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Faculty Q&A: Matt Rains, Political Science
Meet Assistant Professor of Political Science Matt Rains, Ph.D., who joined the faculty this academic year and teaches courses including Human Rights, International Relations, Model United Nations, and Conflict &…
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Q&A with Scott Davis, performing arts recruiter and community chorale director
Meet Scott Davis ’91, MIT ’93, Whitworth’s new performing arts recruiter and director of the Whitworth Community Chorale. After a 31-year career as a high school music teacher in Clackamas,…
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Whitworth Jazz Ensemble performs at Jazz Education Network Conference
The Whitworth Jazz Ensemble performed last week at the Jazz Education Network (JEN) 2025 Conference, the biggest jazz conference in the nation! Director Jared Hall ’08, DMA, says the students…
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Faculty Q&A: Elise Forier Edie, Theatre
Meet the theatre department’s new associate professor and chair, Elise Forier Edie, MFA. She teaches courses like Acting, Directing and Playwriting. Q. What drew you to your academic discipline? A.…
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Q&A: Coach Rod Sandberg on D-I playoffs, Whitworth football
Rod Sandberg knows what national playoff football is all about. In his 10 years as head coach of Whitworth football, Sandberg has guided the Pirates to two Northwest Conference titles…
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Benjamin Barker ’17 wins U.S. Navy Band’s emerging composers award
Benjamin Barker ’17 has won the United States Navy Band’s 2024 Alton Augustus Adams Sr. Award for Emerging Composers for “A Hokusai Triptych,” his composition for concert band. Benjamin majored…
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Course Spotlight: International Human Rights
Whitworth brings the world to its classrooms! In International Human Rights, students participate in a simulation and represent delegates of various countries. Students get to apply human rights to a…
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Computer science program launches new course, Digital Humanities
Digital Humanities is a new course at Whitworth that’s part of the revamped B.A. in computer science, now called interdisciplinary computer science. Students in Digital Humanities have been engaging in…
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Whitworth Ethics Bowl team qualifies for nationals
Whitworth’s Ethics Bowl team is headed to nationals once again. The Philosoraptors took first place at the Northwest Regional Ethics Bowl on Nov. 23 at Pacific Lutheran University. The team…
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