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Heritage Month 2013
George F. Whitworth Honors Banquet Information
All events marked with * are free to the public. indicates the event is Heritage Month themed.
Friday, Feb. 1
Whitworth Pirates Basketball vs. Lewis & Clark College
Women at 6 p.m., men at 8 p.m., Fieldhouse, $5 admission
Saturday, Feb. 2
Alumni Night at the Fieldhouse
Whitworth Pirates Basketball against Pacific University
Women at 6 p.m., men at 8 p.m., $5 admission
Thursday, Feb. 7
Founder's Day Convocation*
11 a.m., Cowles Auditorium
Each semester begins with Opening Convocation, which features music and worship, faculty in academic regalia, and an opportunity to honor top students. President Beck A. Taylor will speak, and campus historian and Professor of History Dale Soden will bring Whitworth history to life.
Great Decisions Lecture: Lawrence Pintak*
7:30 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre, Weyerhaeuser Hall
Pintak is the founding dean of The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. A former CBS News Middle East correspondent, he has been called the foremost chronicler of the interaction between Arab and Western media. His books and articles focus on America's relationship with the Muslim world, the role of the media in shaping perceptions and policy, and the future of journalism.
Friday, Feb. 8
Gospel Explosion*
7 p.m., Cowles Auditorium
Join Whitworth students and choirs from all over Spokane for this annual campus celebration of Black History Month – a night of praise and worship featuring both Whitworth students and members of our community. This event – the 15th annual Gospel Explosion! – is presented by Whitworth's Black Student Union.
Saturday, Feb. 9
Whitworth Pirates Basketball vs. George Fox University
Women at 6 p.m., men at 8 p.m., Fieldhouse, $5 admission
Wednesday, Feb. 13
Green Dot Lecture: Dorothy Edwards*
7 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre
Dorothy Edwards is creator of the Green Dot Violence-Prevention Strategy. Green Dot is an initiative to involve bystanders safely when power-based personal violence, including bullying, stalking, partner violence and sexual assault, takes place. Edwards holds a doctorate in counseling psychology from Texas Woman's University. Edwards' message is clear: Each of us can make a difference.
Thursday, Feb. 14
Simpson Duvall Lecture: Lewis Baldwin*
7 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre
Baldwin, a professor of religious studies at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn., is the author of several books, among which are "Invisible" Strands in African Methodism: A History of the African Union Methodist Protestant and Union American Methodist Episcopal Churches, 1805-1980 (1983), an American Theological Library Association Award winner.
Friday, Feb. 15
"Why Whitworth" Day Admissions Event
10 a.m.-3 p.m., Hixson Union Building Conference Rooms
This program is specially designed for prospective students and their parents. Call 509.777.4283 for reservations, or register online at www.whitworth.edu/whywhitworth.
English Endowed Reading: Matthew Burns*
7 p.m., Hixson Union Building Multipurpose Room
Burns is an assistant professor of English and creative writing at Heritage University, in Toppenish, Wash. His poem Rhubarb won the 2010 James Hearst Poetry Prize from North American Review, and other poems and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in Folk Art, Ragazine, Cold Mountain Review, The Georgetown Review and others. Contact Annie Stillar at astillar@whitworth.edu or 509.777.3253 for more information.
Monday, Feb. 18
"Why Whitworth" Day Admissions Event
10 a.m.-3 p.m., Hixson Union Building Conference Rooms
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Art Exhibit: A Pathetic Adventure
New works by Zack Bent
Reception: 5-6 p.m.; Lecture by the artist at 6 p.m.
Bryan Oliver Gallery, Lied Center for the Visual Arts
Bent, a Seattle artist, creates sculptures, photographs and videos. The exhibit runs through April 6.
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Celebrate Whitworth's Birthday
Noon, Lied Square, Hixson Union Building
Share some birthday cake with President Beck A. Taylor as we celebrate the 123rd anniversary of Whitworth's founding, on Feb. 20, 1890, when the school opened its doors to "all lovers of truth and learning." Today, we give thanks for the faithfulness God has shown as we have carried forth the noble mission of preparing graduates to "honor God, follow Christ and serve humanity."
Thursday, Feb. 21
Leonard A. Oakland Film Festival*
7 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre
Film No. 1: Footnote
Director: Joseph Cedar, 2011
An Israeli professor and his son enter into a heated competition when their roles are reversed.The son has relied on recognition to fuel his sense of self-worth, while his father has shunned the spotlight. But a prestigious honor reveals the father's vanity, and the son's intense jealousy drives him to consider the unthinkable.
Friday, Feb. 22
"Why Whitworth" Day Admissions Event
10 a.m-3 p.m., Hixson Union Building Conference Rooms
Friday, Feb. 22 (continued)
Leonard A. Oakland Film Festival*
7 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre
Film No. 2: Get Low
Director: Aaron Schneider, rated PG-13, 2009
A recluse (Robert Duvall) emerges from the Tennessee woods after 40 years; he is the topic of much town gossip – including rumors that he's a cold-hearted killer. He walks into a funeral parlor, announces plans to throw himself an epic party before his impending death, and surprises everyone at the much-anticipated gathering by revealing why he shunned society for life in the woods.
The program opens with winners of the 2013 student-made short-film contest.
Late Night Movie No. 1: Jackie Brown*
10 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre
Director: Quentin Tarantino, rated R, 1997
A flight attendant gets caught smuggling gun money and has to choose whether to rat out her murderous boss or keep quiet and do time. She meets a burned-out older guy whose marriage has fallen apart, and he becomes instrumental in both her life and her plan to stay out of jail and cop a million-dollar payoff.
Saturday, Feb. 23
Leonard A. Oakland Film Festival*
7 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre
Film No. 3: 4 Little Girls
Director: Spike Lee, rated NR, 2001
In 1963, four girls, ages 11-14, were killed in an infamous church bombing in Birmingham, Ala. This movie, Lee's first feature-length documentary, examines not only the crime, its aftermath, and its pivotal place in civil-rights history, but the lives of the four girls as their family and friends remember them.
This program opens with the 2007 documentary Act Six Leadership Development Program by North by Northwest Productions.
Late Night Movie No. 2: Bill Cosby: Himself*
10 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre
In this concert movie from the zenith of Cosby's on-stage comedic career, the Cos holds court on subjects ranging from childbirth to substance abuse. While his subjects can be serious, his perspectives are usually hilarious and always entertaining.
Thursday, Feb. 28
Heritage Month Lecture: Paul Harvey*
"Jesus in Red, White and Black"
7 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre
Harvey is a professor of history and chair of the history department at the University of Colorado. He is an author and editor of eight books, including most recently The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America. After receiving his doctorate, Harvey became a Lilly fellow at Valparaiso University (with Whitworth Professor of English Pamela Corpron Parker, '81). Contact Nancy Rau at 509.777.4250 or nrau@whitworth.edu for more information.
Sunday, March 3
George F. Whitworth Honors Banquet
5 p.m., Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St., Spokane
Please join us for the annual George F. Whitworth Honors Banquet and program, featuring student musicians and others, as we celebrate Whitworth's enduring mission and those who have nurtured and continue to sustain it. Cost: $35 per person (President's Club members and lifetime donors will be guests of the university). RSVP to Institutional Advancement at 509.777.3449 or iaevents@whitworth.edu.
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