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The SPU Greenhouse in Eaton Hall has an overabundance of plants. If you would like some for your office, contact Tim Nelson, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, at tnelson@spu.edu. He is generally in the greenhouse watering for an hour on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Tim has offered to advise new plant owers on the right choice of plant(s) for their office.

Pedalheads is currently hosting youth bike camps at the Ross Parking lot on campus through August 19. is a learn-to-ride camp known for taking kids from training wheels to two wheel to road riding. They combine a fun group setting with specialized equipment, tailored cycling lessons, and instructors to build confidence and get some of the most tentative kids biking on their own. Pedalheads is offering a $25 discount for faculty and staff. Use code SPACIFIC25 when registering to receive the discount. 

A reminder from Facilities: As sunny, warm weather approaches, you can help keep your work space comfortable and avoid wasted energy costs (up to 33%) by adjusting your window coverings when the sun is shining.

• For west and north facing windows, close window coverings before you leave for the day.  This will block the sun's heat in the early morning. You can open them when the sun is not shining in if your office temperature is comfortable.
• For east and south facing windows, close the blinds around noon. You can open them when you leave at night

In warm weather, once a space is overheated it can be difficult for our cooling systems to cool them in the afternoon. Adjusting your windows in alignment with the weather will help everyone. As always, you can send a request to workcontrol@spu.edu or call 206-281-2330 for building comfort issues.

A message from Student Counseling, Health, and Wellness: This summer we are opening our services to graduate students for relational counseling (joint counseling with another person/涩里番 for couples, families, friends, etc.). This service is free as long as one person is a currently enrolled SPU student. Due to state licensing laws, all parties in the relationship must be in Washington state to receive counseling services. Students can call 206-281-2657, email scc@spu.edu, stop by Watson Hall, or fill out a request form on the .

Alissa Walter, associate professor of history, testified as an expert witness on Iraq country conditions for an asylum hearing on June 16.

An article by Alberto Ferreiro, professor emeritus of history, titled “Caesarius of Arles’ Sermons, Martin of Braga’s De Correctione Rusticorum, and Venantius Fortunatus’ Poem V, 1 and 2," was published in Augustinianum 64, 2 (2024) 449-456. This study evaluates the evidence that Caesarius of Arles, Martin of Braga, and Venantius Fortunatus knew each other perhaps even beyond epistolary correspondence. Some scholars think so even though in some aspects the evidence is scant. The question is considered within the broader context of commercial, diplomatic, and ecclesial links between Gallia and Suevic Gallaecia in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula of which there is absolutely no doubt. The focus of our evidence is the sermons of Caesarius of Arles that may have influenced Martin’s sermon against paganism, "De correctione rusticorum and Poems V.1 and 2," dedicated to Martin of Braga by Venantius Fortunatus. The journal Augustinianum is the official publication of the Institute of Patristic Studies 'Augustinianum' in Rome, which offers advanced degrees in early Christianity, annual conferences, and has a major research library. This is his third publication in the journal.

Don Holsinger, professor emeritus of history, was marking the 700th anniversary of the departure of Ibn Battuta for Mecca, the beginning of this Moroccan Muslim's decades of continuous travels that made Marco Polo "look like a couch potato." France 24 is a French state-owned publicly funded international news television network based in Paris.