The deadline to make changes to your employee insurance program is October 16. Also, don't forget to put the SPU Employee Benefits Fair on your calendar. Alberto Ferreiro, professor of European history, and his wife Debra took 20 students from SPU, Point Loma, Palomar College and the Seattle School District for the 10th annual SPU of Salamanca Language and Culture in Residence Program. In July, the students studied the Spanish language and culture, and participated in excursions to Lisbon, Portugal, Sevilla, Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Alba de Tormes and Castles. Many also obtained conversation partners to enhance their Spanish speaking skills.
Plans are now underway for next summer.
Janine Saunders Presents at APA Convention Janine Saunders, assistant professor of school psychology, made two presentations at the American Psychological Association's annual convention in Washington, DC this summer. Both papers discussed data from a five-nation study of the Irish Diaspora and the political violence in Northern Ireland. This event was held on the campus of Bethany College in San Cruz, California. He also presented his research on the impact of psychotherapy on spiritual development at the national conference of the American Psychological Association held in Washington DC last month. An Introduction and Wesleyan Reflections at Point Loma Nazarene University to faculty and students involved in their recently established Womens' Studies program.