A three-day conference sponsored by Whitworth University’s Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian Faith & Learning, in partnership with the Lilly Network, titled “Renewing Mind & Heart: Questions for the Next Generation in Higher Education” will bring together some of today’s leading Christian thinkers to discuss what the future of Christian higher education looks like and what makes a Christian university education worthwhile.
Nicholas McKinney, Whitworth’s associate dean of international education, has been elected to the International Student Exchange Program’s (ISEP) Council of Advisors.
Bestselling author and literary biographer Joseph Pearce will present this year’s Simpson-Duvall Lecture, “The Christianity of The Lord of the Rings,” on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in Weyerhaeuser Hall’s Robinson Teaching Theatre. The event is sponsored by Whitworth’s Speakers & Artists.
Construction is set to begin in late May on the new PACCAR Engineering Building at Whitworth University. The $20 million-plus, world-class facility will enable engineering and physics students to do in-depth work that explores, analyzes and materializes engineering solutions. With dedicated research spaces for high-performance computing, photonics, MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) and semiconductors, the building will allow for a wide range of undergraduate collaborations with instructors and industry professionals.
