Wilderness First Aid Courses
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Photo (courtesy of the Outdoor Program): A simulated first aid scenario on campus.
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Earlier this month, 18 Whitman students and four community members participated in a 10-day Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course taught through Whitman's Outdoor Program by instructors from the National Outdoor Leadership School. WFR certification is the industry standard for many outdoors-focused jobs, including professional guides, trip leaders, and search and rescue teams. The course is split between time spent in the classroom and time spent outdoors practicing skills (pictured).
The Outdoor Program offers two Wilderness First Responder courses each year, and the next round will take place during the first 10 days of spring break. The Outdoor Program also sponsors a 3-day Wilderness First Aid course and a 3-day WFR Recertification course during Presidents Day weekend.
For more information, visit the Outdoor Program website.
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Lauren Osborne Publishes Essay About Controversy
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Associate Professor of Religion Lauren Osborne published a reflection on a recent controversy at Hamline University, "Freedom, Tradition, and Precarity at Hamline University. It’s not either/or at Hamline; it’s both/and." The essay appeared in "Sightings," the online publication on the role of religion in public life at the University of Chicago Divinity School. The debate around Hamline concerns academic freedom and a historical painting of the Prophet Muhammad, and Osborne suggests that a nuanced understanding of religion is required in order to move forward with any productive discussion about such a situation.
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Student Rental Application Portal Now Open
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Are you looking for off-campus housing for the 2023-2024 school year? You will need to be a junior or senior, 21+ years of age, or have approval from the Residence Life and Housing Office. The application portal is now open, and selection is first come, first served. For more information, visit the Off-Campus Rentals webpage.
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In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that since yesterday, two people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19.
Please continue to follow all our campus COVID-19 protocols to help prevent transmission. If you have any symptoms that may be COVID-19 or know that you may have been exposed to coronavirus, please be tested. Additional masks and rapid test kits are available in the front entryway at the Welty Student Health Center during normal operating hours.
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All Faiths Room (Reid 110)
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Glover Alston Center (The GAC)
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Meet the Candidates for Vice President of Finance and Administration
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Reid Campus Center, Landing
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