Thursday, July 20, 2023

We are fortunate at Whitman College to have ready access to a wide selection of artwork: small and large, indoors and outdoors. Included in this array are a variety of sculptures which have been installed on campus over the years—many of which were created by, or donated by, alums of the college.

If you would like to learn more about some of the sculptures on campus, this self-guided Campus Sculpture Walking Tour, created by Sheehan Gallery, is a great place to start. 

From the tour guide:

Students Playing 4D Tic Tac Toe, 1994 (pictured above)
“Tic Tac Toe’s cast aluminum figures represent both the intellectual and playful aspects of college life. Commissioned by the class of 1954, this piece was created by Richard Beyer, a sculptor whose realistic figurative works populate public spaces throughout the Northwest.”

Bonus sculpture:
Visit the All Faiths Room in Reid Campus Center (when the room is not in use) to see Kim Nemeth’s woven sculpture "everything impossible once" (2022)—not currently listed on the walking tour, but likely to be included in future updates.

Three members of the Whitman College women’s golf team—Pavita Sidhu ’24, Beatrice Archer ’26 and Cindy Luo ’26—were recently named All-American Scholars by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) for the 2022–2023 season. A minimum GPA of 3.5 is required for consideration. Go Blues!

Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics and Religion Daniel C. Smith recently published two peer-reviewed articles, both of which situate the New Testament Apocalypse of John within the religious landscape of Roman Asia Minor (modern Southwest Turkey). The first, “John of Patmos and the Appeal of an Exotic Apocalypse,” is published in the latest issue of the Journal of Biblical Literature. The second, “Purity among the Parthenoi of Revelation 14 and the Bacchoi of Roman Asia,” was published in the latest issue of NeoTestamentica. In each, Smith uses an interdisciplinary approach to the Ancient Mediterranean world, integrating philology and archaeology, Classics and Biblical Studies, and ancient history alongside recent work in Postcolonial Studies and Cultural Anthropology.

Please note that the Walla Walla Police Department will be utilizing North Hall for training exercises today, Thursday, July 20. 

Whitman campus offices will close at noon tomorrow, Friday, July 21, for a discretionary half day for staff members. The Boyer House Print Shop (Printing Services) will be closed all day.

Faculty and staff, please make plans to join President Sarah Bolton and your colleagues on Thursday, July 27 at 3 p.m. on the Baker Center side lawn. Ice cream (and other sweet treats) will be provided.

If you would like to reserve a locker in the Baker Ferguson Fitness Center or Sherwood Center, please help with the inventory management process by filling out the request form by Monday, July 24.

This week the Biology Department Greenhouse held a free plant giveaway to make room for new plant projects. This popular event happens about once per semester. (The greenhouse also accepts donations of used pots or clean plastic containers.)

8 a.m. to Noon

Fire Alarm Inspections

Hall of Music

8 a.m. to Noon

Fire Alarm Inspections

Penrose House
& Welty Student Health Center

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