Initiatives & Priorities

Seattle University is dedicated to educating the whole person, to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world.

Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J., President Emeritus

Stephen Sundborg, S.J., retired in June 2021 after 24 years as Seattle U’s president. SU’s longest serving president, Father Steve—as he is fondly known—led the university through many of its most pivotal and defining moments of transformation and innovation.

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In the Media/Media Releases

President Part of Summit on Equal Opportunity in Higher Ed

The Seattle University Newsroom

President Eduardo Peñalver is one of 100 university leaders nationwide to participate in the summit, presented by the U.S. Department of Education.

July 26, 2023

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How the First Amendment can save affirmative action

How the First Amendment can save affirmative action
The Hill

A commentary by professor of constitutional law at Boston College Kent Greenfield and SU President Eduardo Peñalver.

July 19, 2023

Seattle University becomes first WA college to divest from fossil fuels

Seattle University becomes first WA college to divest from fossil fuels
The Seattle Times

The move also makes Seattle University the first Jesuit university in the world to divest from fossil fuels.

July 17, 2023

What does SCOTUS' ruling against affirmative action mean for WA?

What does SCOTUS' ruling against affirmative action mean for WA?
KUOW

And he (Peñalver) reaffirmed the university's commitment to diversity, saying it's intrinsic to its mission “to empower leaders for a just and humane world."

June 29, 2023

Opinion: Generative AI is a powerful tool that requires a human touch

Opinion: Generative AI is a powerful tool that requires a human touch
Puget Sound Business Journal

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is at once intriguing, exciting and, yes, a little disturbing. A commentary by Eduardo M. Peñalver and Amit Shukla.

April 24, 2023

Perception of the City Affects the University

Perception of the City Affects the University
Puget Sound Business Journal

Eduardo Peñalver is embracing change. The Seattle University president, entering his third year on the job, is leading the school out of the Covid-19 pandemic and leaving the status quo behind.

March 23, 2023

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President Peñalver Among the Top 100 ‘Most Influential’

President Peñalver Among the Top 100 ‘Most Influential’

Several with SU ties make Puget Sound Business Journal's annual list.

October 20, 2022

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