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“Ascending Higher: Helping Students Succeed,” with Mischa Willett Jan 20, 2022

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Professor Mischa Willett talks about SPU's Ascent Program, which is a cohort-based model that helps students build relationships and navigate challenges they may encounter during their undergraduate years. Stream now or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

"Mentoring is a MUST," with Rick Newell Jan 06, 2022

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Rick Newell '93 shares his journey through personal struggles early on in his tech career. After hitting rock bottom, he felt called by God to "wake up," and moved to Seattle where he began working at the Rotary Boys & Girls Club in the Central District. Through his interactions with young men at the Club, he saw the hardships they had to overcome and came to firmly believe in the need for positive, near-peer, male role models. He founded the Mentoring Urban Students & Teens (MUST) mentoring program, which incrementally adds youth and mentors, and adapts based on feedback from those who were being served. Now, he's on to a new project supporting children and teens in foster care. You don't want to miss this episode of the SPU Voices Podcast.

"A Global Feast," with SPU's Multiethnic Community Dec 16, 2021

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The holiday season ushers in many time-honored traditions — wrapping gifts, sending out greeting cards with the latest family photos, unpacking beloved tree ornaments we haven’t seen for a year. But what many most anticipate is gathering around the table with those special dishes that truly mark the arrival of the season.

The celebrations might include turkey and stuffing, but in our multiethnic Seattle Pacific University family, other culinary traditions abound. In this episode of the SPU Voices Podcast, international faculty and staff share favorite foods and traditions from their native countries.

"Supporting Foster Families," with Allie Roth Dec 02, 2021

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Allie Roth had an established career in teaching but in 2013, when she discovered that one of her elementary students had lived in three different foster homes in as many months, her life changed. Allie tried to find resources for her student, but she grew discouraged after realizing that resources for kids were hard to find. That is when she decided to start With Love, an organization in Portland, Oregon that supports foster families with vital resources.

"Art, Humanity, and Connection," with Katie Kresser Nov 18, 2021

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Dr. Katie Kresser is Seattle Pacific University's resident art historian, and she says great art teaches us empathy, unveils human nature, and forces us to think outside the box. Visual art can reveal the thought processes of people living far away or in our distant past, and for her, art history has been an unparalleled journey of the imagination. If art can help us understand the past, it can surely help us understand our neighbors. Dr. Kresser received her bachelor's degree from Indiana University, her master's and PhD from Harvard University, and has been at SPU since 2006.

"The Time to Heal," with Chris Baron Nov 04, 2021

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Chris Baron is passionate about visual storytelling. Over the past 15 years, he's worked as director and cinematographer on many television and documentary productions, including the Emmy-winning documentary series Intervention and the Oscar-nominated documentary Food Inc.
Chris is uniquely adept at storytelling thanks to years of experience collaborating with some of the best storytellers in the business, including Oscar-winning directors, Jessica Yu and Jessica Sanders, as well as Oscar-nominated director, Robert Kenner. Chris also directed the acclaimed documentary short The Time to Heal for SPU recently.

Inside Voices: "Transforming Lives Through Athletics," with Jackson Stava Oct 21, 2021

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Jackson Stava joined Seattle Pacific as the athletic director in July 2016, and is the school’s fifth athletic director since Seattle Pacific began sponsoring intercollegiate sports in 1946. In this episode of the SPU Voices Podcast, Jackson shares inspiring stories about his atypical educational and professional path toward college athletics. He also walks us through the moment that the COVID-19 pandemic first impacted SPU Athletics and how the coaches successfully pivoted, providing meaningful opportunities for SPU's athletes even when they couldn't play.

Re-release: "Giving Others a Voice," with Dr. Julieta Altamirano-Crosby Oct 07, 2021

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We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired others to achieve success. Dr. Julieta Altamirano-Crosby came to the U.S. with limited English and faced incredible hardship by the language barrier. Once she improved her English speaking skills, she became an advocate for others. Altamirano-Crosby now works in both Washington State and Guerrero, Mexico and has a long track record of collaboration and relationship-building in education and government settings. Her work is centered on the belief that a person's identity and growth are closely tied to their understanding of culture and language. Listen to her story on the SPU Voices Podcast.

Inside Voices: "When It Mattered Most," with Kevin Ticen Sep 16, 2021

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Kevin Ticen, a staff member on the Seattle Pacific University Advancement team, shares stories about writing his new book, When It Mattered Most, which tells the forgotten story of America's and Seattle's first Stanley Cup champions and the war to end all wars.
Kevin is a former catcher on the University of Washington baseball team and played professionally in the Anaheim Angels Minor League system, then overseas in Austria. Post-playing, Kevin was the director of marketing and communications for the Seattle Sports Commission and coached baseball at the University of Washington and a Seattle high school summer program.

"The Art of Making" with Squire Broel Sep 02, 2021

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Upon receiving his B.A. from Seattle Pacific University in 1992, Broel spent the next six years gaining insight and experience through travels around Southeast Asia and as the patineur for the Walla Walla Foundry. Near the end of 1997, Broel left the Walla Walla Foundry to open Broel Studio. Employing his education, knowledge of art history, and experience as patineur, Broel is painting and sculpting to visually express everyday objects and experiences with thoughtful honesty and reflection. Broel’s current work continues in a variety of dimensions to explore the derivations of his abstract botanical paintings. Moving between works of large-scale and diminutive stature celebrates the inherent physicality of the creative process itself, and how changes in process build and affect meaning.
His work is in numerous private and public collections: examples include the Brooklyn Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, Swedish Hospital (Seattle, WA), Whitman College (Walla Walla, WA) and the City of Walla Walla. Broel has participated in solo and group exhibitions throughout the Pacific Northwest, Canada, Vietnam, China and Indonesia.

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