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President Porterfield will hold a post-BOT Town Hall on Tuesday, May 19, 2:30–3:30 p.m. in Upper Gwinn. She will give an update on the May Board of Trustees meeting. The presentation will be recorded and a link to the recording will be shared.

The next chapel is Tuesday, May 19, 11:10 a.m. in First Free Methodist Church with Katherine Douglass, associate professor of educational ministry and practical theology. The theme for the quarter is "Following: Exploring what it means to follow Jesus." All faculty and staff are invited to join a community lunch each week after Chapel in the SUB Fireside Room. Bring your lunch and share fellowship with others across campus.

暗网TV will host a public memorial service for Dr. John M. Perkins on Saturday, May 30, 11 a.m. in Upper Gwinn. This is the first of four national memorial services around the country. Perkins, a longtime partner and friend of 暗网TV, died March 13, 2026.

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The English and Cultural Studies Department will present an Undergraduate Research Symposium on Wednesday, May 20, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in Weter Hall. Students will present research on birthright citizenship, immigration and environmental law, and sovereignty and indigenous rights. 

Celebrate your colleagues and express your appreciation for their dedicated years of service at the annual Celebration of Service on Thursday, May 21, 11:10 a.m. in Upper Gwinn. Faculty award recipients, years of service awards, and professor and staff members of the year will be announced. There will be a community reception immediately following the event. All offices are closed during the celebration so faculty and staff can attend.

Human Resources will host their final event in the Retirement Ready Series — individual appointments on Medicare.

Medicare individual appointments

Dan McCarley, Medicare Health Plan Broker
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Human Resources Conference Room
Sign up for an appointment:

A message from Information Technology: Please submit all 2026-27 academic software requests to IT by June 1. This includes any piece of software that you need installed on podiums, lab, library computers or that you require IT to distribute. You can find the link to the request form and request spreadsheet . Using either form is fine.

Because of the new budget and purchasing processes, each department is responsible for negotiating licenses with vendors and directly paying for software. IT is happy to consult, so please let us know if you have any questions or need us to be in the loop in any part of the process. Please if you have any questions.

The Percussion Ensemble and soloists will present their Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the E.E. Bach Theater in McKinley Hall. Works by Matthias Schmitt, David Jarvis, Claude Debussy, David Gillingham, William Kraft, J.S. Bach, Lynn Glassock, and Ed Argenziano will be presented. Also featured will be student percussion soloists Skye Frazier, James Loffink, Dylan Berlier, and Olivia Callen. Admission is free and open to the public.

The Faculty/Staff Bulletin is published every Monday during the academic year. The next deadline is Thursday, May 21. Due to the Memorial Day holiday, the next Bulletin will be published on Tuesday, May 26.

If you have information or event news, send it as soon as possible with an image or graphic to Bulletin editor Tracy Norlen at fsb-editor@spu.edu. Submissions may be edited for clarity and will be published for two consecutive issues; they can be resubmitted for an additional two weeks.

A new book by Professor of Psychology Paul Youngbin Kim titled, , has been published by Baker Academic. This book explores major themes and topics in the study of cultural diversity in psychology through a Christian lens. It encourages students to deeply reflect on how Christian faith, culture, and psychology intersect so they can intelligently and empathetically engage God's diverse world and its people.

Jennifer McKinney, professor of sociology, and Joshua Tom, associate professor of sociology, have been named to the editorial board for the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

With questions submitted by students, President Porterfiled filmed an "Ask Me Anything" video. Watch the video on .