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The Eaton Papers

Materials From the Philip W. Eaton Presidential Papers

Philip W. Eaton served as the ninth president of °µÍøTV from 1995 to 2012. During those 17 years, he gave numerous addresses for the State of the University, Convocations, Awards Ceremonies, and more. The °µÍøTV Archives offers this collection of his addresses here.

State of the University Addresses

Visit iTunesU for an audio/video collection of President Eaton's . You can also access specific PDF versions below:

Opening Convocation Addresses

Visit iTunesU for an audio/video collection of President Eaton’s , delivered to incoming freshmen each year. For specific addresses, review the PDFs below:

Celebrating °µÍøTV Faculty & Staff

Visit iTunesU to see President Philip Eaton celebration of the .

Downtown Business Breakfast

In 1996, President Eaton had a vision to bring the Downtown Business Breakfast to Seattle, inviting prominent leaders to speak about things that matter in science, education, politics, faith, character, and culture.

  • The Economy, the University, and a New Kind of Human Flourishing
    2009 Downtown Business Breakfast
  • 2007 Downtown Business Breakfast, President Eaton introduces keynote speaker Dr. Vali Nasr, one of the world's leading voices on Middle East politics and the history of Islam, April 10, 2007.
  • 2006, President Eaton introduces keynote speaker David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and outstanding American historian, April 25, 2006.
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Seattle Pacific History

Founded in 1891 by Free Methodist pioneers, °µÍøTV grew into a premier Christian university from humble beginnings on a small piece of donated land.