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Included below are links to archived digital recordings of lectures, speeches and other events at Whitworth.

2008-2009


Undergraduate Commencement Address: Ron White
5.17.2009 - Ron White, Jr., delivers the undergraduate commencement address, "Let's Stand Up!" White, who once taught at Whitworth, is the author of three bestselling books on Abraham Lincoln, including his latest, "A. Lincoln: A Biography" (Random House, 2009). Listen Listen
 

Baccalaureate Service Homily: Kathy Storm
5.17.2009 - Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Kathy Storm offers the baccalaureate service homily "What Do You Love?" Storm addresses the ways in which Fenton Duvall and Clem Simpson, both long-serving Whitworth professors who passed away during this school year, oriented Whitworth toward both Christ-centeredness and intellectual curiosity. Listen Listen
 

Graduate Commencement Address: Bill Robinson
5.16.2009 - Whitworth President Bill Robinson delivers the graduate commencement address, "Casting Out the Demons." Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Robert Schrire
5.7.2009 - Robert Schrire, a professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and founder of the Institute for the Study of Public Policy, presents "Universal Human Rights." Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Vandana Asthana
4.30.2009 - Vandana Asthana, Ph.D., presents "Cross-Border Terrorism in the Shadow of Jihad: The India-Pakistan-Afghanistan Triangle." Asthana specializes in environmental security issues in the India-Pakistan region. She is an assistant professor of government at Eastern Washington University and previously chaired the department of political science at Christ Church College, Kanpur, India, where she taught international politics and South Asian governance. Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Richard Ellings
4.23.2009 - Richard Ellings presents "What the New Balance of Power Means for the United States." Ellings is president of the National Bureau of Asian Research, the author of several books and articles on American foreign policy, national security, and Asia, and a consultant to various U.S. government departments and agencies. Listen Listen
 

Simpson-Duvall Lecture: The Rev. Peter Storey
4.16.2009 - The annual Simpson-Duvall Lectureship features the Rev. Peter Storey, a champion of nonviolence who served as chaplain to Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, when he was in prison. Storey presents "The Role of the Church in Peacemaking and Reconciliation in South Africa." Listen Listen
 

Lindaman Lecture: Betty Fry Williams
4.15.2009 - Betty Fry Williams, Ph.D., Lindaman Chair and professor and coordinator of special education at Whitworth University, presents the sixth annual Lindaman Lecture, "What Works in Treating Autism: Examining the Evidence." Listen Listen
 

Dean's Dialogue Panel Discussion: The Effects of the Economic Crisis
3.31.2009 - Whitworth School of Global Commerce & Management professors Richard Schatz and Walter Hutchens discuss the consequences of the global economic crisis. Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Steven Jensen
3.5.2009 - Steven Jensen presents "In the Shadow of Slums," the second lecture in the 52nd annual Great Decisions Lecture Series at Whitworth University. Jensen has 25 years of experience in emergencies and disasters in the United States and New Zealand. He has also worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Southeast Asia. Jensen's current work and research are focused on preparing the next generation to manage catastrophes. Note: Due to technical difficulties portions of this lecture were not recorded. Listen Listen
 

Jim Kershner Lecture
2.26.2009 - Jim Kershner, a columnist and staff writer for "The Spokesman-Review," presents "Carl Maxey: A Fighting Life." Kershner's recently published book about Carl Maxey chronicles the story of a man who overcame years of struggle and adversity to become a champion college boxer, successful lawyer, civil rights leader, and candidate for the U.S. Senate. Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Melissa Ahern
2.13.2009 - Melissa Ahern, director of the Northwest Climate Change Center, in Spokane, and associate professor in the department of health policy and administration at Washington State University Spokane, presents "Peak Oil: Expected Impacts on the Domestic and Global Economies during the Next Decade," the first lecture in the 52nd annual Great Decisions Lecture Series at Whitworth University. Listen Listen
 

Spring 2009 Convocation Address
2.9.2009 - Whitworth President William P. Robinson delivers the Spring 2009 Convocation Address. Listen Listen
 

Science & Society Lecture: John Horack
11.3.2008 - John Horack, manager of the Science and Missions Systems Office at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, presents "50 Cents, 50 Years -- Finding the Value of the Space Program on the Back of a Quarter." Listen Listen
 

Greg Boyd Lecture
10.22.2008 - Greg Boyd, senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church and bestselling author, presents "Myth of a Christian Nation." Listen Listen
 

Open Theism vs. Divine Foreknowledge
10.22.2008 - Pastor and best-selling author Greg Boyd joins Whitworth Philosophy professor Keith Wyma to address one of the most perplexing issues of faith: how to reconcile God's sovereignty with human freedom. Listen Listen
 

Parents' Weekend Sermon 2008
10.19.2008 - Whitworth President William P. Robinson delivers the sermon, "Family Pride," at Parents' Weekend 2008. Listen Listen
 

David Oliver Relin Lecture
10.13.2008 - David Oliver Relin, a journalist and co-author of the "New York Times" bestselling book "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time" presents a lecture, "Three Cups of Tea." Note: Due to technical difficulties, approximately 15 minutes of this lecture were not recorded. This interruption occurs 43 minutes into the lecture. Listen Listen
 

Marty Miller Lecture
10.2.2008 - Marty Miller, a 1989 Whitworth alumnus, presents "A Mind and Heart for Serving Rural Washington." Listen Listen
 

Dean's Dialogue: National Political Dialogue
9.30.2008 - Whitworth faculty lead a panel discussion on the national political dialogue. Listen Listen
 

Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed Lecture
9.29.2008 - Sam Reed, Washington Secretary of State, presents "Washington State Election Reform." Listen Listen
 

Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt Lecture
9.25.2008 - Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who recently launched a foundation that offers civic education and leadership training to college students in Eastern Washington, presents "Citizenship in the 21st Century." Listen Listen
 

SGCM Panel Discussion: U.S. Financial Crisis
9.24.2008 - Whitworth faculty in the School of Global Commerce & Management lead a panel discussion on the ongoing financial crisis in the U.S. Listen Listen
 

Constitution Day Lecture 2008: Michele E. Storms
9.17.2008 - Michele E. Storms, executive director of the William H. Gates Public Service Law Program for the University of Washington Law School, presents "What Does it Take to Guarantee Access to Justice for All?" Listen Listen
 

Fall 2008 Convocation
9.4.2008 - Whitworth President William P. Robinson delivers the Fall 2008 Convocation Address. Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: Communion and Commissioning Service
7.11.2008 - Whitworth President William P. Robinson leads the Whitworth Institute of Ministry's Communion and Commissioning Service. Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: Morning Worship Service
7.11.2008 - The Whitworth Institute of Ministry's morning worship service. Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: Evening Worship Service
7.10.2008 - M. Craig Barnes, D.Min., Ph.D., delivers the sermon, "Deals with the Devil." Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: RTT Workshop
7.10.2008 - Stephen A. Hayner, Th.M., Ph.D., leads the RTT Workshop. Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: Morning Worship Service
7.10.2008 - The Whitworth Institute of Ministry's morning worship service. Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: Evening Worship Service
7.9.2008 - M. Craig Barnes, D.Min., Ph.D., delivers the sermon, "The Doubtful Pastor." Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: Morning Worship Service
7.9.2008 - The Whitworth Institute of Ministry's morning worship service. Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: Evening Worship Service
7.8.2008 - M. Craig Barnes, D.Min., Ph.D., delivers the sermon, "The Hungry Pastor." Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: RTT Workshop
7.8.2008 - Stephen A. Hayner, Th.M., Ph.D., leads the RTT Workshop. Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: Morning Worship Service
7.8.2008 - The Whitworth Institute of Ministry's morning worship service. Listen Listen
 

Whitworth Institute of Ministry 2008: Evening Worship Service
7.7.2008 - M. Craig Barnes, D.Min., Ph.D., delivers the sermon,"Is the Pleasure of God Enough?" Listen Listen
 

2007-2008


Commencement 2008: Baccalaureate Service
5.18.2008 - Professor of Theology Adam Neder, Ph.D., who was voted Most Influential Male Professor by Whitworth's senior class, presents the homily, "The Thomas Option." Listen Listen
 

Commencement 2008: Graduate Commencement Address
5.17.2008 - Whitworth President William P. Robinson presents the 2008 Graduate Comencement Address "Leading Through Sacrifice." Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Walter Hutchens
4.24.2008 - Walter Hutchens, J.D., an expert on commercial law and business in China and associate professor of economics and business at Whitworth, presents, "China's Economic Rise: Global Challenge and Opportunity." Listen Listen
 

Martin E. Marty Lecture
4.17.2008 - Renowned scholar of American religion Martin E. Marty presents, "A Global Local Faith, a Local Global Faith: Christian Possibilities Today." Listen Listen
 

Lindaman Chair Lecture: Betty Williams
4.16.2008 - Betty Williams, Ph.D., Lindaman Chair and professor and coordinator of special education at Whitworth University presents, "Separating Science from Science Fiction: Research on the Cause of Autism." Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Jan Kreider
4.10.2008 - Alternative-energy expert Jan Kreider presents, "Alternative Energy in the U.S. and Global Implications." Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Timothy Carney
4.3.2008 - Timothy Carney, former U.S. coordinator for economic transition in Iraq and a former U.S Ambassador to Haiti and Sudan, presents "The Iraq End-Game." Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Lindy Scott
3.13.2008 - Lindy Scott, Ph.D., a professor of Spanish at Whitworth University who specializes in Latin American history, presents, "Why Latin America Is Shifting to the Left: We Need to Understand Our Southern Neighbors." Listen Listen
 

Patrick Washburn Lecture
2.27.2008 - Patrick Washburn, Ph.D., author and professor of journalism in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University lectures on, "The Fight for Black Rights: The Black Press, the Double-V Campaign and the U.S. Government in World War II." Listen Listen
 

Great Decisions Lecture Series: Jonathan Isacoff
2.21.2008 - Jonathan Isacoff, Ph.D., associate professor of political science and director of environmental studies at Gonzaga University, lectures on, "Terrorism and America's Response: Offense, Defense and the War on Terror." Listen Listen
 

Dean's Dialogue: Global Climate Change
2.19.2008 - Whitworth faculty lead a panel discussion on the Christian response to global warming. Listen Listen
 

Heritage Week 2008: Panel Discussion on Political Engagement
2.13.2008 - A panel of Whitworth alumni who have chosen careers in politics discuss ways to evaluate and integrate worldviews and political decisions. Listen Listen
 

Heritage Week 2008: Spring Convocation
2.7.2008 - Whitworth President William P. Robinson and campus historian and history professor Dale Soden lecture at Whitworth University's Spring 2008 Convocation. Listen Listen
 

Heritage Week 2008: Darrell Guder Lecture
2.7.2008 - Darrell Guder, dean of academic affairs and the Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumenical Theology at Princeton University, lectures on "The Missional Church in the Public Square: Challenges for the 21st Century." Listen Listen
 

Heritage Week 2008: Robert Mitchell Lecture
2.6.2008 - Robert Mitchell, the former president of Young Life and the former vice president of United States Ministries for World Vision, lectures on, "When the Scriptures Come Alive " An Introduction to Lectio Divina (Praying the Scriptures)." Listen Listen
 

Core 250 Lecture: Dostoevsky's "The Grand Inquisitor"
11.16.2007 - Whitworth Professor Leonard Oakland introduces Russian novelist Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky and explores an excerpt from Dostoevsky's last book, "The Brothers Karamazov." Listen Listen
 

An Emergent Mainline Dialogue: Listening to Generations Past, Present and Future
11.10.2007 - John R. Franke, professor of theology at Biblical Seminary in Hatfield, Penn., lectures at, "An Emergent Mainline Dialogue: Listening to Generations Past, Present and Future." Listen Listen
 

An Emergent Mainline Dialogue: Listening to Generations Past, Present and Future
11.10.2007 - Doug Pagitt, pastor of Solomon's Porch, in Minneapolis, lectures at, "An Emergent Mainline Dialogue: Listening to Generations Past, Present and Future." Listen Listen
 

An Emergent Mainline Dialogue: Listening to Generations Past, Present and Future
11.9.2007 - Tony Jones, the national coordinator of Emergent Village and a doctoral fellow and senior research fellow in practical theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, lectures at, "An Emergent Mainline Dialogue: Listening to Generations Past, Present and Future." Listen Listen
 

Core 350 Lecture: Community and "The Good"
11.6.2007 - Whitworth Professor James Waller introduces Unit III in which the questions, "What are the inherent policy tensions involved in living in community and how do we structure life so as to resolve them," are analyzed. Listen Listen
 

Parents' Weekend Sermon 2007
10.14.2007 - Whitworth President William P. Robinson delivers the sermon, "Good and Bad Memories," at Parents' Weekend 2007. Listen Listen
 

Laurie Lamon Poetry Reading
10.6.2007 - Whitworth Associate Professor of English Laurie Lamon, recipient of a 2007 Witter Bynner Fellowship, conducts a poetry reading. Listen Listen
 

Faith, Film and Philosophy Conference
9.26.2007 - Ralph Winter, producer of the film "X-Men," lectures at Whitworth University on the topic, "The Storytelling Landscape: The Challenges for a Christian in Hollywood." Listen Listen
 

Fall 2007 Convocation
9.6.2007 - Whitworth President William P. Robinson delivers the Fall 2007 Convocation Address. Listen Listen
 

2006-2007


Spring 2007 Convocation
2.8.2007 - Whitworth President William P. Robinson delivers the Spring 2007 Convocation Address, "The World that God so Loved." Listen Listen
 

Science & Society Lecture
11.17.2006 - The annual Science & Society Lecture Series featured Dr. Thomas Schaaf, a 1979 Whitworth alumnus who is the assistant district medical director of Group Health Cooperative Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Health Care Centers. Schaaf presents a lecture entitled, "The Color Purple: Why TV Drug Ads Should Give You Heartburn." Listen Listen
 
 
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