Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Welcome New Faculty Members
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Feature by: Mary Raschko, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
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In the few days before new students arrived on campus, another diverse, dynamic group of Whitties participated in an intensive orientation experience—the new faculty.
The cohort is made up of 34 faculty members who teach across 24 different disciplines, and consists of seven tenure-track faculty, 19 visiting faculty, one new head coach, one O’Donnell Visiting Educator and six part-time adjunct faculty—including a few current staff members. They traveled from as close as Walla Walla, the Tri-Cities and Spokane and as far as Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Each of these individuals, whether they are coming to Whitman for a brief semester or for multiple decades, will enrich our campus community in unique and deeply valued ways.
Faculty orientation stretches over 2 ½ days. Monday focused on getting to know the Whitman community and building connections among their cohort: new faculty heard from administrators and faculty leaders, talked with students, gained tips to navigate the transition to Whitman from second-year professors and traded stories about their interests and experiences while sampling food from local farms. Tuesday featured a range of sessions related to teaching, from equitable course policies and inclusive assignment design, to campus safety, classroom technology and navigating myWhitman. Wednesday they patiently completed required paperwork with Whitman’s dedicated Human Resources team.
Unfortunately, the wildfire smoke did prevent new faculty from getting a proper tour, so in addition to warmly welcoming these colleagues in the coming weeks, please consider taking time to show them your favorite spaces on campus.
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Whitman Pool Featured in Business Technology Magazine
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Commercial Integrator magazine recently featured our campus in an article titled “AtlasIED Atmosphere Audio Distribution Makes a Splash at Whitman College.” The article includes comments from Instructional Multimedia Services Consultant Tristan Rupert, who describes how new audio equipment at Harvey Pool provides better sound quality and is much more reliable than the system that it replaced.
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Audition Now for Solo Performance Opportunity
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The Department of Theater and Dance is looking for six solo student performers to be in the first show of the season, “Spotlight: Solo, Slam, Stand-up.” This show provides a unique opportunity to create your own solo work, under the mentorship of important writers in the field of solo work. Audition information is available online. Email Theater and Dance Chair Laura Hope to schedule an audition interview between now and Monday, Aug. 28.
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QPR Suicide Prevention Training Next Week
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Faculty and staff are invited to participate in a two-hour training session provided by Counseling Center staff, using the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) model which has been proven to decrease suicide risk in communities like ours. Participants will be certified as a QPR Gatekeeper, valid for one year. The training will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Sept. 1 in Maxey 104. Space is limited, so please RSVP in advance and email questions to qpr@whitman.edu. (See attached flyer.)
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Power & Privilege Symposium is Hiring
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Opening Day was a success! A big thank you to more than 100 members of the Whitman community who showed up to help the day go smoothly for our newest students and their families.
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Cleveland Commons, Outside
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