MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022

It’s a sweet time to be a Whittie! We are eager to welcome our incoming Class of 2026 and give them a taste of what life is like in our community.

Join us in welcoming them by participating in the Onion Challenge. All you have to do is take a photo or short video of yourself biting into a Walla Walla Sweet Onion and send it to Kathia Jimenez, our social media specialist. You'll have a chance to be featured on the Whitman College social media pages to welcome incoming Whitties! Or just post to your favorite social media platform with the #WhittieSweetLife hashtag! 

Incoming first-year and transfer students will soon receive their boxes of Walla Walla Sweets and will share how they enjoy these world-famous onions.

Ready, set, go!

Noteworthy

Rolfe Highlights Career Coaching at National Conference

Kimberly Rolfe, director of career development for the Career and Community Engagement Center (CCEC), presented on Whitman's career coaching initiative at the the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Rolfe spoke about how Whitman builds a comprehensive career coaching model to engage with every first-year student in appropriate career-centered conversations. This was the first time the CCEC was asked to speak on the program outside of the Whitman community.

Kaufman-Osborn Publishes Op-Ed in Insider Higher Ed

Emeritus professor of politics and leadership Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn published “How Not to Think About Institutional Racism,” an op-ed in Inside Higher Ed. Kaufman-Osborn explained how to look at governance—past and present—in order to understand institutional racism at the University of North Carolina.

Campus offices will be closed for two days for the holiday. Regular office hours will resume Wednesday, July 6. 

Cleveland Espresso is now open for the summer! The coffee shop will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The summer menu includes espresso, smoothies and sandwiches along with other items.

Cleveland Commons is also opening for lunch! The dining hall will be serving lunch starting on Wednesday, June 29. It will remain open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Welcome to Whitman

In the past month, we welcomed the following new employees to Whitman:

• Kaylie McCracken, research laboratory technician
• West Skrobiak-Bales, archive assistant
• Schyler Black, security officer 
• Madi Welch, marketing and communications fellow in the Career & Community Engagement Center
• Christian Wallace-Bailey, assistant director of Alumni Relations
• Carlos Muñoz, instructional & learning technologist for humanities and arts in Technology Services

JULY 4th - 5th

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