Advent Devotions: Cities of the Holy Land
Dean of the Chapel Tim Dearborn is leading a four-week Advent study for faculty and staff titled "Walking With Followers of Christ Around Bethlehem." The study will explore the biblical promises and contemporary plight surrounding four cities of the Holy Land: Hebron, Ein Karem, Beit Sahour and Bethlehem. Each devotion includes the city in Scripture, reflection questions, the city now and then, and photos of historical sites. The Advent devotions will be held Wednesday mornings from 8:30-9:00 a.m. in the SUB Fireside Room. Hot apple cider, tea and breakfast pastries are provided. All faculty and staff are invited to join for a time of singing carols, enjoying fellowship and celebrating the true meaning of Christmas.

Falcon Basketball
Celebrate the end of final exams and the freedom of the holiday season by watching the nationally ranked SPU men's basketball team. The Falcons face Evergreen State University on Saturday, December 9, at 7:00 p.m. in Brougham Pavilion. Faculty and staff have complimentary admission to all SPU home athletic events. Just have your campus I.D. handy when you go to the ticket window before any regular season basketball, volleyball or gymnastics event at Brougham Pavilion. Faculty and staff may also get free general admission tickets for their spouse and dependent children.

December 15 Deadline for Payroll Changes
The 15th of each month is the last day to make adjustments or additions to your staff payroll check.

SUBWAY Coupons
Check out the online coupons for the campus SUBWAY on the Campus Dining Services Web page at http://www.spu.edu/depts/us/dining/UpdatingMenuFolder/CouponCStore.htm

Art for Kids
SPU's Art Department will sponsor Saturday morning art classes for children at the Art Center Gallery at 3 West Cremona. (Near the corner of Queen Anne Avenue North and West Nickerson Street.) The classes for Winter Quarter begin January 6 and run through March 3. The dates for Spring Quarter are March 31- June 2. The classes are open to children ages 5-14 years; and the cost for the series is $55, which includes instruction and materials. The classes emphasize expression through group and individual activities. Students will be introduced to the elements and principals of art through a variety of media. To register, call (206) 281-2079.

House Near SPU for Sale
The Seattle Pacific Foundation has received a house through a planned gift. The Foundation will be untaking preparations to sell the house through a realtor in the near future. Prior to that, however, we want to give notice to members of our community that this house will be offered for sale. It is the home owned by Dr. Joe (now deceased) and Danna Davis, longtime members and significant contributors to SPU in many ways. The home is located only a few blocks from campus at 3420 10th Avenue West. It is a spacious well-built, custom home with a fabulous view from many rooms; 3,030 square feet (4 bedrooms, 2 3/4 baths, 2 fireplaces) and attached single car garage. The home, built by a former lumberman in 1953, features quality woodwork throughout in cabinetry, paneling and bookcases. The house is priced to sell at $665,000. Inquiries may be directed to Nancy Christel, assistant director, Seattle Pacific Foundation at (206) 281-2810 or nchriste@spu.edu.

Blankets Needed
An article in The Seattle Times on Thanksgiving Day reported that for the first time ever, the Union Gospel Mission's Nightwatch Program had run out of blankets because of the early cold weather. The Nightwatch program provides blankets, food and hot drinks for people on the street. The program's executive director, the Reverend Rick Reynolds, is an 1975 SPU alum. New or used blankets can be dropped off at the Mission's men's shelter at 318 Second Avenue South, between Washington and Main streets and Second and Third Avenues.

New Year's Resolution: Exercise
Once again, senior exercise science majors are available on a limited basis to provide a wide range of fitness and exercise services to the SPU community. These services include assessment of a single aspect of fitness, instruction on the use of a piece of SPU exercise equipment, a complete fitness assessment, exercise prescription or personal training. Additional information is available at: www.spu.edu/~weathers/exsciserv.html

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Ziemann on German Authors
"Multicultural Authors in Germany: Jirî Grusa, Emine Sevgi Özdamar and Rafik Schami" was the title of a paper offered by invitation by Michael Ziemann, associate professor of European Studies (German and Linguistics) this summer. The paper was part of the seventh bi-annual conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI) titled "Twentieth Century European Narratives" at Bergen University in Bergen, Norway. His first ISSEI presentation was at Haifa University, Mt. Carmel, Israel in 1998. His paper was titled "Multicultural Literature in Germany-Through the Eyes of the Stranger" ("Fremde Augenblicke") and is available on compact disc.

Owusu Presents at UW
Francis Owusu, assistant professor of geography, participated in a symposium last month organized by the University of Washington's Program on Africa titled "The Politics and Culture of Structural Adjustments and the Impact on Health in Africa." Francis' presentation was titled "How Ghana's Health Care Workers Make a Living and Why it Leads to Low Productivity." A lively discussion with faculty and students followed the presentation.

Capp on Improvisations
Myrna Capp, assistant professor of music, presented a paper at the Society for Ethnomusicology's national conference in Toronto, Canada last month. The title of the paper and presentation was "Musical Hybrids: Improvisation as a Link Between Musical Cultures." The process of improvising cross-culturally was explored in the paper through the use of photos and musical examples. The improvisations were done in 1999 by Myrna Capp and Ephat Mujuru in Harare, Zimbabwe. The paper was one of four papers scheduled consecutively in a session relating to cross-cultural improvisation. The other papers focused on Ghanaian singing, African-American church music in New York and South African choral music.

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Woodward Runs Half
Once again, as part of his PDP as SPU's faculty athletics representative, Bill Woodward, Professor of History, completed albeit too painfully and slowly the 13.1-mile Seattle Half Marathon on November 26. His finish was 34th among his age (and aged) group. He will show you his finisher's shirt much more readily than his time.

Cooper, Kaups Not Far Behind
Tracy Cooper, news and media relations manager, and Karin Kaups, assistant in University Relations and Enrollment Management, ran in their third Seattle Half Marathon. Tracy and Karin, who didn't see Bill among the 10,000 runners, will gladly show you their finisher's medals.

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For more information on all current staff vacancies, please access the following resources: http://www.spu.edu/depts/hr/jobs.html; the job line at (206) 281-2065, or stop by the HR office. Please call Kathleen Abbott at (206) 281-2591 with any questions about a job opening or to refer potential employees to SPU.

Administrative Assistant, Continuing Education (temporary, part time)-Education
Administrative Assistant, Graduate (32 hr/wk)-Health Sciences
Associate Director-Student Financial Services
Computer Services Manager, II - Admissions
Director of University Services-University Services
Financial Analyst, Academic Programs-Finance
Graduate Program Marketing Coordinator (temporary, part time)-Health Sciences
Maintenance Mechanic I (two positions)-Plant Services
Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer-Major Gifts and Planned Giving Office
Multi-Skilled Trades II-Plant Services
Nurse Practitioner (temporary, part time)-Health Clinic
Processing Assistant (temporary, two positions)-Admissions

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