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Campus News & Events
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Tell us about your outstanding graduates
University Communications needs help identifying outstanding students from this year’s graduating class. This request is for undergraduate and graduate students. These students and their achievements will be pitched to media outlets prior to Commencement, as well as used for promotional purposes. Please send the name(s) of the students and a short description about why you are recommending them. Examples would be students who overcame obstacles to graduate, were involved in community service projects, participated in innovative research, started a new venture, took a class that changed their career direction, or did something really interesting. Basically, anything that would make a good story! We will follow up with the student and get permission to use their profile. Send information by email to Director of Public Information Tracy Norlen at tcnorlen@spu.edu.
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April 7: The War for Ukraine: A Geographical and Theological Conversation
As we continue to pray for peace in the Ukraine, the School of Business, Government, and Economics, School of Theology, Department of History, and University Ministries invite you to “The War for Ukraine: A Geographical and Theological Conversation,” on April 7, 4–5 p.m. in Demaray 150. Come to listen, converse, and pray together about the events taking place in Ukraine. Professor Emerita of Geography Kathleen Braden and Professor Emeritus of Theology Eugene Lemcio will be speaking.
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April 11: “No Limits, No Boundaries,” featuring Jason Thornberry
You are invited to “No Limits, No Boundaries” on Monday, April 11, 5:30–7 p.m., in Nickerson Studios, a biannual event presented by SPU’s Disability Support Services. Jason Thornberry, School of Education receptionist and adjunct professor, will read from his poetry and nonfiction. Light refreshments will be provided. Jason’s work has appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books, North Dakota Quarterly, Soundings East, Broadkill Review, Sledgehammer Lit, and elsewhere.
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April 6: Join SPU’s fourth annual Giving Day!
Next week is ! This year, Remember Your Roots and help us celebrate 100 years of ivy traditions at SPU by making a gift to an area on campus that is meaningful to you. The graduating Class of 1922 commemorated their time on campus with the first Ivy Ceremony. Ivy symbolizes a tie to the University, and as an SPU employee, we want you to feel a strong connection to SPU. Visit today to check out the different areas you can support on Wednesday, April 6.
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April 4: Faith & Co. offers online course
This spring, Faith & Co. will offer their instructor-led online course, “.” The course incorporates the Faith & Co. and explores how faith shapes the way organizations engage with and serve customers. It will be taught by Gary Karns, professor of marketing, and starts on April 4, 2022. Free and for-credit options are available. .
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Required: Anti-Bullying Training by March 31, 2022
To help increase awareness and understanding of SPU’s and , all employees must complete a 10-minute online course through Percipio by March 31, 2022. In addition to online training, during the 2022 Spring Quarter, all supervisors will be required to participate in a live training that provides interactive scenario-based learning and opportunities to engage SPU’s policy and procedure in a more in-depth manner. There will be several date options available, with details coming soon. . You can . If you haven't already completed the training, you should see it at the top of your dashboard.
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April 1 deadline for Perkins Center Prize entries
With generous support from our community, the Perkins Center Prize hosts a scholarship competition for students to explore thinking about practical ways for engaging reconciliation in our communities. Eligible students are those enrolled at SPU for the 2022–23 academic year. The submission deadline for participants is April 1, 2022. Forms, criteria, and more information can be found on the Perkins Center website. Awardees will be named in May 2022.
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Faculty/Staff Bulletin deadline
The Faculty/Staff Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year. The next deadline is Thursday, March 31, and the next issue will be published Monday, April 4.
If you have information or event news, send it as soon as possible with an image or graphic to Bulletin editor Tracy Norlen at fsb-editor@spu.edu. Submissions may be edited for clarity.
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Faculty & Staff News
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Beavers presents paper
Randy Beavers, associate professor of finance, presented a paper titled, “What are the Characteristics of Cryptocurrency Owners?,” at the 59th annual meeting of the Academy of Economics and Finance.
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McFarlane-Harris’s anthology published
Jennifer McFarlane-Harris, associate professor of English and cultural studies, has co-edited an essay collection with SUNY Canton Associate Professor Emily Hamilton-Honey titled, (Routledge/Taylor & Francis). The anthology includes an essay by Jennifer, “ ‘Aleaving the World, the Flesh, and the Devil’: Spiritual Vision and Celibate Holiness in Rebecca Cox Jackson’s Autobiographical Writings.” .
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Seeley's editorial published
Lane Seeley, professor of physics, had a guest editorial titled, “” published in the American Journal of Physics. This editorial builds on over a decade of energy-learning research by Lane and colleagues to argue for more coherent, inclusive, and accessible language in physics. Former SPU Physics Professor Stamatis Vokos and Eugenia Etkina were co-authors of this editorial.
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Koetje gives presentation
Kirsten Koetje, assistant professor of teacher education, presented a Data to Action breakout session titled “Integrating Video Self-Analysis as a High-Impact Practice” at the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education’s (AACTE) 74th annual meeting in New Orleans on March 5, 2022.
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Ferreiro named research associate
Alberto Ferreiro, professor of European history, has been named a research associate of the Institute of Medieval Studies at the New University of Lisbon, Portugal. He will be able to work with graduate students, do workshops, lectures, seminars, and on-site research.
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SPU in the News
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