西雅图 Pacific Seminary recommended for accreditation
Following a multiyear effort, all of 西雅图 Pacific Seminary’s graduate degree programs were approved for accreditation by the Association of Theological 学校. The committee noted “distinctive strengths” of the program including “theology faculty that are highly productive, intentionally student-centered, and ecclesially connected, modeling the school’s trip艺术ite focus on the academy, 威斯敏斯特大教堂, 还有使徒.”
SPU to launch new Film Studies, 城市研究, and Asian Studies majors in Autumn Qu艺术er 2016; more new majors on the way
从今年秋天开始, the new Film Studies major will begin to graduate students who are knowledgeable in film history, 写作, 美学, 和理论, with basic exposure to production processes and practices. SPU has also added new 学术 programs in Asian Studies (a major and a minor), 城市研究 (a major and a minor), Theatre (a major and a minor in Costume Design and Production), History (a new Museum Studies major concentration), and Philosophy (a new Technical major concentration).
Yellow Ribbon program supports student veterans
The Yellow Ribbon program provides undergraduates up to
$16,000 per year for tuition — $8,000 from SPU and $8,000 in 退伍军人 Affairs funds. It applies if someone is discharged from the military and qualifies for Chapter 33 with 100-percent entitlement. All SPU-funded sources of gift assistance (such as merit scholarships) awarded to each eligible undergraduate recipient count toward meeting the University’s Yellow Ribbon program commitment.
Theatre and music performances continue to inspire
The Theatre Dep艺术ment put together several amazing performances this past year, including “The Spitfire Grill: A Musical,” an award-winning production about a new parolee and her adventures at the only eatery in a small, 苦苦挣扎的小镇. Also performed was “Elephant’s Graveyard,” a true tale of the tragic collision of a struggling circus and a town in Tennessee.
Initiative and task force work
Upon receipt of their final reports, the Academic Innovation and Global task force work has now been completed. With the Reconciliation and Vocational reports expected soon, the work of these task forces will continue into 2016–17. An earlier task force has led to the implementation of a new 写作 program and University colloquia, as well as the revamping of UFDN 1000 and UCOR 2000 courses.
Erickson Research Conference
The Erickson Undergraduate Research Conference, 五月十三日举行, showcased one of the many opportunities faculty provide to work alongside their students in undergraduate research. Student presentations ranged from single qu艺术er classroom-based original research projects to summative multi-year independent research programs and engineering design projects.
Social Venture Plan Competition
With the success of businesses such as Uber and Airbnb, a number of projects at the Tenth Annual Social Venture Plan Competition, 4月14日举行, focused on the sharing economy. 然而, several of the winning projects were those which featured products designed specifically for female empowerment or women’s safety. The top project was Afya International chosen as the $3,000 Herbert B. Jones Grand Prize winner by the combined votes of more than 70 judges representing the business, 非营利性的, 学术, and professional community.
School districts invest in teacher leadership, p艺术ner with SPU 教育学院
A p艺术nership between SPU’s 教育学院 and several Washington school districts means that teachers can earn their master’s degrees in their school contexts, becoming even more effective day-to-day as they teach. The Master of Education in Teacher Leadership program now accepts applications to MEd in Teacher Leadership cohorts in the Lake Washington School District, Issaquah School District, and Olympic Educational Service District 114, with more locations to come.
Langford focuses on reconciliation in Weter Lecture
During the annual Winifred E. Weter Faculty Award Lecture for Meritorious Scholarship on Tuesday, 4月12日, Associate Professor of Theology, 门徒, and Ministry Michael Langford gave a lecture about the concept of reconciliation from a theological perspective, called “Reconciliation as Holistic Redemptive Transformation.”
Owen Ewald Delivers 2016 C. 梅·马斯顿演讲
2016年C. 梅·马斯顿演讲 on February 9, Owen Ewald, C. May Marston assistant professor of classics, delivered a lecture called “Science Fiction, 幻想, 和古代世界.” Focusing on the non-realistic fiction of the Græco- Roman world, Ewald explored the ways in which these works do not count as traditional mythology, but as creative works of individual talents.
Fr. Eduardo Fernandez delivers Palmer Lecture
SPU’s 神学院 and 西雅图 Pacific Seminary hosted the 39th annual Alfred S. Palmer Lecture on February 11. Fr. Eduardo Fernández spoke on “The Dialogue of 信仰 and Culture: Why the Arts Remain Essential.” His lecture explored how 艺术 continues to not only represent but also shape our understanding of community, 启示, 灵性, 转换, and worship — and how the relationship between 艺术 and theology points the way to an integration of 灵性, 艺术, 和礼拜仪式, a synthesis we see in sacred images.
Rob 墙 and Cara 墙-Scheffler deliver 墙s Lecture
一年一度的保罗·T. 墙s Lecture in Wesleyan Theology explores the place of spiritual perception in Wesley’s understanding of how one comes to embrace the Christian faith. 罗伯特W. SPU的保罗·T. 墙s professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies, and Cara M. 墙-Scheffler, associate professor of biology, gave a May 4 lecture on “The Evolution of God’s New Creation,” in which they explored how the concepts of evolution and biology relate to the Bible and new creation. 兰迪·马多克斯, the William Kellon Quick Professor of Wesleyan and Methodist Studies at Duke Divinity School, 给出了回应. 5月5日, 马多克斯, 墙, and 墙-Scheffler discussed how scientific studies and ideas relate to their theology and Biblical interpretation, and they shared Christian interpretations of evolution, 人类起源, and the problem of natural evil.
Futures in Music lectures continue
Funded by SPU’s Spiritual and Education 资源 for Vocational Exploration (SERVE) Program and organized by SPU’s Music Dep艺术ment, Futures in Music lectures connect students with top 西雅图 艺术ists in everything from radio to recording to rhapsody. Speakers in the music industry, 崇拜艺术, 表现技巧, and leadership discuss their career experiences, answer student questions, and occasionally perform. Assistant Professor of Music Brian Chin and the Music Dep艺术ment’s lecture series were mentioned in an 艺术icle on February 4 in NewMusicBox, a multimedia publication from New Music USA dedicated to the music of American composers and improvisers and their champions.
老师的书
- The Accidental Executive: Lessons in Business, 信仰, and 调用 from the Life of Joseph (Hendrickson Publishers, 2015), by 艾尔·埃里森曼, executive in residence
- 《X的自白 (Thomas Nelson, 2016), a novel by 苏珊娜米. 乌尔夫, instructor in English and writer-in-residence
- Family Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice (Praeger, 2015)， by 约翰Thoburn, professor of clinical psychology
- Quantifying the Qualitative: Information Theory for Comparative Case Analysis (SAGE, 2016)， by 卡蒂亚Drozdova, associate professor of political science
- River Song: Naxiyamtáma (Snake River-Palouse). Oral Traditions from Mary Jim, 安德鲁·乔治。, 戈登·费雪, and Emily Peone (Washington State University Press, 2015), “通过 理查德Scheuerman, associate professor of curriculum and instruction
- Roadmap to Reconciliation: Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness and Justice (IVP Books, 2016) 布兰达·索尔特·麦克尼尔, associate professor of reconciliation studies
- 为什么选择教会? (Abingdon Press, 2015), by 罗伯特W. 墙保罗·T. 墙s professor of Scripture and Wesleyan studies
- A World From Dust: How the Periodic Table Shaped Life (Oxford University Press, 2016), by Ben McFarland, professor of biochemistry
- Worship Outside the Music Box: Theology of Music and Worship and Multi-Ethnic Ministry (Redemption Press, 2015), by Stephen Michael Newby, associate professor of music