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Category Archives: Leadership

Video: A Message to Friends

June 8, 2010

Watch this brief video of President Philip W. Eaton. He shares some of his thoughts about responding to our challenging economic times, and what lies ahead as SPU strives to become even more effective and responsive to the needs of our world.

Can Politics Ever Provide the Solutions We Need?

May 10, 2010

I’ve been thinking about politics lately. I’ve been wondering why we are so endlessly barraged on a daily basis with the voices and faces of our politicians and political commentators. When some national or international crisis occurs, our political figures are the first to appear on our screens. Read more…

One Final Note on Character, Part IV

March 29, 2010

One Christmas Eve a couple of years ago, as we began a joyous dinner in our home with our whole family, I opened our time with a blessing for our meal. I gave thanks for our family as we gathered together to celebrate the baby Jesus on this sacred evening in the Christian calendar. Read more…

On Character and Education Again, Part III

March 22, 2010

When I was a young faculty member some years ago we often engaged in some fairly intense discussion about the role of the university in the life of the student. Some of the old assumptions needed to be challenged, to be sure. “The Times They Are a-Changin,” the great Bob Dylan reminded us so eloquently during those years. Read more…