Whitworth has added a retirement medical benefit to employees’ benefits packages. Human Resource Services is hosting informational meetings on March 7 and 8. The meetings will present information tailored for you based on your date of hire. If you were unable to take part in a March 7 meeting, please join us for one of the following March 8 meetings that will address your needs:
If you were hired by Whitworth before Sept. 1, 1991, please attend the following meeting:
Tuesday, March 8, 8-9 a.m.
Weyerhaeuser Hall, #111
If you were hired by Whitworth on or after Sept. 1, 1991, please attend the following meeting:
Tuesday, March 8, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Weyerhaeuser Hall, #111
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Literacy Center Receives Grants; Whitworth Welcomes New Sociology, English Faculty Members
Literacy Center Receives Grants
The Whitworth Literacy Center has received the following grants for support and scholarships: a $3,000 grant from Red Lion Hotels and a $10,000 grant from the Williams Foundation, which is part of Williams, a natural-gas company with whom Whitworth does business.
Whitworth Welcomes New Sociology, English Faculty Members
The sociology faculty is very pleased to have Jason Wollschleger, Ph.D., join the sociology department in fall 2011. Dr. Wollschleger earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Washington in 2010. Most recently, he has taught at the University of Washington and at Seattle Pacific University. Please welcome Dr. Wollschleger when he joins our community this fall. – Raja Tanas, professor of sociology
The English department is pleased to announce the hiring of Michelle Smith, Ph.D., as the director of composition. She will teach courses in composition, rhetoric and literature. Michelle completed her Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition last year at Pennsylvania State University and is currently the director of the Excellence in Communication Certification Program at Penn State. This program certifies honors students in their oral, written, and visual rhetorical skills. Michelle’s dissertation and recent research study the rhetoric of social protest and Utopian communities. Please join us in welcoming Michelle to our campus this fall. – Doug Sugano, professor of English
The Whitworth Literacy Center has received the following grants for support and scholarships: a $3,000 grant from Red Lion Hotels and a $10,000 grant from the Williams Foundation, which is part of Williams, a natural-gas company with whom Whitworth does business.
Whitworth Welcomes New Sociology, English Faculty Members
The sociology faculty is very pleased to have Jason Wollschleger, Ph.D., join the sociology department in fall 2011. Dr. Wollschleger earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Washington in 2010. Most recently, he has taught at the University of Washington and at Seattle Pacific University. Please welcome Dr. Wollschleger when he joins our community this fall. – Raja Tanas, professor of sociology
The English department is pleased to announce the hiring of Michelle Smith, Ph.D., as the director of composition. She will teach courses in composition, rhetoric and literature. Michelle completed her Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition last year at Pennsylvania State University and is currently the director of the Excellence in Communication Certification Program at Penn State. This program certifies honors students in their oral, written, and visual rhetorical skills. Michelle’s dissertation and recent research study the rhetoric of social protest and Utopian communities. Please join us in welcoming Michelle to our campus this fall. – Doug Sugano, professor of English
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Meet Your Colleague: A Q&A with Printing Services Assistant Barbara Grigsby
Name: Barbara Grigsby
Job title: Printing Services Assistant
Department: Printing Services
How long have you worked at Whitworth? 24 years…Financial Aid, Computer Services, and the last 14 years in the Print Shop
What do you like best about your job? It’s not the Hillbilly music or Peewee Herman or Napoleon Dynamite soundboards, hmmm. There’s never a dull moment here in the print shop! But we all work together to finish all projects successfully and on time.
In what ways do your gifts and abilities help meet the needs of the campus community you serve? I love helping the campus community. My goal every day is to get all the requests checked off for the day. I am very competitive and compete with myself on this one.
Favorite movie: “March of the Penguins”
Favorite quote: “Every day will not be good but there is good in every day.”
Favorite music: Christian music, especially Michael W. Smith
Favorite animal: My Beagle dog, Bogey
Guilty pleasure: French-vanilla white-chocolate pumpkin chai tea
Hobbies: Watching sports, whether on TV or in person
Best vacation ever: My son Larry’s family trip to Disneyworld through the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Birth place: Ritzville, WA (lived in Connell, WA)
We’d be surprised to know that… I’m collecting bobble heads from all the major league baseball stadiums. We have to be there in person. So far I have 13 and two more on the way with our trip to the Mets and Phillies this summer, with a side trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
I collect…In addition to bobble heads, I collect Nativity sets – I have 64 sets right now.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Australia or take a ferry up to Alaska
What cartoon character best describes you? George(ette) of the Jungle
What is your favorite sound? My e-mail notification…it’s my three-year-old grandson’s laugh when he was one year old.
If the whole world was listening, what would you say? “Give peace a chance.”
Favorite childhood book: The Boxcar Children series
Favorite childhood TV show: There was so many good ones back then it’s hard to choose. Unfortunately, they just don’t make them like they used to.
Least favorite words: “My bad”
If you could go on a road trip with anyone (from the past or present), who would you choose and where would you go? All the baseball stadiums with both my boys and my husband
Best high school class subject: English
What Is Your Vision for Whitworth in 2021? We Want to Know.
One of the best ways for faculty and staff to provide input for Whitworth’s 10-year vision and strategic plan is to attend the town hall meeting today from noon-1:30 p.m. in Weyerhaeuser Hall, Room 111. After a brief introduction, faculty and staff members will be invited to ask questions, make comments and provide input on the draft plan. Members of University Council will be on hand to respond to questions and listen to feedback.
A second faculty/staff town hall meeting will be held on March 10, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre. Employees, in consultation with their supervisors, can attend one of the meetings as work time.
Employees can review the plan online on a new website available at www.whitworth.edu/Whitworth2021. The website has a feedback page where individuals can offer input through an anonymous online survey or by e-mail.
The plan outlines a vision for what Whitworth will be in the year 2021 and a set of strategic goals and objectives for how to achieve that vision over the next 10 years. Faculty and staff provided valuable input into the planning process through meetings, surveys and discussions with University Council members in the fall. Since then, University Council has developed a draft plan that is now ready to be shared with Whitworth’s students, staff and faculty as well as with alumni, parents, donors, community members and other constituencies.
A second faculty/staff town hall meeting will be held on March 10, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre. Employees, in consultation with their supervisors, can attend one of the meetings as work time.
Employees can review the plan online on a new website available at www.whitworth.edu/Whitworth2021. The website has a feedback page where individuals can offer input through an anonymous online survey or by e-mail.
The plan outlines a vision for what Whitworth will be in the year 2021 and a set of strategic goals and objectives for how to achieve that vision over the next 10 years. Faculty and staff provided valuable input into the planning process through meetings, surveys and discussions with University Council members in the fall. Since then, University Council has developed a draft plan that is now ready to be shared with Whitworth’s students, staff and faculty as well as with alumni, parents, donors, community members and other constituencies.
Whitworth Library Catalog to Undergo Maintenance March 1-3
The Whitworth Library Catalog will undergo maintenance March 1-3. During this time the catalog will be disabled (including the WIN Borrow function for obtaining materials from regional partner libraries such as Gonzaga). Patrons will still be able to check out materials and to submit standard interlibrary loan requests.
We apologize for the inconvenience. If you need assistance finding materials, please contact the library reference desk at reference@whitworth.edu or call the library at 509.777.3260.
We apologize for the inconvenience. If you need assistance finding materials, please contact the library reference desk at reference@whitworth.edu or call the library at 509.777.3260.
Human Resource Services: Save the date for May celebration; Employee Wellness newsletter
Save the Date: May 16 Years of Service & Retirement Celebration
Human Resource Services will host a celebration to honor our employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and, yes, 30 years of service. The celebration will take place on Monday, May 16, beginning at 5:15 p.m. We will also honor our employees who are entering the retirement phase of their lives. We will begin with appetizers in the Multipurpose Room, move into the main dining hall for our presentations and celebration, then complete the evening with dessert in the Multipurpose Room. Please save the date and join us in celebrating these milestones.
Employee Wellness Newsletter
Human Resource Services regularly shares information provided to us by recognized organizations that promote health and wellness. Please visit Employee Wellness Newsletter to read the Spokane Regional Health District newsletter for the month of March.
Human Resource Services will host a celebration to honor our employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and, yes, 30 years of service. The celebration will take place on Monday, May 16, beginning at 5:15 p.m. We will also honor our employees who are entering the retirement phase of their lives. We will begin with appetizers in the Multipurpose Room, move into the main dining hall for our presentations and celebration, then complete the evening with dessert in the Multipurpose Room. Please save the date and join us in celebrating these milestones.
Employee Wellness Newsletter
Human Resource Services regularly shares information provided to us by recognized organizations that promote health and wellness. Please visit Employee Wellness Newsletter to read the Spokane Regional Health District newsletter for the month of March.
President's Office to Host March 8 Farewell Reception for Jess Dozier
The president's office will host a farewell reception for Sodexo Executive Chef Jess Dozier on Tuesday, March 8, from 3-4 p.m. in the HUB Multipurpose Room. All campus employees and students are invited to attend. Jess, who has served the Whitworth community for more than 10 years, will move to Chicago in March to assume his new position as senior manager of culinary development of the Sodexo Midwest Region. We hope you can join us at the reception to extend your congratulations to Jess on his promotion and best wishes for the future.
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