Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Photo by Sierra Roberts: "Scholarship of Hip Hop" Third Space Speaker A.D. Carson.

 

From the Division of Diversity and Inclusion:

 

The Division of Diversity and Inclusion has been actively contributing to institutional efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism at the college during Fall semester. Highlights include: 

• Launched the Queer Ally Coalition workshop series.

• Together with Human Resources, facilitated training for Equity in the Hiring Process.

• Together with Academic Affairs, organized a reception for Whitman Faculty of Color.

• Coordinated International Student Orientation.

• Organized events for Hispanic Heritage Month.

• Hosted Third Space events on Disability Justice and Hip Hop Scholarship.

• Opened the new All Faiths Room in Reid Campus Center.

A full division report is available online, including updates from the Intercultural Center, International Student and Scholar Services, Religious and Spiritual Life, LGBTQIA+ Student Services, and Equity and Compliance/Title IX. Read more.

Welcome New Staff and Faculty Members

Please join us in welcoming the following new Whitman employees who started in October:

• Matthew Barber, O'Donnell visiting educator
• Jose Cedeno, head men's soccer coach & lecturer of sport studies
• Kristi Kiefel, wellness instructor
• Susan Edwards, human resources generalist
• Atarah Pinder, senior human resources generalist
• Jose Martinez, landscape specialist

We are glad you are here!

Each year, the Pete & Hedda Reid Award recognizes one Whitman faculty or staff member for their exceptional volunteer work within the community. Candidates must have worked at Whitman for at least three years. The online nomination form closes today at 5 p.m. The award recipient will be honored during a Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce Awards Ceremony and will receive $1,000. View past recipients.

The Whitman Events Board presents a screening of "Legally Blonde" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Olin Auditorium. Students, faculty and staff are all invited to this free screening of a Hollywood classic.

The History department presents "Timber Culture: Seeking an Inclusive American Narrative" at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3 in Olin Auditorium. The speaker, Gwendolyn Trice, is an African American woman and descendant of Black loggers, and the founder and executive director of the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center in Joseph, Oregon, located on the historical townsite of Maxville, a segregated logging community. 

The English department presents "Coyote Made the Rivers: Indigenous Ecology and the Sacred Geography of Song" at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3 in the Kimball Theatre in Hunter Conservatory. With a blend of music, visual imagery, storytelling and research, this event will feature Chad S. Hamill/čnaq’ymi’, a scholar whose work focuses on song traditions of the Interior Northwest, including those carried by his Spokane ancestors.

Daily COVID-19 Update

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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