Ron Hansen, a celebrated novelist, essayist and screenwriter, presents a reading and a lecture. Hansen, an ordained Roman Catholic deacon, is an articulate speaker on the intersections of faith and art. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts and an Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and he has been a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction and for the PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction.

President Beck A. Taylor presents "Children of God in Christ by Spirit: Galatians 4:1-7."

Justice Mary Yu presents a lecture, "Breaking the Barriers: Being the First Latina, Asian, LGBT Justice on the Washington State Supreme Court." Yu was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court in 2014 and was subsequently elected to a two-year term. Prior to joining the court, she was a judge on the King County Superior Court for over 14 years and she also worked in the King County prosecutor's office. Before moving to Washington state, she was director of the Peace and Justice Office for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Nydia Martinez, Ph.D., presents a lecture, "Honoring Diversity or Homogenizing Identities?" Martinez is a professor of Latin American history and Chicana/o studies at Eastern Washington University. Her bilingual and bicultural background and community involvement with Latina/o students and their families have deeply informed her research interests on 20th-century Mexican and Mexican American solidarity transnational movements.

Coordinator of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Stephaine Nobles-Beans presents "The Grand Narrative: Abraham, Salvation and the One People God: Galatians 3:10-29."

Dena Samuels, Ph.D., presents an Inclusive University Classroom Lecture, "Minimizing Implicit Bias in Educational Settings." Samuels is the director of the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Her numerous publications include the book, "The Culturally Inclusive Educator: Preparing for a Multicultural World."

The Whitworth Endowed Reader Series features poet B. H. Fairchild, who reads from his work. Fairchild has authored many collections of poetry, including "Usher," "Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest," and "The Art of the Lathe." He has won the National Book Critic's Circle Award, the California Book Award, the Kingsley Tuft Prize, the William Carlos Williams Prize, and he has been a finalist for the National Book Award.

Dean of Spiritual Life and Campus Pastor Forrest Buckner presents "Gospel of the Belief - All Nations Blessed: Galatians 3:1-9."

World-renowned mountaineer John Roskelley presents a lecture, "From 'Annapurna' to 'Seven Summits': Literature's Influence on Me and on the Sport of Mountaineering."

Campus Pastor Mindy Smith presents "Sheer Grace!: Galatians 2:15-21."