Human Resource Services: Fall Break classes for employees; Free flu shot clinic; Register for Technology Thursdays training sessions

Fall Break classes for Whitworth employees:

A cornucopia of classes are being offered to Whitworth employees during Fall Break on Monday, Nov. 1. Visit Fall Break 2010 to view the schedule of classes. Please register for Fall Break training using the following links or by visiting the SharePoint Training site directly.

Click here if on campus.

Click here if off campus:

• If prompted to log-in, enter your user name and password in the following format:
• User name: ADMIN\username (use back slash, not forward slash)
• Password: Network password
• Select the desired classes, then click Finish (you will be returned to the survey home page)
• Close site

If you need to change your registration at a later date:

• Use a link above or access the SharePoint Training site directly
• Click on Show All Responses
• Click on your response (“view response #__” hyperlink)
• Click on Edit Response
• Select or deselect the desired classes to represent your attendance intentions
• Click Finish
• Close site

For more information, or if you encounter problems with registering, please contact Training Specialist Laura Reber at 509.777.4284 or lreber@whitworth.edu.

Free flu shot clinic:

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Whitworth University Campus
HUB Chambers

Group Health will be on campus to provide a free flu shot clinic for Group Health members 18-years of age or older. You must reserve an appointment time. To schedule an appointment, please send or call your reservation to Pam Oswalt at poswalt@whitworth.edu or x4872.

Last year’s H1N1 flu virus is covered along with two others in this year’s seasonal flu vaccine. That means only one dose for everyone. Bring your Group Health member card to the appointment. There will be three nurses on site; each nurse will have a five-minute appointment available. Flu shots are available to non-Group Health members for $28.

If you are a Group Health member and are unable to attend the clinic, or if you need a flu shot before Nov. 9, shots are available at any Group Health clinic. Clinic locations are listed at http://www.ghc.org/. If you drop in between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., there is no co-pay or charge for the flu shot. However, there may be a charge if you receive the shot as part of a regularly scheduled appointment.

Please join us for “Technology Thursdays” training sessions:

All classes are held in Library Lab 209, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Follow the links at the bottom of this page to register via the SharePoint Training site. Class size is limited to the first 22 registered. For class descriptions, please visit Technology Thursdays Class Offerings.

Technology Thursdays Fall 2010 Class Schedule:

• Oct. 14: Make the Most of Windows 7
• Oct. 21: OneNote Forum
• Oct. 28: Excel from the Ground Up
• Nov. 4: Excel Tables (a.k.a. Lists) and Conditional Formatting
• Nov. 11: Excel Pivot Tables to the Rescue!
• Nov. 18: Save Time with Excel Macros (Featuring Associate Registrar Mark Baker!)

Register now to reserve your place!

1. Click here if on campus.

2. Click here if off campus:

    If prompted to log-in, do the following:
    a. Enter user name in following format: admin\username (back slash, not forward slash)
    b. Enter network password and click “OK”
    c. Make selections, click “Finish,” then close the tab or browser.

For more information, or if you encounter problems with registering, please contact Training Specialist Laura Reber at 509.777.4284 or lreber@whitworth.edu.

A Q&A with Kathy Benson, assistant director of administrative services, Continuing Studies

Name: Kathy Benson

Job title: Assistant Director, Administrative Services

Department: Continuing Studies

How long have you worked at Whitworth? Six years

What do you like best about your job? I really appreciate our culture of support and personal growth. We always have new challenges and it is never boring.

In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? I hope I bring a level head, a fun-loving soul, and the wisdom and will to do whatever is needed to get the job done right.

Favorite movie: “West Side Story”

Favorite food: I love seafood.

Favorite music: Jazz, swing, country

Favorite animal: Border Collie

Guilty pleasure: Rocky Road ice cream

Hobbies: Kayaking, biking, hiking and reading (when I can stay awake)

Birth place: Moses Lake, Wash., but we moved to Pine Lake, in Issaquah, when I was one and my family has been there ever since.

We’d be surprised to know that…my husband and I were Young Life leaders with Jen Sowers (First Pres) years ago at Central Washington University.

I collect…memories.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? I would like to see more of our country first, meet the people, then I’d go explore the world.

What cartoon character best describes you? Brenda Starr

If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? To make sure those who
think they are alone know that they are loved

What is your favorite sound? Laughter, of course

What is your life motto? “It’s not about me.”

If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Stay faithful – the good guys really do win.”

Favorite childhood book: Curious George books

Favorite childhood TV show: “The J.P. Patches Show”

Least favorite word: Whatever…

If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? My husband, a full tank of gas, and open country

Best high school subjects: Horses, boys and summer

Inauguration Week Highlights: Watch videos, listen to podcasts, read Beck Taylor’s inaugural address

Whitworth recently celebrated the inauguration of Beck A. Taylor as its 18th president. In a week-long series of events, culminating in President Taylor’s inaugural address, on Oct. 15, the university community explored what it has meant, and continues to mean, for Whitworth to be a “Community of Courage.”

Visit Inauguration Week Highlights to watch videos and/or listen to podcasts of the events, and to read President Taylor’s inaugural address, “Whitworth’s Enduring Commitments to Mind and Heart.”

Listen to Beck Taylor's message to faculty and staff during the Oct. 19 President's Coffee

Listen to the message Beck Taylor gave during the Oct. 19 President’s Coffee for faculty and staff. (The audio file is posted on the intranet; log-in is required.)

Schedule of Whitworth's response to Oct. 21 WBC demonstration

Following is Whitworth’s response (developed and endorsed collaboratively by the university and AWSU) to the demonstration Westboro Baptist Church has announced for 12:30-1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21. It is our hope that the activities below will present a clear and unified demonstration of love and respect for all members of the Whitworth community.

In addition to these scheduled activities, we encourage students, faculty and staff to wear red clothing all day on Thursday to show our solidarity in lifting up the values of Whitworth University.

Wednesday, Oct. 20:

• All day: Prepare a large banner to present during the demonstration as a visible sign of Whitworth’s opposition to the WBC message. The banner will be available in the HUB throughout Wednesday, Oct. 20, for people to sign and write messages.
• 9:45 p.m.: Gather in the chapel the night before the protest for a prayer vigil to ask God to work through us for His glory.

Thursday, Oct. 21:

• Show our solidarity by wearing red clothing throughout the day.
• 11-11:30 a.m.: Chapel service in Seeley Mudd Chapel. The service will be devoted to prayer, singing – led by the Gospel Choir – and communion. People are invited to take part as they are able.
• 11 a.m.-1 p.m.:“Love Run (Or Walk)” fundraiser at Boppell Track to raise money for the YMCA and YWCA of Spokane. Students, faculty and staff are invited to come to the Whitworth track any time between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and walk or run in honor of a worthy cause. Those unable to run/walk can cheer from the stands. Pledge forms are available in the HUB this week for participants to use to get sponsors. Collection buckets also will be available at the track on Thursday.

• 12:30-1 p.m.: ASWU leaders, representing the student body, as well as faculty and staff representatives will present the signed banner during the WBC demonstration. Banner-holders will receive prior training in non-violent demonstration and will commit to not engaging the WBC protesters directly.

Whether the protesters show up or not, and regardless of what they say, this is an opportunity for us to affirm together our deepest community commitments. Whitworth students have demonstrated tremendous leadership in outlining a plan that rallies the campus community around our mission to honor God, follow Christ and serve humanity. And there’s never a bad reason to lift up the mission.


Josh Boyden
ASWU President


Beck Taylor
Whitworth University President

Human Resource Services: Tips for submitting HRA claims; Health screenings and diabetes presentation; Register for Fall Break training

HRA Tips and Forms for Submitting Medical/Dental Claims:

If you are covered by Whitworth’s CORE medical plan through Group Health, you can learn about the HRA reimbursement process by visiting the following link:
http://www.whitworth.edu/Administration/HumanResources/Benefits&Wellness/Index.htm.

Once there, click on the Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) link in the Medical/Dental Benefits list for helpful information on how to log into the Flex Plan Services site, how to process your claims and claim forms.

Did you know?

• If you have made a co-pay or Rx purchase and want to receive reimbursement from your HRA account, you don’t need an EOB (explanation of benefits) to process that co-pay and Rx purchase through our third-party administrator, Flex Plan Services. You simply need your receipt.
• You MUST have an EOB to process any medical claims. You will find a copy of your EOB at this link that you can download from the Group Health site. http://www.ghc.org/
• You may submit non-covered dental bills for reimbursement for the 2010-11 plan year.
• You may also submit eyeglass or contact lens payments for reimbursement through your HRA. For dental and eye coverage reimbursements you should submit an itemized receipt or billing.

Once you have reviewed the HRA information provided, please contact JoAnn Fox at x4413 if you have any questions or difficulty in processing your reimbursements.

Community Health Education & Resources (CHER) is offering the following health screenings and diabetes presentation:

Know Your Healthy Numbers

On Saturday, Oct. 23, you are invited to participate in screenings that will show if you are at an increased risk for heart attack, stroke, cancers, diabetes and other chronic health conditions. Screenings will include full lipid panel cholesterol test; blood pressure; blood glucose; body mass index; and body fat percentage.

Appointments are required and are available between 8 a.m. and noon. The screenings will be held at the Valley Hospital Health and Education Center and the cost is $20.

Click here to schedule your appointment.

“Diabetes – What Is Your Risk?”

Come to this free presentation and learn the risk factors, causes and symptoms of pre-diabetes and diabetes, and prevention tips.

Monday, Oct. 25

6-7:30 p.m.
St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley
Free admission

Click here to register.

Fall Break training opportunities for Whitworth employees:

A cornucopia of classes are being offered to Whitworth employees during Fall Break on Monday, Nov. 1. Visit Fall Break 2010 to view the schedule of classes.

Please register for Fall Break training using the following links or by visiting the SharePoint Training site directly.

Click here if on campus.

Click here if off campus:

• If prompted to log-in, enter your user name and password in the following format:
• User name: ADMIN\username (use back slash, not forward slash)
• Password: Network password
• Select the desired classes, then click Finish (you will be returned to the survey home page)
• Close site

If you need to change your registration at a later date:

• Use a link above or access the SharePoint Training site directly
• Click on Show All Responses
• Click on your response (“view response #__” hyperlink)
• Click on Edit Response
• Select or deselect the desired classes to represent your attendance intentions
• Click Finish
• Close site

For more information, or if you encounter problems with registering, please contact Training Specialist Laura Reber at 509.777.4284 or lreber@whitworth.edu.

Human Resource Services: Fall Break classes for Whitworth employees; Free flu shot clinic; Sign up for Technology Thursdays training classes

Fall Break classes for Whitworth employees:

A cornucopia of classes are being offered to Whitworth employees during Fall Break on Monday, Nov. 1. Visit Fall Break 2010 to view the schedule of classes. Please register for Fall Break training using the following links or by visiting the SharePoint Training site directly.

Click here if on campus.

Click here if off campus:

• If prompted to log-in, enter your user name and password in the following format:
• User name: ADMIN\username (use back slash, not forward slash)
• Password: Network password
• Select the desired classes, then click Finish (you will be returned to the survey home page)
• Close site

If you need to change your registration at a later date:

• Use a link above or access the SharePoint Training site directly
• Click on Show All Responses
• Click on your response (“view response #__” hyperlink)
• Click on Edit Response
• Select or deselect the desired classes to represent your attendance intentions
• Click Finish
• Close site

For more information, or if you encounter problems with registering, please contact Training Specialist Laura Reber at 509.777.4284 or lreber@whitworth.edu.

Free Flu Shot Clinic:

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Whitworth University Campus
HUB Chambers

Group Health will be on campus to provide a free flu shot clinic for Group Health members 18-years of age or older. You must reserve an appointment time. To schedule an appointment, please send or call your reservation to Pam Oswalt at poswalt@whitworth.edu or x4872.

Last year’s H1N1 flu virus is covered along with two others in this year’s seasonal flu vaccine. That means only one dose for everyone. Bring your Group Health member card to the appointment. There will be three nurses on site; each nurse will have a five-minute appointment available. Flu shots are available to non-Group Health members for $28.

If you are a Group Health member and are unable to attend the clinic, or if you need a flu shot before Nov. 9, shots are available at any Group Health clinic. Clinic locations are listed at http://www.ghc.org/. If you drop in between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., there is no co-pay or charge for the flu shot. However, there may be a charge if you receive the shot as part of a regularly scheduled appointment.

Please join us for “Technology Thursdays” Training Sessions

All classes are held in Library Lab 209, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Follow the links at the bottom of this page to register via the SharePoint Training site. Class size is limited to the first 22 registered. For class descriptions, please visit Technology Thursdays Class Offerings.

Technology Thursdays Fall 2010 Class Schedule:

• Oct. 14: Make the Most of Windows 7
• Oct. 21: OneNote Forum
• Oct. 28: Excel from the Ground Up
• Nov. 4: Excel Tables (a.k.a. Lists) and Conditional Formatting
• Nov. 11: Excel Pivot Tables to the Rescue!
• Nov. 18: Save Time with Excel Macros (Featuring Associate Registrar Mark Baker!)

Register now to reserve your place!

1. Click here if on campus.

2. Click here if off campus:

    If prompted to log-in, do the following:
    a. Enter user name in following format: admin\username (back slash, not forward slash)
    b. Enter network password and click “OK”
    c. Make selections, click “Finish,” then close the tab or browser.

For more information, or if you encounter problems with registering, please contact Training Specialist Laura Reber at 509.777.4284 or lreber@whitworth.edu.

Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Assistant Professor of Political Science Andy Hogue

Name: Andy Hogue

Job title: Assistant Professor

Department: Political Science

How long have you worked at Whitworth? One year

What do you like best about your job? Like most folks around here, the opportunity to work with some great students. And I get to spend my days talking, reading and writing about something I love and feel called to do. Not a bad gig.

In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? I hope I’m okay at teaching and mentoring students. I sure enjoy it, anyway.

Favorite book: Am I a huge nerd if I say Madison, Hamilton, & Jay’s The Federalist? Okay, then how about Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.

Favorite movie: It certainly depends on the mood, but “Rushmore” and “The Shawshank Redemption” are always near the top.

Favorite food: There's nothing I won’t eat, but the longer I’m away, the more I love the distinct foods of my previous homes. That’s Southern cooking in general, but especially shrimp & grits and South Carolina pork barbecue (mustard base, of course, but I won’t turn down vinegar). Then Texas taught me to love some authentic Tex-Mex.

Favorite quote: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

Favorite music: This is a hard one for a music lover with eclectic tastes, but my all-time favorites include David Wilcox, Van Morrison and The Indigo Girls

Favorite animal: Big, playful dogs

Guilty pleasure: College football. Is it bad for a political scientist to read the daily news about Clemson Tiger football before the daily news about politics?

Hobbies: Outside stuff (running, backpacking, skiing, gardening), music, cooking and spending time with my family

Best vacation ever: My wife and I spent a week on the north shore of Kauai shortly before our first daughter was born. An excellent time.

Birth place: Cleveland, Tenn.

We’d be surprised to know that…I usually run a marathon a year, with the Spokane Marathon up next this fall.

I collect…books.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Somewhere in Africa with my kids while they’re still at a very formative age (but don’t get me wrong, Fiji sounds nice, too)

If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? Today, I think I might be a farmer, Wendell Berry-style.

What is your favorite sound? It’s pretty great to hear my two little girls make each other laugh. And good live music, too.

If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “All you need is love. Love is all you need.”

Favorite childhood book: I can’t recall this one from my own childhood, but my favorite kids’ book since becoming a parent is without a doubt Robert McCloskey’s Time of Wonder.

Favorite childhood TV show: “The Brady Bunch”

Least favorite word: None comes to mind, but my whole life I’ve been pretty, um, particular about grammar (as my students certainly might second)

If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? In college I had an annual tradition called “Random Roadtrip,” in which anywhere from 7-15 friends and I picked a truly random location no closer than 10 hours away for a Friday night to Sunday afternoon road trip. Destinations included the likes of Graceland, Colonial Williamsburg, Medieval Times (the Dallas location, for the sole reason that, despite having one 13 hours closer, it, unlike others, had a moat), you get the picture. Given the choice of a road trip with anyone to anywhere, I’d reconvene Random Roadtrip with the original cast – destination not terribly important.

Best high school class subjects: Social studies, history, and government (shocking, I know)

Join us to celebrate the inauguration of Beck A. Taylor as the 18th president of Whitworth University

Please plan to join your fellow students, faculty and staff for the inauguration of Beck A. Taylor, Ph.D., as the 18th president of Whitworth University. To mark the presidential inauguration, we will explore what it means to be a “Community of Courage.” A week-long series of events will challenge faculty, staff, students and the larger university community to engage society's most important issues with the intellectual rigor and love of Christ for which Whitworth has always been known.

The week will culminate in President Taylor’s inauguration ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15, in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. Campus offices will be closed for the ceremony and everyone is encouraged to attend. Friday afternoon classes will continue at the discretion of the faculty member.

Inaugural Events: Oct. 12-16, 2010:

Tuesday, Oct. 12
7 p.m., Chris Jordan presentation, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth campus

Chris Jordan is a Seattle-based photographer, who is best known for his large-scale works depicting mass consumption and waste. His artwork, at once beautiful and disturbing, challenges people to consider the impact of our culture of consumerism.

Wednesday, Oct. 13
4 p.m. "The Future of Women and Politics in the Media," Music Recital Hall, Whitworth campus

Dialogue between Newsweek Contributing Editor Eleanor Clift and Communication Studies Professor Jim McPherson. Moderated by Assistant Vice President for Intercultural Relations Larry Burnley.

7 p.m., Eleanor Clift Lecture, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth campus

Just weeks before the midterm elections, Newsweek Contributing Editor Eleanor Clift will weave current political events into the "Community of Courage" theme in her lecture, "A View from Washington: A House Hopelessly Divided?"

Thursday, Oct. 14
11 a.m., Chapel Service, Seeley Mudd Chapel

The Whitworth Community gathers together for worship each Thursday morning. Dale Bruner, professor emeritus of the Whitworth Theology Department, will speak.

7 p.m., Bruner-Welch Installation and Lecture, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth campus

Whitworth theologian Jim Edwards, who holds the Bruner-Welch Endowed Chair in Theology, will present a lecture, "Potentates, Priests, and a Pariah: Reflections on Luke 3:1-2 about Divine Revelation in Human History."

Friday, Oct. 15
3 p.m., Inauguration Ceremony, Fieldhouse, Whitworth campus
Join the Whitworth community for the inauguration of Whitworth's 18th president, Beck A. Taylor. Doors open at 2 p.m. Campus offices will be closed for the inauguration ceremony and everyone is encouraged to attend. Friday afternoon classes will continue at the discretion of the faculty member.

6 p.m., Presidential Inaugural Reception & Dinner, Riverside Room, Spokane Convention Center. (Reservations for this event are closed.)

Saturday, Oct. 16
Noon-2 p.m., Campus Picnic, Whitworth Fieldhouse
Cost: $8 per person, payable at the door. Close out Inauguration Week and celebrate Parents’ Weekend with a picnic lunch and live music.

Bonus Event! Fall theatre production, “Once Upon a Mattress.” Sunday, Oct. 17, at 2 p.m., in Cowles Auditorium at Whitworth (the play will also be staged Oct. 22 and 23). General admission $8; students and senior citizens (62 and up) $6. Purchase tickets at the door, in advance by calling the theatre box office at (509) 777-3707, or online at www.whitworth.edu/theatretickets.

Questions? Please contact the Whitworth Office of Institutional Advancement at 800.532.4668, 509.777.3449, or e-mail nkessler@whitworth.edu.

Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Assistant Director of Career Services Internships Sandy Nowack

Name: Sandy Nowack

Job title: Assistant Director of Career Services Internships

Department: Career Services

How long have you worked at Whitworth? Fourteen years

What do you like best about your job? I enjoy working with students, providing them with opportunities to gain life-changing experience through internships and to learn more about their career pathway.

In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? The Lord has given me the desire to encourage and help people, and helping students is at the heart of my job.

Favorite book: I can’t limit it to one, but Elisabeth Elliot, Max Lucado, and Beth Moore are among my favorite authors.

Favorite movie: Hard to say, but I enjoyed “Second Hand Lions”

Favorite food: Pot roast and veggies

Favorite quote: “We wear ourselves out trying to do what only God can do.” By Joyce Meyer in 100 Ways to Simplify your Life

Favorite music: Contemporary Christian and old hymns, too

Favorite animal: Cat. I have two: Tucker, a black-and-white tuxedo kitty, and Dixon, a brown tabby. Dixon tried to attend classes in Dixon Hall, but was kicked out, so he came to live with me.

Guilty pleasure: Iced Americanos with caramel sauce

Hobbies: Reading, a little yoga, and meeting friends for coffee and conversation

Best vacation ever: Two weeks in France on a mission trip

Birth place: Moscow, Idaho

We’d be surprised to know that... my first job (in high school) was making arrows at an archery shop.

I collect…seashells, because I love the ocean.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Israel, to see the places Christ lived while on Earth

What cartoon character best describes you? Cathy, the neurotic, guilt-ridden, diet-plagued, ever- harried yet hopeful working woman. I seem to identify with her on more levels than I care to admit.

If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? To be a professional ice skater

What is your favorite sound? The ocean

What is your life motto? “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus…so that we may not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:1-3

If the whole world was listening, what would you say? The truth that has brought hope and security to my life: “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes on Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16

Favorite childhood book: Little Women

Favorite childhood TV show: “Little House on the Prairie”

Least favorite word: Any word that is rude or crude

If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? To Saskatchewan, Canada, with my mom to visit her childhood home

Best high school class: Band – I was a drummer

Annual Whitworth Campus Security Report available online

The annual Whitworth Campus Security Report is now available to view online. The report provides security and fire-safety policies and statistics concerning criminal offenses that occurred on campus or on public property adjacent to campus, and fires that occurred on campus and were reported to campus security authorities and/or the Spokane County Sheriff’s Department. The information in this report includes crime statistics for the 2009 calendar year and the previous two calendar years.

Human Resource Services: Employee Wellness newsletter; Sign up for "Technology Thursday" training sessions; Four new employees

Employee Wellness Newsletter

View the October Employee Wellness newsletter to learn how to avoid injury when exercising and tips for dealing with aggressive drivers (and not being an aggressive driver yourself).

Please join us for “Technology Thursdays” Training Sessions

All classes are held in Library Lab 209, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Follow the links at the bottom of this page to register via the SharePoint Training site. Class size is limited to the first 22 registered. For class descriptions, please visit Technology Thursdays Class Offerings.

Technology Thursdays Fall 2010 Class Schedule:

• Oct. 14: Make the Most of Windows 7
• Oct. 21: OneNote Forum
• Oct. 28: Excel from the Ground Up
• Nov. 4: Excel Tables (a.k.a. Lists) and Conditional Formatting
• Nov. 11: Excel Pivot Tables to the Rescue!
• Nov. 18: Save Time with Excel Macros (Featuring Associate Registrar Mark Baker!)  

Register now to reserve your place!

1. Click here if on campus.

2. Click here if off campus:

    If prompted to log-in, do the following:
    a. Enter user name in following format: admin\username (back-slash, not forward-slash)
    b. Enter network password and click “OK”
    c. Make selections, click “Finish,” then close the tab or browser.

For more information, or if you encounter problems with registering, please contact Training Specialist Laura Reber at 509.777.4284 or lreber@whitworth.edu.

Please welcome the following four new Whitworth employees:


Name: Kerry Trepus

Job title: Interim Student Account Specialist

Department: Off-Campus Programs

Previous employer/position: Currently a supervisor for Starbuck’s (part-time). She served as a custom accounts manager at By Design Publishing in Hayden, Idaho, and was an office assistant at a large law firm.

“Kerry has a B.A. degree in business from Eastern Washington University (’07). She is a native Spokanite who enjoys reading and cooking. What kind of cooking? ‘Anything with sugar!’ she says. Kerry is also an avid runner and will be participating in the Spokane Half Marathon on Oct. 10.” Charles Tappa, primary seeker


Name: Paul Webster

Job title: Custodian

Department: Facilities Services

Previous employer/position: Sodexo at Whitworth University

“Paul is a current employee of Sodexo and is joining our 4 a.m. shift in a part-time position. We are excited to have him serve the university in a new role.” Mike Cowen, primary seeker


Name: Jamieson Kaluza

Job title: Custodian

Department: Facilities Services

Previous employer/position: Automotive technician

“Jamieson is joining the 4 a.m. crew. Believe it or not, he loves that shift. His wife is a recent Whitworth graduate.” Mike Cowen, primary seeker


Name: Dale Dehn

Job title: Custodian

Department: Facilities Services

Previous employer/position: East Valley School District/custodian

“Dale will work a mid-day shift to help in dorms and events across campus. He is excited to join the Whitworth community.” Mike Cowen, primary seeker

Join us to celebrate the inauguration of Beck A. Taylor as the 18th president of Whitworth University

Please plan to join your fellow students, faculty and staff for the inauguration of Beck A. Taylor, Ph.D., as the 18th president of Whitworth University. Come celebrate with us! To mark the presidential inauguration, we will explore what it means to be a “Community of Courage.” A week-long series of events will challenge faculty, staff, students and the larger university community to engage society's most important issues with the intellectual rigor and love of Christ for which Whitworth has always been known.

The week will culminate in President Taylor’s inauguration ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15, in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. Campus offices will be closed for the ceremony and everyone is encouraged to attend. Friday afternoon classes will continue at the discretion of the faculty member. 

Inaugural Events: Oct. 11-16, 2010

Monday, Oct. 11
7 p.m., Community Panel, Bing Crosby Theatre, 901 W. Sprague

Ted McGregor, publisher of The Inlander, will moderate a panel discussion on what it would take for Spokane to be a community of courage. Panelists will include civil rights attorney Breean Beggs, Cowles Company Chair Betsy Cowles, Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, Bethel AME Senior Pastor Lonnie Mitchell, and Whitworth Political Science Professor Julia Stronks.

Tuesday, Oct. 12
7 p.m., Chris Jordan presentation, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth campus

Chris Jordan is a Seattle-based photographer, who is best known for his large-scale works depicting mass consumption and waste. His artwork, at once beautiful and disturbing, challenges people to consider the impact of our culture of consumerism.

Wednesday, Oct. 13
4 p.m. The Future of Feminism, Music Recital Hall, Whitworth campus

Dialogue between president of the Independent Women’s Forum Michelle Bernard and Communication Studies Professor Jim McPherson. Moderated by Asst. V.P. for Intercultural Relations Larry Burnley.

7 p.m., Michelle Bernard Lecture, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth campus

Just weeks before the midterm elections, MSNBC political analyst Michelle Bernard will weave current political events into the "Community of Courage" theme in her lecture, "A View from Washington: A House Hopelessly Divided?"

Thursday, Oct. 14
11 a.m., Chapel Service, Seeley Mudd Chapel

The Whitworth Community gathers together for worship each Thursday morning. Dale Bruner, professor emeritus of the Whitworth Theology Department, will be speaking.

7 p.m., Bruner-Welch Installation and Lecture, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth campus

Whitworth theologian Jim Edwards, who holds the Bruner-Welch Endowed Chair in Theology, will present a lecture, "Potentates, Priests, and a Pariah: Reflections on Luke 3:1-2 about Divine Revelation in Human History."

Friday, Oct. 15
3 p.m., Inauguration Ceremony, Fieldhouse, Whitworth campus
Join the Whitworth community for the inauguration of Whitworth's 18th president, Beck A. Taylor. Doors open at 2 p.m. Campus offices will be closed for the inauguration ceremony and everyone is encouraged to attend. Friday afternoon classes will continue at the discretion of the faculty member. 

6 p.m., Presidential Inaugural Reception & Dinner, Riverside Room, Spokane Convention Center. Cost: $30 per person. Please register by Friday, Oct. 8, at www.whitworth.edu/inauguration, or contact Nancy Kessler at x3449.

Saturday, Oct. 16
Noon-2 p.m., Campus Picnic, Whitworth Fieldhouse
Cost: $8 per person, payable at the door
Close out the Inauguration Week and celebrate Parents’ Weekend with a picnic lunch and live music.

Bonus Event! Fall theatre production, “Once Upon a Mattress.” Sunday, Oct. 17, at 2 p.m., in Cowles Auditorium at Whitworth (the play will also be staged Oct. 22 and 23). General admission $8; students and senior citizens (62 and up) $6. Purchase tickets at the door, in advance by calling the theatre box office at (509) 777-3707, or online at www.whitworth.edu/theatretickets.

Questions?  Please contact the Whitworth Office of Institutional Advancement at 800.532.4668, 509.777.3449, or e-mail nkessler@whitworth.edu. Register online at www.whitworth.edu/inauguration.

Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Accounting Specialist II Cynthia Plumb

Name: Cynthia Plumb

Job title: Accounting Specialist II

Department: Accounts Payable/Business Office

How long have you worked at Whitworth? Three years

What do you like best about your job? The people – my co-workers and the students. The positive and upbeat atmosphere of the whole campus. The mission of the university.

In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? I always strive to do my best at anything I do, and those around me do the same.

Favorite movie: Impossible to nail down. Maybe I could do a top-10 favorite movies by genre, but I love too many movies, old and new.

Favorite food: Italian

Favorite quote: “And remember, my friend, that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.” Wizard of Oz to the Tin Man

Favorite music: 80s British rock/pop

Favorite animal: Cat

Hobbies: Home remodeling, sewing, reading, movies

Best vacation ever: Disney World, August 2010 with my girls

Birthplace: Orlando, Fla.

We’d be surprised to know that…I’m a true-crime fan, and a Trekkie (but not one of the psycho kinds. I do have a life.) 

I collect…Quail figurines

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Italy

If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? To be president of the United States. I think I could do a good job and get things done right.

What is your favorite sound? Tie between my children laughing and quails chirping and cooing

What is your life motto? “To each his own,” and “Live and let live.”

If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Stop the stupid idiotic fighting and wars. Why can’t we all believe what we want to believe and leave others alone?”

Favorite childhood book: Aesop’s Fables

Favorite childhood TV show: “Little House on the Prairie”

Least favorite words: Politically correct

Best high school class subject: Math, naturally!