Distinguished presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak at Whitworth University President’s Leadership Forum Oct. 15
February 28, 2013
On the heels of the Academy Award-winning film Lincoln, which is based on her renowned biography Team of Rivals, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will present “Team of Rivals: The Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln,” at Whitworth University’s fall President’s Leadership Forum. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center. Costs for this event are $40 per person, or $400 for a corporate table. Breakfast is included. RSVP by registering online at www.whitworth.edu/leadershipforum.
“Whitworth University benefits greatly from the considerable support of this great community so the President’s Leadership Forum is our way of giving back,” says Whitworth President Beck A. Taylor. “The twice-annual forum draws key national leaders to the Inland Northwest to provide wisdom and insight on a variety of modern-day issues.”
U.S. Bank to serve as title sponsor for the event
“Whitworth University benefits greatly from the considerable support of this great community so the President’s Leadership Forum is our way of giving back,” says Whitworth President Beck A. Taylor. “The twice-annual forum draws key national leaders to the Inland Northwest to provide wisdom and insight on a variety of modern-day issues.”
Dr. Barbara Sanders Appointed Whitworth’s Interim Dean for School of Education
February 27, 2013
Whitworth University President Beck A. Taylor announced Feb. 12 the appointment of Interim Provost Barbara Sanders, Ed.D., to the position of interim dean for the School of Education. Sanders will bring to the position her deep expertise in educational research and her 17 years as a Whitworth faculty member. She will begin work in her new position on July 1.
“My mantra has always been to focus on the students and how to serve them best,” says Sanders, who will oversee the addition of more graduate-level programs, such as marriage family therapy and additional special education programs, while also seeking opportunities in offering even more graduate level programs. “This has worked really well for all of our goals.”
“My mantra has always been to focus on the students and how to serve them best,” says Sanders, who will oversee the addition of more graduate-level programs, such as marriage family therapy and additional special education programs, while also seeking opportunities in offering even more graduate level programs. “This has worked really well for all of our goals.”
Whitworth student studies Native American culture at a Hopi reservation
February 26, 2013
Whitworth junior and sociology major Caitlin Taylor spent her Jan Term studying Native American culture at a Hopi reservation in Kykotsmovi Village, Ariz.. As part of her study, Taylor lived in the village, which allowed for a deeper and richer understanding of Hopi culture.
Taylor designed her own curriculum and designated it Hopi Studies. She sought to understand the perspective of the Hopi and often tried to “put herself in their shoes.” Taylor says that she was surprised by how influential Western culture was upon the Hopi lifestyle. She could identify with many of the issues faced by her hosts, such as spiritual disconnectedness and broken family structures.
Taylor designed her own curriculum and designated it Hopi Studies. She sought to understand the perspective of the Hopi and often tried to “put herself in their shoes.” Taylor says that she was surprised by how influential Western culture was upon the Hopi lifestyle. She could identify with many of the issues faced by her hosts, such as spiritual disconnectedness and broken family structures.
Whitworth professor emeritus to present lecture on “Myanmar and Southeast Asia” March 7
February 22, 2013
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.
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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.
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