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New research by professors at 西雅图 Pacific and the University of Washington Bothell on teaching physics outlined how teachers implemented case studies to teach about energy and the realities of power plants. The study looked at educators who are incorporating case studies on power plants to teach students about the scientific, 道德, 生态, and cultural impacts of energy decisions.
Read the article in SciTech Daily: New Research: Energy Production Is Powered by More Than Just Physics.
The next Center for 信仰ful Business Coffee Talk is Thursday, 2月ruary 8 with free coffee and conversation at 7 p.m. at Two Kick Coffee, 3208 Queen Anne Avenue North. 兰迪·弗朗茨, professor of management, will lead a discussion about how people of faith have a rich vision of what it means to be human and how that shapes the way they treat employees.
Alumna Cami Ostman began her career as an English teacher, and then after getting her master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from SPU in 2000, worked as a therapist for 20 years. But after writing her own successful memoir and discovering the power and transformation allotted to you in writing your own story, she began a company providing writers everything they need to get their books done, 叙事项目.
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Professor of Music 布朗卡 was invited to speak at the recent Sound 健康 Initiative workshop on "Music as Medicine: The Science and Clinical Practice," co-organized and co-sponsored by the National Institutes of 健康, National Endowment for the Arts, Renée Fleming Foundation, 约翰·F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The SPU Art Department is hosting visiting artist Daniel Chang, associate professor of art at Biola University, as he creates a site-specific sculptural installation titled, "I walk walking to the corner I walked" at the 西雅图 Pacific Art Gallery, located at 3 West Cremona. The gallery's regular hours are 9 a.m.–4 p.m.周一至周四多为,. The exhibit runs through March 8.
SPU Theatre presents, "The Old Man and the Old Moon," an imaginative musical inspired by Celtic folklore which invites us to remember from whence we have come while inviting us into a new and whimsical future. Audiences of all ages are sure to be pulled into the fun as actors swap banjos and fiddles, shadow puppets and swords, and ropes and sails as imagination takes flight.
"The Old Man and the Old Moon"
E.E. 巴赫剧院, McKinley Hall
2月. 1–3; 8–10 (All shows at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. 2月10日.)
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凡妮莎Aniteye, former 西雅图 Pacific track star, winner of last year's NCAA Division II women's indoor 800 meters, and a nine-time All-American, is one of the five women's nominees for the 89th annual 西雅图 Sports Star of the Year award.
Aniteye's status as a finalist for the women's award was announced 1月. 15 by the 西雅图 Sports Commission.
The awards show is scheduled for Thursday, 2月. 15 at the Westin 西雅图 Hotel. Former 西雅图 Seahawks star K.J. Wright will be the master of ceremonies.
Nominees for the women's and men's awards are athletes from across Washington who excelled during the 2023 season, and include professional and collegiate athletes with history-making 成就. They were selected by the Sports Star Nominations Committee.
In addition to the two athlete awards, the other major award to be presented is the Sports Story of the Year.
The winners will be determined by a public online vote. Fans can click on this link to access the Sports Commission's voting page. Votes are limited to one per person, and it is open from now through 11:59 p.m. 下星期一,一月. 22. At the bottom of the voting page is a chance to enter a drawing for two tickets to the awards show.
SPU的年度教堂 向博士致敬. 马丁·路德·金. 是星期二,一月. 16, 11:10 a.m. in First Free Methodist Church, adjacent to campus. The theme is "Tough Mind, Tender Heart," and will feature 教师, staff, and students.
“你.S. is experiencing rising levels of homelessness, especially in West Coast cities. The most recent data from the Department of 住房 and Urban Development on homelessness reported a 12% increase since last year. If we want to curb the trend toward rising homelessness, especially in West Coast cities, we must change our framing of the issue and demand accountability from our leaders to advance sound social policy."
阅读更多 一篇评论文章 by SPU Professor of Sociology Karen Snedker published in 西雅图时报 1月. 7, 2024.
今年是第22个年头, the Day of Common Learning at 西雅图 Pacific University is a campuswide event in which students, 教师, and staff have the opportunity to engage in deep thought and conversation around a topic of interest and concern.
This year's theme is "Digital Discernment: Navigating Life, 信仰, and Technology." The keynote speaker is Dr. 凯特·奥特, a highly respected scholar and nationally recognized expert in a number of 道德 discourses. As a feminist and Christian ethicist, Dr. Ott specializes in technology, children and youth, sexuality, pedagogy, and professional ethics. She has authored several books, including Christian Ethics for a Digital Society 最近, 性,技术 & 信仰: Ethics for a Digital Age.
Several afternoon sessions will be held related to day's theme led by 教师 from various disciplines, including "AI Tools in the Classroom – a Live Experiment," "Digital and Information Equity in 西雅图," "Discerning Climate Change Information,和:AI, 信仰, 和未来."
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Dr. Christopher Jones ’94 hopes the families in his medical practice never need to ask: “Is my kid sick enough that I should pay for a doctor’s visit?” Medical director of HopeCentral, a nonprofit health center, he and his team have adapted the concept of concierge medicine to a diverse 西雅图 neighborhood.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Leland Saunders earned a $10,100 Graves Award in Humanities for his research project, “The Structure of Moral Judgement: Philosophical Perspectives.” His research responds to recent arguments that human beings’ concepts of morality are just a quirk of evolution and don't connect to anything deeper.