Another opportunity for living on campus is the theme-house program.
This
program is designed to give sophomore, junior and senior students a unique
living environment
close to campus that focuses on an educational and/or service-oriented
program of each resident's choice. Students apply in the spring for the
theme that they are interested in pursuing in a communal setting with
2-5 other students for the following year. Whitworth's housing program
currently includes 23 theme houses.
| 2012-13 Theme Houses, Mission Statements,
and Advisors |
Baking & Outreach |
103 West Hawthorne Road
The goal of Baking and Outreach House is to provide a relaxed and comforting atmosphere for the Whitworth community where students can feel at home while enjoying freshly baked treats and friendship. Additionally, we plan to provide opportunities to treat the Spokane community through outreach projects.
Advisor: Vic Bobb and Ron Pyle |
The Burrow |
815 West Hawthorne Road
The mission of The Burrow is to encourage friendships among all the members of the Whitworth community by providing a comforting environment that emulates the legendary, cozy, quirky atmosphere of The Burrow (the Weasley family home from J.K. Rowling’s beloved Harry Potter saga).
Advisor: Katie Creyts |
| Cancer Awareness |
115 West Hawthorne Road
Our mission is to bring awareness to students about different types of cancer and to provide support to students who have experienced cancer themselves or have known someone who has battled cancer. Each month we will focus on a particular cancer, and we will create events that raise money to donate to cancer organizations that are working to find cures to help loved ones get through these difficult times in their lives. Our house is also a place where students whose lives have been affected by cancer can come for support at any time, whether that support is shown through fund-raising for cancer research or through the provision of a sympathetic ear when a visitor needs someone to talk to as s/he deals with the emotions that come with being close to this illness.
Advisor: W. Matt Silvers |
Cooking Across Cultures |
10306 North Wellen Lane
Our mission is to promote diversity in the Whitworth community by providing multicultural experiences through cooking and food. After all, the way to any heart is through the stomach.
Advisor: Bendi Benson Schrambach |
| The Dairy House |
617 West Hawthorne Road
Our mission is to cultivate friendships through mutual love of the dairy-food group. We aim to get to know new cultures through different taste experiences as well as through social gatherings that highlight the diversity of Whitworth’s students. We strive to educate our guests and the Whitworth community as a whole about farming, fitness and wellness, eating healthfully, and seeking deeper information on where food comes from. From Asiago to Winnimere cheeses, from a glass of milk to a bowl of frozen yogurt, we strive to share the bounty that God has blessed us with.
Advisor: Jenni Holsinger |
DIY |
10305 North Wellen Drive
Through an open and engaging environment full of interesting tips and simple projects, The DIY House will be a helpful resource for Whitworth University students who want to become more creative, independent and economical in their daily lives.
Advisor: Patsy Marshall |
| East Pacific United |
10214 North Ivanhoe Road
Our mission is to bring international and local students together so that we may experience a variety of cultures from East Pacific countries such as Korea, China and Japan. Ultimately, we hope to facilitate a community that will broaden the minds of Whitworth students to allow them to appreciate Asia's cultures.
Advisor: Lulu Gonzalez |
Faith & Relationships |
613 West Hawthorne Road
Our mission is to provide a welcoming and God-centered environment for those who seek to build healthy relationships. We will strive to build community by hosting events that are fun and thoughtful and that strengthen the various types of relationships students have with others in their families, classrooms, and beyond.
Advisor: Karen Petersen-Finch |
Fellowship of Christian Athletes |
10716 Waikiki Road
F.C.A. aims to challenge all athletes to grow in faith and to have a more meaningful relationship with Christ in order that they might glorify God through athletics. In addition, the goal of F.C.A. House is to promote
fellowship among all athletes by eliminating barriers and making connections between all teams and athletes.
Advisor: Toby Schwarz |
Futbol |
805 West Hawthorne Road
We at Futbol House will provide an off-campus sanctuary for the teammates and members of the Whitworth soccer program, as well as for other futbol fanatics. We will strive to provide an exciting, comfortable, and welcoming atmosphere, as well as to build a stronger community within the student body. We will celebrate the international love for the game shared by all cultures of the world, as well as on our own campus.
Advisor: Bryan Olson |
Game Night |
10622 Waikiki Road
Our mission is to provide opportunities to enjoy fellowship and build friendships through various types of games. We want our house to be a place for people to come and enjoy some friendly competition in a fun and healthy atmosphere.
Advisor: Gary Kessie |
Global Citizens |
10315 North College Road
A global citizen is much more than a traveler, much more than just a person open to learning about other cultures and diversifying his or her experiences and viewpoints. Global citizenship is a mindset, a state of being, an investment in everything and everyone beyond yourself and your sphere of knowing. It is our purpose to cultivate this mindset and to encourage the next generation of motivated young adults ready to engage the world, joyously celebrating its diversity and vigorously challenging its flaws.
Advisor: Esther Louie |
Health and Wellbeing |
114 West Hawthorne Road
The members of Health and Wellbeing House believe in providing the community of students and athletes with a place to participate and learn about spiritual fellowship, healthful eating, social health, and physical wellbeing.
Advisor: Steve Schadt |
Koinonia |
10416 North Whitworth Drive
We seek to create a safe space, a sort of haven where Whitworth students representing a variety of beliefs and backgrounds can come together under the banner of hospitality and belonging. Through the sharing of meals, we hope to provide a taste of home, peace, and rest from the frantic pace of college life. As hosts of Koinonia House, we understand sustenance to be multi-faceted and to run deeper than just food on the table. We hope our monthly programs and interactions with others will provide nourishment to the minds and hearts of members of the Whitworth community.
Advisor: Meredith Devey |
Lifeguard |
10119 North Whitworth Drive
The mission of Lifeguard House is to foster a community of lifeguards and to build an awareness and appreciation of water safety and development of aquatic skills in the Whitworth community.
Advisor: Patty Murphy |
| The Mad Scientist |
619 West Hawthorne Road
Our mission is to encourage conversations and discussions between people of all backgrounds and fields of study by exploring tangible scientific truths.
Advisor: Kerry Breno |
Mosaic |
106 West Hawthorne Road
Our mission is to celebrate differences among cultural backgrounds. We will provide a platform to encourage, educate and empower underrepresented women. Using our differences to advocate for intercultural competency, we will inspire the Whitworth community to be a piece in our mosaic.
Advisor: Marianne Hansen |
Musician’s Corner |
10226 North College Road
We want to provide a welcoming and relaxing environment, especially for music majors and those who share our passion for music. We hope to bring the same feeling of community to our events this year that we brought in 2011-12 as Tea & Tunes House. We will continue to be a welcoming place by focusing our events toward bringing Whitworth’s musicians together.
Advisor: Debbie Hansen |
One Tribe |
10420 North Whitworth Drive
We will provide a welcoming place for meaningful student interactions to occur. Our house will focus on courageous conversations and difficult dialogue. The One Tribe House is a safe place for people of different cultural, social, and faith backgrounds to express themselves in a non-judgmental environment.
Advisor: Larry Burnley |
ROTC |
615 West Hawthorne Road
We will provide information and understanding to the Whitworth University campus community while specifically catering to the needs of Army cadets and building esprit de corps. Through our programs and events, cadets will be better prepared for weekly training. The campus community will be served by our creation of an environment that understands Army culture through more involvement in ROTC as a group.
Advisor: Toby Schwarz |
| Soul Sisters |
10414 North Whitworth Drive
We hope to connect with the diverse student body at Whitworth University on a personal level and to encourage faith in Christ and new relationships in a warm and welcoming environment.
Advisor: LeAnn Dettmann |
| Story Time |
10212 North Ivanhoe Road
The mission of Story Time House is to provide the community a place to come and be fed by the stories of the world through food, crafts, games, and the tales themselves. The house will provide a place to learn about the fairy tales that filled our childhood and the legends that fill humanity’s past. In creating our own stories, we add to that ancient tradition.
Advisor: Meredith Devey |
| S’Women |
205 West Hawthorne Road
S’Women House strives to bring the Whitworth University women’s swim team closer as a family and to stretch its family values into the Whitworth and Spokane communities.
Advisor: Steve Schadt |
| Swimming |
10302 Lola Lane
Our mission is to provide a God-centered and welcoming environment, geared toward swimmers, to the student body. By facilitating team-building activities and encouraging an inclusive atmosphere, this house seeks to enrich the common goals set down by Whitworth University and its members, so that we may provide a healthy environment for Whitworth's swimmers.
Advisor: Steve Schadt |
| Tasty Tunes |
10313 North College Road
Music is the universal language; it knows no cultural or social boundaries. Food has always been one of the best ways to provide hospitality and a warm atmosphere. It is our desire to combine these two things to create a warm, entertaining environment. Tasty Tunes House will “harmonize” the diversity found in music throughout the world with its respective cultural cuisine. It is our mission to help students who attend our feasts and gigs to realize that all of us share very similar passions; the only difference is in how we choose to express them.
Advisor: Ryan Peterson |
Undercover |
10306 Lola Lane
Can you honestly say that you’ve never wanted to become a secret agent? Imagine your life being full of danger and adventure while the Mission Impossible theme is playing around every corner. We here at Undercover House want to teach you the tricks of the trade we’ve picked up throughout our training.
Advisor: Nicole Sheets |
