SPU Voices Podcast turns two
March 2019 saw
the launch of the
SPU Voices Podcast,
dedicated to telling
personal stories
with universal impact. Since then, CEOs,
professors, chaplains, nonprofit leaders,
advocates, and other extraordinary SPU
community members and guests have been
interviewed in over 60 episodes, leading to
over 10,000 listens in 835 cities across 57
countries on six continents. The podcasts can
be streamed online or on a favorite streaming
service.
Homecoming & Family Hub created
Instead of an on-campus event, SPU
hosted a virtual Homecoming and Family
Hub, making connection accessible from
anywhere. The curated website included a
parent prayer meeting, streamed concerts and
YouTube videos, a current student art show,
presentations by speakers, and a build-your-own
reunion option. Seven reunions were
hosted virtually.
Short film honors alumni
in health care
For over 60 years, SPU has celebrated
outstanding individuals through its Alumni
of the Year and Medallion awards. This year,
the many SPU alumni who serve on the front
lines of the global COVID-19 pandemic were
collectively honored through a short film,
Front-line Falcons. The film focuses on three
alumni — a doctor and two nurses — working
hard to save lives at Seattle’s Harborview
Medical Center.
The short documentary, renamed The Time to
Heal, was submitted to several film festivals
and was chosen by four to date — Cannes
Short Film Festival, Seattle Film Festival,
Walla Walla Movie Crush, and Compassion
Film Festival. It is currently in the running
for inclusion in several more film festivals.
Meet the Class of 2021
Although the 2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement celebrations were again virtual due to COVID-19, Seattle Pacific University welcomed hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students as new alumni. Learn about some of the newest outstanding SPU graduates, and take a look at videos from Undergraduate Commencement and Graduate Commencement, as you meet the Class of 2021.