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Professor of English receives esteemed Chawton House Fellowship
This spring, Pamela Corpron Parker, '81, associate professor of English and department chair at Whitworth, will travel to the village in England where Jane Austen wrote several of her celebrated works, thanks to the Chawton House Fellowship she received recently. More...

President of World Vision's U.S. offices to present Nov. 14 lecture at Whitworth
WHAT: A lecture, "The Hole in Our Gospel," by Richard Stearns

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Seeley Mudd Chapel at Whitworth University

COST: Admission is free. For more information, please call (509) 777-4263. More...

Whitworth's student newspaper wins prestigious Pacemaker Award
Whitworth University's student newspaper, The Whitworthian, has won an Associate Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker Award. Pacemaker awards are considered the most esteemed honors in student journalism. More...

Whitworth Sustainability Challenge encourages individual awareness, commitment
Whitworth University’s Fall Sustainability Challenge, Nov. 8-14, will offer students, faculty and staff a fun way to learn how individual decisions they make about recycling, food, energy, transportation and water to meet their needs affect the ability of future generations to meet their needs. More...

Whitworth senior wins prestigious award for scientific research
Senior Danjuma Quarless received first place in the 2009 Scientific Poster Presentation this summer while participating in the University of Massachusetts Medical School Summer Research Fellowship Program. Recently, he also was accepted to present his research at the American Society of Cell Biology's annual conference, which will be held in San Diego this December. More...

Whitworth named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2009-10
The Fulbright Program recently announced that Whitworth was a top producer of students who received Fulbright awards in 2009-10. Whitworth was the only private institution in Washington state to be recognized. The success of the top-producing institutions was highlighted in the Oct. 19 print edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education and in its online edition. More...

Poet Bruce Guernsey to present Endowed English Reading Nov. 6 at Whitworth
Award-winning poet Bruce Guernsey is Whitworth's Endowed English Reader for 2009. Guernsey will read from his works on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre in Weyerhaeuser Hall at Whitworth University. A book sale and reception will follow the reading. Admission is free. For more information, please call (509) 777-3253. More...

Whitworth chemistry major awarded full-tuition scholarship from Woodrow Foundation
Rebecca Johnson, a junior at Whitworth University, has been awarded the prestigious Woodrow Foundation Scholarship. The $29,280 scholarship covers Johnson's tuition and books for the 2009-10 academic year. More...

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The Wrath of Khan with Mike Ingram (11/7 @ 6 p.m.)  More...

Paper & Dice Club's Monthly Dungeon Delve (11/7 @ 8 p.m.)  More...

Writing Rally 2009 Author Signing Reception (11/7 @ 10:30 a.m.)  More...

Whitworth Jazz Concert with Lee Konitz, Alto Sax. (11/7 @ 8 p.m.)  More...

M. McComb's Sr. Project - Third and Oak (11/8 @ 6 p.m.)  More...

Faculty Exhibit (11/10 @ 5 p.m.)  More...

Al Staggs: "The Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer" (11/10 @ 7 p.m.)  More...

Alaska Native Night (11/11 @ 6 p.m.)  More...

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