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Undergraduate Commencement Address: Jena Lee Nardella, '04 |
- Jena Lee Nardella,'04, who co-founded Blood:Water Mission with the Grammy Award-winning band Jars of Clay, delivers the 2012 undergraduate commencement address "Keeping it All in Perspective."
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Great Decisions Lecture by David Wolman |
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- Investigative journalist and author David Wolman presents "Digital Dissent: the Origins of Revolution in Egypt and the Role of Social Media in the Arab Spring." Wolman is the author of three books, most recently "The End of Money" (Da Capo Press, 2012). He is a contributing editor at "Wired," and he has written for "The New York Times," "The Wall Street Journal" and "Newsweek."
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Great Decisions Lecture by Lindy Scott |
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- Whitworth Professor of Modern Languages Lindy Scott presents a Great Decisions lecture, "Latin American Christians and U.S. Foreign Policy: The War in Iraq as a Case Study." Scott is director of Whitworth's Costa Rica Center, where he teaches courses on Latin American culture, history, and literature, and the Core 350 worldview course.
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Lindaman Chair Lecture by Julia Stronks |
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- Whitworth Lindaman Chair and Professor of Political Science Julia Stronks presents "If a Calvinist Had Coffee with a Feminist." Stronks' research focuses on faith, law and public policy. She is author of the books "So You Want to Be a Christian Lawyer" (forthcoming) and "Law, Religion and Public Policy: A Commentary on First Amendment Jurisprudence."
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Great Decisions Lecture by Megan Hershey |
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- Megan Hershey, Ph.D., presents "Democratic Challenges and Change in Contemporary Africa." Hershey won the Carlton T. Hodge Prize in African Studies and Fulbright Hays Research Abroad Grant for her work with NGOs addressing HIV/AIDS in Kenya.
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Dean's Dialogue, "The Educational Achievement Gap" |
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- Provost Michael Le Roy, '89, engages members of Whitworth's faculty in discussion about the educational achievement gap.
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Great Decisions Lecture by Mary Verner |
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- Mary Verner presents "The Geopolitics of Energy." Verner is a former Spokane mayor and city council member. She has an M.A. in environmental management from Yale University and a J.D. in environmental law from Gonzaga University.
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Leonard Oakland Film Festival Panel Discussion |
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- Panel discussion following a viewing of "What Poor Child is This?" a 2011 documentary produced by Whitworth President Beck A. Taylor and directed by T.N. Mohan that investigates the plight of the poor in America. The panelists are Adrian Dominguez, an epidemiologist with Spokane Regional Health District; Nina Auerbach, president and CEO of Thrive By Five Washington; Lori Pfingst, senior policy analyst with the Washington State Budget and Policy Center; and T.N. Mohan, academic director for media arts and animation, digital filmmaking and video production at the Art Institute of Ohio, in Cincinnati.
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Heritage Month Lecture by Peter Rollins |
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- Peter Rollins presents "Christianity and the Death of the Idol." Rollins is a writer and public speaker, and founder of ikon, a faith group that creates "transformance art" with live music, imagery, theatre, ritual and reflection.
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Heritage Month Lecture by Jonathan Adelman |
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- Jonathan Adelman presents "The Real Israel: What You Haven't Heard and Don't Know." Adelman is a professor in the Josef Korbel Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver; the author of "The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State" (2008); and a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, in Washington, D.C.
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Spring 2012 Convocation Address by Michael Le Roy |
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- Each semester begins with the campus community gathering for opening convocation. Provost and Executive Vice President Michael Le Roy, '89, presents the convocation address, "Sower and Reaper Rejoice Together."
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Patrick Madden Endowed English Reading |
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- Patrick Madden reads from his works as Whitworth's 2011 Endowed English Reader. Madden is the author of "Quotidiana," an award-winning collection of personal essays. Madden teaches in the MFA programs at Brigham Young University and Vermont College.
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Lecture by Bishop Blase J. Cupich |
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- Bishop Blase J. Cupich presents "What Does It Mean to Be the Church Today?" Cupich is the head of the Spokane Catholic Diocese.
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Lecture by Mark Braverman |
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- Psychologist and author Mark Braverman is a Jewish American devoted full-time to the Israel/Palestine conflict. He is a co-founder and executive director of Friends of Tent of Nations North America, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Palestinian land rights and peaceful coexistence in historic Palestine.
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Faith, Film and Philosophy Series Lecture |
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- Dan McInerny presents "On Mysteries and the Higher Mystery." McInerny is a scholar, author and founder and CEO of Trojan Tub Entertainment, a web-based entertainment company dedicated to his Patria series of children's adventure stories.
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Lecture by Juan Melendez |
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- Juan Melendez, who was wrongly convicted of murder and spent more than 17 years on Death Row, shares his story of survival, faith and hope, and talk about his Voices United for Justice project.
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Communion and Commissioning Service |
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- Whitworth University President Beck A. Taylor presents "Seeding for the Kingdom."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Bible Hour (July 15) |
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- Dale Bruner, Whitworth theology professor emeritus, presents "The Resurrection in the Gospel according to John (from Chapter 20)."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Evening Worship (July 14) |
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- Timothy George, dean of Beeson Divinity School, presents "Be Not Afraid!: Bonhoeffer, Niemöller, and Barth."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Convocation Hour (July 14) |
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- Karen Peterson Finch, assistant professor of theology at Whitworth University, presents "The Wisdom of the Spirit in Uniting us with Christ: receiving the benefits of Christ through the Holy Spirit."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Bible Hour (July 14) |
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- Dale Bruner, Whitworth theology professor emeritus, presents "The Cross in the Gospel according to John (from Chapter 19)."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Evening Worship (July 13) |
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- Timothy George, dean of Beeson Divinity School, presents "Soli Deo Gloria!: The Witness of John Calvin."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Convocation Hour (July 13) |
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- Karen Peterson Finch, assistant professor of theology at Whitworth University, presents "The Wisdom of Calvin's Christology: knowing and proclaiming Jesus Christ as Mediator and Redeemer."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Bible Hour (July 13) |
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- Dale Bruner, Whitworth theology professor emeritus, presents "The Cross and the Resurrection in the Gospel according to Luke (from chapters 23-24)."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Evening Worship (July 12) |
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- Timothy George, dean of Beeson Divinity School, presents "The Devil and Doctor Luther."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Convocation Hour (July 12) |
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- Karen Peterson Finch, assistant professor of theology at Whitworth University, presents "Calvin's Christology in Historical Context: claiming Jesus Christ as the enduring ground of faith and practice."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Bible Hour (July 12) |
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- Dale Bruner, Whitworth theology professor emeritus, presents "The Cross & the Resurrection in the Gospel according to Matthew (from chapters 27-28) and according to Mark (from chapters 15-16)."
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2011 Whitworth Institute of Ministry: Evening Worship (July 11) |
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- Timothy George, dean of Beeson Divinity School, presents "St. Augustine: Theology for an Age of Terror."
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