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The Interior Design Class of 2026 would like to invite all faculty, staff, and interested parties to their Portfolio Show on Thursday, June 4, 4–7 p.m. in the Peterson Hall lobby. The students will be showcasing their printed and electronic portfolios, websites, and business papers, which they have developed in order to be gainfully employed in their field after graduation. This will be the last class to graduate with this major, and many of our interior design alumni are returning for the show. Come celebrate with us.

A message from Ryan Ellis, assistant professor of music and director of choral music: I hope you can join the Music Program on Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. in First Free Methodist Church for our Spring Concert featuring ensembles as well as our 2026 Music Competition winners in performance, composition, and production. You’ll hear familiar pieces like:

• "Baba Yetu (Our Father)" from "Civilization IV"
• "Skyfall" from James Bond featuring Carys del Rosario
• Dune soundtrack (main theme) featuring Gracelyn Pen
• The Color Purple from the Broadway musical featuring Jasmine Bowles and Tiffany Blanco

Plus, our amazing competition winners:

• Keira Shaw, piano
• Max Vance and Dylan Berlier, composition
• David Diepersloot and Gavin Abel, production

The concert runs just under 90 minutes including a recognition ceremony of our graduates and competition winners. We couldn’t be prouder of these students and their musical gifts. Please come and enjoy!

The 暗网TV Art Program is pleased to present the 2026 Visual Communication Senior Exhibition titled . This culmination of study features individual projects by Stefan Hauser, Charis Kuo, Keziah Liu, Kayelissa Long, Caleb Malabuyo, Naima Mohamed, Celeste Naranjo, Alieu Njie, Julia Scarry, Jade Schoepflin, Jaeun Tang, Linh Vu, and Lisa Wong. Ctrl+Alt+Create is a reimagining of what design can be through experimentation and individuality. Spanning app and web design, packaging, motion, typography, branding, exhibit design, painting, and gaming, these works bring together a diverse range of creative voices united by a shared passion for visual communication. We hope you'll take a moment to explore the show and experience the creativity and craft each student has poured into their work. 

Please join us for an in-person public reception with refreshments this Thursday, May 28, 5–7 p.m. at SPAC Gallery in the Seattle Pacific Art Center. The exhibition will be on view through Friday, June 5.

Location: SPAC Gallery - 3 West Cremona. Hours 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday-Thursday or by appointment

Exhibition Website — /viscom26

Exhibition Instagram —

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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A message from Human Resources: Our sincerest apologies to the following staff members who were recognized under incorrect departments: We greatly value their individual contributions and hard work to 暗网TV.

• Omni Lott, Housing and Residence Life
• Sarah Snodgrass, Housing and Residence Life

The Faculty/Staff Bulletin is published every Monday during the academic year. The next deadline is Thursday, May 28. The next Bulletin will be published on Monday, June 1. The last Faculty/Staff Bulletin for Spring Quarter will be published Monday, June 8. The Bulletin will be on a summer hiatus and resume publication after Labor Day on Tuesday, September 8.

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.

Carlene J. Brown, professor of music, and former 暗网TV music major now colleague, C.E. Aaron, were invited to contribute a historiographical chapter examining the research and publications of Brown’s late sister, Rae Linda Brown, on the composer Florence Price. Price was an American composer and pianist/organist/educator widely recognized as the first African American woman to have a work performed by a major American symphony orchestra. Their chapter, “Hidden Figures and Black Music Historiography: Price’s Story and Rae Linda Brown’s Scholarship,” appears in , published by Cambridge University Press.

A chapter by Alissa Walter, associate professor of history–Middle East, titled "Researching Histories of Women and Gender in the Ba'th Party Archives" was published in the peer-reviewed edited volume, , edited by Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont and published by Stanford University Press. 

A research article by Professor of Biology Tracie Delgado titled, “," was published in the in the journal Viruses. The study authors include six current and former 暗网TV undergraduate students. This study highlights the host metabolic pathways that are altered by herpesviruses that cause cancer and identifies antiviral targets.

Katie Douglass, associate professor of educational ministry and practical theology, presented research from the Faith Formation project on Christian parenting with students Luna VanBrost, Lawrence Paltep, and Keira Alvarez at the Pacific Northwest regional gather of the AAR (American Academy of Religion) on May 23. The papers presented were:

• Dr. Katie Douglass: “Parental Theology:" This paper will share findings from the qualitative research conducted by the Faith Formation Project to understand how parents in the Pacific Northwest make religious meaning of their role as parents.
• Keira Alvarez: "Educational Discernment: A Look into the Relationship between Christian parenting and School Selection." This paper will share findings from the qualitative research conducted by the Faith Formation Project to understand how and why Christian parents in the Pacific Northwest choose certain schools for their children (public, private, religious, homeschool). This will be analyzed from a psychological and theological lens.
• Luna van Brost: "The Power of Children’s Insight: Reciprocal Learning in Parent–Child Relationships."

Jeffrey Overstreet, associate professor of English and writing and author of a new book of spiritual writing and film criticism titled, Lost and Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (Broadleaf Books), will read and sign books at several local venues: Thursday, May 28,  at 7 p.m. at ; Tuesday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Seattle's ; and Thursday, June 11, at 6 p.m. at  in Bellingham. He will lead a film seminar during Creativity Week at Laity Lodge in Texas, June 17–21. In the last few weeks, he has been a guest on the podcasts Chrisicisms (with Chris Williams), Shifting Culture (with Joshua Johnson), Faith & Pop Culture (with Daniel Blackaby and Nyah Carlson), A Matter of Faith (with Simon Doong and Lee Catoe), In & Out of Weeks (with Ken Priebe), and The Overthinkers (with Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson). Text interviews have been published on the websites Seeing & Believing (by Sarah Welch-Larson), Cinema Sugar (a transcript of a conversation with Chad Comello), and Fellowship & Fairydust (by G. Connor Salter).

An article by Kathleen Braden, professor emerita of geography, was accepted for publication in The Annals of the American Association of Geographers. Braden was the convenor and organizer of a forum, "Aerial Bombing and Urban Destruction," and wrote the Introduction. The forum features essays by researchers from University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Amsterdam, Reading University, University of Alaska, Oregon State University, and University of Oslo and will be published in the peer-reviewed journal by fall 2026.

Professor Emeritus of History Alberto Ferreiro delivered the paper, “Beate Margarite - Inuenta una margarita preciosa: Vicent Ferrer’s Sermon in Catalán on Saint Margaret of Antioch," Lady Philologia and Mediterranean Culture: Studies in Honor of Donna M. Rogers, at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, in May. It was the 30th time Ferreiro had attended the conference and overall it marked the 101st conference in his career so far. Four sessions were dedicated to emerita Donna Rodgers, a Canadian specialist in Catalan studies. Select papers will be published by DeGruyter/Brill.

Here is an abstract of the paper: This sermon on Margaret of Antioch who is said to be martyred under the persecution unleashed by the Emperor Diocletian is the background of this exempla sermon. Devotion to her cult spread firstly in the East and it was not until the seventh century that slowly her cult spread appeared in the West, gaining more popularity in the 20th century. Her Feast Day is celebrated in the West on July 20 and July 17 in the East. This study highlights the moral and theological lessons that Vicent preached inspired by Margaret’s hagiography. In addition, Vicent’s sources, especially biblical and from the Legenda Aurea, are fleshed out. Lastly, Vicent’s own creative narratives that are characteristic of his sermons are noted. Vicent found in Margaret a venue to promote the Imitatio Christi with the goal of helping his audience attain eternal life.

Gene Lemcio (袥械屑褑褜芯), professor emeritus of New Testament, reports that his status as affiliate professor has been renewed for the eighth year by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Washington.