Information for the 2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencements, Ivy Cutting, and other year-end events is now available.

Mar 22, 2024

The 2023 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 8, 10:30 a.m., at T-Mobile Park, near downtown Seattle. Ivy Cutting and Graduate Commencement will be held on campus, Friday, June 7. 

Learn more on the 2024 Commencement website.

JoAnn Flett, executive director of the Center for Faithful Business, received a Fulbright Specialist Program Award to complete a project at The Entrepreneurship Hub in Trinidad and Tobago.

Mar 22, 2024

JoAnn Flett, executive director of the Center for Faithful Business, received a Fulbright Specialist Program Award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. She will complete a project at The Entrepreneurship Hub in Trinidad and Tobago that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within business administration.

Professor Emeritus Ed Smyth died on March 9. During 32 years of faithful service, he led yearly student discipleship groups and served in many local ministry positions.

Mar 19, 2024

Professor Emeritus of Educational Ministry Ed Smyth died at his home in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 9, 2024, after a lengthy illness. Ed came to SPU in 1976 and taught educational ministry (Christian education) until 1985, and then again from 2000 to 2016, when he retired. He was the director of Church Relations at SPU from 1985 to 1992 and served in ministry positions outside of SPU from 1992 to 2000.

Read more on Professor Smyth's legacy.

Read President Porterfield's inaugural address or watch the inauguration ceremony online.

Mar 18, 2024

Dr. Deana L. Porterfield was inaugurated as Seattle Pacific University's 12th president, and the University's first female president, on Feb. 23, 2024. Her inaugural address was delivered at the First Free Methodist in Seattle, Washington.

Read the address or watch the inauguration ceremony.

School of Education Professor Nalline Baliram and doctoral student Connor Desai received a grant from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Mar 7, 2024

Connor Desai, doctoral student, and Nalline Baliram, associate professor of teacher education, were awarded the Mathematics Education Trust Classroom Research Grants PreK-6 through the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics. This award grant came with a $6,000 budget. The funds will be used for Connor's dissertation research and beyond. Part of the grant requirement is to publish the work in one of the NCTM journals.

Congratulations to Connor and Professor Baliram!

The best way to discover our amazing community is come and visit! Sign up for the next Falcon Friday and be an SPU student for a day.

Mar 7, 2024

Live like an SPU student for a day during Falcon Fridays! This one-day visit includes information sessions about specific academic programs, financial aid, and admissions. Plus, you'll take a tour of our beautiful campus and enjoy lunch in our award-winning dining hall. Falcon Fridays are scheduled in April and May so sign up today!

The men's and women's basketball teams are in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference playoffs, Mar. 7-9. Go Falcons!

Mar 5, 2024

The Seattle Pacific men's and women's basketball teams have qualified for this weekend's Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournaments! Here is everything you need to know before the tournament tip-off on Thursday.

Tyler Copp has been named the inaugural SPU women’s golf head coach. The program is set to begin competing in the fall of 2024.

Mar 1, 2024

Tyler Copp has been named the inaugural women’s golf head coach at Seattle Pacific University; Director of Athletics Dan Lepse announced Friday. The program is set to begin competing in the fall of 2024.

Women’s golf becomes the SPU's 13th varsity sport in the fall of 2024. The Falcons join the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in the fall of 2024. They’ll compete against familiar foes in Montana State University Billings, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Simon Fraser, and Western Washington. Since women's golf was added to the conference in 2010-11, six GNAC teams have achieved top-10 regional finishes.

“We are thrilled to announce Tyler Copp as the inaugural women’s golf coach at Seattle Pacific University,” Lepse said. “His coaching experience, enthusiasm, and connections to the Northwest golf community will help form a fantastic foundation for this first-year Falcons team.

Learn more.

Seattle Pacific’s School of Education hosts its annual DEI conference for P-12 educators on Mar. 9. The virtual event is free and clock hours are available.

Feb 28, 2024

Seattle Pacific’s School of Education hosts "Fostering Educational Justice: Promoting a Sense of Belonging for Each and Every Individual," a virtual conference for P-12 educators on Saturday, Mar. 9, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. The conference features researchers and practitioners addressing and enhancing the learning for educators as they support their students. The event is free and clock hours are available for Washington state educators.

Three special exhibits in honor of President Porterfield's inauguration are on display in the SPU Library.

Feb 27, 2024

The SPU Library has created three exhibits in honor of President Porterfield’s inauguration. Items on exhibit have been selected from the University Archives and Special Collections.