The annual Off-Campus Studies/Study Abroad Fair will take place from 3-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom.
Representatives from the following sponsoring organizations of many of our off-campus studies partner programs are traveling from all over the US and abroad in order to talk with Whitman students, faculty and staff about their programs:
- AIT Budapest (Hungary computer science program)
- CIEE (China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ghana, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, South Africa)
- College Year in Athens, Greece
- DIS (Denmark and Sweden)
- IES Abroad (Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Spain)
- IFSA-Institute for Study Abroad (Australia, Argentina, England, Ireland, Mexico, Scotland)
- Middlebury Schools Abroad (France and Spain)
- SEA Education Association (Woods Hole, Massachusetts)
- School for Field Studies (Australia, Cambodia, Chile, Panama, Tanzania, Turks & Caicos)
- SIT Study Abroad (Chile, Ecuador, Iceland, Indonesia, Morocco, Nepal, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland)
- Syracuse University (Florence, Italy)
In addition, Whitman seniors who studied off campus last year will be at the information tables sharing their stories from their time away. Don't miss this opportunity to explore these global educational opportunities.
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Useful Email Listserv Information
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Any member of the Whitman community may post to the following listservs:
The Announcements listserv (announcements@whitman.edu) is for promotion of Whitman-related news and events.
The Community listserv (community@whitman.edu) is for promotion of non-Whitman, off-campus, personal and community news and events.
The For Sale listserv (forsale@whitman.edu) is the only listserv to use for buying, selling, trading, or giving away items.
The Lost and Found listserv (lostandfound@whitman.edu) is the only listserv to use to try and reunite lost items with their owners.
The Rides listserv (rides@whitman.edu) is the only listserv to us to find or offer rideshare opportunities.
The Students listserv (students@whitman.edu) is for general discussion of anything relevant to the student population at Whitman.
Please note that for time-sensitive posts, review response times may be more sporadic during evenings and weekends.
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Open Access Week: October 24-30
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During Open Access Week, researchers celebrate Open Access–practices and policies that make research materials available online for no cost and without other access barriers, so that they can be freely shared and re-used. The Open Access Week theme for 2022 is "Open for Climate Justice," and libraries around the country and the world are sponsoring online lectures and panels related to the theme. There are links to selected event descriptions, registration options, and additional resources in the Penrose Library Guide to Open Access.
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Two Talks on Global South Perspectives on the Ukraine War
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The Politics Department will present two talks at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in Maxey 204. Mouin Rabbani, researcher, analyst and commentator, will present "The Ukraine War in The Global South" and Hasmik Egian, director of the UN Security Council Affairs Division, will present "The International Dynamics of the Ukraine War: The Case of the United Nations." Each talk will be relatively short, followed by a Q&A session.
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Don't Forget Your Annual Flu Shots
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Free flu shots are available for students, faculty and staff, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. every afternoon at the Welty Student Health Center, while supplies last. No appointment necessary.
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Ojos de Whitman Deadline Extended
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La clase de HISP 305 está aceptando textos de ficción, narrativas (español y/o Spanglish) e ilustraciones para su revista "Los Ojos de Whitman." Si quieres participar, puedes ir a este enlace para más información: https://sites.google.com/whitman.edu/larevista/home. La fecha para entregar textos está extendido hasta el 1 de noviembre.
HISP 305 is accepting fictional and narrative texts (Spanish/Spanglish) in addition to illustrations for their magazine "Los Ojos de Whitman." If you would like to participate, go to this link for more information: https://sites.google.com/whitman.edu/larevista/home. The deadline to submit texts has been extended to November 1.
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In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that over the weekend, one person with Whitman access was confirmed positive for COVID-19 and one test result from last week, which had not previously been reported to campus, was also identified.
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 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Welty Student Health Center.
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Open Kayak
Baker Ferguson Fitness Center, Harvey Pool
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Open Kayak
Baker Ferguson Fitness Center, Harvey Pool
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Have an event you'd like to share with campus? Submit the information to the Events Calendar.
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“Whitman Today” is produced by the Office of Communications and is emailed Monday through Friday to Whitman College staff, faculty and students. All times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time.
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