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Renowned political commentator George F. Will to speak at Whitworth President's Leadership Breakfast Oct. 16
Three weeks before Americans vote in the 2012 presidential election, Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist George F. Will will share his insights into the election and the country's political landscape at Whitworth University's annual President's Leadership Breakfast, sponsored by U.S. Bank, on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 a.m. at the Spokane Convention Center. Tickets go on sale this spring, and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, please call Nancy Rau at (509) 777-4250.
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Seventeen diverse student leaders will attend Whitworth, Gonzaga through full Act Six scholarships
On the same day that student-athletes across the country made headlines by signing letters of intent to secure college athletic scholarships, 63 students in five cities across the Northwest quietly gathered with their families to sign commitments for full scholarships of their own, including 17 students bound for Whitworth University and Gonzaga University, in Spokane. Selected through a rigorous three-month competition from among nearly 1,000 applicants, these diverse student leaders were chosen, not for their athletic prowess, but for their distinctive leadership, academic potential, and commitment to making a difference in their communities.
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Whitworth education professor Barbara Sanders appointed interim provost
Whitworth University President Beck A. Taylor announced Jan. 27 the appointment of Whitworth Professor of Education Barbara Sanders to interim provost of the university, effective May 28. In the meantime, Sanders will serve as senior associate provost to Michael Le Roy, Whitworth's current provost and executive vice president, who was named president-elect of Calvin College (Mich.) earlier this month. Le Roy will move into Calvin's presidency this summer.
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Whitworth named a "Best Christian Workplace" by national survey
Whitworth University has been named a "Best Christian Workplace" among higher-education institutions based on a national survey of employees at Christian businesses and nonprofit organizations. The 22 Best Christian Workplaces for 2012 were announced Jan. 5. This marks the third time in the past decade that Whitworth has participated in the survey and been recognized as a Best Christian Workplace.
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Heritage Month 2012 to explore "Whitworth in the '70s"
Each February, Whitworth commemorates its founding on Feb. 20, 1890, with a month-long celebration. Heritage Month 2012 will kick off Feb. 2 with the university's annual Founder's Day Convocation, when students, faculty and staff gather to remember Whitworth's past and dedicate themselves to building upon that legacy in the coming year. Other focal points of Heritage Month 2012, which is themed, "Whitworth in the '70s," will include the fourth annual Leonard A. Oakland Film Festival Feb. 16-18, a gospel explosion performance Feb. 10, and a Feb. 22 lecture, "Expo '74 and the Transformation of Spokane."
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