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Whitworth University celebrated the inauguration of Beck A. Taylor as its 18th president on Oct. 15, 2010. In a week-long series of events, culminating in President Taylor's inaugural address, the university community explored what it has meant, and continues to mean, for Whitworth to be a "Community of Courage." The inauguration week events challenged faculty, staff, students and the larger university community to engage society's most important issues with the intellectual rigor and love of Christ for which Whitworth has always been known.
Monday, Oct. 11: Community Panel
Ted McGregor, publisher of The Inlander, moderated a panel discussion on what it would take for Spokane to be a community of courage. Panelists included civil rights attorney Breean Beggs, Cowles Company Chair Betsy Cowles, Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, Bethel AME Senior Pastor Lonnie Mitchell, and Whitworth Political Science Professor Julia Stronks.
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Tuesday, Oct. 12: Chris Jordan Presentation
Chris Jordan presented a lecture, "Art Reflecting Consumerism." Jordan is a Seattle-based photographer who is best known for his large-scale works depicting mass consumption and waste. His artwork, at once beautiful and disturbing, challenges people to consider the impact of our culture of consumerism.
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Wednesday, Oct. 13: Eleanor Clift Lecture
Just weeks before the midterm elections, Newsweek Contributing Editor Eleanor Clift wove current political events into the inaugural "Community of Courage" theme in her lecture, "A View from Washington: A House Hopelessly Divided?"
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Thursday, Oct. 14: Bruner-Welch Lecture
Renowned Whitworth theologian Jim Edwards, who holds the Bruner-Welch Chair in Theology, presented a lecture, "Potentates, Priests, and a Pariah: Reflections on Luke 3:1-2 about Divine Revelation in Human History."
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Friday, Oct. 15: Inauguration Ceremony
The Whitworth community assembled for the inauguration of the university's 18th president.
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- Prayer of Invocation
Karen Peterson Finch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theology
- Greetings
- Board of Trustees
The Rev. James M. Singleton, Ph.D.
Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs
- Academic Community
Thayne M. McCulloh, D.Phil.
President, Gonzaga University
- Spokane Community
The Honorable Mary Verner
Mayor, City of Spokane
- Church
The Rev. Eric Peterson, '85
Pastor, Colbert Presbyterian Church
- Faculty
Richard Strauch, D.M.A.
Professor of Music and President of the Faculty
- Staff
Dolores Humiston
Director of Human Resource Services
- Students
Josh Boyden, '11
President, Associated Students of Whitworth University, 2010-11
- Alumni
Anne McCulloch Storm, '74
Trustee
- Poetry Reading
Laurie Lamon, '78, Ph.D.
Professor of English
- Investiture
- The Charge
William P. Robinson, Ph.D.
President Emeritus, Whitworth University
- Prayer of Dedication
Philip Eaton, '65, Ph.D.
President, Seattle Pacific University
- Introduction of the Speaker
Andrew Westmoreland, Ed.D.
President, Samford University
- Inaugural Address
Beck A. Taylor, Ph.D.
President, Whitworth University
- Benediction
The Rev. Terry McGonigal, Ph.D.
Dean of Spiritual Life
Friday, Oct. 15: Presidential Inaugural Reception & Dinner
The Whitworth community celebrated the inauguration of the university's 18th president in a reception and dinner at the Spokane Convention Center.
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