Special scholarships offered for Art Institute students
Following the sudden closure of the Art Institute of 西雅图 in March, SPU’s faculty and staff rapidly mobilized to help the program’s displaced students. Students’ academic options were reviewed and special transfer scholarships offered, resulting in 23 new transfer students enrolled.
Transfer Promise pathway program announced
SPU is the first university to respond to the 西雅图 mayor’s 西雅图 Promise that provides free community college to 西雅图-area students. 从2020年秋季开始, students enrolled in the 西雅图 Promise program are offered an exclusive, 通往SPU的折扣通道. To support 西雅图-area community college students as they finish four-year degrees, SPU will give at least 50% off tuition in the form of SPU scholarships and grants, and offer direct pathways into most majors.
SPU hosts Special Olympics gymnastics competition
西雅图 Pacific rolled out a big welcome mat when the Special Olympics USA Games came to 西雅图 last summer. As the host for the gymnastics competition in July, SPU held six sessions in Royal Brougham Pavilion and provided volunteer support. Approximately 3,000 athletes competed in 14 sports in the Puget Sound area.
活动表彰当地建筑师
SPU’s 残疾支援服务 presented their annual “No Limits, No Boundaries” event in April focused on increasing campus and community awareness of disability, and honoring an individual whose life, 精神, and work reflect a commitment to access, 包容, 与和解. Local architect Karen Braitmayer was this year’s speaker and recipient of the No Limits, 无边界奖.
圣诞音乐会举行
第19届 圣诞节的神圣之声 音乐会, featuring the SPU Music Department’s nationally recognized student and faculty musicians performing traditional Advent and Christmas selections from around the world, was held in November at Benaroya Hall in downtown 西雅图. 的
音乐会, a perennial sellout, attracted 音乐会goers from throughout the region.
New video game development camp offered
SPU’s Engineering and Computer Science Department offered a new program for youth this summer, “Game Creation Studio for Beginners.” This one-week summer camp introduced ninth to 11th graders to the world of game development. Participants learned basic development techniques, explored computer science as a career, and heard from professionals in the entertainment software development industry. Each camper created a game of their own, complete with a storyline and graphics editing, guided by SPU students and professors. Participants qualify for a $1,000 SPU tuition scholarship and one University credit.
Mega Meet-Ups connect students with employers
的 就业中心 and 调用 hosted several Mega Meet-Ups, casual career fair/networking events with employers in various sectors, 包括业务, 政府, 阀杆, 与和平, 正义, 以及人类服务. Students met professionals (including many alumni), 了解他们的工作, 找到了工作和实习机会. 的se events complemented job-seeking initiatives like career treks and on-campus recruiting by individual companies.
Work parties held as part of SPU’s Homelessness Initiative
3月, students took part in “Falcons United” work days at a local self-managed “tiny house” village for people experiencing homelessness. 的 volunteers helped with carpentry, landscaping, painting, and more. 5月, the Engineering and Computer Science Department and SPU’s Homelessness Initiative (along with funding from the Institute for Academic Innovation Grant) organized construction of a tiny house for this community.
自闭症之声活动
的 心理学院，家庭, and 社区 presented their annual event “Voices of Autism: Individuals, 家庭, 和专业人士”, featuring discussions from experts and families living with autism and a resource fair to connect individuals who have ASD and their families with community programs in Washington state. 今年的主题演讲, “You Are Your Child’s Most Important Educational Advocate: Notes for Parents of Children with Autism From a Psychologist’s 32 Years in Clinics and 学校,” was presented by Clinical Psychologist Allison Brooks.