Arend Hall was named after Albert Arend, who was a member of the Whitworth Board of Trustees beginning in 1925 and served as the chairman for the board from 1958 until 1972. He played a significant role in guiding Whitworth through some of its darkest times.

Construction on the building was completed in 1957, with the intent of housing 152 male students. Later, in 1962 the hall was expanded to hold 18 more men. Arend Hall is located right across from the Hixon Union Building (The HUB).

Albert Arend was born in Spokane on June 5, 1900 and died in 1984. Growing up in Spokane, Arend graduated from North Central High School and served in the United States Army during the First World War. He came back to Spokane and went to the Northwestern Business College for his family had developed a meat business that proved to be successful in the greater Spokane area.

But soon he took a keen interest in Whitworth College most likely because of its mission as a Presbyterian institution. He was asked to join the board of trustees at the young age of 25, and he came on the board at one of its most difficult times—we were graduating only a handful of students and many predicted that the college would fold. There were only 13 faculty and two buildings) But Albert Arend believed in the college and played a key role in Whitworth’s survival and during the Great Depression of the 1930s; he contributed many of his own funds in order to meet the faculty payroll during those difficult years when students often paid tuition in produce, applesauce, and in one student’s case, peanut butter.

Arend was extremely active in Spokane's civic life. Perhaps his most notable accomplishment came with his role in the organization of the Union Gospel Mission in 1951. He also played a major role in the YMCA.

Whitworth was indeed fortunate to benefit from the leadership and philanthropy of Albert Arend.

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Baldwin-Jenkins is a dormitory for first-year students and is named in honor of two individuals who made a significant impact on Whitworth's history: Estella E. Baldwin and Marion R. Jenkins. Estella Baldwin served as registrar from 1935-1970, and Marion R. Jenkins served as Dean of Women from 1931-1963--the longest serving dean in college history.

Estella Baldwin was known throughout the student body for her great heart and strong sense of service. Prior to computerized data, the registrar in colleges like Whitworth touched the lives of every student in a more personal way.

Marion Jenkins served as the Dean of Women for 32 years at Whitworth College. Her role meant that she served as a counselor, house mother and leader of different religious and social activities. When she arrived in 1931, Whitworth was barely surviving with just over 100 students. When she retired in 1963, Whitworth had grown to nearly 1,000 students. She played a major role in the transition to a modern college during those thirty years.

Baldwin Jenkins was built in 1968 and and constructed in 1968 at a cost of $900,000. The dorm was designed by architects Carlson and James. It has capacity for 164 students: 84 in Jenkins and 80 in Baldwin.

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Built in 1984, the Aquatic Center is home to Whitworth's men's and women's swimming teams. The pool consists of six lanes that are forty yards long. The pool has been the host to the 1986 NAIA championship,as well as the Northwest Conference championships on four different occasions,

Plans for the swimming pool had been made as early as the 1960s. . Finally in 1983, a ground breaking ceremony took place. A private donor contributed nearly $1.7 million for just the swimming pool, which led to a successful bid for the 1986 NAIA swimming and diving championships which were co-hosted with Eastern Washington University.

Whitworth has assembled a remarkable swimming tradition under coaches Tom Dodd and Steve Schadt. They have led the Pirates to numerous conference championships and have coached scores of all-Americans.

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