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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Lessons in Nonviolent Communication with Roxy Manning and Aya Caspi

Feature by: Dr. John Johnson, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence

Portraits of Roxy Manning (left) and Aya Caspi (right).

Join us on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center for a special Dialogue and Dignity session on Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Roxy Manning, Ph.D. (pictured, left), and Aya Caspi (pictured, right) are certified trainers with the Center for Nonviolent Communication and will provide a presentation on the practice and benefits of NVC. 

Created by Marshall Rosenberg, NVC offers a transformative approach to communication that emphasizes empathy and deep listening. NVC enables connection without judgment and helps build bridges of understanding by promoting compassion and thoughtful reflection on the expression of our own needs and the needs of others. A valuable tool for creating community in and out of the classroom, NVC is uniquely valuable for navigating communication through conflict and across differences.

On Thursday, Feb. 29, Manning and Caspi will also each facilitate smaller sessions focused on the application of NVC in processing harm and forging connections. You can sign up as an individual or group/class to participate in any of the four available sessions with either presenter. If the available times do not work, write in your desired meeting time and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

“Naming Harm and Talking About Microaggressions” (with Manning):

  • 9–10:20 a.m. 
  • 3:40–5 p.m.

“Transforming ‘Enemy Images’ and Listening Beyond Positions” (with Caspi):

  • 9–10:20 a.m. 
  • 3:40–5 p.m.

Learn more about Manning and Caspi.

Noteworthy

Swim Teams Earn Scholastic Awards

The Whitman College men’s and women’s swimming teams continue to excel both in the pool and in the classroom. Both squads recently earned the Fall Scholar All-America Team award from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America. The women’s team posted a GPA of 3.67 and the men’s team posted a GPA of 3.44. Both teams will compete in the Northwest Conference Swimming Championships this weekend.

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Announcements

Visiting Writers Reading Series Event Tomorrow

The 2023–2024 Visiting Writers Reading Series continues with Derrick Austin on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. Austin is an award-winning poet and author whose accolades include the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award and the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize. (Flyer attached.)

 

Stream Team Announces Volunteer Opportunity

The Stream Team seeks volunteers to help clean up the Brewer Wetland on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 1–4 p.m. This large project will require 20–40 people to remove plastic tarps from the area to make room for new planting projects. Transportation will be provided for those that need it. Please sign up in advance. (Flyer attached.)

 

Now Accepting Nominations for Campus Awards 

The Office of the President is pleased to announce a new consolidated nomination form to handle many of the annual campus awards for students, faculty and staff. Visit the new webpage to learn more about the different available awards and consider who you might like to nominate for one or more of them. Nominations for the current award cycle will be accepted through Friday, March 8. 

Photo Finish

Two figures using climbing gear to scale a wall of ice.

The Outdoor Program recently organized a trip to “Weeping Wall” near Bluewood Ski Resort. Most of the participants had never tried ice climbing before. See more photos on Instagram (@whitman.today). Learn more about upcoming Outdoor Program trips on Compass. 

Happening Today

 

Noon

Deutscher Tisch: German Language Table

Cleveland Commons

Noon

Information Session: Watson Fellowship

Olin Hall, Room 233

Noon

Workshop: Subtle Acts of Exclusion

Reid Campus Center, Room 207

12:10–12:50 p.m.

Movement That Matters: Stretch & Strength

Sherwood Athletic Center

3–5 p.m.

Open Office Hours: Off-Campus Studies

Memorial Building, Room 205

4–5 p.m.

Buddy Program: Valentine’s Card Making

Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom

4 p.m.

Lead Climbing Clinic Part 2

Climbing Center

4:30 p.m.

How to Respond to a Disclosure of Discrimination, Harassment or Retaliation

Reid Campus Center, Room 207

4:30 p.m.

Z-Fit!

Reid Side Lawn or Sherwood 114 (weather dependent)

8–10 p.m.

Open Kayak

Harvey Pool

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