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Whitworth sophomore receives highly competitive NASA scholarship

January 20, 2011
Whitworth triple major Brayden Hollis, '13, is one of 100 students in the U.S. to receive NASA's Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology (MUST) Scholarship. The scholarship will provide him with up to $10,000 of his tuition and fees, a paid 10-week summer internship at a NASA field center, and the MUST Professional and Academic Support System (PASS), which provides scholars with tutoring, mentoring, and access to various professional development activities.

Whitworth Academic Dean to present Founder's Day Convocation address during Heritage Month 2011

Events marking university's 121st anniversary to include film festival, gospel concert, and discussion of "The End of Men"

Each February, Whitworth commemorates its founding, on Feb. 20, 1890, with a month-long celebration. Heritage Month 2011 will begin with the university's annual Founder's Day Convocation, when students, faculty and staff gather to remember Whitworth's past and dedicate themselves to building upon that legacy in the coming year. On Feb. 8, Whitworth Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Michael Le Roy will give his first Founder's Day Convocation address. Other focal points of Heritage Month will include the third annual Leonard A. Oakland Film Festival, Feb. 17-19, a Gospel Explosion performance Feb. 11, and a Feb. 15 Dean's Dialogue discussion on "The End of Men: How Women are Taking Control of Everything," referring to the cover story in a recent issue of Atlantic Monthly.

Whitworth alumna featured in Hospice Foundation of America video distributed nationwide

January 6, 2011
This April, Whitworth alumna Erin (Benson) Raska, '01, will be featured in a national education video produced by the Hospice Foundation of America. The video, Spirituality and End-of-Life Care, is expected to be viewed at about 1,000 sites across the U.S.

Whitworth computer science, mathematics major selected for Microsoft internship

January 3, 2011
Last summer, David Jackson, '11, completed a 12-week paid summer internship for Microsoft in his hometown of Redmond, Wash., where he worked as a software development engineer.