by Emma Maple | Staff Writer
At 20 years old, Whitworth international student Niraj Pandey has already co-founded a nonprofit that has raised over $200,000 and fed over 750,000 people from over 11 districts in Nepal.
Naticcia Melendez is a senior sociology major with a passion for the impoverished and downtrodden. She will be continuing on to teach secondary social studies in New Mexico through Teach For America.
Caitlyn...
Junior pre-med student Kyle Darbonne juggles class, work, being a student visit assistant in the Admissions Office and being vice president of the Pre-Med and Science Club.
Caitlyn Starkey: How...
Nicole Sheets, assistant professor of English, originally comes from West Virginia and has traveled far from home to end up here at Whitworth.
Between receiving her master’s degree at Hollins...
Alan Jacob, associate director of housing, juggles on-campus housing and still finds time to bike to work.
Jacob commutes to work via bike nearly every day of the year. He said there are on average...
From a young age, Lauren Frey has challenged herself, preparing her to be where she is now.
In fifth grade, Lauren Frey and her best friend auditioned for a dance company and got in.
“I am...
Sophomore Hannah Crawford is a spunky blond, filled with a passion for service and a full schedule to prove it.
Crawford grew up hearing about Whitworth from her dad and family friend Whitworth...
Associate registrar Mark Baker describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur.” After competing in the Business Plan Competition as a student and receiving a $2500 prize, Baker said he realized he...
The simple task of looking down to take notes during class can mean missing a part of the lecture for junior Brian McPartland, who was born deaf and relies on an interpreter to understand lectures.
McPartland...
Annick Foyen, 22, came to Whitworth in search of a safe, spiritual environment far from her home of Oslo, Norway. Wanting a challenge, Foyen said she visited Eastern Washington University, Pacific...
After applying to study for a semester in the United States, Italian international student Erika Borsani waited for a reply. Time passed and she thought she was not accepted.
She finally got a...
Ryan Graves is a senior at Whitworth and will graduate in the spring with an English literature degree. But coming into Whitworth as a freshman, Graves thought he was here to study theology. Having...
