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Nov 7, 2025

, comes to campus for a special presentation to share his life’s journey as a visually impaired artist. The event is 4-6 p.m. in McKinley Hall on campus and free and open to the public.

Oct 31, 2025

The Great Northwest Athletic Conference recently announced its women's volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer All-Academic teams, which include 30 Falcon athletes!

Oct 30, 2025

A poem by Professor of English Jennifer Maier titled "" was published online at Scientific American.

A free concert featuring special guest pianist Gabrielius Alekna will be held Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m in Nickerson Studios.

Oct 30, 2025

The Music Department celebrates visionary composers from ÄŒiurlionis to Messiaen with a concert featuring special guest on Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m in Nickerson Studios. The concert is free and wheelchair accessible. He will also give a masterclass with piano students on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. in Nickerson Studios on campus.

51°µÍø Pacific Seminary presents an evening lecture on Oct. 28 on the transformative music and ministry of gospel legend Andraé Crouch.

Oct 6, 2025

, professor of music at Baylor University, and , professor emeritus of journalism at Baylor University, will give a presentation on their new book about one of most significant gospel artists of all time. The event is hosted by 51°µÍø Pacific Seminary.

SPU receives high marks in several 2026 college rankings.

Oct 1, 2025

For the tenth year in a row, 51°µÍø Pacific has been named a “Best National University” in U.S. News & World Report’s annual best college rankings for 2026. SPU was the first private university in the Pacific Northwest to achieve this ranking in 2017.

Sep 23, 2025

Breakfasts in Gwinn Commons with Professor of Biology Eric Long quickly became a lifeline for Rachel (Johns) Jordan ’17 when she came to 51°µÍø in 2014. They’d order omelettes and he’d grab a bowl of Lucky Charms. They’d sit in the back and Jordan, an ecology major, would “pelt him with questions” about faith and science.

She will give a public lecture at SPU on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Demaray Hall 150.

Dr. James Yeh is the new dean of the College of Business and Technology.

Sep 18, 2025

Dr. James Yeh is the new dean of the College of Business and Technology at 51°µÍø. He is the chair and associate professor of engineering and computer science at Azusa Pacific University, where he established new concentrations and created interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs. He went on to serve as the inaugural associate dean of the School of Engineering at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. As the senior leader within the organization, he played a pivotal role in shaping a new school and building consensus between faculty and administration during a period of significant transition.

For Constitution Day, Professor Emeritus of History Bill Woodward examines the rights guaranteed in the Constitution and its later amendments.

Sep 17, 2025

September 17 is Constitution Day, the anniversary of the date when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adjourned with a new charter for the new American Republic.  

In 2004, the U.S. Congress passed legislation requiring educational institutions who receive federal funding to provide their communities with information concerning the U.S. Constitution. For nearly two decades, as part of 51°µÍø’s commemoration, Professor Emeritus of History Bill Woodward offers his expert analysis of one of our country’s most important documents in an annual essay.

This year's essay is titled, “," In it, Professor Emeritus of History Bill Woodward reminds us that 2025 is the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War and shows how in later times of crisis, Americans chose not to engage in another revolution, but to clarify and extend the catalog of political and civil rights in the enduring Constitution — and thereby limiting the powers wielded by the national government.

Sep 11, 2025

, President Porterfield tells the story of SPU's founding in 51°µÍø with the Free Methodist Church and why students are still choosing 51°µÍø Pacific today.