学术成就

School Counseling, Business, and Dietetics Receive Accreditation

的 医学博士在学校辅导 program in SPU’s 教育学院 has been granted initial national accreditation through 的 Council on Accreditation for Counseling and Related Educational Programs. 的 商业、政府和经济学院 received re-accreditation from 的 Association to Advance Collegiate 学校 of Business International, which represents 的 highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. 的 Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics voted to continue full accreditation of SPU’s 营养学教学计划 再过七年.

PhysTEC Honors SPU’s 教育学院 Physics Teachers Output

2015年2月，SPU 教育学院 received special commendation from 的 Physics Teacher Education Coalition for its record of educating future physics teachers. 低于20u.S. institutions graduate five or more physics teachers a year, 导致严重的, 该领域长期短缺. In 2011–12, SPU graduated eight highly qualified physics teachers. PhysTEC honored SPU’s program as “a service to 的 state of Washington” and for “serving as a national model for STEM teacher preparation.”

SPU神学院出版 整本圣经简明指南

Edited by SPU 的ology professors Robert Wall and David Nienhuis, 整本圣经简明指南 is a succinct and thorough introduction to 的 Bible’s nature, canonical design as “a collection of collections,和故事情节. 由Daniel Castelo教授共同撰写, 劳拉·福尔摩斯, 莎拉Koenig, 尤金Lemcio, 波林, 乍得马歇尔, 弗兰克·斯皮纳, 的 紧凑的 指南 is integrated into SPU’s UFDN 200 “Christian Scriptures” courses and has been commended by FMC-USA Bishop David Kendall.

Ewald Explores Classical Literature’s Fascination With India in Marston Lecture

2015年2月12日，SPU的C. 梅·马斯顿古典文学助理教授, 主持马斯顿讲座, in which he discussed Ancient Greece and Rome’s fascination with India and its portrayal in classical literature. 的 annual lecture is presented by 的 faculty member appointed to 的 Marston fellowship, named after one of SPU’s most influential early scholars.

Koskela Speaks on Experience and 的 Knowledge of God

Doug Koskela, SPU assistant professor of 的ology and 的 associate dean of undergraduate studies in 的 神学院, 给了今年的Paul T. Walls Lecture in Wesleyan 的ology on May 6, 2015. 他的地址, 题为“我知道当我写在心里。,” explored 的 place of spiritual perception in John Wesley’s understanding of how one comes to embrace 的 Christian faith.

麦金尼在维特讲座中探讨性别

Professor of Sociology and Director of Women’s Studies Jennifer McKinney delivered 的 2015 Winifred E. Weter Faculty Award Lecture for Meritorious Scholarship on April 14, 2015. 题目是“教派和性别”,” 的 lecture illustrated 的 ways in which beliefs about gender in different Christian groups and historical periods have been shaped by cultural change. This annual lecture provides a public platform to articulate 的 liberal arts in 的 Christian university.

商业与政府在新学校相遇

2014年秋季开始, SPU’s Political Science and Geography departments joined with 的 School of Business 和经济学 to form 的 new 商业、政府和经济学院. SBGE是美国第二个这样的项目.S. and 的 only one to offer an AACSB-accredited education.

新硕士学位强调数字教育

SPU现在提供在线课程 数字教育领导 教育硕士项目, providing instruction on digital education research and best practices in blended learning, “自带设备”项目, 数字公民. 的 program will utilize open educational resources, 因此不需要教科书或软件成本, 并将学生与学校配对, 大学, and o的r educational organizations for real-world projects.

默多克门徒研究员计划正在进行中

由M .的“愿景与召唤”基金资助.J. 默多克慈善信托基金，第一年 西雅图太平洋神学院 students receive vocational training and mentor undergraduate students in Wesleyan small groups. 小团体, held in select UFDN 1000 “Christian Formation” classes, 问约翰卫斯理的问题, “你的灵魂怎么样??” and are led by junior and senior undergraduates mentored by 的 Murdock Discipleship Fellows.

Student Plan for Portable Vaccine Refrigeration Wins Competition

At SPU’s ninth annual Social Venture Plan Competition on April 16, 2015, 19 student teams presented entrepreneurial business plans to address social needs. This was 的 final stage of a competition encompassing seminars, 书面计划, and coaching from more than 130 community volunteers. While this year’s projects ranged from cottage industry textiles to doggy daycares, 3美元,000赫伯特B. 琼斯大奖颁给了布里奥·帕克, a portable refrigeration unit designed to make safe vaccine delivery possible anywhere in 的 world.

开设新的普通话课程

In Autumn 2014, SPU offered on-campus Mandarin Chinese courses for 的 first time in many decades. Addressing SPU’s need for an Asian language curriculum in its Pacific Rim location, 的 Chinese courses are 的 first expansion of 的 Languages, 文化, 1989年起担任文学系教授. 指导教师魏佐, an English PhD candidate at 的 University of Washington, 一直在帮助开发西雅图大学的新课程.