Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Whitman is setting the stage for a transformational addition to campus: a junior-senior residential village. The Board of Trustees, along with dedicated alumni and friends of the college, made initial gifts of $10 million to begin to realize this innovative plan for enhancing student life, promoting community engagement and providing a bridge to a more inclusive future. A total of $30 million in gifts is needed to break ground on this exciting project. 

A primary aim of the Junior-Senior Village is to forge stronger bonds within the Whitman community and enhance the academic and co-curricular experiences of our students. While Whitman was founded as a residential liberal arts college, in recent decades only 15% of juniors and 5% of seniors have lived in on-campus housing, with the result that many students experience increased isolation and disengagement from college activities in their final two years.

Board of Trustees member Nancy Serruier and her husband Greg made a $5 million gift toward the new housing project. “The pandemic showed us that students living and supporting one another in community is more important than ever at Whitman. We were delighted to invest in this vision.” 

This substantial investment serves as the cornerstone for the envisioned Junior-Senior Village. Comprising three state-of-the-art buildings, the village will house apartment-style residences along Boyer Avenue and Marcus Street, forming a connective space between the campus and downtown Walla Walla.

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Whitman employees with a Premera health insurance plan have access to a range of care options when their primary care doctor is unavailable. 

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Whitman College and Safeway will host a COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Clinic today from Noon–3 p.m. at Cordiner Hall. Please bring a copy of the front and back of your personal health insurance card (Safeway does not accept Kaiser Permanente insurance). Please also bring your completed Informed Consent form (English form, Spanish form). The new COVID-19 vaccine is formulated to respond better to current variants, including Omicron. (See attached flyer.)

Matthew Klingle, Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies from Bowdon College, will deliver a lecture titled “Pathfinders for Health? Native American, Diabetes, and the Shifting Ecologies of Disease” on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. This event is sponsored by the Department of History, Department of Anthropology, the Environmental Studies Program and the Virgil Robert and Mary L. Bierman Endowment. (See attached flyer.)

The Pášx̣apa Powwow is currently seeking vendors wishing to sell their non-food items or host an information station at the event on Saturday, Nov. 18 in Sherwood Athletic Center. Vendors are expected to bring their own tables and chairs, be set up by noon and shut down and cleared by 9 p.m. Completed applications can be submitted to River Freemont at freemonr@whitman.edu or delivered to Penrose Library. (See attached application.)

The new James Hayner Field is named in honor of a longtime Whitman trustee and Walla Walla community leader—seen here cutting a ribbon at a recent dedication ceremony. The FieldTurf surface promises a safer and more dependable playing surface for athletes that can be used year round.

Noon–3 p.m.

COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Clinic

Cordiner Hall, Lobby

12:10–12:50 p.m.

Movement That Matters: MELT

Sherwood Athletic Center

4–5:30 p.m.

Equestrian Club: Meet a Live Horse

Outside of Cleveland Commons

5 p.m.

Psychology Candidate Research Presentation

Maxey Hall, Room 304

7–10 p.m.

Study With Unidos

Reid Campus Center, Room G02

7:15 p.m.

FGWC Taco Making with Chef Jon

Cleveland Commons, Global Station (RSVP)

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