Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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Position, Privilege and Protection: Reflecting on Transgender Day of Remembrance
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From John Johnson, vice president for diversity and inclusion.
Positionality and privilege, if uninterrogated, can lead to significant awareness gaps. For example, I may not be attentive to the lack of lighting in a parking lot. I might not think about whether or not a video I want to use in a presentation has captions. But I need to think about these things. We all do. Over the last several years, I have spent more and more time thinking about my cisgender privilege. I have benefited tremendously as someone who was, to borrow Janet Mock’s phrasing, “born a baby,” assigned male at birth, and whose gender identity aligns with that assignment.
As many of us begin to look ahead to next week’s holiday break, we must not ignore Nov. 20, Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance acknowledges and honors the the memory of transgender people killed in acts of anti-transgender violence. Ollie Taylor. Zoey Rose Martin. Jessi Hart. Rikkey Outumuro. According to the Human Rights Campaign, at least 46 transgender or gender non-conforming people have been violently killed in 2021. The majority of those killed have been Black or Latinx transgender women.
Read more.
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Campus Guest Policy: Vaccinated Business and Educational Visitors Only
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In accordance with Whitman's COVID-19 protocols, visitors to campus must be fully vaccinated and are allowed for approved business, educational and athletic events. Personal visitors, including family members of faculty, staff and students, are not allowed in any campus buildings unless attending a public event.
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Reserve Your Spot on the Winter Break Holiday Shuttles
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If you are in need of a ride to Seattle or Portland for winter break sign up to ride the Whitman Holiday Shuttles! They are a safe and convenient way to get to and from Seattle or Portland for the holidays. The winter shuttle departs on the last day of classes before the break (Dec. 17, 2021) and returns on Sunday before classes begin (Jan. 16, 2022).
Fill out the Google form and reserve your seat! If you have any questions, please reach out to Genesis Torres in the Student Activities Office.
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Positive COVID-19 cases in our campus community are noted in Whitman Today in compliance with state regulations. We also update the data in our COVID-19 Dashboard every Monday.
In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that in the past 24 hours, a person with Whitman access was confirmed positive for COVID-19. This person is now in isolation for 10 days in accordance with our campus and CDC guidelines. Though the likelihood of transmission is low due to our campus COVID-19 protocols, it is possible that others may have been exposed to COVID-19. There is nothing you need to do at this time aside from following our campus COVID-19 protocols. Anyone identified through the contact tracing process as a close contact (within 6 ft. for at least 15 minutes over 24 hours) will be personally notified.
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7 p.m. |
Cider Social
Cozy-up with some hot apple cider, create some cute leaf-stencil book cards and join conversation groups hosted by the Office for Religious and Spiritual Life.
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8–10 p.m. |
Open Kayaking
Come to the pool and try out paddling or practice and learn new skills. Equipment and Instruction provided. Free. Just bring a swimsuit.
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