制度上的里程碑

从数字上看:2018-19

SPU ranked a “Best National University”

西雅图 Pacific is the only private university in the Pacific Northwest to make the 2019 U.S. 网易彩票下载与世界报道’s Best National Universities list. SPU joins the University of Washington and Washington State University as the only three institutions from Washington state named to the magazine’s list. U.S. 网易彩票下载 defines national universities as those institutions offering a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master’s and doctoral programs, and committed to producing groundbreaking research. SPU’s ranking results in part from growth in its graduate and doctoral programs in business, 教育, 心理学, 护理, 和神学. The ranking also recognizes an emphasis on undergraduate research, in which students work alongside 教师 on important research and serve as interns at world-renowned companies or institutions in the 西雅图 area and beyond.

全新品牌表情推出

Last autumn, SPU began the messaging and visual rollout of its new brand identity. At its core, the rebrand builds upon three interdependent SPU distinctives: 

• 西雅图 advantage (the opportunity to study and serve in a global epicenter)
• Christian faith (encouragement to explore, or go deeper in, Christian faith)
• academic rigor (a personalized, highly challenging learning experience)

Extensive research with current and prospective students, 未来的父母, 教师, and staff helped inform this rebrand to strengthen SPU’s market visibility and recognition. Inspired by global traditions and visual influences, the new design features a stylized monogram with a nod to SPU’s legacy torch; a refreshed color palette with a darker maroon and vibrant red; and a bold typeface for institutional strength with a modern feel. The new brand expression is seen in print pieces, 横幅, 网易彩票app的网站, 电子邮件, 视频, 社交媒体, 标志, 和更多的.

Social justice and cultural studies major begins

A popular new major in social justice and cultural studies began last autumn to help students understand the dynamics of power, 历史, and representation that form culture and 产生不平等的模式. 大调有四首曲目, 促进法律职业发展, 政策, 公民权利和人权, 难民问题, 平面设计中的艺术行动主义, 纪录片, 创意写作和编辑, social work and health/medicine policies, and mediation and activism in political or non-governmental organizations. New degrees in life science, mechanical engineering, and criminal justice also launched.

Office of 多样性, 股本, and Inclusion expands programming, support

To support required departmental diversity action plans, 多样性办公室, 股本, and Inclusion offered competitive seed grants to University departments. ODEI also began leading 多样性 101 training to explain what is meant by “diversity” at SPU and why it matters. With a focus on building individual and institutional capacity, this training provides a shared language and framework for SPU employees to move forward productively in the work of diversity. The office also created a visual display, “Remembrance & Witness: A 西雅图 Pacific 多样性 Timeline,” to underscore key moments in 西雅图 Pacific’s 历史 that inform our current diversity efforts.

九月课程即将推出

Beginning in August 2019, SPU will offer a new term called September Session. This shorter instructional period can help students earn or make up credits, complete their degrees more quickly, 在未来几个季度减轻负担, and explore curricular areas of interest. The term will provide an opportunity for unique or specialty courses, offered in a number of nontraditional formats. Many of SPU’s global seminars will take place during this period. The regular courses may be especially attractive for student athletes and student leaders who are on campus during much of September.

西雅图 Pacific Foundation posts excellent rate of return

Charged with stewarding endowment gifts to SPU, the 西雅图 Pacific Foundation continues to demonstrate an outstanding rate of return on investment. In a survey of 800+ higher 教育 institutions with endowments, including schools such as Princeton, 斯坦福大学, 和耶鲁大学, SPU’s endowment returns are in the top percentile over one-, 3 -, 五年, 投资期限为10年. As of June 30, 2018, the value of SPU’s endowment was more than $113 million.