Whitworth Student Makenna Falkenstein-Barker Receives Governor’s Student Civic Leadership Award

Whitworth University is proud to announce Makenna Falkenstein-Barker ’24, a community engagement advocate for Whitworth’s Dornsife Center for Community Engagement, is a recipient of the 2024 Governor’s Student Civic Leadership Award.

Whitworth to Celebrate the Class of 2024 During Commencement Weekend May 18-19

Whitworth is pleased to welcome graduates, family members and community members to the Whitworth Pine Bowl for the 2024 commencement ceremonies May 18-19. 

Whitworth to Honor the Rev. Stephy Nobles-Beans at Gospel Explosion Finale on April 19

It will be a bittersweet celebration as the Whitworth and Spokane communities celebrate the Rev. Stephy Nobles-Beans, associate chaplain for diversity, equity & inclusion ministry, at the Gospel Explosion Finale at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 19, in Whitworth’s Seeley G. Mudd Chapel. 

The Whitworth Community Chorale is set to take the stage at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox in downtown Spokane on Sunday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. 

Whitworth Honored as A Top Ten Military Friendly School by Viqtory Media

Whitworth University is proud to announce it has been named a 2024-2025 Top-Ten Military Friendly® School by Viqtory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs SM and Military Spouse. This is the eighth consecutive year Whitworth has been recognized by Viqtory, and the second time it has made the top ten list of “private schools not offering a doctorate.” 

Celebrating the Power of the Pacific at Whitworth’s 52nd Annual Lū‘au

Join Whitworth’s Polynesian Club on Saturday, April 27, for the 52nd Lū‘au. It’s a time for the Whitworth community to gather to share food and culture in a unique, enriching way. 

Arguing Bucs Finish First at National Forensics Tournament in Tennessee

The Whitworth University forensics team won the national championship in debate at the National Christian College Forensics Association’s tournament held March 7-9 in Nashville, Tenn. 

Whitworth University Extends College Decision Day to June 1

Whitworth University will extend its deadline for incoming students to accept their admission offers from May 1 to June 1 for first-year students enrolling in fall 2024.

Whitworth Theatre Presents Spring Main-Stage Production, “Rabbit Hole”

Whitworth Theatre is proud to present its spring main-stage production, Rabbit Hole, on March 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and March 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. in Cowles Auditorium. 

One Caring Community, One Big Opportunity: One Pine Day is Feb. 20

The Whitworth community has always been a caring one, and this month it has one big opportunity to make a lasting impact on Whitworth students’ education. 

Poet Christian Wiman to Present on “The Art of Faith, the Faith of Art” on March 5

Popular poet and editor Christian Wiman will be a special guest of the Whitworth University Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian Faith & Learning on Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m.

Award-winning Author and Historian Ronald C. White Will Discuss New Book “On Great Fields: The Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain” at Whitworth on Feb. 21

The Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian Faith & Learning and the Whitworth Office of the President are pleased to host author, historian and theologian Ronald C. White, Ph.D., on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in Weyerhaeuser Hall’s Robinson Teaching Theatre. 

Whitworth University is deeply saddened to announce the death of Art De Jong, Ph.D., the university’s 16th president. De Jong passed away on Jan. 26 at a retirement community in North Carolina.

Whitworth to Present Distinguished Ministry Leadership Award to Rev. Sheryl Kinder-Pyle

Whitworth University will present the Rev. Sheryl Kinder-Pyle with its Distinguished Ministry Leadership Award on Thursday, Feb. 1, at Whitworth’s Spring Convocation.

Whitworth University Receives Lilly Endowment Inc. Grant to Support New Preaching Initiative

Whitworth University is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $1,226,413 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Compelling Preaching program.