Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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Ben Rabinowitz Award Application Cycle Opens
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Photo (Emery Hansell ’21): Behind the scenes during the filming of “The Big Red Ban”(2022), a short film by Annie Means ’22, recipient of the Ben Rabinowitz Award.
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Applications for the 2022–2023 Ben Rabinowitz Award are now being accepted!
Given in honor of former Whitman College President Tom Cronin, the $3,000 Ben Rabinowitz Award assists students with demonstrated leadership skills who wish to implement new projects or learning opportunities that promote compassion in medicine or politics and enrich the campus community. Winning students (or student groups) are required to present the outcome of their project to the Whitman community within one year of receiving the award.
Previous winning projects have included:
• A short film about discrimination in the blood donation process.
• A bilingual cookbook provided for free through the SOS Clinic.
• An original piece of live theater (“Echo Chamber”).
• The creation of the Whitman College Glean Team.
Applications (available online) should be submitted to Noah Leavitt, Director of the Career and Community Engagement Center, and are due by Monday, Feb. 27 at noon.
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Technology Services Maintenance Schedule
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While Technology Services strives to keep its services running 24/7, 365 days a year, it is necessary to regularly perform maintenance to keep systems stable and secure. This often means restarting servers, which will cause them to be unresponsive for a period of time.
To help the community plan around these disruptions, and to avoid notification fatigue, there is a standing maintenance window from 5–7 a.m. every Wednesday morning. During this time period, you may experience services not responding.
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The Student Activities Office will host Brew Night from 4–7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the Reid Campus Center Café. Open to all Whitman community members (ages 21 and up), this event will feature $5 (cash or credit card) brews from Five Dollar Ranch and Quirk Brewing.
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Outhouse Holds Ecology Event on Thursday
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The Outhouse (Environmental Studies interest house) will host an event at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9 in the Reid Campus Center Basement. Attendees will learn about the Lower Snake River dams, their ecological effects on salmon and orca, and the controversy regarding whether to breach them. There will also be opportunities to write postcards to the officials involved and chances to earn stickers and T-shirts.
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Whitman Food Pantry Hours Updated
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The Whitman Food Pantry located in the Glover Alston Center (GAC) will have the following hours during spring semester:
• Tuesday through Thursday: 4–6 p.m. & 7–9 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: 1–2 p.m.
The food pantry is open to all Whitman community members. Procedures have been updated to provide comfortable volunteer support, additional hours and a smooth check-out system to get people what they need. Follow @gloveralstoncenter on Instagram for updates. Contact Quin Nelson, DEIA Program Coordinator, with questions or if you would like to get involved.
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Take the Whitman Today Reader Survey
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Please take two minutes to let us know how often you read Whitman Today! Survey responses are due by Friday, Feb. 10.
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In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that since yesterday, two people with Whitman access were 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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Employee Webinar: Creating Strong and Healthy Relationship with Others and Yourself
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Climbing Wall
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Quarterlife Clothing Swap
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Multipurpose Gym
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Glover Alston Center (GAC)
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Would you like to share an event with campus? Submit the information to the Events Calendar.
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All submissions are welcome! If you have accomplishments to celebrate, an event to publicize or other content to share with the Whitman community, email whitmantoday@whitman.edu. Submissions of 125 words or less are due by noon for the following day’s newsletter. Submissions may be edited and/or held for a later date according to space and editorial needs. Your submission also authorizes use on Whitman's social media unless otherwise specified.
Previous issues of Whitman Today are archived on our website.
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