Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Earlier this week, the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) hosted a guest webinar featuring law professor Carmen G. Gonzalez. The webinar, entitled Presumed Incompetent II: Lessons from the Struggles and Victories of Women of Color in Academia, was based on Professor Gonzalez’ scholarship exploring “the obstacles that women of color encounter on the road to tenure, promotion and academic leadership as well as the strategies that women of color have deployed to succeed” in academia.

 

In fall of 2021, Whitman College became an institutional member of the NCFDD. As a result, Whitman faculty have access to the Gonzalez webinar and the entire NCFDD webinar library. Email diversity@whitman.edu for instructions on how to set up an account that enables access to these resources. 

 

About the NCFDD

The NCFDD is a nationally-recognized, independent professional development, training and mentoring community for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students that offers a compendium of resources and tools to support the personal and professional success of scholars from more than 450 member colleges and universities. Its webinar series included content focused on STEM grant funding strategies, preparing tenure and promotion materials, challenging race and gender bias in student evaluations, incivility in academic spaces and inclusive online teaching practices. NCFDD also provides members with writing challenges and discussion forums that can help them navigate career progression and contribute to technical skill development. 

 

More resources from LACRELA

As a reminder, Whitman is also a member of LACRELA, the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance. Next Monday, Jan. 24 from 9 a.m.–12 p.m., there will be a LACRELA eConvening focused on Meaningfully Integrating Racial Topics Across the Curriculum. For more information or to request access to the session, visit our LACRELA page.

Free N95 Masks and COVID-19 Tests 

Masks: Don’t forget to get your set of free N95 masks! Whitman is pleased to offer each member of our campus community one set of seven N95 masks, which can be picked up at Cordiner during baseline testing hours. These masks are intended to be reused, as our supply is limited to providing one set of seven masks per person.

 

At-home COVID-19 Test Kits: the federal government website for requesting at-home test kits is now live. Every household in the U.S. is eligible to receive four free kits, which you can order online.

Student off-campus rental applications for the Fall 2022–Spring 2023 school year open at 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 24. The selection process is conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants must be current Whitman students with a Fall 2022 academic level of junior or senior, 21+ years old or have approval from the Residence Life office.

Available properties and the rental application (goes live on Jan. 24) as well as other important information can be found on our website. All applications are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18. Any questions may be directed to offcampusrentals@whitman.edu.

Applications for DJ and policy council positions for KWCW, Whitman’s radio station, are open and can be found on KWCW's WhitLife page, as well as at the links below. Information about the positions are embedded in the applications, which are due on Wednesday, Jan. 26.

 

All are welcome to apply! Questions can be emailed to kwcwmanager@whitman.edu.

In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that in the past 24 hours, five people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19. These people are 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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