Thinking About Working: Trick or Treat?
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From Noah Leavitt, director of the Career and Community Engagement Center:
Mid-October points us toward Halloween, the mysterious-spooky-fun holiday of tricks and treats. This seasonal theme inspires a question about the ever-evolving economy and in particular the situation for students looking for summer internships and full-time work: is the job market going to be filled with tricks or treats for students?
Like so many questions at Whitman, this one is not so straightforward. At this moment, my colleagues and I in the Career and Community Engagement Center are reading the headlines and noticing both kinds of signals:
Read more.
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Canopy: Employee Assistance Program
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Did you know that employees have access to resource-retrieval services through Canopy, Whitman's Employee Assistance Program (EAP)? Instead of making a bunch of calls, let a specialist at Canopy do the research for you.
Example topics include:
- Childcare
- Eldercare
- Housing
- Help for a family member
- Pet grooming/care
- Dry cleaners & clothing alterations
- House cleaning
- Yard care
- Youth activities
Call 800-433-2320, text 503-850-7721, or email info@canopywell.com. An EAP Specialist will gather details about your need, check availability, check for complaints, confirm licensure, and present several viable options within two to three business days.
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Celebrating the Life of Hitomi Johnson
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There will be a celebration of life for faculty member Hitomi Johnson at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Olin Auditorium. Johnson taught Japanese classes at Whitman College for more than 15 years.
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Transforming Classics Lecture Tomorrow
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The Judd D. Kimball Endowed Lecture Series: Transforming Classics will continue at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 with a virtual presentation by Michael Morgan, senior lecturer in theater and dance at the University of California Santa Barbara. "Shifting Youthful Perspective From a Criminalized Lens to a Heroic One: Rewriting Homer's Odyssey and Euripides' Trojan Women" is free and open to the public and will take place on Zoom. Pre-registration is not required.
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Health Speaker Series Tomorrow
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The next lecture in the Health Speaker Series, organized by the Office of Health Professions Advising, will be a virtual presentation by Dr. Douglas McNeel '86, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18. McNeel is a tenured professor in the Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Craft Your Future Workshop Wednesday
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The Craft Your Future skills-building workshops offer all students opportunities to gain experience, learn about resources and tools, and develop skills that will boost their career and life readiness. Led by Whitman alumni, staff, and student leaders, these hands-on workshops cover eight crucial career competencies:
- Career and Self-Development
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Equity & Inclusion
- Leadership
- Professionalism
- Teamwork
- Technology
The next Craft Your Future workshop will be on Teamwork and Collaboration, from 7:30-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17 in Reid G-02. More information on upcoming events and past webinar recordings are available online.
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In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that over the weekend, two people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19.
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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