Grant Projects 2024-25
Basic Needs & Nutritional Support | $3,000
A Basic Needs Committee was formed in fall 2023 to consider how the various corners of Whitworth’s campus can partner together more effectively and sustainably to provide support for Whitworth's most financially insecure students. With the funding, food and basic needs were supplied to the four pantry locations on campus.
Belonging Small Group Leaders | $3,000
Funding was used to train and compensate 48 Belonging Small Group leaders who completed a three-hour training on campus to learn the skills of group facilitation, mentorship and planning for their group activities. Their enthusiasm and leadership made a difference in making New Student Orientation highly relational, welcoming and infused with the involvement and presence of returning students.
Child Care Expense Grant | $3,000
The School of Continuing Studies helps working adults achieve their wildest dreams by providing accessible pathways to degree completion. Many of our adult students are also single parents, having myriad responsibilities, with limited resources. The support provided by this grant helped ease the costs of caregiving, creating time and space for single parents to focus on their studies.
Cultivating Women in Ministry | $2,600
This grant allowed women desiring to pursue future vocations in ministry/service to gain experience, mentorship and professional development. Throughout the spring, this group read a book, took the StrengthsFinder test, and met three times to discuss topics in the book and how to think more deeply or holistically about what it looks like to be women pursuing ministry. These five WLN scholars were then to interview women in leadership at their fellowship sites over the summer to immerse themselves more in understanding the various and expansive roles women can hold in ministry.
Female Mental Health Support Services | $3,000
The grant funds provided therapy sessions that mirrored Whitworth’s current “Let’s Talk” setup, specifically for athletes on our women’s teams. We partnered with Bree Sutton Therapy to host on-campus drop-in hours for female athletes to 1) have a space to speak to a mental health professional who can connect on an athletics level; 2) talk about sensitive issues that are specific to females within the athletics realm; and 3) have a safe space within athletics to try therapy in a noncommittal environment.
Health Sciences Mentoring Circles | $3,000
This funding was used to support the development and administration of a mentoring program for undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in the health sciences. The primary goals of the mentoring circles were to 1) assist students in discerning their gifts, skills and vocational goals; 2) assist students in developing a plan and support network to achieve their personal and vocational goals; 3) assist students in developing leadership and communication skills; and 4) nurture continued relationships between Whitworth alumnae and the university.
Lunch with Mentors in English (L.U.M.E.) | $1,080
This program paired six female-identifying Whitworth students with six alumnae who work in writing, publishing or other English-related professions. The goal was for female students to learn more about professional development from women who have found success in English-related fields. The mentoring pairs met six times over the academic year in person or virtually.
Pro-Closet Scholarship | $3,000
Funding was used by the Whitworth Center for Career & Professional Development to provide applicants in need of clothing for internships, first careers or interviews with gift cards to local department stores to purchase needed items. This set our students and new alumni up for success in job interviews and careers, which helped the local community see them in a professional and ready-to-work light.
Scholarships for Summer Internships | $3,000
The Summer Internship Scholarship Program offers awards to undergraduate students who secure an unpaid/underfunded internship during the summer with the intent to take it for credit and demonstrate a financial need. The program aims to offset summer tuition expenses incurred during unpaid, credit-bearing internship experiences within nonprofits, the government, education, the arts, public service and other industries that traditionally do not pay interns.
Sexual Violence Prevention Training for Student-Athletes | $3,000
This grant funded a contract with Lutheran Community Services Northwest, a victim advocacy and education nonprofit, to provide sexual violence prevention training to student-athletes. The goal was to give student-athletes a forum to learn about and discuss topics related to sexual violence prevention (consent, bystander awareness, accessing resources, definitions of sexual assault, etc.).
Women in Math: PNW MAA Conference | $1,300
The Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematics Association of America (PNW MAA) holds an annual spring conference that does an excellent job of providing activities and an array of math talks that are accessible to students and expose them to current areas of math research. This funding was used for transportation, lodging and student registration fees for the conference.
Workshops & Enhanced Internships in Tanzania | $1,500
The funds were used to increase opportunities for students on the spring 2025 Tanzania Study Program to engage with Tanzanian women who serve their communities. Tanzanian women leaders were invited as guest speakers and/or workshop leaders, and students were able to participate in internships with woman-led organizations and at organizations that address issues such as women’s rights and education.
Young Life Campus Team Leader | $3,000
This funding was used to fund Whitworth Young Life leaders involved in the Young Life Leadership class, alleviating the need for them to work an outside job and providing them with more time to spend with kids and developing their leadership team.