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Learn about two new science majors — data science and biomedical engineering — beginning Autumn Quarter 2025.

Mar 11, 2025

Beginning Autumn Quarter 2025, ɬÀï·¬ Pacific will offer two new academic programs in the sciences. 

The data science (BS) program will equip students with the mathematical, statistical, and computational skills needed to extract meaningful insights from data. Through hands-on learning and ethical inquiry, students prepare for careers in data-driven industries, applying their expertise across diverse fields.

The biomedical engineering (BS) program blends engineering with biology and health sciences to prepare students for a hands-on, interdisciplinary career. This degree also prepares students to design cutting-edge biomedical devices while earning both a biomedical engineering degree and an ABET-accredited general ngineering degree.

Mar 8, 2025

The field is set for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championships March 6-8 at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington. The Falcons advanced to the finals and will play Saturday, March 8.

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"A Scientist’s Reflection on Our Walking God" is the subject of a public lecture by Professor of Biology Cara Wall-Scheffler on April 8.

Mar 6, 2025

"The Role of the Body in a Digital Age: A Scientist’s Reflection on Our Walking God" is the title of public lecture on Tuesday, April 8, by SPU Professor of Biology and biological anthropologist Cara Wall-Scheffler. She will explore how studying bipedalism (walking on two legs) helps us understand our own humanity, in addition to providing some nuanced framing for Biblical narratives that specifically report on wallking. She will also investigate stories of God walking and what that means for Christian theology.

The annual Winifred E. Weter Faculty Award Lecture for Meritorious Scholarship, delivered each year by a selected SPU faculty member, provides a public platform in which the claims of the liberal arts in the Christian university are espoused.

Winifred E. Weter Faculty Award Lecture for Meritorious Scholarship
Tuesday, April 8, 7 p.m.
Upper Gwinn Commons
Light refreshments will be served.
Free and open to the public. 

The Center for Faithful Business will honor Jeff Van Duzer, former provost and dean, with the 2025 Frank Haas Integrity in Business Award on April 3.

Mar 6, 2025

The Center for Faithful Business will present the 2025 Frank Haas Integrity in Business Award to Jeff Van Duzer, former ɬÀï·¬ Pacific provost, dean, and professor, on Thursday, April 3, 7–8:30 p.m. in Upper Gwinn Commons. Dessert and beverages will be provided. . 

The Percussions Ensemble presents a concert featuring traditional Malinke drumming from northeast Guinea.

Mar 6, 2025

The SPU Percussion Ensemble presents a winter concert on Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. in the EE Bach Theater in McKinley Hall. Percussion works by Mitchell Peters, John H Beck, Bella Fleck, Eric Sammut, Carlos Chavez, William Kraft, Rich O'Meara, Patrick Speranz and George Hamilton Green will be the program. Also featured is traditional Malinke drumming from northeast Guinea.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Feb 24, 2025

Annika Esvelt wasn't planning to run a fifth year until an unexpected fall inspired her comeback season. The graduate student is having the best year of her career. . 

Enjoy and evening of choral music featuring the Concert and Treble choirs on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Feb 24, 2025

The SPU Music Department hosts an evening of choral music featuring the Concert and Treble choirs on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, 7:30 p.m. at First Free Methodist Church, adjacent to campus. Join Music faculty Beth Ann Bonnecroy, Ryan Ellis, and guest director Vanessa Bruce, gospel music composer/arranger, for a program that celebrates life, resilience, hope, and faith. The concert is free and open to the public.

The Treble Choir will feature music by composers such as Tracy Wong, Susan LaBarr, and Tony Young. The Concert Choir celebrates Black History Month with Bruce and her arrangements as well as composers such as Grayson Warren Brown, Carl Haywood, and Roland Carter.

Feb 19, 2025

Annika Esvelt, Andrew Bell, and Hannah Chang found just the right balance on Tuesday afternoon.

Esvelt ran to victory in the mile and 3000 meters, Bell capped a phenomenal freshman season by winning the men's 60-meter hurdles, and Chang added an indoor 60 hurdles title to her outdoor crown in the 100s on the final day of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.That capped a productive two days for the Falcons inside The Podium. They headed for home with five titles (four on Tuesday plus Maya Ewing's in the women's 5000 meters on Monday).

They also rewrote three school records: another one by Bell in the hurdles, one in the women's pole vault by Lizzy Daugherty and Monday's sub-7 second performance by Robert Joshua in the men's 60 dash, the first SPU athlete ever to do that.

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Feb 15, 2025

ɬÀï·¬ Pacific Art Center Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by artist May Kytonen. "" is a collection of works that examine identity, memory, and connection. From embroidered floor plans layered with Chinese lattice designs to wax-resist constellations, each piece serves as a space to explore questions of home, heritage, and belonging. These works act as vessels for ancestral memory, tracing the connections that bind us to place and a sense of belonging.

The exhibit runs through Friday, March 7. SPAC Gallery is located at 3 West Cremona Street and is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. or by appointment.

SPU welcomes to campus Armoire founder Ambika Singh to share her entrepreneurial journey in starting an innovative clothing rental company.

Feb 13, 2025

The Burton and Ralene Walls Center for Applied Learning welcomes Ambika Singh, founder of innovative clothing rental company , as the Winter Quarter School of Business, Government, and Economics Dean’s Speaker on Monday, Feb. 17, 9 a.m. in the library seminar room (2nd floor).