Hometown: Barrington, IL Majors: Arts Administration Minors: Leadership Studies, Community Arts, Honors Fun Fact: Lived in Switzerland for 3 years Favorite Honors Class: Whitworth TED Talk class –> It was a completely unique experience compared to any other type of class offered at Whitworth. Being able to learn and present a very specific type of organized work… Continue reading Senior Spotlight 2020: Andy Weeks
Q & A with Director of Honors Bert Emerson What is the honors program? Honors programs and colleges were largely started at big research universities in order to provide students with all the advantages of a small liberal arts college experience: students get to know their professors in smaller classes; they are guided through an… Continue reading Honors Q&A with Director Bert Emerson
A Freshman Jan Term Experience by Katie Lacayo I went on the Honors Freshman Jan Term Race Across America trip in 2016, not really knowing what it would be like or how it would transform my thinking. If I had not entered into the Honors program when I first came… Continue reading A Freshman Jan Term Experience
DOA-LA19 Domain of the Arts, Los Angeles Jan Term 2019 An immersive, experiential learning course, Domain of the Arts—Los Angeles combines theoretical and historical readings about the history and present of the arts with guided excursions into the different realms of artistic production throughout LA. We address the complex issues pertaining to the term “domain”… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Domain of the Arts, Los Angeles
Honors goes to see saxophonist Joshua Redman perform with the Whitworth Jazz Ensemble “The act of playing music becomes emotionally and spiritually whole when played for and with an audience.” -Joshua Redman On Friday November 9th, a group of Whitworth Honors students attended the Whitworth Jazz Ensemble concert featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman at the… Continue reading Honors at Joshua Redman Concert
#DOA-LA19: A History of Film Studios by Bryn Cavin, ’20 Nikki Hevesy is the VP of Media Strategies for Artists for Community Transformation, a nonprofit arts, education, and community development organization which strives to make the arts accessible to people of all economic and social levels. She is also director, producer, and owner of Through… Continue reading DOA-LA19: A History of Film Studios
#DOA-LA19: The Broad Museum by Laurelle Watkins, ’22 Hi readers, my name is Laurelle Watkins and I am a freshman biochemistry major. I went on this trip to gain the opportunity to explore the world of art, outside of the little experience I have had in the field of music. I thought it would be… Continue reading DOA-LA19: The Broad Museum
#DOA-LA19: Day 6 Warner Brothers Studio Tour by Alyssa Meier, ’22 The Warner brothers worked together distributing film entertainment long before they started the multimillion-dollar company they operate today. Albert, Sam, Harry, and Jack traveled around Pennsylvania and Ohio with their entertainment exhibit. They were essentially a traveling movie theater. In 1918, the Warner brothers… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Warner Bros Studio Tour
#DOA-LA19: Days 4 Wicked at the Pantages by Claire Buchheit, ’21 “She’s crispy. She’s like bacon.” – Annika Bjornson, 8 January 2019 On the evening of January 8, 2019, we attended Wicked at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. The goal of our trip is to decide how to classify art and discover who gets to… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Wicked at the Pantages Theater
#DOA-LA19: Days 1 and 2 Watts Towers, the Getty Museum, and LACMA by Daniel Roberts, ’20 “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces.… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Watts Towers, the Getty, and LACMA
