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  College Profiles - Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University is fully accredited by the Washington State Board of Education and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and is on the approved list of the American Council on Education and Board of Regents of the State of New York.
SPU is a charter member of the Christian College Consortium and is also a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
Seattle Pacific professors are experts in their fields: they publish, speak, and conduct research throughout the world.
www.collegeprofiles.com /seattlepacific.html   (1653 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Seattle Pacific University   (Site not responding. Last check: )
SPU boasts of a 43-acre campus on the northern slope of the residential neighborhood of Queen Anne Hill, close to the artsy Fremont neighborhood, and is a fifteen minutes walk to downtown Seattle.
Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences and professions located on the north slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington.
Seattle Pacific University is fully accredited by the Washington State Board of Education and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and is on the approved list of the American Council on Education and Board of Regents of the State of New York.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Seattle-Pacific-University   (4361 words)

  
 Seattle, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seattle was also the site of the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization, and the attendant demonstrations by anti-globalization activists, which were in keeping with Seattle's Democratic history and reputation for liberal politics.
Seattle's climate is mild, with the temperature moderated by the sea and protected from winds and storms by the mountains.
Seattle has an educated population: of Seattle's population over the age of 25, 47.2% (vs. a national average of 24%) hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 93% (vs. 80% nationally) have a high school diploma or equivalent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seattle,_Washington   (6598 words)

  
 SPU - Undergraduate Catalog
During the 1980s, Seattle Pacific sought to focus on building a sense of community on campus and in the surrounding community while strengthening its ties with the Free Methodist Church and the evangelical community at large.
Seattle Pacific meets the requirements of the Commission on Christian Education of the Free Methodist Church for preparation of ministers and missionaries and is also approved by the Department of Christian Education of the Free Methodist Church and other denominations for the collegiate preparation of ministers.
Completed in 1994, the Seattle Pacific Library is a spacious fourlevel facility that serves as the center for academic endeavors outside the classroom.
www.spu.edu /acad/UGCatalog/20078/GeneralInfo/aboutSPU_info.asp   (3432 words)

  
 HistoryLink Essay: Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University, on the north side of Queen Anne Hill, started in 1891 as an elementary school with a goal to train missionaries.
In the 1920s, Seattle Pacific established a teacher college and enrollment grew from 40 to 400.
In 1936, Seattle Pacific was accredited as a four-year college.
www.historylink.org /output.CFM?file_ID=3397   (467 words)

  
 Seattle Pacific University Admission: Vault Student Surveys
SPU is a respected, private institution that sends many students as interns to Huge corporations such as Boeing.
The 2004-2005 year was the first time SPU had trouble with housing all of the incoming freshmen to the school.
Seattle is known for alternative music and the birth of grunge, but urban acts come through, and the fan of eclectic/b...
www.vault.com /college-admissions/Seattle-Pacific-University.html   (472 words)

  
 Seattle University School of Law
Seattle University School of Law is one of the nation’s most innovative and respected law schools, known for training outstanding lawyers who are leaders for a just and humane world.
As one of the country’s Jesuit law schools, Seattle University School of Law prides itself on its academic rigor, its devotion to social justice and its commitment to personal and practical education that prepares its graduates for a lifetime in law at the service of justice.
Seattle University School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and holds full membership in the Association of American Law Schools.
www.law.seattleu.edu   (653 words)

  
 Seattle General Strike Project
Coordinated by Professor James Gregory, the Seattle General Strike Project is sponsored by the University of Washington Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.
The Seattle strike began in the shipyards, which had expanded overnight with war production contracts and where 35,000 workers expected a post- war wage hike to make up for two years of strict wage controls imposed by the federal government.
This site is one of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Projects directed by James Gregory and sponsored by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at the University of Washington.
faculty.washington.edu /gregoryj/strike   (918 words)

  
 Seattle Pacific University | Campus Explorer
SPU seeks to be a premiere Christian university fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom and modeling grace-filled community.
Seattle Pacific University (SPU) is a Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences and professions, located on the north slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA.
SPU enjoys a 43 acre campus on the northern slope of the residential neighborhood of Queen Anne Hill, close to the artsy Fremont neighborhood.
www.campusexplorer.com /colleges/2EDA0219/Washington/Seattle/Seattle-Pacific-University   (462 words)

  
 Seattle Pacific University - Seattle, WA - Colleges of Distinction
Seattle Pacific University helps students prepare for the next chapter in their life story, uniting a student’s passion and the world’s need.
A student’s time at Seattle Pacific University is enriched by the University’s urban location and positive relationship with leaders, organizations and businesses in the city of Seattle and beyond.
After four years at SPU, students are ready to enter the world with a strong sense of purpose and the skills and experience to succeed...
www.collegesofdistinction.com /collegetemplates/default.asp?cid=217   (163 words)

  
 Seattle Washington Hotels : Restaurants : Seattle Real Estate
Home to the University of Washington, Seattle is the nation's most educated city, with the highest percentage of college graduates.
Seattle offers its residents a high quality of life and travelers a memorable visit, with opportunities to golf, sail, ski, kayak, camp and hike, as well as urban pleasures like world-class restaurants, stylish shopping, luxurious hotels and vibrant nightlife, including, of course, an always-evolving live music scene.
Seattle's travel hub is the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) with flights to and from destinations throughout the Pacific Northwest, the continental US, Canada, Alaska and beyond.
seattle.com   (1250 words)

  
 Seattle Pacific University — Resource Venture
In less than 10 years, Seattle Pacific University increased the percentage of their waste stream that is recycled from 17% in 1999 to an outstanding 67% in 2007.
Seattle Pacific cut per capita water consumption by 22% and per capita natural gas consumption by 8% from 2003 to 2007 while at the same time adding buildings and increasing the university's student population.
Seattle Pacific also provides and encourages recycling in their residence halls and has expanded this program to include paper products, corrugated cardboard, cans, bottles, printer cartridges and fluorescent light bulbs.
www.resourceventure.org /case-studies/success-stories/seattle-pacific-university   (668 words)

  
 The Falcon Newspaper - Health insurance often inaccessible
University officials are trying to figure out how to convince all students to have health insurance.
Other universities have solved this problem by requiring their students to have health insurance, but SPU is one of the only private universities in the state of Washington that only strongly recommends that its students have health insurance, Brown said.
SPU will continue its discussion and investigation of whether the university should require students to have mandatory health insurance, said Brown.
www.thefalcononline.com /story/6673   (1235 words)

  
 Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University is one of the premier private Christian universities in Washington.
Seattle Pacific University awards the bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, master of arts, master of education, master of science, master of science in nursing, doctor of education, and doctor of philosophy degrees in more than 50 areas.
The Seattle Pacific University Library is the center of academic endeavors outside the classroom.
www.u-s-history.com /pages/h3120.html   (321 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Local News: Seattle Pacific University embraces a new global awareness
SPU requires students to adhere to a code of conduct — including abstaining from alcohol, drugs and premarital sex.
Seattle Pacific University was founded in 1891 by the Free Methodist Church of North America, primarily to train students for missionary service.
Miriam Adeney, SPU associate professor of global and urban ministries, said she thinks there's been a quiet stream all along of evangelical Christians and students concerned with issues such as AIDS, health care and the environment.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2003554592_spu03m.html   (1366 words)

  
 Seattle Pacific University Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
I believe that Seattle Pacific University is strategically positioned, by way of its size, its reputation, its association with Image, the strength of its English faculty, and the vitality of its campus life, to move forward in this way.
For Seattle Pacific University to initiate the degree of Master of Fine Arts is both a major step forward for the University and a natural outgrowth of its ongoing program to penetrate and influence culture....
SPU will make a substantial contribution to Christian community, which badly needs encouragement in the arts as an expression of our Creator's mandate to create in his image.
www.spu.edu /prospects/grad/Academics/mfa/People_Saying.asp   (355 words)

  
 Grad Profiles - Seattle Pacific University
At a time when the legacy of the secularized modern university is under scrutiny, Seattle Pacific provides more than 3,300 students with a high-quality, comprehensive combination of vital scholarship and thoughtful faith is a powerful one that brings about lasting change in the lives of our graduates and in people and communities they serve.
SPU offers exceptional academic training in a personable environment where students are challenged to apply their faith into whatever career path they've chosen.
Seattle Pacific University sits on a 35-acre Seattle campus where resources abound to meet the educational needs of the students.
www.gradprofiles.com /seattle-pacific-univ.html   (1015 words)

  
 Hotels in Seattle WA - Seattle lodging - Seattle Washington hotel - University Inn
University Inn is ideally located in the heart of Seattle’s University business district; minutes from downtown and a just a few blocks from the University of Washington.
University Inn offers a 100% smoke free environment and an abundance of complimentary services and amenities including a hearty breakfast bar with fresh waffles (a limited menu is also offered “To Go”) free parking, free wireless internet access, and an email station for guest use located in our lobby.
Stops include Downtown Seattle, University Village Shopping Center, Pacific Place shopping downtown, the Seattle Center and Space Needle, the University of Washington Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance just to name a few.
www.universityinnseattle.com   (364 words)

  
 2003 Div. II Women's Soccer: Cal State Dom. Hills 2, Seattle Pacific 1 - NCAA Sports.com
Both SPU's losses have been to CSUDH with the Toros winning an identical decision in Carson earlier this season.
Seattle Pacific goalie Jennifer Hull made a nice save but deflected the ball right to the feet of Sena who pounced on the opportunity and put the ball in the back of the net for, what would turn out to be, the game-winning score.
Official: Rick Hemphill; Timekeeper: Dan Mulville; Scorer: Doga Gur; Offsides: Seattle Pacific 3, CS Dominguez Hills 4.
www.ncaasports.com /soccer/womens/results/2607   (804 words)

  
 Seattle Pacific University, Washington
The campus of Seattle Pacific University is in Seattle, Washington, which is a large city.
Seattle Pacific University is known for its programs in music and construction trades.
Seattle Pacific University values student athletics, and belongs to the Pacific West Conference.
www.citytowninfo.com /school-profiles/seattle-pacific-university   (484 words)

  
 Seattle Pacific University Athletics
SEATTLE (Mar. 17) - Fresh off their fourth GNAC Championship in the last five years and a trip to the NCAA national semifinals, the Seattle Pacific University women's soccer team will play five games this spring in preparation for next season.
SEATTLE (Feb. 6) – Seattle Pacific University women’s soccer coach Chuck Sekyra, who was recently named the 2007 NSCAA D II National Coach of the Year, announced the signing of seven recruits Wednesday afternoon.
Copyright © 2007 Seattle Pacific University, 3307 3rd Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119-1997, U.S.A.
www.spufalcons.com /index.asp?path=wsoc   (182 words)

  
 Seattle Pacific University - Pullout - Street Eats - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
Wherever two or more SPU students are gathered (for any reason), it is basically a foregone conclusion that one of them will produce an acoustic guitar and start singing a praise-and-worship song.
I called up the SPU Office of Campus Ministries once to ask why GROUP was so named and why it was always ominously written in capital letters, but no one there seemed to know.
The SPU band is the group that, at any given time, all the students have heard and most support by buying their records and putting their stickers on Nalgene bottles.
www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=15771   (1442 words)

  
 WHEFA Financings: Seattle Pacific University
Academically, Seattle Pacific University offers 55 undergraduate majors and 42 minors with a curriculum carried out through the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business and Economics; Education; Health Sciences; Theology; and Psychology, Family and Community.
The University’s physical plant includes a 43-acre main campus near the heart of downtown Seattle; a 965-acre wilderness campus on Blakely Island; and the 301-acre Camp Casey campus on Whidbey Island.
The $87 million in proceeds of the bonds were used to construct new academic and residential facilities on campus, to renovate campus facilities, and to refinance previously issued taxable debt of the University.
www.whefa.org /SPU.htm   (368 words)

  
 D3hoops.com: Seattle Pacific 122, Puget Sound 111
Falcon Ralph Steele came of the bench for 17 second-half points and Jordan Lee poured in a total of 26 to spur Seattle Pacific University to its eighth win in a row.
Steele sank all 11 of his free throws and Seattle Pacific staved off any Logger rally by hitting 28 of 32 at the line, including 15-17 in the final six minutes.
SPU shot 62 percent from the field and scored 68 points in the final 20 minutes, pulling away from a halftime tie.
www.d3hoops.com /releases.php?release=32973   (290 words)

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