Honors Convocation, Offices Closed
The annual Honors Convocation, highlighting the many achievements and awards of SPU graduating seniors, will be held Thursday, May 31, at 9:30 a.m. in Brougham Pavilion. All campus offices and departments will be closed during this time so that SPU community members may attend.

Outstanding Seniors Needed
University Communications is seeking names and profiles of outstanding, graduating, SPU seniors or media-related stories on graduation. They are interested in seniors who are not only academically gifted, but also outstanding outside the classroom. Please send the names and a brief description of their accomplishments to Tracy Cooper at tcooper@spu.edu. She will then follow up with the students.

Changes in Campus Dining Service
To better accommodate the needs of the faculty and students participating in our evening program, Campus Dining Services has made the following changes to the services they provide. If you have any questions, contact Lance LeFave, general manager of Campus Dining, at (206) 281-2381.

"Grab & Go" food has been added to the C-Store inventory to serve evening students and faculty.

A second clerk has been added at the C-Store to hasten check out and preparation of espresso drinks.

A flier has been prepared describing the hours of operation for the various campus dining locations. If you did not receive the flier, please contact Campus Dining Services at (206) 281-2226 and let them know how many copies of the flyer you would like.

A "capture data" survey was conducted in March to assess the campus dining needs of students in the evening school program. In response to the survey results, additional changes will be made in the future as Campus Dining Services endeavors to make the SPU campus more "evening-student friendly."

Symphony and Choir Together in Concert
SPU's Thalia Symphony and Concert Choir will present a joint concert on Friday, June 1, at 7:30 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church in downtown Seattle. The Thalia Symphony, directed by Professor of Music Eric Hanson will perform Richard Strauss' Death and Transfiguration. The Concert Choir, under the direction of Associate Professor of Choral Music David Anderson, will join the symphony to perform Brahms' German Requiem. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $6 for students and seniors. To reserve tickets, contact the Thalia Box Office at (206) 281-2048.

Check Out Commencement Happenings Online
For all the important dates, places and deadlines for the upcoming SPU Commencement activities, visit the Web site at www.spu.edu/special/commencement.

Trivia Team Looks to Next Year
The SPU Trivia Team (Doug Downing, associate professor of economics, Eric Hanson, professor of music; and former SPU staff member Tim Surdyk) was eliminated in the first round of the seventh annual Washington Literacy Trivia Bee. (Note from Coach Tracy Cooper-Several questions required exact numbers for answers. For example: How many baseball gloves can be made from one cow? How many plumes are in the tale of the original NBC peacock? What is the telephone area code for a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean?) A big thanks to the team and Clint Kelly, University Communications specialist, and all the SPU community members that came to the Trivia Bee. If anyone is interested in organizing a "SPU Trivia Bee," contact Tracy Cooper at tcooper@spu.edu. (Answers to the questions are #1-five gloves; #2-eleven plumes; and #3-area code 817.)

Understanding Depression
The SPU Counseling Center is sponsoring a lecture series titled "Coping With Life in the 21st Century." The next lecture, titled "Understanding, Preventing and Coping with Depression," will be held on Monday, June 4. The purpose of the lectures are to increase the community's awareness of the services provided by the counseling center. The University Counseling Center (UCC) is staffed by a team of mental health professionals who include licensed psychologists, credentialed marriage and family therapists and therapists in training. They provide a full range of psychological services to the greater Seattle area. Clients are individuals, couples, families and children referred to us from schools, churches, agencies and medical settings. The UCC seminars will take place in the Library Seminar Room from 6:30-8 p.m. They are free and open to the public.

Friday, June 1 is the Deadline for Casey
Requests are due by June 1 for a weekend getaway in one of the officers' houses at SPU's Whidbey Island retreat center. The houses are available for your personal, recreational use if you are a full-time, regular faculty or staff member. The cost is $35 for a weekend for you and your guests. View some photos on the Web at http://www.spu.edu/depts/casey. The current scheduling period is for visits to Casey between September 20, 2001, and January 31, 2002. Request a house online at http://www.spu.edu/depts/casey/rentalpolicies.html prior to June 1. There will be no printed versions of the Casey Reservation forms sent in campus mail. Please request a house online. For more information, contact Elizabeth Anema at eanema@spu.edu or (425) 775-0775.

Thanks to All Who Helped With Premiere
Many thanks to all who helped with Premiere on Saturday, May 19. We registered 246 new students-193 high school students and 53 transfers. This is a new record for the first Premiere of the year. Premiere cannot be done without the hard work of the faculty and the staffs of Admissions, Health Services, Learning Resources, Marriott Food Service, Residence Life, Safety and Security and University Services. Special thanks to Student Academic Services and Student Financial Services who prepare academic and financial information for each student and work to get them into advising appointments, registered and financially prepared for Autumn Quarter.

PE Colloquim
You are invited to attend the Physical Education Colloquium on Saturday, June 2. Graduating undergraduate and master's level students will be presenting on current topics related to sport and exercise. Presentations will be held in the Miller Science Learning Center from 9:15 a.m-noon and 1-3 p.m.

Please Don't Hoard Envelopes
From Karen Mahoney, IKON site manager: Some departments have been requesting more inter-office envelopes and we are running very low. If any department has extra inter-office envelopes, please send them to Mailing Services. Thank you.

Ever Lived in Marston-Watson?
If you are a former resident of Marston-Waston, you are invited to participate in a brief closing ceremony. Join us for a time of recognition for the end of Marston-Watson. Meet on Tuesday, June 5, at 8:30 p.m. in front of the hall. If you have any questions, please contact Residence Life Cooridnator Chuck Strawn at (206) 281-7285.

Verizon Wireless Representative On Campus
The SPU account representative from Verizon Wireless, Meg Potter, will be on campus, Wednesday, May 30, from 11-1 p.m. in the CIS Conference Room in Lower Marston. If you have an SPU cell phone and want to ask questions, upgrade equipment or review your service, please stop by. Meg will also have special promotional pricing if you want a personal cell phone, accessories or have questions. If you can't make it on Wednesday, call her directly at (206) 930-6500.

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Parrotts in The New York Times
Les and Leslie Parrott, co-directors of SPU's Center for Relationship Development, are mentioned in a story in The New York Times on efforts in the Midwest to lower the divorce rate. Les is also a professor of psychology.

Denman Remembers PLU Professor
Professor James Denman, organist and music instructor, was quoted in a story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on James Holloway, the Pacific Lutheran University music professor recently murdered on the PLU campus.

Rand in Puget Sound Business Journal
Jim Rand, clinical professor in the School of Business and Economics, was quoted in a Puget Sound Business Journal story on the declining interest in e-commerce classes in area business schools.

SPU Track Students Make News
Two of SPU's premier track and field athletes share insights on reasons for their success in feature stories by The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. To read more about The Seattle Times story on Rachel Ross, the Falcons' national contender in middle-distance running, click http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/134298622_spu24.html. Stephanie Huffman, an NCAA Championships qualifier in the heptathlon and javelin is profiled in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer at http://seattlep i.nwsource.com/othersports/24469_spu24.shtml

SPU, Kenney in Christian Science Monitor
SPU was included in a recent story on the gender gap in colleges for the Christian Science Monitor. Jennifer Kenney, director of admissions and SPU senior Cheryl Louie were both quoted.

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Technical Report by Jeff Joireman and Martin Abbott
A technical report by Jeff Joireman, associate professor of psychology, and Martin Abbott, senior research analyst for SPU's Washington School Research Center (WSRC), will be published by the center next month. The report titled "Relationship Between Achievement, Low Income and Ethnicity Across Six Groups of Washington State Students" is the first of several analyses dealing with education reform in Washington. It is the inaugural report of the WSRC.

Ferreiro Publishes Paper on Peter and Paul
Alberto Ferreiro, professor of history, has published, "Simon Magus and Simon Peter in the Acts of Peter" and the "Passions of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul," in Pietro e Paolo. Il loro rapporto con roma nelle testimonianze antiche.' XXIX Incontro di studiosi dell'antichita cristiana, Roma 3-5 may, 2000, Augustinianum, pp. 41-66. The papers were given as part of the Jubilee 2000 scholarly gatherings in Rome focusing on the origins of the place of Peter and Paul as viewed from texts, literature, archaeology, art and history in the early church. The papers carry the first comparative study of the figures of Simon Magus and Simon Peter in these two very influential texts dating from the second and fifth centuries, respectively.

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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.

Staff Positions:
Administrative Assistant—Executive Office
Administrative Assistant—Facility and Project Management
Admissions Counselor (2 positions)—Admissions
Assistant Director of Student Programs for InterCultural Affairs—Student Life
Computer Services Manager, II—Student Academic Services
Director of Corporate and Foundation Gifts—University Advancement
Executive Assistant to the President—Executive Office
Maintenance Mechanic I—Plant Services
Office Manager for Academic Affairs—Office of Academic Affairs
Program Coordinator, Center for Applied Learning—School of Business
Records Assistant—Facility Management
Residence Life Coordinator (10 month)—Office of Residence Life
Security Officer I—Safety and Security
Systems Analyst—Admin System—Computer and Information Systems

For more information on all current faculty vacancies, please access the following resources: http://www.spu.edu/depts/provost/fac-jobs.html Please call (206) 281-2508 with any questions about a job opening or to refer potential faculty members to SPU.

Faculty Positions:
Announcement of an Opening in the School of Education
Dean, School of Business and Economics
Dean, School of Theology
Assistant Professor or Education
Professor of Family and Community Nursing
Associate Professor/Professor of Graduate Education
Assistant Professor in Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Faculty Position in Nursing Leadership

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