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Past events are listed from most to
least recent.
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Pastor's Prayer Breakfast
Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 7:15 a.m.
Seeley Mudd Chapel
Contact: Toni Sutherland
Monthly breakfast for area pastors.
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
Final class session.
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Young Life Student Staff Retreat
Saturday, December 7, 2002
Contact: Kent McDonald
Monthly retreat for junior and senior students who are pursuing
a call to full-time youth ministry.
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, December 4, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
Student project presentations.
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Faculty Scholarship Forum
Wednesday, December 4, 2002, 12 - 12:55 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Presenter: Michael LeRoy, "Vocation and
Public Life (Revisited)"
Contact: Dr.
Jim Waller
Open to all members of the Whitworth community, the Faculty Scholarship
Forum exists as support for faculty scholarship and as a forum for
research presentations and feedback. Lunch is provided. |
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, November 27, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
No Class. Thanksgiving holiday.
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One-Man Show
Friday, November 22, 2002, 7 p.m.
Knox Presbyterian Church
Cast: Frank Runyon, "The
Gospel of Mark: Afraid"
Contact: Rev. Tom Lobaugh, Knox Presbyterian Church
Open to the public. |
One-Man Show
Thursday, November 21, 2002, 7 p.m.
Whitworth University, Cowles Auditorium
Cast: Frank Runyon, "The
Sermon on the Mount" and "Hollywood
vs. Faith"
Contact: Dr.
Rick Hornor
Following the performances, there will be an open discussion about
being Christian in the film industry. Free and open to the public. |
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
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Faculty Scholarship Forum
Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 12 - 12:55 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Presenter: Kirk Westre, "Servant Leadership
in Sport"
Contact: Dr.
Jim Waller
Open to all members of the Whitworth community, the Faculty Scholarship
Forum exists as support for faculty scholarship and as a forum for
research presentations and feedback. Lunch is provided. |
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Pastor's Prayer Breakfast
Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 7:15 a.m.
Seeley Mudd Chapel
Contact: Toni Sutherland
Monthly breakfast for area pastors.
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, November 13, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr. Julia Stronks
No Class. Students attend Dr. Tony Campolo's
presentations at First Presbyterian Church.
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Lilly Mentor Luncheon
Tuesday, November 12, 2002, 12 - 1 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Contact: Dr.
Ron Pyle or Michelle
Seefried
Monthly meeting for faculty/staff who have committed to mentoring
students on the issues of sprituality and vocation through the Lilly
Mentor Program.
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"The Weekend"
November 8-10, 2002
Camp Spalding, 40 minutes north of Spokane
Contact: Terry
McGonigal or Andrea
Saccoccio
Whitworth's annual retreat includes speakers, worship and reflection
time for students.
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Simpson-Duvall Lecture
Thursday, November 7, 2002, 7:30 p.m.
Seeley Mudd Chapel
Speaker: Dr. Jean Bethke-Elshtain,
"Using
Force on Behalf of Our Neighbor"
Contact: Dr.
Dale Soden
Dr. Bethke-Elshtain is the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor
of Social and Political Ethics at the University of Chicago. Author
of Public Man, Private Woman: Women in Social and Political
Thought and soon to be published, Jane Addams and America
and The King is Dead, Sovereignty at Century's End, Professor
Bethke-Elshtain is one of the country's leading public intellectuals
and political philosophers.
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Graduate School and Seminary
Fair
November 7, 2002, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Hixson Union Building (HUB)
Contact: Gordon Jacobson
Visit with representatives from seminaries from around the nation,
as well as graduate schools. for more information. |
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, November 6, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
Guest Speaker: To be announced
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
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Faculty Scholarship Forum
Wednesday, November 6, 2002, 12 - 12:55 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Presenter: Sharon Mowry, "Effective Leadership
of the Principal for School Reform and Improvement"
Contact: Dr.
Jim Waller
Open to all members of the Whitworth community, the Faculty Scholarship
Forum exists as support for faculty scholarship and as a forum for
research presentations and feedback. Lunch is provided. |
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Young Life Student Staff Retreat
Saturday, November 2, 2002, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Hearth
Contact: Kent McDonald
Monthly retreat for junior and senior students who are pursuing
a call to full-time youth ministry.
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Public Lecture
Thursday, October 31, 2002, 7 p.m.
Music Recital Hall
Speaker: Dr. Rev. Naim Ateek
Topic: "Living Under Occupation"
Contact: Dr.
Raja Tanas or Dr.
Dale Soden
Dr. Ateek is Director of SABEEL at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute
for Theological Studies in Jerusalem. SABEEL works to promote international
awareness regarding the identity, presence, and witness of Palestinian
Christians in the Holy Land.
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Public Lecture
Thursday, October 31, 2002, 4 p.m.
Speaker: Dr.
Christine Sine,
"Medical Ethics in the Year 2002: What
Will We Face?"
Seeley Mudd Chapel
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
Christine, a medical doctor, serves as a consultant for Mustard
Seed Associates and is an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological
Seminary, Seattle. She and her husband, Tom, have co-authored Living
on Purpose: Finding God's Best for Your Life (2002), a guide
to helping overachievers discover God's best for their lives.
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Student, Faculty and Staff Luncheon Discussion
Thursday, October 31, 2002, 12:00 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Speakers: Tom and Christine Sine
Topic: "College Students in Today’s
World: Challenges, Obligations and Opportunities"
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks or Michelle
Seefried
Lunch is free of charge, hosted by the Murdock Charitable Trust.
RSVP to Michelle Seefried.
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
Guest Speaker: Tom Sine
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
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Faculty Development Day
Friday, October 25, 2002
Dr. Kathy Light
and Fr. Valerian Odermann
Contact Dr.
Betty Williams
Dr. Light, Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions at
the University of the Incarnate Word, will speak on the nature of
mentoring as part of . Dr. Light has published in the areas of nursing
history and ethics and mentoring in faith-based institutions of higher
education. Discussion and response will follow Dr. Light's presentation,
in addition to panel presentations and break-out concurrent sessions.
Fr. Valerian Odermann, a Benedictine monk and priest of Assumption
Abbey in Richardton, North Dakota, is also Professor of Theology and
Chaplain at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. He specializes
in mentoring and will speak on the Benedictine model for spiritual
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Clergy and Lay Certificate Course
October 20-25, 2002
Clearwater Lodge, 40 minutes north of Spokane
Speaker: Rev. Dr. F. Dale Bruner, Jesus's
Sermon on the Mount
Contact: Rev. Tim Dolan
Rev. Bruner is professor emeritus of religion at Whitworth University
and noted scholar, author, and Bible teacher. Tuition is $300 (plus
room and board).
A person does not have to be officially enrolled in a certificate
program to attend.
Deadline to register is Tuesday, October 1,
2002. |
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
Round Table discussion.
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Faculty Scholarship Forum
Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 12 - 12:55 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Presenter: Gordon Jackson, "Teaching
Afresh or Teaching Adrift?: Reflections on a Semester at Sea"
Contact: Dr.
Jim Waller
Open to all members of the Whitworth community, the Faculty Scholarship
Forum exists as support for faculty scholarship and as a forum for
research presentations and feedback. Lunch is provided.
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Pastor's Prayer Breakfast
Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 7:15 a.m.
Seeley Mudd Chapel
Contact: Toni Sutherland
Monthly breakfast for area pastors.
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, October 16, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
Guest Speakers: Dr. Don Higgens and Ms.
Shawda Diehl
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
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Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 7 p.m.
Music Recital Hall
Topic: Women in Ministry
Contact: Dr.
Carol Smucker
Organized by the Women's Studies Program.
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Lilly Mentor Luncheon
Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 12 - 1 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Contact: Dr.
Ron Pyle or Michelle
Seefried
Monthly meeting for faculty/staff who have committed to mentoring
students on the issues of sprituality and vocation through the Lilly
Mentor Program.
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
Guest Speaker: Jan Martinez
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
Jan Martinez will speak from her experiences with Christ Kitchen,
a ministry to Spokane's women.
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Faculty Scholarship Forum
Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 12 - 12:55 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Presenter: Kristin Pederson, "Three
Hours from Spokane to Mexico: The Yakima Valley"
Contact: Dr.
Jim Waller
Open to all members of the Whitworth community, the Faculty Scholarship
Forum exists as support for faculty scholarship and as a forum for
research presentations and feedback. Lunch is provided.
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Public Lecture
Tuesday, October 8, 2002, 12 p.m.
Science Auditorium
Speaker: Dr. Sandra Cooper, "Women
in Mathematics, Science and Engineering: Why Do the Low Numbers
Persist? "
Contact: Dr.
Lyle Cochran
Dr. Sandra Cooper is Professor of Mathematics at Washington State
University. She will speak on the issue of underrepresentation of
women in mathematics, science and engineering and suggest improvements
for this situation.
This event is one of several sponsored by the Math/Computer Science
Department's academic initiative program.
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Public Lecture and Honoring of Drs. Don and Doris Liebert
Monday, October 7, 2002, 7:30 p.m.
Seeley Mudd Chapel
Speaker: Dr.
Duncan Ferguson,
"The Vocation of the Teacher in the Presbyterian
College."
Contact: Dr.
Dale Soden
Formerly the academic vice-president at Whitworth in the 1970s, Ferguson
is one of the nation's leaders in Presbyterian education. Most recently
he headed the Office of Higher Education of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) and served as president of the Association of Presbyterian
Colleges and Universities. He is currently the Director for the Center
for Spiritual Life at Eckerd College.
Drs. Don and Doris Liebert will be
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Whitworth Alumni Event
Sunday, October 6, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Princeton Theological Seminary
Contact: Dr. Darrell Guder,
Tad Wisenor
A gathering of Whitworth alumni attending Princeton Theological
Seminary. The event will be hosted by Dr. Darrell Guder and his
wife, Judy. Dr. Guder is the Henry Winters Luce Chair of Missional
and Ecumenical Theology at Princeton and former dean of the faculty
at Whitworth.
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Young Life Student Staff Retreat
Friday, October 4, - Sunday, October 6, 2002
Contact: Kent McDonald
Monthly retreat for junior and senior students who are pursuing
a call to full-time youth ministry.
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Public Lecture
Thursday, October 3, 2002, 11 a.m.
Seeley Mudd Chapel
Speaker: Ray Bakke
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
Ray Bakke will lecture on the Biblical call to do justice. Afterwards
he will meet students at a lunch to discuss social justice issues.
Bakke is executive director of Chicago-based International Urban
Associates and professor of global urban ministry at the Eastern
Baptist Theological Seminary, in suburban Philadelphia.
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, October 2, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
Guest Speaker: Dr. Ray Bakke
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
Ray Bakke is executive director of Chicago-based International Urban
Associates and professor of global urban ministry at the Eastern
Baptist Theological Seminary, in suburban Philadelphia.
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Diversity Speaker
Monday, September 30, 2002
Presenter: Marianne Mishima
Contact:
Marty Erb
Marianne Mishima will speak in class regarding vocational choices
and cultural identity. Ms. Mishima is a former news anchor for Spokane's
news channel KXLY 4 and is a member of the Cultures and Community
Board.
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, September 25, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
Guest Speaker: Mark Terrell
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
Mark Terrell is the director of Cup of Cool Water, a ministry to
Spokane's street kids.
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Faculty Scholarship Forum
Wednesday, September 25, 2002, 12 - 12:55 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Presenter: Doug Sugano, "Diversity
in the Curriculum: What We're Doing and What Yet Needs to be Done"
Contact: Dr.
Jim Waller
Open to all members of the Whitworth community, the Faculty Scholarship
Forum exists as support for faculty scholarship and as a forum for
research presentations and feedback. Lunch is provided.
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Community Building Day
Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Contact: EmmyLou
Taylor
Theme: Economic Development and Poverty
Students gather to serve the community through work projects. Breakfast
in Scramble area beginning at 7:30 a.m. and BBQ lunch in front of
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Ethics Lecture
Monday, September 23, 2002
Contact: EmmyLou
Taylor
Various speakers from the Spokane community will speak to students
regarding economic development and poverty as the kick-off for Community
Building Day. |
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Urban Residential Class -- "The City,
the Gospel and Civic Responsibility"
Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Professor: Dr. Julia Stronks
Guest Speaker: Dr. Dale Soden
First Presbyterian Church; transportation
provided from Whitworth's campus
Contact: Dr.
Julia Stronks
Dale Soden teaches in the History Department at Whitworth University
and serves as Director of the Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian
Faith and Learning. Dr. Soden will speak about Rev. Mark Matthews,
who served the Pacific Northwest urban community in the early twentieth
century.
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Faculty Scholarship Forum
Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 12 - 12:55 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Presenter: Jim Waller, "Becoming Evil:
The Making of Terrorists"
Contact: Dr.
Jim Waller
Open to all members of the Whitworth community, the Faculty Scholarship
Forum exists as support for faculty scholarship and as a forum for
research presentations and feedback. Lunch is provided.
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Pastor's Prayer Breakfast
Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 7:15 a.m.
Seeley Mudd Chapel
Contact: Toni Sutherland
Monthly breakfast for area pastors.
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Lilly Mentor Luncheon
Tuesday, September 17, 2002, 12 - 1 p.m.
HUB Catering Rooms
Contact: Dr.
Ron Pyle or Michelle
Seefried
Monthly meeting for faculty/staff who have committed to mentoring
students on the issues of sprituality and vocation through the Lilly
Mentor Program.
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Certificate
in Lay Ministry Program
Begins Saturday, September 14, 2002
Contact: Rev. Tim Dolan
This non-degree program is open to laypersons who are currently
serving in a church or Christian organization and/or for those who
are exploring the possibility of serving in these settings. The
course includes monthly seminars, readings, group participation,
and a church project.
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S-group Leadership Training
September 14, 2002
Seeley Mudd Chapel
Contact: Terry
McGonigal
For all students participating in S-group (small group) leadership.
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Lilly Mentor Orientation
Tuesday, September 7, 2002, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Contact: Dr.
Ron Pyle or Michelle
Seefried
Orientation and training for faculty/staff who are considering becoming
mentors under the Lilly Mentoring Program.
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