Monday, November 7, 2022

The Career and Community Engagement Center is excited to announce a new opportunity for students through Parker Dewey Micro-Internships, short-term, paid, professional assignments that are similar to those given to new hires or interns. These projects enable students to demonstrate skills, explore career paths and build their networks. Unlike traditional internships, Micro-internships can take place year-round, typically range from five to 40 hours of work, and are due between one week and one month after kick-off. 

 

Not only does this help the companies across various industries and departments who are looking for skills like yours, but it also allows you to get real-world experience and network with professionals. By engaging these companies now, you can make yourself a more experienced and appealing candidate for future internship and career opportunities.  

 

There will be two information sessions this week in the Reid Campus Center Café. Stop by to get your questions about micro-internships answered and enjoy some micro-treats!

• Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 2-4 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Questions about the info sessions? Email Assistant Director for Internship Programs Nadine Stecklein.

 

To learn more and start applying, visit Whitman’s Parker Dewey Micro-Internship page, complete your profile, and check out the available opportunities!

Noteworthy

Associate Professor of Psychology Pavel Blagov was recently quoted in a Newsweek article, "What Should I Be For Halloween? Find Costumes That Match Your Personality." Blagov notes that limited research suggests a link between costumes and gender stereotypes and that marketing of costumes differs based on gender.

Matteo Bortolini a visiting sociology educator from the University of Padua, Italy will present a talk at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Olin Auditorium. The talk is titled "Civil and Uncivil Religion. Politics, Religion, and the Public Sphere in the US and Italy."

Join the Whitman Swim Team for the 17th Annual Hour of Power from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the Baker Ferguson Fitness Center. Practice consists of continuous relays—any stroke, all-out swimming—for an hour. The Hour of Power Relay is in honor of Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma (a rare soft-tissue cancer). Funds raised through this great event support research into the causes and treatment of sarcoma in young people. Everyone of all athletic levels are welcome! 

The final lecture in this year's Judd D. Kimball Endowed Lecture Series: Transforming Classics will take place virtually at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Speaker Craig Williams is a professor of classics at the University of Illinois. His talk is titled, "Native North American Writers on Greco-Roman Antiquity."

Missed out on trick or treating? Love STEM? Visit the STEM Hub in the Hall of Science building at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8 to learn about research other students have done, visit with faculty, and tour the science building.

The Whitman Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is collecting applications from interested staff members in order to fill a number of open seats on the Council. The mission of the council is to advise the president of the college on behalf of the staff, to improve communication and promote a respectful, civil and engaged staff experience. SAC members serve three-year terms and the Council meets every other week. If you are interested in being considered for appointment, please fill out this Google form. Questions can be directed to sac@whitman.edu or sent anonymously to our campus mailbox.

COVID-19 Updates

In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that over the weekend, no one with Whitman access was 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 in the front entryway at the Welty Student Health Center during normal operating hours. 

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