Tuesday, February 8, 2022

You are invited to come and marvel at the amazing artwork created by Whitman College students in the 14th Annual Juried Student Art Salon!

 

Studio Art faculty along with art and gallery staff juried hundreds of submissions created during 2021 studio art classes. The selections are installed in the Fouts CVA Gallery and first floor feature hallway walls through Friday, Feb. 11.

 

Included in the show are this year's winners of the Louis B. Perry Merit Awards for Art:

• Grant Martin (senior physics-astronomy major ) and Jasper Kim (junior computer science and Japanese major) for the new media animation "The Chase"

• Audrey Horner (senior philosophy major) for the ceramic piece "Sisyphus and Our Boulder"

• Fiona Shaughnessy (junior art major) for the sculpture "Piggy Bank"

• Shintaro Kamura (sophomore) for the drawing "Untitled"

• Pavita Sidhu (sophomore English major) for the painting "Summer, 2021"

• Zephyr Barker (non-degree-seeking student) for the sculpture "Love and Fear"

• Diego Qi (junior art major) for the ceramic form "Edge"

• Giselle Hausmann (senior art major) for the photograph "Oh Sh*t"

• Amanda Fournier (junior English major) for the book arts project "Silence"

You can also take part in the show by voting for your favorite piece! The winner of the People's Choice Award, tallied after the art salon closes, will receive a cash prize.

Employment Opportunities

Whitman is currently hiring for the following positions. Please share these openings with anyone who might be interested!

• Administrative and Lockshop Assistant (Facilities Services)

• Admission Event Coordinator (Admission)

• Associate Dean of Health and Wellness/Director of Counseling Services (Health Center)

• Associate Director of Alumni Relations (Development and Alumni Relations)

• Custodian (Facilities Services)

• Database and Systems Analyst (Development and Alumni Relations)

• Development Officer (Development and Alumni Relations)

• Director of the Intercultural Center (Diversity and Inclusion)

• Director of Security (Security)

• Financial Aid Counselor (Financial Aid Services)

• Geology Technician (Geology)

• On-call Security Officer (Security)

• Printing and Mailing Manager (Communications)

• Project Management Coordinator (Admissions, Communications & Financial Aid)

• Rental Fleet and Landscape Assistant (Facilities Services)

The 2022 Power & Privilege (P&P) Symposium will take place later this month with both in-person and virtual sessions. There are three main events which will require assistance from Whitman volunteers:

• Tuesday, Feb. 22: kick-off event with Aisha Fukushima ’09. Her online performance at 7 p.m. will be preceded by performances from various Whitman students and alumni.
• Wednesday, Feb. 23: keynote address from Imani Barbarin, an inclusion activist, in Cordiner Hall at 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 24: Power & Privilege Day with sessions led by Whitman students, faculty and staff on various topics.

The details of these events and a required volunteer info session will be sent out in a follow-up email after you sign up to volunteer. Each of our volunteers will receive P&P merchandise and will secure a spot at a P&P event. If you have any questions, please contact symposium_programming@whitman.edu.

Are you feeling stuck? Is it hard to get out of bed? Has your self-esteem taken a hit? Come learn some skills to help you cope! The Counseling Center is leading a group for Whitman students to learn about techniques that can help relieve symptoms of depression. You don't need a formal diagnosis of depression to attend, nor do you need any prior experience with counseling; this is a relaxed and welcoming space. And, while students are welcome to share about themselves as we go, this is a skills group rather than a processing group so it's OK if you are shy or want to keep some things private. We will meet from 2:30–3:30 p.m. Friday afternoons starting this week, Feb. 11, 2022. Email Lily Seaman, counselor, at seamane@whitman.edu with any questions and use the registration form to sign up.  

Positive COVID-19 cases in our campus community are noted in Whitman Today in compliance with state regulations. We also update the data in our COVID-19 Dashboard every Monday.

 

In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that in the past 24 hours, a person with Whitman access was confirmed positive for COVID-19. This person is now in isolation in accordance with our campus and CDC guidelines. Though the likelihood of transmission is low due to our campus COVID-19 protocols, it is possible that others may have been exposed to COVID-19. There is nothing you need to do at this time aside from following our campus COVID-19 protocols. Anyone identified through the contact tracing process as a close contact (within 6 ft. for at least 15 minutes over 24 hours) will be personally notified. 

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