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Arguing Bucs wrap up successful online season

Arguing Bucs wrap up successful online season

April 19, 2021

Whitworth junior Chauncella Koulibali meets with teammates during one of the Arguing Bucs’ online tournaments. Koulibali recently won the Brent Northup Award as the top competitor in the Northwest...

Whitworth’s diversity goals are only partially achieved

Whitworth’s diversity goals are only partially achieved

April 11, 2021

Whitworth’s goal four has made progress, but there are still objectives, such as diversity in faculty and staff, that have yet to be achieved.  "School diversity many hands held together" by Wonder...

Whitworth to host COVID vaccine clinics

April 6, 2021

Next week, the Whitworth COVID Response Team will be partnering with the Spokane Regional Health District to start distributing COVID-19 vaccines on campus. Full-time, traditional, undergraduate students,...

Whitworth 2021 Goal Two: Intellectual Vitality

Whitworth 2021 Goal Two: Intellectual Vitality

March 30, 2021

Photo by Ben Gallaway As Whitworth 2021, a visionary plan launched by the university in 2011, comes to a close this year, The Whitworthian is looking at the plan's eight goals. Through a variety...

Whitworth serves community through online VITA program

Whitworth serves community through online VITA program

March 22, 2021

Whitworth students are helping Eastern Washington residents file tax returns through an online process. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash This spring, Whitworth students are continuing to provide...

Start of new Camp Kesem chapter at Whitworth University: Whitworth students to assist children of parents with cancer

Start of new Camp Kesem chapter at Whitworth University: Whitworth students to assist children of parents with cancer

March 15, 2021

Kyle Schmit ’21(left) shaved his head to celebrate his father’s (right) last day of chemotherapy the day after Christmas in 2020. Schmit is one of the cofounders of the Whitworth chapter of Camp...

President Taylor announces plans to leave Whitworth for Samford University

President Taylor announces plans to leave Whitworth for Samford University

March 10, 2021

President Beck A. Taylor has announced that he will be leaving Whitworth on May 31 to become the 19th president at Samford University in Birmingham, AL President Taylor announced his plans to resign...

Sodexo announces increase in meals

Sodexo announces increase in meals

March 6, 2021

At the start of the 2021 spring semester, Sodexo announced that it was increasing all meal plans for the semester by two meals per week. This news came after Whitworth’s chapter of United...

Whitworth receives landmark $10 million

Whitworth receives landmark $10 million

March 6, 2021

Dana and David Dornsife, international philanthropists and long-time supporters of Whitworth, pledged $10 million toward the university's health science program, the largest gift in Whitworth’s...

Ethics Bowl team wins second at Nationals

Ethics Bowl team wins second at Nationals

March 5, 2021

The Philosoraptors pose for a picture in November after advancing to the national Ethics Bowl Tournament. This last weekend, the five-person team took second place at the national competition. The...

Whitworth Neighborhoods set to launch Fall 2021

Whitworth Neighborhoods set to launch Fall 2021

March 5, 2021

Photo by Jake Yeager The Whitworth Neighborhoods program is set to launch in fall 2021, a year later than originally planned due to the coronavirus pandemic. The program will take the place of...

Q&A with physical therapy professor Jonathan Hook

December 18, 2020

Jonathan Hook’s picture of himself (provided by Hook) Dr. Jonathan Hook is the director of clinical education and assistant professor in the physical therapy program. He joined the Whitworth...

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