Whitworth professor emeritus to present lecture on “Myanmar and Southeast Asia” March 7

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Richard Schatz, a Whitworth professor emeritus of economics and business, will present “Myanmar and Southeast Asia” in Whitworth’s 56th annual Great Decisions Lecture Series on Thursday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre in Whitworth’s Weyerhauser Hall. For more information, please call (509) 777-4937.

Schatz began his career in Southeast Asia as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia. After earning a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Hawaii’s East West Center, he worked as a development economist at the Asian Development Bank in Manila and worked in an aquaculture. He has taught at Thammasaat University in Thailand, The Johns Hopkins Center in China, and the University of Malaysia, where he was a Fulbright scholar. Schatz taught economics at Whitworth from 1989 until 2011. He is currently a senior research fellow at the University of Malaysia.

Whitworth Theatre Department presents “The Laramie Project”

This year the Whitworth Theatre Department’s spring production is the docudrama “The Laramie Project.” Performances will take place March 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and March 10 at 2 p.m. at Cowles Auditorium. Admission is free to Whitworth students with valid I.D. Tickets are $8, and $6 for senior citizens (age 62+). Tickets can be purchased online at www.whitworth.edu/theatretickets.

“The Laramie Project” is based on the death of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyo., in October, 1998. Shepard was victimized in a hate crime because of his sexual orientation. A month after the violent tragedy, members of New York’s Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie and interviewed the people of the town. From these interviews, they wrote the play “The Laramie Project.”

Whitworth alum’ furthers education at Duke University

Whitworth alumna Heather Wallace, ’11, is currently in her second year of graduate school at Duke University, pursuing her doctor of philosophy degree. Wallace is an interdisciplinary scholar, studying cognitive science and literature. Despite six years of post-secondary education, she says she still feels like a novice in the field.

“I’m just beginning to narrow down some of my research questions at the intersection of mind, epistemology and ethics,” says Wallace. “How should we characterize knowledge of other people? Does literature or science give us better tools for increasing this knowledge?”

Harvard Dean Kathleen McCartney to speak at Whitworth President’s Leadership Forum April 24

U.S. Bank to serve as title sponsor for the event

Kathleen McCartney, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a prolific writer in early childhood education, will give an address, “Investing in Education Reforms that Work,” at Whitworth University’s biannual President’s Leadership Forum. Sponsored by U.S. Bank, McCartney’s address will take place on Wednesday, April 24, at 4:30 p.m. at the Spokane Convention Center. Doors open at 4 p.m., and hors d’oeuvres will be served. A panel discussion will follow McCartney’s address. Sponsorship opportunities are available. RSVP by calling Nancy Kessler at (509) 777-3449 or online at www.whitworth.edu/leadershipforum.