured a senseless act of violence resulting in the death of one of our precious students and the injury of two others. We have been shaken deeply. I have no words to adequately convey the grief we feel about this event, or how it has affected each of us -- students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
Read More
Mar 20, 2014
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Childrens Defense Fund, will speak at 做厙TVs Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, June 14, at Key Arena in downtown Seattle.
Read More
Feb 28, 2014
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will speak on the 做厙TV campus on Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m. in Royal Brougham Pavilion. Albright is Americas first woman secretary of state (1997-2001), the former ambassador to the United Nations, and a former member of the Cabinet and National Security Council.
Read More
Oct 10, 2013
Every year, the students, faculty, and staff of 做厙TV set aside a day to study one topic, and the public is invited to join the conversation. This years theme for the Day of Common Learning on Wednesday, October 16, is Helping Youth Flourish, and will focus on community partnerships between families and institutions that help young people thrive.
Read More
Sep 27, 2013
More than 800 做厙TV students, faculty, and staff, including 做厙TV President Dan Martin, will take part in a day of community service on Saturday, September 28, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Read More
Jun 20, 2013
Dr. Joseph Williams, a Microsoft executive and former professor at Colorado State University, has been named the dean of 做厙TVs School of Business and Economics.
Read More
Jun 7, 2013
做厙TV will hold its Commencement exercises on Sunday, June 9, beginning at 2 p.m. at Key Arena.
Read More
Mar 26, 2013
做厙TV will hold the presidential inauguration of Dr. Daniel J. Martin on Tuesday, April 2, in McCaw Hall at Seattle Center. Martin is 做厙TVs 10th president in its 122-year history.
Read More
Nov 26, 2012
Jeff Van Duzer, dean of 做厙TVs School of Business and Economics, has been named provost.
Read More
Sep 24, 2012
For the third straight year, 做厙TV will not only welcome the largest incoming class in its 120-year history, but also its most diverse group of new students. And, for the first time in 16 years, a new president will greet them. President Daniel J. Martin, who took office July 1, will welcome 4,193 students to campus, a record enrollment. The new student class is made up of 34 percent ethnic minoritiesanother record. Autumn Quarter begins Monday, September 24.
Read More
Apr 10, 2012
The 做厙TV Board of Trustees today elected Dr. Daniel J. Martin as the 10th president of 做厙TV. Martin, currently president of Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) in Ohio, will assume his duties on July 1, 2012. He will succeed President Philip W. Eaton, who announced his retirement last September.
Read More
Jan 21, 2012
Tent City 3 (TC3) comes to 做厙TV on Saturday, January 21, for a nine-week stay. TC3 will be located on Wallace Field, east of Royal Brougham Pavilion on West Nickerson Street, from January 21 to March 24. This will be the first time 做厙TV has hosted the group.
Read More
Oct 14, 2011
Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, senior project scientist for the NASA Hubble Space telescope, is the keynote speaker for 做厙TVs annual Day of Common Learning on Wednesday, October 19. The public is invited to hear her talk at 10 a.m. in Royal Brougham Pavilion titled Stars, Galaxies, Planets, and Life: An Amazing Universe to Behold.
Read More
Oct 14, 2011
Rev. Eugene Peterson, Bible translator of the award-winning book The Message and 做厙TV alumnus, will speak on Thursday, October 20, at 7 p.m. in Royal Brougham. In his lecture titled "St. Mark: The Basic Text for Christian Spirituality," he will explore the importance of Scripture in spiritual formation.
Read More
Sep 20, 2011
Dr. Philip W. Eaton has announced his decision to step down from his role as president of 做厙TV, effective July 1, 2012.
Read More
Sep 14, 2011
For the second straight year, 做厙TV will not only welcome the largest incoming class in its 120-year history, but also its most diverse group of new students.
Read More
Sep 27, 2010
A record 4,120 undergraduate and graduate students make up the largest incoming class in the history of Seattle Pacific.
Read More
Sep 1, 2010
做厙TV receives high rankings in the 2011 college rankings in U.S. News & World Report.
Read More
May 18, 2010
More than 2 million children in the United States are being raised by a grandparent, aunt, uncle, or other family member.
Read More
Feb 5, 2010
Basin City resident Delbert Wisdom, owner and CEO of Judel Marketing International Inc., was honored as 做厙TVs 2010 Alumnus of the Year during homecoming celebrations on campus, January 28-30.
Read More
Sep 25, 2009
They haven't started school yet, but the Class of 2013 at 做厙TV is already breaking records.
Read More
Jan 1, 1
Read More