Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Join the Taylors Dec. 6 for the Annual President's Christmas Reception
Please join Beck and Julie Taylor as they celebrate the season by hosting the annual President’s Christmas Reception on Monday, Dec. 6, from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Hixson Union Building. To view the official invitation, please click on President’s 2010 Christmas Reception.
Taxes Made E-Easy: Sign up to receive your W-2 tax forms electronically
Dear University Employees,
In our continued effort to streamline processes, provide more convenience to employees, and increase efficiencies, we plan to start generating electronic W-2 tax forms as of calendar year 2010. This new process will allow you to view and print your W-2 forms instead of having to wait for the mailed version. For the year 2010 and after, you will be able to view your current and future W-2 information via WhitNet.
To start the new electronic process, please log into your WhitNet account and click on the
W-2 Electronic Consent option under Employee Profile. By consenting to receive your
W-2 electronically, you will not receive your 2010 form in the mail. We will notify you in January when year-end processing is complete and your form is securely posted to your WhitNet account. Alternatively, by choosing to not give your consent, you will receive your 2010 W-2 via mail, postmarked no later than Jan. 31, 2011. You have the option to change your consent status at anytime, other than during the year-end processing period.
Please note that all employees need to indicate “yes” or “no” in their WhitNet profile. Failure to do so may result in delays in the generation of the W-2 forms.
If you have questions, please contact Senior Accountant Tara Lambert at x4435. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Luz Merkel
Associate Vice President, Finance and Administration
Business Affairs
In our continued effort to streamline processes, provide more convenience to employees, and increase efficiencies, we plan to start generating electronic W-2 tax forms as of calendar year 2010. This new process will allow you to view and print your W-2 forms instead of having to wait for the mailed version. For the year 2010 and after, you will be able to view your current and future W-2 information via WhitNet.
To start the new electronic process, please log into your WhitNet account and click on the
W-2 Electronic Consent option under Employee Profile. By consenting to receive your
W-2 electronically, you will not receive your 2010 form in the mail. We will notify you in January when year-end processing is complete and your form is securely posted to your WhitNet account. Alternatively, by choosing to not give your consent, you will receive your 2010 W-2 via mail, postmarked no later than Jan. 31, 2011. You have the option to change your consent status at anytime, other than during the year-end processing period.
Please note that all employees need to indicate “yes” or “no” in their WhitNet profile. Failure to do so may result in delays in the generation of the W-2 forms.
If you have questions, please contact Senior Accountant Tara Lambert at x4435. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Luz Merkel
Associate Vice President, Finance and Administration
Business Affairs
The Snow Has Got to Go: Please heed the “No Overnight Parking” lot designations
In order for the snow crew to properly clean the "No Overnight Parking" lots, the lots need to be empty at night. Even if a couple of cars are left in the lots, the plow trucks have a very difficult time maneuvering around them and usually end up leaving snow next to the parked cars, which limits the number of usable parking spots. If the lot is empty, the snow can be pushed to the end of the lot and then pushed up on the lawn. This also aids in drainage when the snow begins to melt.
Please click on the Whitworth Public Parking Areas map to view the red and green designated parking areas on campus. The red lots are the “No Overnight Parking” lots. These lots have signs, usually at the entry points to each lot, which state “No Overnight Parking.” The No Overnight Parking lots are designated as such because the majority of the people parking in these lots are users that come during the day and leave at night. The designated green lots on the map allow 24-hour parking and are used primarily by residents who live on campus.
We also have designated parking areas for cars that remain on campus during Christmas and Spring Breaks. Anyone wishing to leave a car on campus during these times needs to call Campus Security at 777.4444 for information on the best place to park.
Thank you for your cooperation with our parking designations.
Facilities Services
Please click on the Whitworth Public Parking Areas map to view the red and green designated parking areas on campus. The red lots are the “No Overnight Parking” lots. These lots have signs, usually at the entry points to each lot, which state “No Overnight Parking.” The No Overnight Parking lots are designated as such because the majority of the people parking in these lots are users that come during the day and leave at night. The designated green lots on the map allow 24-hour parking and are used primarily by residents who live on campus.
We also have designated parking areas for cars that remain on campus during Christmas and Spring Breaks. Anyone wishing to leave a car on campus during these times needs to call Campus Security at 777.4444 for information on the best place to park.
Thank you for your cooperation with our parking designations.
Facilities Services
Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Custodian Terri Batt
Name: Terri Batt
Job title: Custodian
Department: Facilities Services
How long have you worked at Whitworth? Ten years
What do you like best about your job? Serving and interacting with the students
In what ways do you feel your job fulfills your sense of vocation? My ability of hospitality to give the students a fun and clean environment.
Favorite book: The Bible
Favorite movie: “Dragonfly” – I’m a Kevin Costner fan
Favorite food: A good salad with all the trimmings
Favorite quote: “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Favorite music: Jazz & Christian
Favorite animal: Dog
Guilty pleasure: Coconut cream pie
Hobbies: Hiking, fishing, scrapbooking, canning
Best vacation ever: Canada & Lake Louise
Birth place: Seattle, Wash.
We’d be surprised to know that…I like to fly fish.
I collect…inspirational quotes and CDs/DVDs with Christian messages (I love to share them!).
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ireland and Scotland
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? Public speaking
What is your favorite sound? A babbling brook
What is your life motto? “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
Favorite childhood TV show: “JP Patches”
Least favorite words: I can’t do it.
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? The Redwood Forest in California with my husband
Job title: Custodian
Department: Facilities Services
How long have you worked at Whitworth? Ten years
What do you like best about your job? Serving and interacting with the students
In what ways do you feel your job fulfills your sense of vocation? My ability of hospitality to give the students a fun and clean environment.
Favorite book: The Bible
Favorite movie: “Dragonfly” – I’m a Kevin Costner fan
Favorite food: A good salad with all the trimmings
Favorite quote: “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Favorite music: Jazz & Christian
Favorite animal: Dog
Guilty pleasure: Coconut cream pie
Hobbies: Hiking, fishing, scrapbooking, canning
Best vacation ever: Canada & Lake Louise
Birth place: Seattle, Wash.
We’d be surprised to know that…I like to fly fish.
I collect…inspirational quotes and CDs/DVDs with Christian messages (I love to share them!).
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ireland and Scotland
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? Public speaking
What is your favorite sound? A babbling brook
What is your life motto? “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
Favorite childhood TV show: “JP Patches”
Least favorite words: I can’t do it.
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? The Redwood Forest in California with my husband
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Stephy Nobles-Beans, coordinator for ministry and multicultural affairs
Name: Stephaine (Stephy) Nobles-Beans
Job title: Coordinator for Ministry and Multicultural Affairs
Department: Chapel
How long have you worked at Whitworth? 14 years
What do you like best about your job? The students that I meet
In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? My gifts and abilities help the campus community in the areas of spiritual support, prayer and mentoring.
Favorite book: The Bible
Favorite movie: “The Color Purple”
Favorite food: Jumbo shrimp (deep-fried)
Favorite quote: “I can, I will, I did!”
Favorite music: Instrumental smooth Christian jazz (I love to write poetry to jazz)
Favorite animal: Cat
Guilty pleasure: Peanut M&Ms
Hobbies: Writing poetry and plays
Best vacation ever: Caribbean
Birth place: Dallas, Texas
We’d be surprised to know that…I’ve written hundreds and hundreds of poems (for real!)
I collect…journals and butterfly pins
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Aruba – I want to walk on the white sands
What cartoon character best describes you? Minnie Mouse (she loves to talk, and so do I)
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? To fly a jumbo jet
What is your favorite sound? A waterfall
What is your life motto? “Live Life Like it’s Real!”
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Love one another as Christ has loved you.”
Favorite childhood book: Mother Goose nursery rhyme book
Favorite childhood TV show: “The Ed Sullivan Show”
Least favorite word: Can’t
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? Jesus, and I would love to go with him to Jerusalem and take a swim in the Jordan River
Best high school class subject: English
Job title: Coordinator for Ministry and Multicultural Affairs
Department: Chapel
How long have you worked at Whitworth? 14 years
What do you like best about your job? The students that I meet
In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? My gifts and abilities help the campus community in the areas of spiritual support, prayer and mentoring.
Favorite book: The Bible
Favorite movie: “The Color Purple”
Favorite food: Jumbo shrimp (deep-fried)
Favorite quote: “I can, I will, I did!”
Favorite music: Instrumental smooth Christian jazz (I love to write poetry to jazz)
Favorite animal: Cat
Guilty pleasure: Peanut M&Ms
Hobbies: Writing poetry and plays
Best vacation ever: Caribbean
Birth place: Dallas, Texas
We’d be surprised to know that…I’ve written hundreds and hundreds of poems (for real!)
I collect…journals and butterfly pins
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Aruba – I want to walk on the white sands
What cartoon character best describes you? Minnie Mouse (she loves to talk, and so do I)
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? To fly a jumbo jet
What is your favorite sound? A waterfall
What is your life motto? “Live Life Like it’s Real!”
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Love one another as Christ has loved you.”
Favorite childhood book: Mother Goose nursery rhyme book
Favorite childhood TV show: “The Ed Sullivan Show”
Least favorite word: Can’t
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? Jesus, and I would love to go with him to Jerusalem and take a swim in the Jordan River
Best high school class subject: English
Winter Weather Communication Protocol
Dear Campus Community,
During adverse weather, please keep in mind that decisions about campus closures or changes to the regular operating schedule will be announced the following ways:
Your judgment and awareness of your personal situation may require a different course of action than we’d choose for the whole university, so if that is the case, please contact your instructor or supervisor about your situation.
May you all enjoy a safe winter!
Michael Le Roy
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
During adverse weather, please keep in mind that decisions about campus closures or changes to the regular operating schedule will be announced the following ways:
- An e-mail message to your Whitworth e-mail account
- An announcement posted to the campus news section of the Whitworth home page (http://www.whitworth.edu/)
- A recording on the Whitworth phone switchboard (509.777.1000)
- Local news media broadcasts
Your judgment and awareness of your personal situation may require a different course of action than we’d choose for the whole university, so if that is the case, please contact your instructor or supervisor about your situation.
May you all enjoy a safe winter!
Michael Le Roy
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Monday, November 22, 2010
Human Resource Services: Take part in Commute Trip Reduction "Find Another Way" campaign
Take Part in the Commute Trip Reduction “Find Another Way” Campaign
Win a Safeway gift card on Wednesdays in November by Finding Another Way to work, such as carpooling, riding the bus, vanpooling, working from home, walking or bicycling. Every Thursday a drawing will be held for everyone that participates on Wednesday and filled out their commute calendar at http://www.mycommute.org/. For assistance on filling out your online commute calendar, please click on My Commute Calendar.
By participating on Wednesday or any other day in November, you’ll be eligible to win one of six $25 Safeway gift cards or one $150 Safeway gift card. Plus, you’ll save money and wear and tear on your car, reduce stress, and help reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in our community.
For more details, please visit http://www.mycommute.org/ or contact JoAnn Fox, employee transportation coordinator/assistant director for benefits, at jfox@whitworth.edu.
Win a Safeway gift card on Wednesdays in November by Finding Another Way to work, such as carpooling, riding the bus, vanpooling, working from home, walking or bicycling. Every Thursday a drawing will be held for everyone that participates on Wednesday and filled out their commute calendar at http://www.mycommute.org/. For assistance on filling out your online commute calendar, please click on My Commute Calendar.
By participating on Wednesday or any other day in November, you’ll be eligible to win one of six $25 Safeway gift cards or one $150 Safeway gift card. Plus, you’ll save money and wear and tear on your car, reduce stress, and help reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in our community.
For more details, please visit http://www.mycommute.org/ or contact JoAnn Fox, employee transportation coordinator/assistant director for benefits, at jfox@whitworth.edu.
Important Tax Information and Forms: Make changes to your W-2 or W-4, make an address correction
Dear Whitworth Staff,
As we approach the end of the calendar year, please review your most recent payroll advice for any corrections or Federal Income Tax changes that you may want reflected in your W-2 Wage and Tax Statement for 2010.
There is an IRS has a tax calculator tool available at http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96196,00.html, which may assist you in calculating your potential tax liability or refund. If there are any adjustments that you would like reflected in the 2010 tax year, please complete a new W-4 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf) and submit it to the Payroll Office by Dec. 1, 2010.
Following are examples of changes that may affect your W-2:
Human Resource Services
Attn: Pam
300 W Hawthorne Rd
Spokane, WA 99251
As we approach the end of the calendar year, please review your most recent payroll advice for any corrections or Federal Income Tax changes that you may want reflected in your W-2 Wage and Tax Statement for 2010.
There is an IRS has a tax calculator tool available at http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96196,00.html, which may assist you in calculating your potential tax liability or refund. If there are any adjustments that you would like reflected in the 2010 tax year, please complete a new W-4 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf) and submit it to the Payroll Office by Dec. 1, 2010.
Following are examples of changes that may affect your W-2:
- Name change: The name on the W-2 and Social Security card must be the same.
- Change in filing/marital status
- Social Security number correction
- Change of address: Please verify that we have the correct mailing address on your pay advice.
Human Resource Services
Attn: Pam
300 W Hawthorne Rd
Spokane, WA 99251
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Kuiper (kkuiper@whithworth.edu) or Linda McCrillis or (lmccrillis@whitworth.edu) in Payroll Services.
Please Join the Taylors Dec. 6 for the Annual President's Christmas Reception
Please join Beck and Julie Taylor as they celebrate the season by hosting the annual President’s Christmas Reception on Monday, Dec. 6, from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Hixson Union Building. To view the official invitation, please click on President’s 2010 Christmas Reception.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Safety Alert: Avista to begin replacing power lines Nov. 17
Dear Campus Colleagues,
Starting Wednesday, Nov. 17, Avista will begin preparations for logging operations to replace its power lines immediately south of the big BPA power lines on the northern edge of campus. Avista will reduce the size of its easement and relocate it in a way that will add usable land for the long-term uses of the campus. This project will also solve the challenge of power lines interfering with the left field line at the baseball field. Over the course of the next few weeks, trees will be removed for the new easement and work will begin to re-locate the old power lines to the new location. The old easement has many new trees growing on it that are being preserved; the reduction in the width of the easement will allow new trees to grow on more of the north 40 site.
During this time, it is essential that we not drive in this area as an access to campus. It will be dangerous and you’ll be contending with construction equipment. Also, joggers and pedestrians should avoid this area during the logging and construction phase of this work.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your cooperation during this important infrastructure improving project.
Brian
Brian L. Benzel, Ph.D.
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Starting Wednesday, Nov. 17, Avista will begin preparations for logging operations to replace its power lines immediately south of the big BPA power lines on the northern edge of campus. Avista will reduce the size of its easement and relocate it in a way that will add usable land for the long-term uses of the campus. This project will also solve the challenge of power lines interfering with the left field line at the baseball field. Over the course of the next few weeks, trees will be removed for the new easement and work will begin to re-locate the old power lines to the new location. The old easement has many new trees growing on it that are being preserved; the reduction in the width of the easement will allow new trees to grow on more of the north 40 site.
During this time, it is essential that we not drive in this area as an access to campus. It will be dangerous and you’ll be contending with construction equipment. Also, joggers and pedestrians should avoid this area during the logging and construction phase of this work.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your cooperation during this important infrastructure improving project.
Brian
Brian L. Benzel, Ph.D.
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Human Resource Services: CTR "Find Another Way" Campaign; Clarification on vendor discounts; Facilities services welcomes new office manager
Take Part in the Commute Trip Reduction “Find Another Way” Campaign
Win a Safeway gift card on Wednesdays in November by Finding Another Way to work, such as carpooling, riding the bus, vanpooling, working from home, walking or bicycling. Every Thursday a drawing will be held for everyone that participates on Wednesday and filled out their commute calendar at http://www.mycommute.org/. For assistance on filling out your online commute calendar, please click on My Commute Calendar.
By participating on Wednesday or any other day in November, you’ll be eligible to win one of six $25 Safeway gift cards or one $150 Safeway gift card. Plus, you’ll save money and wear and tear on your car, reduce stress, and help reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in our community.
For more details, please visit http://www.mycommute.org/ or contact JoAnn Fox, employee transportation coordinator/assistant director for benefits, at jfox@whitworth.edu.
Clarification on Vendor Discounts Offered to Whitworth Employees
Local Vendor Discounts: Various north Spokane businesses, including Ritters Florist and Nursery, Bruchi’s CheeseSteaks & Subs, and the YMCA, offer discounts to Whitworth employees with I.D. For more information, please contact the vendors directly. Discounts offered by businesses do not imply the university’s endorsement or recommendation of the business or service.
Whitworth Employee Discount Program: Whitworth offers employees an official program that features discounts by local and national vendors. Vendor discounts range from clothing and fitness to home décor and portrait photography. Participating vendors must submit an online application; approved applications are then posted to the Employee Discount Program page. (The “Employee Discount Program – Browse Listings” link is also available on the Human Resource Services home page.) Vendor participation in the Whitworth Employee Discount Program does not imply the university’s endorsement or recommendation of the business or service.
Whitworth’s Employee Discount Program is offered solely to Whitworth employees and their families. It is our hope that this will be a valuable resource for our employees. If you have questions about the Employee Discount Program, or if you would like to provide feedback on the program, please contact JoAnn Fox, assistant director for benefits, by e-mail at jfox@whitworth.edu or by phone at 509.777.4413.
Facilities Services Welcomes Suzanne Sherman
Name: Suzanne Sherman, ’07
Title: Office Manager
Department: Facilities Services
Previous position: Gift Processing & Information Systems Specialist, Institutional Advancement at Whitworth
“We’re pleased to have Suzanne as the facilities services office manager. She came to us highly recommended by institutional advancement. She brings a strong understanding of the type of business technology that will help all of our departments improve their administrative processes.” Ed Kelly, director of facilities services
Win a Safeway gift card on Wednesdays in November by Finding Another Way to work, such as carpooling, riding the bus, vanpooling, working from home, walking or bicycling. Every Thursday a drawing will be held for everyone that participates on Wednesday and filled out their commute calendar at http://www.mycommute.org/. For assistance on filling out your online commute calendar, please click on My Commute Calendar.
By participating on Wednesday or any other day in November, you’ll be eligible to win one of six $25 Safeway gift cards or one $150 Safeway gift card. Plus, you’ll save money and wear and tear on your car, reduce stress, and help reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in our community.
For more details, please visit http://www.mycommute.org/ or contact JoAnn Fox, employee transportation coordinator/assistant director for benefits, at jfox@whitworth.edu.
Clarification on Vendor Discounts Offered to Whitworth Employees
Local Vendor Discounts: Various north Spokane businesses, including Ritters Florist and Nursery, Bruchi’s CheeseSteaks & Subs, and the YMCA, offer discounts to Whitworth employees with I.D. For more information, please contact the vendors directly. Discounts offered by businesses do not imply the university’s endorsement or recommendation of the business or service.
Whitworth Employee Discount Program: Whitworth offers employees an official program that features discounts by local and national vendors. Vendor discounts range from clothing and fitness to home décor and portrait photography. Participating vendors must submit an online application; approved applications are then posted to the Employee Discount Program page. (The “Employee Discount Program – Browse Listings” link is also available on the Human Resource Services home page.) Vendor participation in the Whitworth Employee Discount Program does not imply the university’s endorsement or recommendation of the business or service.
Whitworth’s Employee Discount Program is offered solely to Whitworth employees and their families. It is our hope that this will be a valuable resource for our employees. If you have questions about the Employee Discount Program, or if you would like to provide feedback on the program, please contact JoAnn Fox, assistant director for benefits, by e-mail at jfox@whitworth.edu or by phone at 509.777.4413.
Facilities Services Welcomes Suzanne Sherman
Name: Suzanne Sherman, ’07
Title: Office Manager
Department: Facilities Services
Previous position: Gift Processing & Information Systems Specialist, Institutional Advancement at Whitworth
“We’re pleased to have Suzanne as the facilities services office manager. She came to us highly recommended by institutional advancement. She brings a strong understanding of the type of business technology that will help all of our departments improve their administrative processes.” Ed Kelly, director of facilities services
Important Tax Information and Forms: Make changes to your W-2 or W-4, make an address correction
Dear Whitworth Staff,
As we approach the end of the calendar year, please review your most recent payroll advice for any corrections or Federal Income Tax changes that you may want reflected in your W-2 Wage and Tax Statement for 2010.
There is an IRS has a tax calculator tool available at http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96196,00.html, which may assist you in calculating your potential tax liability or refund. If there are any adjustments that you would like reflected in the 2010 tax year, please complete a new W-4 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf) and submit it to the Payroll Office by Dec. 1, 2010.
Following are examples of changes that may affect your W-2:
Human Resource Services
Attn: Pam
300 W Hawthorne Rd
Spokane, WA 99251
As we approach the end of the calendar year, please review your most recent payroll advice for any corrections or Federal Income Tax changes that you may want reflected in your W-2 Wage and Tax Statement for 2010.
There is an IRS has a tax calculator tool available at http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96196,00.html, which may assist you in calculating your potential tax liability or refund. If there are any adjustments that you would like reflected in the 2010 tax year, please complete a new W-4 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf) and submit it to the Payroll Office by Dec. 1, 2010.
Following are examples of changes that may affect your W-2:
- Name change: The name on the W-2 and Social Security card must be the same.
- Change in filing/marital status
- Social Security number correction
- Change of address: Please verify that we have the correct mailing address on your pay advice.
Human Resource Services
Attn: Pam
300 W Hawthorne Rd
Spokane, WA 99251
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Kuiper (kkuiper@whithworth.edu) or Linda McCrillis or (lmccrillis@whitworth.edu) in Payroll Services.
Look to Whitworth Weekly as Your Primary Source for Info and Announcements
The Whitworth Weekly e-newsletter is into its third month and we are learning some important things that we want to share about this new form of employee communication.
Greg Orwig
Chief of Staff – Office of the President
- While usage stats show Whitworth Weekly is widely read, we need to clarify that it is expected that employees review every issue of the e-newsletter – especially the “Top Stories” section, which contains important announcements from cabinet, HR, the business office and other departments. These articles provide information that employees need to know, and many of these messages no longer will be distributed individually by campus-wide email. If it is difficult for you to access a computer on a weekly basis, please alert your supervisor.
- We strongly encourage you also to review the “Campus Happenings” and the “Whitworth Events” and “Whitworth News” listings. These easy-to-skim sections provide information about activities in the life of the university. Our goal is to significantly reduce the number of individual campus-wide emails, while also ensuring that our community is aware of upcoming events. To help address concerns about the latter, each Friday Julie will send out a Whitworth Weekly supplement, listing upcoming events that may have been included in the previous issue or that were submitted in the interim.
- Most announcements or information that affect all employees should be published in Whitworth Weekly. Please contact your department head or cabinet officer about including something as a “Top Story” in the newsletter. If you want to promote an activity or event, you can submit that directly through the “Campus Happenings” form for which there is a link in every newsletter. Content submitted by Monday at 5 p.m. will be included in the following Tuesday’s newsletter and in the Friday supplement.
Greg Orwig
Chief of Staff – Office of the President
Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Mailing Services Supervisor Paul Baldwin
Name: Paul Baldwin
Job title: Mailing Services Supervisor
Department: Printing and Mailing Center, Hawthorne Hall
How long have you worked at Whitworth? Four years
What do you like best about your job? We are able to handle a wide variety of shipping needs using a plain operational structure and a lot of ingenuity, and provide a service equal to, if not actually exceeding, that of the big shipping companies.
In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? In many ways, mail is just a simple, mundane necessity, usually requiring only a simple, mundane commitment. But I strive to go above and beyond what’s “simply necessary” and show that even in this small task, excellence can be provided: customer service, fast processing, and information. The bigger picture: I believe God challenges us to give our best in the small matters because they reveal true character and grace.
Favorite book: The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940, by William Manchester
Favorite movie: “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension” (IMDb it, if you don’t believe me)
Favorite food: Thanksgiving turkey. The secret is to soak it in brine and baste it every 20 minutes, start to finish.
Favorite quote: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates
Favorite music: Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips, Beatles, various musicals
Favorite animal: The slow loris (Wikipedia it, if you don’t believe me)
Guilty pleasure: Aerosol cheese and Triscuits
Hobbies: Music composition, theater-directing
Best vacation ever: Disneyland with my daughters
Birth place: Neubrucke, Baumholder, Germany (Google map it, if you don’t believe me)
We’d be surprised to know that…I had lunch with President Gerald Ford when I was 10 years old.
I collect…sheet music.
I collect…sheet music.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? England, Scotland, Wales, etc.
What cartoon character best describes you? Though technically not a cartoon character, per se, I would say “Zebra” from the “Pearls Before Swine” comic strip.
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? Broadway, baby!
What is your favorite sound? Rain falling so hard it sounds like a steak frying on the roof
What is your life motto? It gets better.
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Jesus is Lord of All!”
Favorite childhood book: Half Magic, by Edward Eager
Favorite childhood TV show: “The Wild Wild West”
Least favorite word: Madonna
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? Reenact Michael Palin’s 1991 journey from the North Pole to the South Pole along 30 degrees east longitude, with Mr. Palin himself.
Best high school class subject: Advanced Theater 301, Inglemoor High School (Go, Vikings!)
Monday, November 15, 2010
Winter Weather Communication Protocol
Dear Campus Community,
We are not anticipating any serious weather complications in the coming days, but this message will probably bring it on! I would like to remind the campus community about Whitworth’s approach to communication during adverse weather. Please keep in mind that decisions about campus closures or changes to the regular operating schedule will be announced the following ways:
Your judgment and awareness of your personal situation may require a different course of action than we’d choose for the whole university, so if that is the case, please contact your instructor or supervisor about your situation.
May you all enjoy a safe winter!
Michael Le Roy
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
We are not anticipating any serious weather complications in the coming days, but this message will probably bring it on! I would like to remind the campus community about Whitworth’s approach to communication during adverse weather. Please keep in mind that decisions about campus closures or changes to the regular operating schedule will be announced the following ways:
- An e-mail message to your Whitworth e-mail account
- An announcement posted to the campus news section of the Whitworth home page (http://www.whitworth.edu/)
- A recording on the Whitworth phone switchboard (509.777.1000)
- Local news media broadcasts
Your judgment and awareness of your personal situation may require a different course of action than we’d choose for the whole university, so if that is the case, please contact your instructor or supervisor about your situation.
May you all enjoy a safe winter!
Michael Le Roy
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Friday, November 12, 2010
Vendor Discounts Offered to Whitworth Employees
Local Vendor Discounts: Various north Spokane businesses, including Ritters Florist and Nursery, Bruchi’s CheeseSteaks & Subs, and the YMCA, offer discounts to Whitworth employees with I.D. For more information, please contact the vendors directly. Discounts offered by businesses do not imply the university’s endorsement or recommendation of the business or service.
Whitworth Employee Discount Program: Whitworth offers employees an official program that features discounts by local and national vendors. Vendor discounts range from clothing and fitness to home décor and portrait photography. Participating vendors must submit an online application; approved applications are then posted to the Employee Discount Program page. (The “Employee Discount Program – Browse Listings” link is also available on the Human Resource Services home page.) Vendor participation in the Whitworth Employee Discount Program does not imply the university’s endorsement or recommendation of the business or service.
Whitworth’s Employee Discount Program is offered solely to Whitworth employees and their families. It is our hope that this will be a valuable resource for our employees. If you have questions about the Employee Discount Program, or if you would like to provide feedback on the program, please contact JoAnn Fox, assistant director for benefits, by e-mail at jfox@whitworth.edu or by phone at 777.4413.
Whitworth Employee Discount Program: Whitworth offers employees an official program that features discounts by local and national vendors. Vendor discounts range from clothing and fitness to home décor and portrait photography. Participating vendors must submit an online application; approved applications are then posted to the Employee Discount Program page. (The “Employee Discount Program – Browse Listings” link is also available on the Human Resource Services home page.) Vendor participation in the Whitworth Employee Discount Program does not imply the university’s endorsement or recommendation of the business or service.
Whitworth’s Employee Discount Program is offered solely to Whitworth employees and their families. It is our hope that this will be a valuable resource for our employees. If you have questions about the Employee Discount Program, or if you would like to provide feedback on the program, please contact JoAnn Fox, assistant director for benefits, by e-mail at jfox@whitworth.edu or by phone at 777.4413.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Maxine Lammers, director of development for major gifts
Name: Maxine Lammers
Job Title: Director of Development, Major Gifts
Department: Institutional Advancement
How long have you worked at Whitworth? 10 months
What do you like best about your job? I enjoy the mission and ministry of Whitworth, my warm-hearted colleagues, and opportunities to walk across this beautiful campus.
In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? I am relational by nature and my work both on and off campus gives me the opportunity to build relationships. It’a privilege and a responsibility!
Favorite Movie: “While You Were Sleeping” (I’m a hopeless romantic.)
Favorite Food: Homemade chocolate pudding
Favorite Quote: “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31
Favorite Music: Music by Mercy Me, Cold Play, Glad
Favorite Animal: Dog
Hobbies: Camping, gardening, biking, hanging out with friends
Best Vacation: Camping in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Mich.
We’d be surprised to know that: I was robbed at gunpoint while living in L.A.
I collect....Recipes
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? New Zealand
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? I’d be a professional writer.
What is your favorite sound? I love the sounds of the forest when I’m camping.
What is your life motto? “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Take care of the children!”
Favorite childhood book: Pippi Longstocking
Favorite childhood TV shows: “The Three Stooges” and “Mighty Mouse”
Least favorite words: “The American people…” What happened to just “Americans”?
Best high school class subject: Biology
Job Title: Director of Development, Major Gifts
Department: Institutional Advancement
How long have you worked at Whitworth? 10 months
What do you like best about your job? I enjoy the mission and ministry of Whitworth, my warm-hearted colleagues, and opportunities to walk across this beautiful campus.
In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? I am relational by nature and my work both on and off campus gives me the opportunity to build relationships. It’a privilege and a responsibility!
Favorite Movie: “While You Were Sleeping” (I’m a hopeless romantic.)
Favorite Food: Homemade chocolate pudding
Favorite Quote: “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31
Favorite Music: Music by Mercy Me, Cold Play, Glad
Favorite Animal: Dog
Hobbies: Camping, gardening, biking, hanging out with friends
Best Vacation: Camping in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Mich.
We’d be surprised to know that: I was robbed at gunpoint while living in L.A.
I collect....Recipes
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? New Zealand
If you could try anything and not fail, what dream would you attempt? I’d be a professional writer.
What is your favorite sound? I love the sounds of the forest when I’m camping.
What is your life motto? “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Take care of the children!”
Favorite childhood book: Pippi Longstocking
Favorite childhood TV shows: “The Three Stooges” and “Mighty Mouse”
Least favorite words: “The American people…” What happened to just “Americans”?
Best high school class subject: Biology
Human Resource Services: Staff to receive extra day off during holiday; take part in Technology Thursdays training classes
It’s a Christmas Blessing! Benefits-eligible staff to receive one additional day off during holiday
Because of the way the calendar falls this year, the Whitworth Cabinet is happy to approve one additional day off for benefits-eligible staff: Wednesday, Dec. 22. The campus will be closed for Christmas break from Dec. 22 through Dec. 27, 2010, and for New Year’s on Friday, Dec. 31. Hours for the additional Dec. 22 day off should be recorded as regular hours on your timecard.
Since there are some campus duties that need to be fulfilled, cabinet officers will work in their areas to provide appropriate coverage for necessary services on Dec. 22. As in past years, staff members who are required to work during this extra day off will be able to arrange with their cabinet officer an alternate day off. Also, if any employee is called back for emergency work on Dec. 22, these hours will be compensated at the normal call-back rate of pay.
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:
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.
Because of the way the calendar falls this year, the Whitworth Cabinet is happy to approve one additional day off for benefits-eligible staff: Wednesday, Dec. 22. The campus will be closed for Christmas break from Dec. 22 through Dec. 27, 2010, and for New Year’s on Friday, Dec. 31. Hours for the additional Dec. 22 day off should be recorded as regular hours on your timecard.
Since there are some campus duties that need to be fulfilled, cabinet officers will work in their areas to provide appropriate coverage for necessary services on Dec. 22. As in past years, staff members who are required to work during this extra day off will be able to arrange with their cabinet officer an alternate day off. Also, if any employee is called back for emergency work on Dec. 22, these hours will be compensated at the normal call-back rate of pay.
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:
- Nov. 11: Excel Pivot Tables to the Rescue!
- Nov. 18: Save Time with Excel Macros (Featuring Associate Registrar Mark Baker!)
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.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Listen to podcasts of Whitworth events
Visit Whitworth Podcasts to listen to digital recordings of lectures, speeches and other Whitworth events from the current academic year. Recordings of chapel services and an archive of podcasts from previous academic years are also available.
The most recent podcast features a presentation, “The Transformative Roles for Service-Learning and Community Engagement in Higher Education,” which President Beck Taylor gave at Spokane City Forum.
The most recent podcast features a presentation, “The Transformative Roles for Service-Learning and Community Engagement in Higher Education,” which President Beck Taylor gave at Spokane City Forum.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Human Resource Services II: November health & wellness newsletters; two new employees and a title change
November health and wellness newsletters:
Check out the November Employee Wellness newsletter.
Check out the November issue of Balance, the newsletter of APS Healthcare.
Human Resource Services regularly shares information provided to us by recognized organizations that promote health and wellness. In addition, Whitworth offers an employee assistance program for benefits-eligible employees and their household members. The program provides professional support services to help you and your household members with personal and career-related concerns.
Services are confidential and accessible 24 hours a day at no out-of-pocket cost. To speak with an EAP professional or to schedule an appointment, please call 800.999.1077. A link to the Employee Assistance Program website is available on the Whitworth Human Resource Services page. To access the EAP website, please use the company code EAPNOW.
Announcing two new employees and an employee title change:
Name: Isamu Jordan
Job title: Interim Coordinator
Department: Intercultural Student Programs
“Isamu brings to our campus a strong Spokane community connection developed through his many years as a journalist with The Spokesman-Review. He has worked with our Whitworth students in the past through supporting area-wide music, spoken word, and multiple entertainment venues. He is passionate about serving Spokane youth and is a popular public speaker in our Spokane school district.” Esther Louie, primary seeker
Name: Nichole Bogarosh
Job title: Academic Evaluator
Department: Registrar’s Office
Whitworth alumna: 2006
“We’re pleased to have Nichole join our staff. She is a Whitworth graduate and has experience as a graduate admissions program specialist at Gonzaga. Because of her knowledge of Whitworth and of transfer credit, she will be a great asset to the Registrar’s Office.” Bev Kleeman, primary seeker
Name: Dolores Humiston
Former title: Director for Human Resource Services
New title: Associate Vice President for Human Resource Services
Year of employment: 2003
“Dolores Humiston’s title has been changed from director of human resource services to associate vice president for human resource services. While there are no changes in her responsibilities or status, this title more adequately reflects the level and scope of her duties.” Brian Benzel
Check out the November Employee Wellness newsletter.
Check out the November issue of Balance, the newsletter of APS Healthcare.
Human Resource Services regularly shares information provided to us by recognized organizations that promote health and wellness. In addition, Whitworth offers an employee assistance program for benefits-eligible employees and their household members. The program provides professional support services to help you and your household members with personal and career-related concerns.
Services are confidential and accessible 24 hours a day at no out-of-pocket cost. To speak with an EAP professional or to schedule an appointment, please call 800.999.1077. A link to the Employee Assistance Program website is available on the Whitworth Human Resource Services page. To access the EAP website, please use the company code EAPNOW.
Announcing two new employees and an employee title change:
Name: Isamu Jordan
Job title: Interim Coordinator
Department: Intercultural Student Programs
“Isamu brings to our campus a strong Spokane community connection developed through his many years as a journalist with The Spokesman-Review. He has worked with our Whitworth students in the past through supporting area-wide music, spoken word, and multiple entertainment venues. He is passionate about serving Spokane youth and is a popular public speaker in our Spokane school district.” Esther Louie, primary seeker
Name: Nichole Bogarosh
Job title: Academic Evaluator
Department: Registrar’s Office
Whitworth alumna: 2006
“We’re pleased to have Nichole join our staff. She is a Whitworth graduate and has experience as a graduate admissions program specialist at Gonzaga. Because of her knowledge of Whitworth and of transfer credit, she will be a great asset to the Registrar’s Office.” Bev Kleeman, primary seeker
Name: Dolores Humiston
Former title: Director for Human Resource Services
New title: Associate Vice President for Human Resource Services
Year of employment: 2003
“Dolores Humiston’s title has been changed from director of human resource services to associate vice president for human resource services. While there are no changes in her responsibilities or status, this title more adequately reflects the level and scope of her duties.” Brian Benzel
Human Resource Services I: Free flu shot clinic; take part in Technology Thursdays training sessions
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:
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.
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:
- 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!)
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.
It’s a Christmas Blessing! Benefits-eligible staff to receive one additional day off during holiday
Because of the way the calendar falls this year, the Whitworth Cabinet is happy to approve one additional day off for benefits-eligible staff: Wednesday, Dec. 22. The campus will be closed for Christmas break from Dec. 22 through Dec. 27, 2010, and for New Year’s on Friday, Dec. 31. Hours for the additional Dec. 22 day off should be recorded as regular hours on your timecard.
Since there are some campus duties that need to be fulfilled, cabinet officers will work in their areas to provide appropriate coverage for necessary services on Dec. 22. As in past years, staff members who are required to work during this extra day off will be able to arrange with their cabinet officer an alternate day off. Also, if any employee is called back for emergency work on Dec. 22, these hours will be compensated at the normal call-back rate of pay.
Since there are some campus duties that need to be fulfilled, cabinet officers will work in their areas to provide appropriate coverage for necessary services on Dec. 22. As in past years, staff members who are required to work during this extra day off will be able to arrange with their cabinet officer an alternate day off. Also, if any employee is called back for emergency work on Dec. 22, these hours will be compensated at the normal call-back rate of pay.
Whitworth’s Lawrence Burnley invites faculty and staff to consider "Inclusive Excellence"
"Inclusive Excellence" was the focus of Faculty Development Day, which took place on Friday, Oct. 29. Lawrence Burnley, assistant vice president for intercultural relations, in cooperation with the Faculty Executive Committee, introduced the Inclusive Excellence concept to faculty, and invites Whitworth staff to consider the concept’s utility in assisting Whitworth in achieving its goals and objectives related to intercultural relations and diversity.
For Faculty Development Day, Burnley invited Jeffrey F. Milem, Ph.D., to present this research-based concept. Milem, the Ernest W. McFarland Distinguished Professor in Leadership for Education Policy and Reform in the College of Education at the University of Arizona, is one of several scholars who contributed to the Making Excellence Inclusive Study, which posits that institutional commitment to diversity, when appropriately leveraged, has potential for positive learning outcomes for all students at Whitworth. Rather than simply recruiting underrepresented populations to become students, faculty and staff at Whitworth, Inclusive Excellence recommends a multi-dimensional approach in order for students, faculty, and staff to fully benefit from living and learning in a diverse community.
With the introduction of Inclusive Excellence, Burnley says, “It is our intention to engage our community in a courageous, critical, reflective and prayerful process to discern its utility in advancing Whitworth’s mission to honor God, follow Christ, and serve humanity in our teaching, recruiting, and in various contexts of local, regional, national and global engagement.”
The Inclusive Excellence concept will play a significant role in the strategic planning and implementation of goals related to intercultural relations and diversity at Whitworth. According to Burnley, it’s important we understand that “Inclusive Excellence has no value, and no utility for Whitworth, unless it strengthens our efforts to respond authentically and faithfully to God’s call upon us as individuals and as an institution with excellence.”
For Faculty Development Day, Burnley invited Jeffrey F. Milem, Ph.D., to present this research-based concept. Milem, the Ernest W. McFarland Distinguished Professor in Leadership for Education Policy and Reform in the College of Education at the University of Arizona, is one of several scholars who contributed to the Making Excellence Inclusive Study, which posits that institutional commitment to diversity, when appropriately leveraged, has potential for positive learning outcomes for all students at Whitworth. Rather than simply recruiting underrepresented populations to become students, faculty and staff at Whitworth, Inclusive Excellence recommends a multi-dimensional approach in order for students, faculty, and staff to fully benefit from living and learning in a diverse community.
With the introduction of Inclusive Excellence, Burnley says, “It is our intention to engage our community in a courageous, critical, reflective and prayerful process to discern its utility in advancing Whitworth’s mission to honor God, follow Christ, and serve humanity in our teaching, recruiting, and in various contexts of local, regional, national and global engagement.”
The Inclusive Excellence concept will play a significant role in the strategic planning and implementation of goals related to intercultural relations and diversity at Whitworth. According to Burnley, it’s important we understand that “Inclusive Excellence has no value, and no utility for Whitworth, unless it strengthens our efforts to respond authentically and faithfully to God’s call upon us as individuals and as an institution with excellence.”
Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Professor of Communication Studies Gordon Jackson
Name: Gordon Jackson
Job title: Professor
Department: Communication Studies
How long have you worked at Whitworth? Since 1983
What do you like best about your job? The enthusiasm and passion of our students, and the role we faculty have in nurturing their potential
Favorite book: To follow the example of the new Nobel Prize winner for literature, Vargas Llosa, I’d say whatever book I’m currently working on.
Favorite movie: “A Man for All Seasons.”
Favorite quote: This is extraordinarily difficult for someone who has produced five anthologies of quotations. But it would probably be, “Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle.” Philo Judaeus
Favorite music: Mozart piano concertos; the Brandenburg Concertos (Bach); various trumpet concertos. I guess I like concertos.
Birth place: Cape Town, South Africa
We’d be surprised to know that…I worked as a guide on an ostrich farm during university vacations.
I collect…quotations, photos of unusual signs.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Luxor in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, Petra in Jordan, Eastern Europe (especially Prague), and return visits to Baalbek in Lebanon, and my home town of Cape Town.
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? The first thing I’d say is, “Are the simultaneous translators ready to go?”
Favorite childhood TV show: Didn’t have TV when I was growing up in South Africa.
Least favorite word: I have no least favorite word but I have several favorites – not everyday words, to be sure, but all of them delightful discoveries along the way: “steatopygious,” “borborygmous,” “underground” (one of the few – maybe the only – English word that both begins and ends in “und”) and “facetious” (all the vowels, in order, once each. There are about another five or six words like this. Can you think of them?) And “buttpuckering” has merit, too (not included in all dictionaries).
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? Rather than a road trip, I’d probably do another Semester at Sea voyage around with world, with my wife, Sue, and my children, Sarah and Matthew.
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