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Autumn 2003 | Volume 26, Number 4 | Campus




A Record-Setting Autumn
SPU welcomed its largest and most academically prepared freshman class in Autumn Quarter 2003.

Incoming Dean Promises a Cross-Cultural Perspective to Theological Education at SPU

Freshman Missionary Is Among Six New Ames Scholarship Recipients

You're Invited to Hear the Sacred Sounds of Christmas at Benaroya Hall

National Science Foundation Awards $90,000 Grant to SPU Physics Department

On Top of the World, SPU Fellows Climb Washington Peaks as a Team

Passage to India: Graduate Psychology Students Immerse Themselves in Another Culture




From the President
“What is a college education really worth?” asks President Philip Eaton. With universities under scrutiny today, SPU must reflect about its influence and impact.

Closing the Gap
In the final year of The Campaign for SPU, the University has strong momentum heading into the stretch. [Campaign]

Fighting for Family
The U.S. Marines asked Les and Leslie Parrott for help to strengthen the home life of soldiers returning from long Iraq deployments. [Faculty]

Creativity Takes Flight
Theatre graduate Sam Vance '96 is a man with the kind of vision needed by the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. [Alumni]

Basketball Down Under
The men's basketball team took a journey to the other side of the world, and Assistant Coach Dan Barfoot shares his journal of the trip. [Athletics]

My Response
“Dear Time Capsule Openers,” wrote Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Bruce Congdon to SPU students, faculty and alumni in 2053. His letter is now in a time capsule in SPU's new Science Building.