Alex Feller ’22 Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
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Feature by: Casey Brown, Managing Editor
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A recent Whitman College graduate will soon travel to Spain—earning a grant from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Alex Feller ’22 will serve as an English Teaching Assistant for the 2023–2024 year. She competed with more than 700 individuals who applied specifically for the program in Spain.
“I am absolutely thrilled to be participating as a Fulbright grantee for the 2023–2024 school year,” says Feller, who majored in Psychology at Whitman, graduating with honors. While a student at Whitman, Feller also worked as a Youth Advocacy Group Leader for the Mariposa Program of the Walla Walla YWCA.
“Some of the most remarkable moments of my life have come through being immersed in another culture and I am so grateful for this opportunity to live and teach abroad in Spain.”
Feller, who currently resides in Santa Barbara, California, was supported by Whitman’s Fellowships and Grants team—part of the Career and Community Engagement Center. “Thank you to everyone who supported and guided me through the application process,” says Feller.
Additionally, Ilse Spiropoulos ’23 is an alternate for an English Teaching Assistantship in Greece. Whittie Chloe Daikh ’21 was a semifinalist for an English Teaching Assistantship in the Palestinian Territories. In the last 15 years, Whitman has had 55 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Awards go to students and graduates.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Program operates in over 160 countries worldwide.
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Women’s Volleyball Team Earns Academic Award
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The Whitman College women’s volleyball team recently earned the 2023 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award which is presented by the United State Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). This award honors volleyball teams who maintain a year-long grade point average of 3.3 or greater.
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Francesca Chubb-Confer Publishes Essay
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion Francesca Chubb-Confer recently co-authored an essay about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent state visit to the United States. “Modi, Biden, and the Surprising Links Between Multiculturalism and Islamophobia” appeared in Sightings, the online publication on the role of religion in public life at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Modi’s reception in the U.S. raised questions about violence towards religious minorities in India, and co-authors Chubb-Confer and Andrew Kunze suggest that a nuanced understanding of religious nationalism and liberal politics is necessary to think through the implications of Modi’s visit.
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Annual Fire Alarm Inspections This Week
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Please note that annual fire alarm inspections will take place on campus throughout the summer. Testing will start at 8 a.m. and may continue for up to four hours. This week, testing will occur in Penrose Library, Physical Plant, College House, Reid Campus Center, Stanton Hall and Tamarac House (see calendar below for details).
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International Students Support Group on Wednesdays
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Starting this week and running through the end of the summer, the Counseling Center will host a support group for International Students on Wednesdays from 1–2 p.m. in the Counseling Center Room 125. Hosted by Drug and Alcohol Specialist/Clinical Therapist Brandon Weimer, LMHC, the support group aims to provide a safe space for International Students to find support and connection. Drop-in as your schedule allows. (Click to learn more.)
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New Film & Media Studies Podcast Episode
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This summer, the Film and Media Studies Department published a new episode of The Cold Open podcast, with hosts Kynde Kiefel, Director of Donald H. Sheehan Gallery, and Robert Sickels, the Alma Meisnest Chair of Humanities and Professor of Film and Media Studies. In “The Cold Open #48 - The Asteroid City Edition,” they are joined by recent graduate Zac Bentz ’23 to discuss the latest feature film by filmmaker Wes Anderson.
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Photo (@summerflyin on Instagram): Over the past two weeks, two groups of students participated in Summer Fly-In, a Whitman College pre-orientation program designed to help incoming students who are the first in their family to attend college and/or are from a working class background. A few of those students are pictured above, escaping from the heat at Veterans Memorial Pool.
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Penrose Library
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Faculty & Staff Ice Cream Social
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