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BY ELIZABETH STRAUCH '04

Fifty years ago, Whitworth was one of 60 colleges in the U.S. that instituted "January Term" as part of a new 4-1-4 academic calendar. "This is a time to be intellectually adventuresome" Garland "Gus" Haas, political science professor and inaugural Jan Term coordinator, wrote in the 1969 course catalog. Jan Term classes were intended to provide students a change of pace, allowing them to focus on a single course of study as part of a class or independently, on campus or off.

Across five decades, Jan Term has proven to be a seminal Whitworth experience for students, producing rich personal growth, vocational discernment, lifelong friendships and cherished memories.

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Scroll and click through the decades to view alumni memories of Jan Term

2010-16
2005-09
2000-04
1995-99
1990-94
1985-89
1980-84
1970-79