Monday, January 24, 2022

Inscribed jewelry has long served to help people keep important messages close at hand—like the fabled king whose ring reminded him that “This too shall pass.” 

 

For Whitman College alum Marshal McReal ’84, it’s a leather and silver bracelet engraved with the quote “The journey is the reward.” 

 

It’s a message that has served McReal well, from his 300-mile trek along the Camino de Santiago in Spain to his everyday work as a principal of Garde Capital, a wealth management firm he co-founded in 2009. Now, he hopes that part of his legacy is to give Whitman students the opportunity to absorb this mantra as well. 

 

McReal recently established a $1 million estate gift to help support the journeys of talented students who may otherwise lack the means to attend and thrive at Whitman. 

 

McReal feels strongly about education’s role in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. “I believe education can be the great equalizer,” he says. “Giving talented young people an excellent educational experience at Whitman will enhance their opportunity to compete in the marketplace. Creating access for traditionally underserved populations helps level the playing field.” 

 

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Final Week of Baseline Testing

The final days of the required baseline COVID-19 testing for all faculty, staff and students is taking place at Cordiner Hall from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you have not yet taken your second baseline test, please do so as soon as it has been five to seven days following your first test.

 

There will not be any baseline testing available after Friday and if you have not completed your second test by that date, your campus access will be suspended.

Student off-campus rental applications for the Fall 2022–Spring 2023 school year opened at 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 24. The selection process is conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants must be current Whitman students with a Fall 2022 academic level of junior or senior, 21+ years old or have approval from the Residence Life office.

A list of available properties, the rental application as well as other important information are available on the off-campus rentals website. All applications are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18. Any questions may be directed to offcampusrentals@whitman.edu.

Submissions to Whitman's annual literary magazine, blue moon, are now open! Send in your poetry, prose, and art to bluemoon.submittable.com until Jan. 28 for the opportunity to have your work in the 2021-2022 edition. All submissions are reviewed anonymously and any questions can be directed to bluemoon@whitman.edu. The editors can’t wait to see your wonderful creations.

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 over the weekend, eight people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19. These people are now in isolation for 10 days 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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