Whitworth to host 18th annual Gospel Explosion Feb. 13

Whitworth University will host its 18th annual Gospel Explosion on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Seeley G. Mudd Chapel. The theme this year is “Still praising him after all these years.” The event is free and all are welcome to attend.

Author and humanitarian Bob Goff will deliver keynote speech at May 17 Whitworth Commencement Ceremony

Bob Goff, best-selling author and founder of Restore International, will address Whitworth’s class of 2015 during the university’s 125th undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 17 at 3 p.m. at the Spokane Arena.

Whitworth to host free showing of Selma for Spokane community Feb. 8

Whitworth University will host a special, free showing of the award-winning film Selma at AMC Theaters in River Park Square downtown on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 2:30 p.m. There are only 175 tickets available for this free showing, and they must be reserved by phone or e-mail. To reserve tickets, call 509-777-4238 or e-mail rrhodes@whitworth.edu.

Whitworth University welcomes acclaimed clarinetist and composer James Falzone for recital and master class Feb. 6

Whitworth University will host acclaimed clarinetist and composer James Falzone for a master class and music recital on Feb. 6 in Whitworth’s Music Building Recital Hall. The master class will begin at 4 p.m., and the recital will be held at 8 p.m.

Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson to speak at Whitworth University President’s Leadership Forum April 14

Bryan Stevenson will be the featured speaker of Whitworth University’s spring President’s Leadership Forum, held Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30 a.m. at the Spokane Convention Center. Costs for this event are $25 per person or $250 for a corporate table. Breakfast is included. RSVP by registering online at www.whitworth.edu/leadershipforum.

Whitworth President Beck A. Taylor joins Council of Independent Colleges’ board of directors

Whitworth President Beck A. Taylor has been elected to the Council of Independent Colleges’ board of directors. Taylor will serve a three-year term, from Jan. 2015 to Jan. 2018.

Whitworth to host Kate Shuster for Jan. 20 lecture on state of civil rights education

Whitworth University will host education specialist and statistician Kate Shuster, Ph.D., who will present a lecture, “The State of Civil Rights Education in the U.S.,” on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre in Weyerhaeuser Hall. This lecture is free and the public is invited to attend.

Whitworth’s annual film festival welcomes award-winning documentarian Helen Whitney Feb. 21

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The seventh annual Leonard A. Oakland Film Festival at Whitworth University will feature Helen Whitney, an award-winning producer, director and writer of documentary films, and a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow.