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.
