The Seattle Pacific University community gathers each fall to celebrate the beginning of a new school year by recognizing new faculty and joining in a litany of commitment. Through 2012, this service was called Opening Convocation and included a faculty processional and an address typically given by the current SPU president. In 2013, SPU changed the title to Opening Chapel. While the order of service changed very little, a faculty member now gives the address and there is no faculty processional.
Submissions from 2017
2017-2018 New Student Convocation, Daniel J. Martin
Submissions from 2012
2012-2013 Opening Convocation, Frank Spina
Submissions from 2011
Opening Convocation: 2011-2012, Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2010
Opening Convocation: 2010-2011, Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2009
Opening Convocation: 2009-2010, "The Idea of the Christian University, Part II: The Place Where World Change Begins", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2008
Opening Convocation: 2008-2009, "The Idea of the Christian University: Embracing the Christian Story in a World of Colliding Maps", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2007
Opening Convocation: 2007-2008, "The Dawn of an Expected New Day", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2006
Opening Convocation: 2006-2007, "Embracing The Christian Story, While at the Same Time...", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2005
Opening Convocation: 2005-2006, "What We Need Now Is a Conversion of the Imagination", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2004
Opening Convocation: 2004-2005, "To Whom Much Has Been Given...", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2002
Opening Convocation: 2002-2003, "Building Houses That Don't Fall Down", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2001
Opening Convocation: 2001-2002, "Seeing Through New Glasses", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 2000
Opening Convocation: 2000-2001, "Bear Witness to Hope", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 1999
Opening Convocation: 1999-2000, "An Imagination Seized by Hope", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 1997
Opening Convocation: 1997-1998, "Finding Your Gifts like Asher Lev" (Original Title Unavailable), Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 1995
Opening Convocation: 1995-1996, "With a Sense of Wonder" (Original Title Unavailable), Alberto Ferreiro, Todd Sloan, and Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 1994
Opening Convocation: 1994-1995, "What Is Within Your Reach?", E. Arthur Self
Submissions from 1993
Opening Convocation: 1993-1994, "A Shine and a Song", Philip W. Eaton
Submissions from 1992
Opening Convocation: 1992-1993, "Virtues and Vision of a Christian University", Anthony Diekema
Submissions from 1988
Opening Convocation: 1988-1989, "A Call to Service", David C. Le Shana
Submissions from 1985
Opening Convocation: 1985-1986, "The Commonality of Commitment", David C. Le Shana
Submissions from 1984
Opening Convocation: 1984-1985, "The Overwhelming Minority", David C. Le Shana
Winter Convocation: 1983-1984, "Setting Goals for Growth: 1984 and Beyond", David C. Le Shana
Submissions from 1983
Opening Convocation: 1983-1984, "A Call to Excellence", David C. Le Shana
Submissions from 1982
Opening Convocation: 1982-1983, "Faith For a Revolutionary Age", David C. Le Shana
Submissions from 1978
Opening Convocation: 1978-1979, "Things of the Spirit, Matters of the Mind", David L. McKenna
Submissions from 1975
Opening Convocation: 1975-1976, "The Origins of American Foreign Policy", William Woodward
Submissions from 1974
Winter Convocation: 1973-1974, "Biblical Wisdom and Contemporary Education", Carl Armerding
Opening Convocation: 1974-1975, "Falling Expectations", David L. McKenna
Spring Convocation: 1973-1974, "Sifting the Shifting Sands", Roy Swanstrom
Submissions from 1973
Winter Convocation: 1972-1973, "Love in Twentieth Century Dimensions", Carl H. Lundquist
Submissions from 1972
Winter Convocation: 1971-1972, "The Lyric of Labor", C. Dorr Demaray
Spring Convocation: 1971-1972, "A New Commitment", Lon D. Randall