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Plan to attend the CFO Town Hall on Tuesday, May 21, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., in Pigott Auditorium. During a Q&A session, the CFO and a panel of subject matter experts will answer your questions. Topics will include a budget and facilities update and review of key initiatives. The speakers are Chris Malins, CFO of Seattle University; Joe Cater, Associate Vice President and Controller; Bret Myers, Director of Treasury & Risk Management; Rob Schwartz, Associate Vice President for Facilities Services; and Ivette Serna, Assistant Vice President of University Budget Office. Please come prepared to ask questions.

A reminder that Seattle University has in place a policy regarding raffles used for fundraising. Please refer to information provided here as you plan events that include raffles. You can also contact Elise Rannestad at erannestad@seattleu.edu with any requests or questions. For any legal questions please reach out to the Seattle University Office of University Counsel.

During the nominations period (Monday, May 6–Wednesday, May 15), the campus community is encouraged to nominate themselves or a colleague to run for a seat on the Staff Council. Candidates will be asked to submit a brief statement of interest and photo for the voter’s pamphlet. Submit a nomination here.

In order to continue the success Staff Council has seen, a robust collection of nominations across all staff areas is needed. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for Staff Council!

For more information about the nomination and election process, please visit the Staff Council website or e-mail staffcouncil@seattleu.edu.    

Staff and faculty are invited to help find candidates for open staff positions. Please view the full list of postings or check out this week’s highlighted opportunities: 

eProcurement Administrator and Analyst (Procurement)

Manager of Financial Support & Education (University Budget Office)

Counselor, One Stop Services (Student Financial Services)

Budget and Operations Administrative Assistant (College of Nursing)

Faculty Legal Administrative Assistant (School of Law)

Admissions Evaluator

Tuesday, May 14, 6:30–8 p.m.
Register here for this webinar

Join the Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement (CEIE) for a free webinar with a diverse group of professionals to learn more about the terrain of loneliness and share creative and innovative ways to reconnect with ourselves and others.

The panel, moderated by Rev. Dr. Kara Markell of CEIE, includes, Dr. Luke Lavin, SU Campus Ministry; Deanne Liu, SU MOSAIC Center; and Rev. Mia Baumgartner, UW Spiritual Care. Each presenter will share insights and tools, and there will be time for participant questions.

Tuesday, May 21, 4 p.m.
Public reception at 3:30 p.m.
Le Roux Room, Student Center 160
RSVP here (In-person and remote options available)

Please also join ICTC for lunch with Fr. Burke:

Tuesday, May 21, 12:15 p.m., in STCN 210
Please RSVP to ICTC@seattleu.edu

 The final chapter of Denise Levertov's remarkable poetic journey (1923-1997) unfolded in Seattle, where she moved in 1989. That same year she also entered the Catholic Church and several years later she engaged in a six-month process of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola under the direction of a Northwest Province Jesuit Lee Kapfer, S.J.

Born in London into a Jewish-Christian family, Levertov is recognized as one of the greatest American poets of the post-WWII generation. Her poetry reveals deep political passions in the causes of peacemaking, racial and social justice, and care for the earth, along with a profound interreligious spirituality from which she wrote some of the finest Christian poetry in the English language since Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Kevin Burke, S.J., grew up in Wyoming and after entering the Society of Jesus, taught at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass., before becoming Dean of the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif. He currently serves as Professor of Theology and Vice President of University Mission at Regis University in Denver, Colo. The author or editor of seven books, including the first book-length examination of the liberation theology of the Salvadoran Jesuit martyr, Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., Fr. Burke is currently completing a book tentatively entitled Opening the Doors of the World: Theology in the Poetry of Denise Levertov.

Hello Campus!

During the month of May, Undergraduate Admissions is offering Admitted Student Fridays. These Friday events allow admitted students to personalize an extended visit to campus including a class visit, Student Financial Services drop-in opportunity and Housing and Orientation Next Steps. Please keep an eye out for students looking for their class(es) and offer a helping hand if they look lost. 

Tuesday, May 14, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Bannan 107
Register here

“The nation's growing divides—by geography, income, race, and age—are reflected in and exacerbated by inequalities in housing markets.”

Join this book talk with Jenny Schuetz, author of Fixer-Upper: How to Repair America's Broken Housing Systems. This event is organized by the Albers School of Business and Economics and the College of Arts and Sciences.

A Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, Dr. Schuetz's research focuses on improving housing and land use policies. Before joining Brookings, she served as a principal economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Schuetz was also an assistant professor at the University of Southern California and a post-doctoral fellow at NYU Furman. She is a nonresident senior fellow at GWU’s Center for Washington Area Studies and teaches in Georgetown’s urban planning program.

Dr. Schuetz earned a PhD in public policy from Harvard University, a master’s in city planning from M.I.T., and a BA with Highest Distinction in economics and political and social thought from the University of Virginia.

The talk will be facilitated by Seattle University faculty members Mark Markuly and Kevin Ward. Mark Markuly, PhD, is currently a professor in the Albers School of Business and Economics, teaching ethics, business communication, business leadership in social justice and career discernment. Kevin Ward, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Public Affairs program at Seattle University.

May 8–11 and 16–18 at 7:30 p.m., and May 18, 2 p.m.
Lee Center for the Arts (905 12th Ave.)
Tickets: Ludus - Seattle University Theatre Program

Directed by Johamy Morales
Music by Byron Au Yong

The SU Theatre Program is proud to present Mary Zimmerman’s The Secret in the Wings. This story adapts a group of lesser-known fairy tales to create a theatrical work that sets their dark mystery against Zimmerman’s signature wit and humor. The framing story concerns a child and the frightening babysitter with whom her parents leave her. As the babysitter reads from a book, the characters in each of the tales materialize, with each tale breaking off just at its bleakest moment before giving way to the next one.

Still on Classic Teams? Use the toggle in the upper left corner to switch to the New Teams experience. Enjoy more features like faster performance, reply-to options, message forwarding, new apps like Loop and more. Questions? E-mail servicedesk@seattleu.edu for more information. 

Student Employment is implementing a new academic year hiring process for student employees.

What does this mean? When you hire a student employee, you will hire them for the academic year ending June 30 (unless you indicate a sooner end date).

What if my students will continue working next year? In May–June, you will just submit re-hire form(s) to let us know that the student(s) will continue working and we will extend their employment to June 30 of the next academic year (or a sooner date). Never fear; this form is super simple with minimal workflow!

Why are we doing this?

• Better data– At this time, we rely only on the Notice of Separation form to terminate students from their positions. This means we have students on payroll who are not actually working. A clearer picture of who our student employees are at any given time and within an academic year is needed—this will allow for more informed decisions to support student employees and students seeking employment.
  
  
• Security– When students are not working or end their employment, they should not have access to staff systems. Not having accurate data on student employees presents a security risk.
  
  
• Summers off– With the re-hire form, you have the ability to let Student Employment know if your student will take the summer off and will start again in the fall. No more zero timesheets! No more timesheets that need to be “re-activated” in the fall!
  
  
• Eligibility and work-study review– To ensure our funding-source-blind hiring process works effectively and efficiently, SFS needs to review the re-hire form to select the appropriate funding source for the academic year based on the student’s work-study status. Student Employment will also review the student’s work eligibility.
  
  
• The future– The re-hire process is the first step in building a structure that will support new programs and support for student employees and supervisors.

What’s next: Stay tuned for the release of the re-hire form on May 13, 2024. You will have until June 8, 2024 to re-hire your students.

Learn more: Join Sharon Leary, Student Employment Director, for a review of the new process and demo of the re-hire form!

• Academic Year Hiring Process Review & Demo
  Monday, May 13, 10 a.m.
  Virtual via Zoom | RSVP HERE
  This session will be recorded for those unable to attend. E-mail Sharon Leary with any questions about this new process.

All members of the Seattle University community have the opportunity to attend the inaugural Bloomberg Green Festival for free. The festival, which takes place July 10–13 in Seattle, will immerse attendees in solutions-driven experiences with world-renowned experts to inspire climate action. Please provide your name and e-mail on this form to receive a link to your complimentary pass.

Friday, May 10, 3:30 p.m.
STCN 130
Light refreshments will be served.
Learn more and RSVP here 

It is vital that faculty have access to inclusive spaces for sharing conversation about our Catholic and Jesuit educational mission from the perspectives offered by our diverse academic disciplines. In service to this goal, the Division of Mission Integration sponsors a series of gatherings for faculty titled “Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Social Justice,” facilitated by Michael Jaycox (Theology and Religious Studies Department).

All faculty members are warmly invited to attend the third gathering in this series, which is titled “Environmental Justice and Black Health,” with guest Keisha Ray (McGovern Center for Humanities & Ethics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston).

The Multidisciplinary Generative AI Research Project Funding attracted nine submissions from five distinct colleges/schools within the SU community during this inaugural call for proposals. These applications were meticulously evaluated by the Project Funding Review Committee according to the established award criteria. Please congratulate the inaugural recipients of the Multidisciplinary Generative AI Research Project Funding.

Project 1

Proposal Title: Eye tracking data improvement for visually guided prosthetic devices

Abstract: The project addresses the challenge of upper extremity paralysis by enhancing webcam-based eye-tracking with generative AI. This approach aims to refine data quality, making gaze-controlled assistive devices more accessible and affordable. By comparing innovative AI techniques with traditional data correction methods, the project seeks to establish a new standard in eye-tracking technology, facilitating the development of assistive devices and broadening the application of eye-tracking across various fields. The anticipated outcome is a significant advancement in assistive technology, offering a cost-effective alternative to complex systems and empowering individuals with motor function impairments.

Team Members

Lisa Milkowski (Computer Science, College of Science and Engineering)
Brittany Heintz Walters (Kinesiology, College of Arts and Sciences)

Project 2

Proposal Title: Exploring the Ability of Large Language Models to Produce Physical Objects

Abstract: This research explores the integration of generative AI, specifically large language models (LLMs), with CAD software to overcome the text-only limitation of LLMs. By pairing LLMs with OpenSCAD, an open-source CAD tool, the project aims to generate 3D models from text prompts. The interdisciplinary team, combining expertise from fine arts and mechanical engineering, will train LLMs to create CAD designs, addressing challenges and evaluating the potential of an AI-driven CAD framework for future academic and creative endeavors.

Team Members

Josh Hamel (Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering)
Trung Pham (Fine Arts, College of Arts and Sciences)

Project 3

Proposal Title: Facilitating Ethical Legal Technology Development Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Abstract: This project seeks to revolutionize legal tech innovation by leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance access to justice. It underscores the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration among lawyers, technologists, and educators to overcome communication barriers and create shared resources. By integrating law and computer science through practical experiences like the Access to Justice Tech Fellows program and a legal tech tool by a Computer Science graduate, the initiative aims to cultivate ethical innovation in legal tech. The proposed joint practicum, supported by experts from various fields, will provide graduate students with the necessary framework to ethically integrate AI into legal practice, meeting high legal and ethical standards and addressing the increasing interest in AI within the legal academic community.

Team Members
Margaret Chon (School of Law)
LeighAnne Thompson (School of Law)
Julie Kang (Graduate, Executive, and Professional Education, College of Education)
Steven Hanks (Computer Science, College of Engineering)

The Multidisciplinary Generative AI Research Program, supported by a gift from Trustee Brenda Christensen, fosters collaborative projects between students and faculty to explore innovative uses of emergent generative AI at Seattle University. Annually available to all full-time faculty at Seattle University starting each February, the funding encourages the pursuit of educational and research excellence. Your submissions for the upcoming cycle of the Multidisciplinary Generative AI Research Project are eagerly anticipated.

Thursday, May 16, 4–6:30 p.m.
Poster Presentation | 4 p.m. | PACCAR Atrium
Event Program | 4:45 p.m. | Pigott Auditorium
Pigott Auditorium
More Info & RSVP

The College of Nursing invites you to attend the Dr. Luth M. Tenorio College of Nursing Dean’s Endowed Lectureship on “Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Perspectives from Nursing.” This will be a thoughtful discussion with leaders from the nursing profession about potential ethical impacts of Artificial Intelligence on health systems and patient care. Prior to the event program, enjoy a poster presentation featuring scholarly work by nursing faculty and students.

EVENT SPEAKERS

Rozzano Locsin, PhD, RN, FAAN, PAASE
Professor Emeritus at Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Author of Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing and co-author/editor of six books regarding Nursing, Technology, Caring, and Robotics. A former Fulbright Scholar to Uganda, recipient of the Fulbright Alumni Initiative Award, and Fulbright Senior Specialist in Global and Public Health, his interest in global nursing nurtures his appreciation of the dynamic nature of human beings, influential in valuing “knowing persons as caring" as a process of Nursing, grounded in the theory of Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing.

Liz Stokes, PhD, JD, RN
Director, Center for Ethics and Human Rights & Nursing Practice and Work Environments, American Nurses Association

International speaker on the Code of Ethics for Nurses and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry with demonstrated expertise in public policy on ethical issues including end-of-life, intellectual disabilities, artificial intelligence, and reproductive health. Her sphere of influence as a nurse-attorney-bioethicist enables a unique contribution to nursing ethics, law and policy.

Presentations will be followed by a discussion with local leaders in nursing.

• Sofia Aragon, JD, BSN, RN, FAAN, Executive Director, Washington Center for Nursing
• David Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, Executive Director Washington State Nurses Association
• Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, DNP, CMSRN, RN-BC, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, Providence Swedish Puget Sound Central Service Area
• Mila Sprouse, EdD, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, NE-BC, Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer, Virginia Mason Medical Center

For more information, visit the College of Nursing’s event page, or contact events@seattleu.edu.

On Monday, April 29, 2024, the Department of Education published its new Final Rule under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. The new regulations, which govern universities’ obligations to address sexual misconduct, become effective and enforceable on August 1, 2024. 

In close collaboration with the Provost and Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, a working group is in place, carefully reviewing the new regulations and assessing their impact on current university policies. The working group will focus on an implementation plan for the campus including any potential proposed policy updates that will reflect both compliance with the new Federal Regulations and high-impact practices that align with Seattle University’s Mission and Values. Members of the working group include a cross-section of campus partners from the Office of Institutional Equity, Office of University Counsel, Academic Affairs, Student and Campus Life, Human Resources, Athletics and Student Success. We will use existing governing structures to consult and engage with various community stakeholders to receive appropriate levels of feedback. The commitment remains to a fair and equitable process, as well as education and prevention.

More information will be forthcoming. For more information, feel free to contact Elizabeth Trayner, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Equity/Title IX Coordinator/504 Coordinator, at etrayner@seattleu.edu.  

The “How to Hire a Student Employee” training series educates on-campus employers, supervisors and campus partners with the knowledge they need to hire student employees, comply with policies and procedures and provide students with experiences that support their career and professional development. Register here for the following sessions. 

Part 1: Drafting & Posting Job Descriptions
Wednesday, May 15 | 10–11:30 a.m. | Virtual via Zoom

This training will cover how to draft intentional job descriptions to support student career development and equitable hiring. A demo will also be provided for posting jobs and managing applicants in Handshake. 

Part 2: Hiring & Onboarding
Wednesday, May 22 | 10–11:30 a.m. | Virtual via Zoom

In this training, the step-by-step process for hiring and onboarding your candidate(s) effectively and efficiently will be reviewed. It will also include a deep dive into the SEAF, requirements and processes for new hire paperwork (I-9s, W-4s, and Direct Deposits), start dates, onboarding/orientation best practices and more.

Hiring International Students On Campus
Thursday, May 23 | 11 a.m.–noon | Virtual via Zoom

While hiring both domestic and international students in parts one and two will be covered, this session will focus specifically on the hiring process for international students. Policies, challenges these students face, ensuring equitable access to on-campus jobs and supporting a smooth transition to work will be discussed.

REGISTER HERE for the sessions. (Sessions will be recorded and made available for those unable to attend live.)

Thursday, May 16, 12:30 p.m.
Pigott 205
Lunch included
Please RSVP to ICTC@seattleu.edu

"Environmental impact assessment should not come after the drawing up of a business proposition or the proposal of a particular policy, plan or programme."  

- Laudato Si': 183 

Join ICTC for a faculty fellowship research presentation with Dr. Meena Rishi of Albers.

Laudato Si' underlines the intertwined relationship between human welfare and the state of the environment. Traditional approaches to sustainability often neglect this interconnectedness, leading to fragmented solutions that fail to address root causes. Environmental impact assessment methodologies play a crucial role in evaluating the consequences of human actions on the environment. These assessments are vital for informing policy decisions, project evaluations, and legal cases involving environmental damages. Air quality is an example- without an assessment of the value individuals place on clean air, insufficient funds are being allocated to deal with air pollution and the air-quality problems have not been resolved. Thus, impact assessment methodologies play a crucial role in valuing the environment to evaluate the consequences of environmental policies.

This project focuses on the use of the Willingness to Pay (WTP) method to assess the value humans place on environmental preservation such as clean air initiatives. WTP estimates can provide guidelines for budgetary allocations for environmental policies. 

Wednesday, May 15, 4–5:30 p.m.
Oberto Commons, Sinegal Building 200
RSVP required

Released in March 2024, Women Called to Catholic Priesthood: From Ecclesial Challenge to Spiritual Renewal is the result of many years of research and interviews conducted by co-authors Professor Emerita Sharon Callahan, PhD, and Professor and ICTC Executive Director Jeanette Rodriguez, PhD.

The authors explore the contexts, calls, journeys, spirituality and theology of women called to priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in this compelling and carefully crafted ethnographic work.

Under the direction of the honorable Pat Howell, S.J., ICTC funded the initial research through a faculty research grant in 2019. Join in celebrating their dedicated work and learn more about the process of writing this book.

Tuesday, May 7, 11:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
International Student Center Lounge, PAVL 160
(via external door on south side)

Drop by to watch the collision of pop culture and geopolitics for the first semifinal of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision began in 1956 to test live broadcast technology, while also bringing together the countries of war-torn Europe through a common love of music.

Reaching 160 million viewers, Eurovision is the most watched TV entertainment show in the world, featuring 37 countries from Portugal to Azerbaijan and Iceland to Australia.

Bring your lunch (and all your Eurovision questions) and join students, staff and faculty to watch the first semifinal live from Malmö, Sweden, where 15 nations compete for 10 places in Saturday’s Grand Final. Stay for as much or as little as you like.

The live show itself starts at noon PDT, featuring multiple genre-smashes, as well as Irish hyperpunk, Aboriginal Australian synth pop, Azerbaijani mugham, Portuguese downtempo and Ukrainian folk-rap.

Co-sponsored by International Studies and the International Student Center. For more information, contact David Green at greend@seattleu.edu.

Please join in welcoming the talented individuals who have recently joined (or rejoined, in the case of Jamariues) Seattle University, each bringing their own unique blend of skills, passion and dedication.

• Michael Blake, Maintenance Plumber (Operations & Maintenance)
• Braden Wild, Data Systems Manager (Center for Community Engagement)
• Peter Altier, Project Manager for Interiors & Furniture (Facilities Administration)
• Allie Sisson Erstad, Associate Director (School of Law—Center for Professional Development)
• Jamariues Simanton (re-hire), Campus Public Safety Officer

The time has come for RedhawkTHON’s silent auction.

The silent auction features an array of items such as wine bundles, Seattle sports merchandise and even a one-night stay at the Grand Hyatt. Get your bids in now!

The silent auction will end on May 4. If you want to pick your item up the day-of organizers will be in Campion Ball Room from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Can’t make it? No problem; they can bring or even ship it to you!

All funds raised from the auction will be donated to Seattle Children’s Hospital. Questions? Contact nneumeier@seattleu.edu.

Students: Learn to assess, maintain and work on your car or bike so they perform at their best: Bike Tune-Up Session, May 7, 12:30–1:30 p.m., Sinegal Plaza (facing Bannan); and Car Tune-Up Session, May 14, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Library Plaza (facing Bellarmine).

Dear Campus Community, 

Our Facilities team has been working hard this week to maintain the beauty of our campus and assure that our buildings are in top shape. Here are a few highlights of our current work:

1. The team is installing air conditioning Hunthausen Hall. The classrooms on the main floor get extremely hot in the summer and these new chillers will make a world of difference for summer programs.
   
   
2. After a year of being under a black plastic tarp to kill invasive weeds, the garden on the Union Green has been tilled and replanted. The restoration work continues, but it looks fantastic now and is worth a visit. Special thanks to student groups from SLLH Env Law Students and Engineers for a Sustainable World for volunteering their time to help plant the beds.
   
   
3. There are important projects underway this summer and the planning and contracting phase in in high gear. Here is what is we’ll see happening this summer:

• Athletic Performance Center renovation and SU Park field turf replacement
• Broadway Garage Security improvements, including gate arms and perimeter access control.
• Marion Entry, including repainting the seal in time for commencement and installing a historic clock on the upper mall
• Loyola 204 kitchen upgrades. We are conducting a pilot to see if we can self-perform this work at lower cost without using a general contractor.  
• Arrupe Security Fence 

The Human Resources team thanks all who attended the first Quarterly Connect as well as those who have provided feedback to guide their topics for next quarter’s Connect. As a reminder, April 30 is the last day to share feedback. If you haven’t had a chance to share with HR what you want to know please do so here: HR Quarterly Connect Survey. HR looks forward to seeing you at the next Connect.

Students: Send a free postcard anywhere in the world to a friend, family member or anyone who might enjoy getting some mail: May 13, noon–2 p.m., and May 14, noon–2 p.m. at the Lemieux Library Floor 2 Atrium (near the Byte Café). Learn more at Postcard Pop-Up.

Join in celebrating our students’ projects at the Student Research and Creativity Conference (SRCCon) on Friday, May 10, from noon to 4 p.m. in Lemieux Library (Floor 3). This is a great way for students to stand out on resumes and applications, taking their academic and professional work to the next level. Learn more at SRCCon.

In the spirit of “Where Innovation Meets Humanity,” the Tech & Society Reading Group seeks to engage all stakeholders in the ethical, legal and social issues surrounding rapid technological advancement. Group participants will have the opportunity to be discussion leaders, ensuring all perspectives across disciplines are presented and valued. Organizers hope this will illuminate discipline-specific blind spots.

The reading group will meet once a month during the workday around lunchtime on campus given general availability of interested readers. Each discussion will be scheduled to last one hour but we will have a flexible end time to allow spirited discussion to organically conclude. Each meeting will have lunch provided for readers who RSVP and will be hosted in the Lemieux Library.

Please RSVP here. 

Reach out to nkh@seattleu.edu with any questions.

Wednesday, May 8, 12:30 p.m.
Boeing Room, Lemieux Library 122
Lunch included
Please RSVP to ICTC@seattleu.edu

In today’s Anthropocene, the context of increasing environmental degradation accompanies ongoing ill and worsening human health, both disproportionately affecting the most marginalized humans and environmental spaces among us. Embodiment is a complex concept with the potential to help health professionals understand integral ecology and the importance of the Laudato Si’ platform to which Seattle University is committed. Embodiment is also a potential pathway for enacting a truly holistic view of health as framed by Indigenous knowledges and Catholic Intellectual Tradition principles, which both honor “the accumulated wisdom of the past.”

In this presentation, ICTC Faculty Fellow Dr. Jennifer Fricas of the College of Nursing will share findings from an initial literature review of the concept of embodiment, contextualize these with data from research into well-being in Ecuador and discuss implications for the education of health professionals.

Wednesday, May 1, 4–5:30 p.m.*
STCN 160 (LeRoux Room)

You are warmly invited for connection and conversation at the next Colleagues in Jesuit Education featuring SU colleagues:

• Shannon Britton, Grounds Manager
• Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos, VP for Mission Integration
• Jason Wirth, Professor, Arts & Sciences, Philosophy

Program:

*3:45 p.m. | Enjoy time to connect over food and wine

4:15 p.m. | Program

5:30 p.m. | Further conversation and refreshments

The Center for Jesuit Education hopes you’ll join for wine, conversation and community. All are welcome! For an Outlook invite, centerforjesuiteducation@seattleu.edu.

Happy Earth Month! Do you have old desk phones, monitors, keyboards/mice or any other electronics collecting dust in your office? ITS Service Desk is available to pick up your workplace electronic recycling. Please complete the quick Electronic Recycling Pickup Form to send in your request and ITS will stop by as soon as they can. You are also welcome to drop off unneeded electronics at the Service Desk in Lemieux Library, 3rd floor, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday–Friday.

Wednesday, May 1
Lunch for in-person attendees begins 11:45 a.m.; program at noon
RSVP here

RoundGlass India Center presents a timely panel featuring experts in higher education, food sciences, agricultural development and food security as they explore the growing opportunities for collaboration between India and the U.S.

Moderated by KV Raman, adjunct professor in Cornell University's School of Integrative Plant Science and faculty fellow in the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, the speaker panel includes:

• Girish Ganjyal, professor of Food Science at WSU;
• Meetu Kapur, director, Nutrition in Global Growth & Opportunity at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
• Peter Kelly, CEO of Grow Further;
• Vijay Raghavan, CEO of Sathguru Management Consultants (Hyderabad, India); and
• Sonny Ramaswamy, president of the North West Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Cosponsored with Seattle University’s Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability, admission is free to the public (with advance registration). In-person registrations will receive a complimentary lunch at the event.

Friday, April 26, 4–6 p.m.
Stuart. T. Rolfe Community Room (Advancement and Alumni Building)
RSVP Here

Join the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center to learn how Hello Robin went from a hobby to being Yelp’s best chocolate chip cookie at Founder Friday with Hello Robin.

Robin Wehl Martin, ’92, founder of Hello Robin and Seattle University alum, is taking Seattle by storm with cookies that all started from humble home kitchen beginnings. After a successful collaboration with and encouragement from close friend Molly Moon in 2013, Wehl’s innovative and bold cookies have been the talk of the town. While they started from simple beginnings, Hello Robin has grown to having two storefront locations in Capitol Hill and University Village.

Harness AI Today to Create Future Success
with Trent Gillespie, MBA ’10, CEO of Stellis AI
Tuesday, April 30, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Oberto Commons (Sinegal Center)

Open to all SU faculty and staff. Lunch provided, please RSVP here. 

The College of Science and Engineering and the Albers Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) present the Spring Innovation Lunch & Learn—a new quarterly event for SU faculty and staff who are interested in STEM innovation.

AI presents a profound opportunity to unlock breakthrough success, yet few leaders are poised to capitalize on it. In this talk, you will discover how AI will generate up to $30 trillion in global value and learn the mission-critical strategies needed today to avoid getting left behind. With the AI SPRINT framework and real-world implementation examples, you will gain the tools to move beyond fear and uncertainty, transform your organization and advance your career, leveraging AI for continuous innovation, competitive advantage and enduring growth.

Dear SU Faculty and Staff,

As many of you may have heard from students, it’s time for this year’s Search Retreat (May 3–5). Put on by Campus Ministry, Search is an opportunity to deepen spirituality in the context of community. Given the important role that you play in so many students’ lives, you can help to make this experience meaningful and memorable by writing letters for students attending the retreat. You can access a list of students who will be attending or leading Search by following this link. Please take a few moments to review the list and see if you know any students attending and, if so, consider participating by writing Palanca letters.

• Palanca comes from palancar, Spanish for “to lever” or “to lift up or raise.” On the Search Retreat, Palanca serve as a special gift that consists of letters and notes of love and support written for retreatants by family members, friends, professors and mentors.
  
  
• Your letters can express your love for the retreatant, the encouragement you want to offer them, the special memories you have shared with them and/or your gratitude for the gifts they have offered you. It can be as simple as an inspirational quote, a poem, a photo or a fond memory. Palanca letters are a central part of the retreat, which also includes talks by peer leaders, small group conversations and time for reflection and relaxation.
  
  
• Please note that Palanca is a surprise, so Campus Ministry asks that you not mention it to your students until after the retreat. 
  
  
• Please e-mail your letters as soon as possible to searchretreat@seattleu.edu and no later than Wednesday, May 1. In the subject line, please write “[Student Name]: Palanca” (e.g., “Jane Doe: Palanca”). While Campus Ministry will open your e-mail to print your letter and put it in a sealed envelope, they will not read it.
  
  
• If you prefer to turn in a hard copy, letters can be deposited in the Search drop box in the Campus Ministry office (STCN 120) during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.). Hard copies are due by the end of the business day on Wednesday, May 1. Please do not submit any letters by mail or drop off packages. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Stevi Hamill, Campus Minister for Retreats, at 206-296-5731 or hamillstevi@seattleu.edu. 

– Campus Ministry

The spring quarter open forum for Slate for Student Success will take place virtually on Thursday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to noon. An update will be provided on the project progress, some of the latest functionality will be showcased and there will be time for questions and feedback. If you would like to attend, please use this link to sign up.

Friday, May 24, 10:30 a.m. – noon
Harding 141

Join the Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement and other community partners in a discussion of the book Project Unlonely by Jeremy Nobel. During Mental Health Awareness Month, we turn our focus to the crisis of disconnection in our university, our communities of belonging and other terrains, with the hope of destigmatizing loneliness and creating pathways to connection.

CEIE is sponsoring this event in its office. Light refreshments will be served. Please send questions and RSVP to Rev. Dr. Kara Markell, assistant director, at markellk@seattle.edu.

Hello Campus!

Pre-College Program applications are live for Summer 2024. If you know of a rising 10th, 11th, or 12th grader interested in experiencing life at SU for the summer encourage them to apply. Program offerings include AI for Equity, Albers Summer Business Institute and Urban Sustainability. 

Not sure what Pre-College Programs are? Pre-College programs are college access programs that allow current high schoolers to explore their future education track through experiential learning, campus life immersion, college and career readiness and community building. Scholarships are available for these programs. 

Students: Looking for a summer role? Undergraduate Admissions is hiring Program Advisors. Apply on Handshake.

Faculty/Staff: If you have ideas about starting a new Pre-College Program, please contact precollege@seattleu.edu. 

Please note: Undergraduate Admissions oversees the Pre-College Programs.

Learn more: Pre-College Postcard.

Thursday, May 2, 4–6 p.m.
Oberto Commons (Sinegal 200)

You are cordially invited to attend the 2024 Peter L. Lee Endowed Lecture in East Asian Culture and Civilization. This year’s lecture, titled “East Asia in a Larger World: Cross-Cultural Contacts in the Globalizing Middle Ages,” will be delivered by Professor Hyunhee Park, Ph.D. (Department of History, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the CUNY Graduate Center, the City University of New York). 

Dr. Park is an accomplished author, having written Mapping the Chinese and Islamic Worlds: Cross-Cultural Exchange in Pre-Modern Asia (Cambridge 2012) and Soju: A Global History (Cambridge 2021). Her research has focused on the historical cross-cultural contacts between East Asia and the Islamic World, especially in the areas of Sino-Islamic interactions during the Mongol Empire and broader aspects of global history. 

A reception will start at 4 p.m. and the lecture will be between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Learn more at Peter L. Lee Lecture Program 2024.

Tuesday, May 7, 4 p.m.
Casey Commons

The Departments of Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology-Anthropology, with support from the Mellon Foundation and College of Arts and Sciences Events Committee, are hosting a lecture titled “The Only Thing That Hasn’t Changed About Black Politics Since 1965 is How We Think About It” Dr. Adolph Reed, Jr.

Dr. Reed, a professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, has written extensively about black political thought and American politics. His work has focused on the social inequality and economic insecurity experienced by the Black American working class and the mechanisms that create and sustain inequality. He is a columnist for The Nation and frequently appears in other major national publications. 

The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Dr. Sarah Cate at scate@seattleu.edu.

See the event flyer at Adolph Reed Talk.

The Albers School’s direct trade coffee brand, MotMot, is running a “thank you to the community” sale from April 22–25. Take 20 percent off (discount applied automatically) when you purchase any coffee product from MotMot on those dates. Delivery is free to Seattle University. Visit motmotcoffee.com to stock up.

MotMot is also available at The Bottom Line, the coffee shop in Pigott Building. And if you order catering through Emerald Plate/Chartwells, MotMot is now available upon request!

Monday, April 29, 5–6:30 p.m.
Pigott 102

Nervous about the future? Want to hear more about what your life could look like in various career fields as a disabled or neurodivergent person? Join the Infinity Club for our annual legacy panel to hear Seattle University professors, staff and faculty discuss their experiences navigating their career fields as a neurodivergent or disabled person.

Snacks will be provided. Have any questions? Please contact zdar@seattleu.edu and agetz@seattleu.edu. 

Wellness and Health Promotion is excited to offer Mental Health First Aid free of charge to any Seattle University student, faculty or staff member. Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based program developed by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

Certified facilitators have trained more than 3 million people in US, and peer-reviewed studies offer strong evidence that Mental Health First Aiders are more knowledgeable and confident when it comes to identifying and helping an individual in distress. Mental Health First Aid uses community-specific scenarios, activities and videos to teach the skills needed to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges as well as how to provide initial support until appropriate professional help is received.

Participants must complete all nine hours of training (12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. across both days of training) to receive Mental Health First Aid certification. Available sessions are:

• Session 1. Thursday, April 25, and Friday, April 26, from 12:30 to 5 p.m.
• Session 2. Monday, May 6, and Monday, May 13, from 12:30 to 5 p.m.

Space is limited to 30 participants. Please complete this form to request a spot.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Dr. Chris Fiorello, Director of Wellness and Health Promotion, at wellness@seattleu.edu.

Staff and faculty are invited to help find candidates for open staff positions. Please view the full list of postings or check out this week’s highlighted opportunities: 

Academic Specialist: Records and Data Management (Office of the Registrar)

Director of Alumni Engagement (Alumni Engagement)

Thursday, April 25, 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Pigott Auditorium
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Join the Albers School of Business and Economics as it hosts its final guest of the 2023–24 Albers Executive Speaker Series, PCC Community Markets President and CEO Krish Srinivasan. He will be sharing his experiences leading the country’s largest cooperative retail grocer in his talk, “People, Planet, and Profit: A CEO's Perspective on Leading a Food Co-op Steeped in Community and Purpose.”

Tuesday, April 30, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
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Faculty: Are you looking for alternatives to expensive textbooks for your students? Do you want to integrate more free learning content into your courses? In this free workshop, the Center for Digital Learning & Innovation (CDLI) will help you navigate the world of Open Educational Resources (OERs) and get you started finding free resources for your courses—including textbooks, journals, assignments, activities, assessments, images and video!

This event is co-sponsored by the Open Education Task Force.

Thursday, April 25
5:30 p.m. reception; 6 p.m. event begins
Wyckoff Auditorium, Engineering Building
Register here
Appetizers and refreshments will be served before and after the event. 

Please join in commemorating the launch of the Department of Public Affairs and Nonprofit Leadership with this special event featuring Deepa Iyer, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at Building Movement Project and writer. The event will be moderated by Dr. Maureen Emerson Feit and Dr. Rashmi Chordiya and will include a student-led panel discussion and an interactive exhibit on Iyer’s Social Change Ecosystems framework.  

“NOVA” Opening Reception
Thursday, April 18, 4:30–7:30 p.m.
Vachon Gallery (Fine Arts Building)

Join in celebrating the hard work of the 2024 Design Cohort at the opening reception for “NOVA.”

From the exhibition team:

“‘NOVA’ is a culmination of our hard work and evolution as designers at Seattle University. A nova is an astronomical event that translates to ‘new star’ in Latin. 

“While coming up with a theme that represented us as a cohort, we first landed on the idea of a constellation, with each of us as unique, individual stars unified. This evolved into 'NOVA,' symbolizing us as new stars in the professional design world. Like a nova’s light suddenly brightens, we wanted to highlight the best of our work in the Design program. 

“The explosion of light reflects our launch into different artistic directions as our time as a cohort together comes to an end. 'NOVA' celebrates the 2024 Student Design Cohort as 14 individual designers and their growth in this senior exhibition."

The exhibition runs through May 8. Learn more at Arts at Seattle U.

Members of the Laudato Si’ Action Plan Priority 2 Zero Waste Working Group are partnering with the Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) to complete Seattle University’s first comprehensive campus-wide waste assessment. The information gathered will enable SU to develop a strategic action plan striving toward zero waste. This is a university goal adopted as part of our sustainability commitment and institutional participation in the Laudato Si' Action Platform.