40-675: The Seattle Pacific Falcons (also SPU Falcons ) are the 12 varsity athletic teams that represent Seattle Pacific University , located in Seattle, Washington , in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Falcons compete as members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference for all sports except for gymnastics, which competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . Vanessa Aniteye Placed 1st in
80-777: A Master of Arts in management. SBGE is home to the Center for Applied Learning and the Center for Integrity in Business which examines the intersections of theology and contemporary business. Seattle Pacific University has five residence halls . The university offers other on-campus residence options, such as the Cremona and Wesley apartments, and other small suite- or apartment-style living facilities for continuing students. All residence halls feature single-gender floors. The five residence halls are Ashton Hall, Hill Hall, Moyer Hall, Emerson Hall, and Arnett Hall. Freshmen are required to live on campus in
120-598: A building on campus called "Beers Hall." The building also houses the Sociology and History departments within the College of Arts and Sciences. Completed in early 1893, Alexander Hall is the oldest building on campus, and at the time of the university's founding was the campus' only building. It was designed by notable architect John B. Parkinson , who was responsible for the designs of many of Seattle's school buildings built during this era. Upon completion of Peterson Hall in 1905, it
160-414: A citywide scavenger hunt , and an all-hall banquet . In the past, the ice-broomball game was played between residents of Moyer and Marston Hall (no longer used for housing). This annual "Toilet Bowl" match featured as its trophy a urinal removed from Moyer during the 1983 remodel, which the losing hall was required to display prominently the year following their loss. The 05–06 school year also introduced
200-482: A four-year alternate series of general education classes for honors students called University Scholars, in which every student double-majors, earning a major in "Honors: Liberal Arts" as well as another major of their choice. Their Honors coursework involves classes centering the question "What does it mean to be human?", on cultural and social systems, ethics and critical reasoning, and history; by their senior year Honors students write senior research thesis. Along with
240-606: A great aggregate living environment among students. The 35 and 34 West Cremona apartments were remodeled in 2008–09 and 2009–10, respectively, and the Wesley Apartments at Cremona and Dravus, as of the 2011–2012 academic year, are now owned and operated by SPU and include the offices of two of the Residence Life Coordinators. The school sold the Robbins apartments in 2012. The university's athletic teams participate in
280-578: A main lounge with gas fireplace and Northwest wood beams, and an exercise center. Emerson also has a "Bridges Program", which lets students participate in intentional programs and conversations related to global issues and cross-cultural relationships. Emerson events include a quarterly Coffee House, the Emerson Film Festival, and the Spring Banquet. The hall is named for the street on which it resides. Hill Hall , which opened in 1962, located in
320-510: A main lounge on the first floor, and a green roof and roof deck on the fifth floor. Rooms on the upper floors may also feature views of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. It is located in the northwest corner of campus, just across the street from Demaray Hall and just down the hill from Gwinn Commons, SPU's dining hall. Ashton Hall , opened in 1965, is SPU's largest residence hall with more than 400 students on 6 floors. It
360-438: A new event called The Experience Moyer Project (EMP), which featured musical talent from the hall as well as a variety of other activities. The university owns multiple additional residences including Bailey, Cremona, 37 West Dravus, Falcon, Wesley and other buildings known by address rather than name are owned and maintained by SPU. These apartments are closer to campus but provide a more independent-living situation. They provide
400-400: A sewing lab. Each month, SPU's food lab plays host to a Community Kitchen - an outreach to the city's homeless population wherein these individuals join with members of the university community in cooking and sharing a common meal. The Student Union Building (commonly known as the "SUB") was built in the 1960s and still serves as a central point where many students gather. On the first floor is
440-439: A student a degree include Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Accounting. A few schools offer limited residency undergraduate options, such as Prescott College and Lesley University . Programs vary, but an intensive, low-residency model requires students to come to campus every six months for 1-2 weeks, during which time students engage in a variety of activities and lectures during
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#1732917306003480-503: A wide range of content areas; one of the most popular limited residency degree programs is the Master of Fine Arts in creative writing . The first such program was developed by Evalyn Bates and launched in 1963 at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont . There are low-residency MFA programs in creative writing, visual arts, photography, and painting. Other graduate programs that can earn
520-596: A year. Students, faculty, and alumni have access to the collections of Summit and the Orbis Cascade Alliance , comprising over 30 million items held in Washington and Oregon academic libraries , including the University of Washington . In addition to printed reference materials, the library also has access to myriad electronic databases including JSTOR, ProQuest Direct, EBSCOHost, First Search, and others. Access
560-524: Is also former home to the Orangemen of 6th West (6w), a notable floor on campus, who display their school spirit by attending men's basketball home games and some away games, leading cheers for the Falcons and occasionally against the referees and the other team. Emerson Hall , opened in 2001, is the campus's second newest residence hall, featuring suite-style single, double, and triple rooms, card-access security,
600-603: Is also located here. In addition, there is the Corner Place Market, or C-Store, which holds Einstein Bros. Bagels and also a market where students can purchase various daily necessities. Wells Gwinn, for whom the dining facility is named, served 32 years on the Seattle Pacific Board of Trustees. The Ames Library was completed in 1994. Housing over 250,000 volumes and 1,300 print periodicals , it grows by 6,000 new titles
640-506: Is available to the university community via login both on and off campus. Opened in 1905, Peterson Hall is the second-oldest building on campus and houses the School of Education as well as the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Originally built to house administration and additional classrooms, it was designed by Seattle architect William Jewett. In the basement is a food lab, as well as
680-475: Is named for the Reuben Hill family who donated property to the school for its expansion. Moyer Hall , opened in 1953 and remodeled in 1983, is located in the center of the campus on the edge of Tiffany Loop. The smallest of the traditional residence halls, Moyer was named in honor of Jacob Moyer, PhD, professor of chemistry and dean (1925–46). The hall's annual events include a fall retreat, an ice-broomball game,
720-666: Is the main dining hall on campus. Upstairs is the university's main, multi-use location. A pair of large rooms, the Queen Anne Room (named after the neighborhood in which SPU is located) and the Cascade Room (named after the mountain range that can be seen from Upper Gwinn Commons) can each hold up to 500 people. Multiple functions are held in Upper Gwinn, ranging from Group (a Wednesday night worship service), admissions events, lectures, board meetings and more. The President's Dining room
760-548: Is the most advanced building on campus, complete with an electron microscope, cold room, fully contained greenhouse and LEED Certification. This building is central to those students in the Pre-Professional Health Sciences programs. SPU's pre-med track has become widely known for its annual 90–100% acceptance into medical schools following graduation. On May 23, 2012, the SPU Board of Trustees announced that it named
800-708: The Great Northwest Athletic Conference at the Division II level of the NCAA . Men's varsity athletics Women's varsity athletics Low-residency program A low-residency program (or limited residency program) is a form of education, normally at the university level, which involves some amount of distance education and brief on-campus or specific-site residencies—residencies may be one weekend or several weeks. These programs are most frequently offered by colleges and universities that also teach standard full-time courses on campus. There are numerous master's degree programs in
840-516: The San Juan Islands and Camp Casey, a former U.S. military fort re-purposed as a conference and retreat facility on Whidbey Island . Notable buildings on the Seattle campus include: Named for the first president of Seattle Pacific University, Alexander Beers, this four-story brick building is home to the School of Theology. The founder's first name, Alexander, was used, as the board did not want
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#1732917306003880-469: The Seattle Seminary . It became the Seattle Seminary and College in 1913, adopted the name Seattle Pacific College two years later, and received its current name in 1977. Seattle Pacific University was founded in 1891 by Free Methodist pioneers to train missionaries for overseas service. Built on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. Nels B. Peterson, the neighborhood was originally known as Ross Station and
920-462: The 2023 Autumn Quarter: The university sits on a 43-acre campus at the northern end of Queen Anne Hill , near the Fremont neighborhood and approximately four miles north of downtown Seattle. Many of the trees on the campus' central Tiffany Loop are among the oldest in the city. SPU also owns and operates two satellite campuses: a wilderness field station specializing in biology on Blakely Island in
960-563: The NCAA indoor Track meet running the 800m SPU Women's Rowing Notably made NCAA appearances, earning 2nd place in 2017 and 6th in 2022 Seattle Pacific University Seattle Pacific University ( SPU ) is a private Christian university in Seattle, Washington , United States. It was founded in 1891 in conjunction with the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as
1000-604: The Pacific Collegium, a hub for commuter students. Dining options provided by the on campus dining services can also be found in the SUB. UNICOM, a student-run information desk assists with ticket sales, bus passes, pool passes, among other general information items. ASSP, the student government of SPU has its offices in the SUB along with STUB, the student event programming organization. SPU's main hard sciences facility houses biology, chemistry and some psychology labs. Built in 2003, it
1040-402: The board of trustees occurred in wake of faculty voting with an 80% majority no-confidence in the board regarding this issue. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on July 29 that his office was investigating the university's hiring practices, describing them as potentially illegal and discriminatory. In turn, the university filed a lawsuit against the attorney general, saying that
1080-544: The building in honor of past SPU president Philip W.Eaton and his wife, Sharon. The School of Business, Government, and Economics (SBGE) is located in McKenna Hall. In addition to undergraduate degrees in management, accounting, economics, political science, and global development studies, SBGE also offers three graduate level degrees: Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Information Management, and
1120-459: The day, and create detailed study plans. During the non-residency semester periods, students study independently, sending in "packets" to their faculty mentors every month or so. The content of the packets varies with each individual, but focuses on research, writing, and reflection related to each student's individualized study plan. A few schools, such as Western State Colorado University, actually conduct live online classes via Skype each week during
1160-660: The fall of junior year so students have the opportunity to study abroad. In 2005, SPU launched a MFA low-residency program in Creative Writing featuring distance-learning for graduate writers in Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction. The program features a site-specific residency on Whidbey Island , WA. Core faculty include several notable authors including Scott Cairns , Lauren Winner , Gina Ochsner , Sara Zarr , and Mischa Willett . The program maintains an institutional affiliation with Image . As of
1200-739: The investigation violates its religious freedom. On January 26, 2023 it was announced that current Roberts Wesleyan University President Deanna Porterfield would conclude her work in June at the institution in Rochester, NY. She assumed the role of President at Seattle Pacific University later on in 2023. On June 16, 2023, the university's interim president, Peter Menjares, announced in an email to faculty that it would cut 40 percent of its budget academic programs via steep faculty layoffs; university leadership blamed post- COVID-19 pandemic national trends in higher education for declining enrollment, while faculty blamed
1240-562: The offices of the president and provost, are also located in Demaray. The building is named for Calvin Dorr Demaray, president of SPU from 1959 to 1968 and pastor of First Free Methodist Church, from 1948 to 1959. The clocktower in front of Demaray Hall was given to Seattle Pacific University by the class of 1966. It displays a bas-relief sculpture designed by former Professor of Art Ernst Schwidder, titled "Science, Religion and Humanities," which
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1280-435: The preliminary core classes, the curriculum includes two Faith & Science classes and a Christianity & Scholarship class. The work load is generally very rigorous. A student in the program takes his or her sequence of University Scholars courses with the same cohort of 40 students for the entire four years. A student may be admitted to the program regardless of major. There are no University Scholars classes scheduled for
1320-542: The residence halls unless they are living with family. Meal plans are required for all students living in the dorms. Students may leave campus housing when they are 20 years old, have junior class status, have petitioned and been approved to live off campus by Campus Housing, or are graduate students. Arnett Hall welcomed its inaugural residents in Autumn 2014. As SPU's second smallest dorm with only four resident floors, it features suite-style single, double, and triple rooms,
1360-518: The university's anti-LGBTQ+ faculty policy for exacerbating the issue. The cuts are due to take effect upon the expiration of contracts the following June. As the school developed from a seminary of the Free Methodist Church to its current status as a doctoral degree granting institution, its name has changed over time to befit its changes in status: The university's academic programs are divided into one college and five schools: SPU offers
1400-614: The upper middle of the campus just steps from Gwinn Commons and the SPU Library, is known as the "family" hall for its comfortable atmosphere. It features a newly updated main lounge, the REX athletic center, and the Hill Hall "beach", a grassy area behind the hall popular for outdoor recreation and sunbathing. Hill Hall events include "Decade" Skate (a song-based skit competition), a retreat to Camp Casey, an annual ball , and 6th Hill "Beach Bash." It
1440-523: Was annexed to Seattle the same year the college was founded; the school was colloquially referred to as the Ross Seminary during this era. The first permanent building built on campus, designed by notable architect John B. Parkinson , was completed in early 1893 and the seminary held its first classes that Spring. On June 5, 2014, a shooting occurred in the Otto Miller Hall, during which one student
1480-401: Was brought to fruition by former Professor of Art Larry Metcalf and three of his students. The cast-stone relief panels depict various areas of study: the physical sciences, social sciences and humanities. Its symbols are drawn from American Pima, Arabic, Aztec, Babylonian, Egyptian and Greek cultures. Gwinn Commons is home to three different points of interest. The Crossroads at Gwinn Commons
1520-404: Was killed and two other students were injured. The suspect was not a student at the school and had no connection to the university. On November 16, 2016, the gunman was convicted in the shooting and sentenced to 112 years in prison. In May 2022, the university's board of trustees voted to keep rules in place that ban LGBTQ people from becoming employees, prompting student protests. The vote by
1560-678: Was named in honor of Philip F. Ashton, PhD, a psychology professor (1929–1971). The hall is located on the highest point of SPU's campus. Many rooms have views of the campus and the Lake Washington Ship Canal . Annual Ashton Pop events include the Ashton Cup lip-sync contest, the Ashton Art Show, and a formal ball. In previous years the ball has been held at the Space Needle , on an Argosy Cruise , and at Seattle's W Hotel . Ashton Hall
1600-605: Was used for a time as a boys dormitory. A $ 6.2-million A seismic retrofitting and renovation of the interior office space and chapel was completed in 2014. Next door to Alexander is the main performing arts space on campus, the McKinley Theater. Demaray Hall is the central academic building at Seattle Pacific University, housing numerous classrooms as well as the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Student Academic Services and Student Financial Services. Administrative offices, including
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