Thinking About Working:
Interview with Phuong Le ’16
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By Noah Leavitt, director of the Career and Community Engagement Center
Remote work is an important and timely topic for Whitman students, faculty and staff to understand. This is especially true for students preparing for summer internships or postgraduate employment. I can think of few alumni who are better positioned to offer helpful advice on this topic than Phuong Le ’16.
Le has an amazing and very 2022 professional portfolio, including working part-time as a pharmacist at Walgreens, working as a self-employed tutor for NAPLEX (a pharmacy board exam), and founding and serving as the CEO of startup company Inchoate.
Today in Thinking About Working, I recount a recent conversation I had with Le in which she reflected on how she works remotely in several different ways for her various professional roles. She shares pros and cons of remote work and identifies skills that students gain at Whitman that help them succeed in these kinds of conditions. (She also recommended an article from Inc. that she said will help students ask the right questions when considering remote work.)
For more about Le and lots of cutting-edge insights about remote work that Whitties should know, read the full interview on the CCEC blog.
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Taking care of your N95 masks is a very different process than just throwing a cloth mask in the washing machine. In “How Long Can I Keep Wearing the Same Respirator Mask?” for The New York Times, Tara Parker-Pope offers a down-to-earth perspective for using these high quality masks in every daily life:
Never try to clean your high-performance mask. While it may feel like synthetic fabric, respirator medical-style masks are made of layers of high-tech filters that have been electrostatically charged to better attract and trap particles. Washing a mask, or trying to sanitize it with alcohol, peroxide or even ultraviolet light will degrade it and make it less effective. Just let your mask air out on a hook, in a paper or mesh bag or on a clean shelf. The best way to keep your mask clean is to wash your hands before touching it, hold the mask by the straps, and keep it in a clean, dry place when you’re not wearing it. Keep a few masks on hand and rotate their use so each mask has plenty of time to air out between uses.
The article also discusses how long the virus might live on an N95 mask, whether masks should be stored in a brown paper bag and if masks can become saturated or filled up with viral particles.
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President Murray Holds Open Office Hours for Students
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President Murray invites students to join her during her spring semester open office hours:
- Tuesday, Feb. 1, 12–1 p.m.: President’s Office (Memorial Building #304)
- Wednesday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.: President Murray, Board of Trustees Chair Joe Davis and Student Representative to the Board of Trustees Christian Wallace-Bailey – President's Office (Memorial Building #304)
- Thursday, March 10, 4–5 p.m.: Cleveland Coffee House
- Wednesday, April 13, 12–1 p.m.: President’s Office (Memorial Building #304)
- Wednesday, May 4, 4–5 p.m.: President Murray, Board of Trustees Chair Joe Davis, and Student Representative to the Board of Trustees, Christian Wallace-Bailey – Cleveland Coffee House
If you have questions, or you cannot find a time during open office hours that works with your schedule, contact Joanie Lucarelli in the President’s Office at lucarej@whitman.edu, 509-527-5132.
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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 Friday through Sunday, 12 people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19. These people are 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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| 12:10 p.m. |
grieving@whitman
grieving@whitman happens every Monday from 12:10-12:50 pm in Reid 110 for those who would welcome the support of shared community.
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| 4 p.m. |
Fortive Internship Info Session
Fortive is a global family of more than 20 industry-leading industrial growth and technology companies, united by a shared purpose: to make the world stronger, safer, and more effective by providing essential technology for the people who accelerate progress.
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| 8 p.m. |
Open Kayak
Come to the pool and try out kayaking or practice and learn new skills if you are already a paddler. Equipment and Instruction provided. Free. Just bring a swimsuit.
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| 8:30–10 a.m. |
Vaccine/Booster-Exempt Employee and Student COVID-19 Testing
Any employee or student with an approved vaccine or booster exemption must test weekly at Welty Student Health Center.
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