Visiting Writers Reading Series: Maggie Nelson
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Feature by: Ananya Mehrotra ’27 & Mónica Hernández Williams, Marketing Writer
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Whitman College’s 2023–2024 Visiting Writers Reading Series (VWRS) is closing out the academic year by hosting award-winning author and poet Maggie Nelson tonight at 7 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. (Flyer attached.)
Nelson is a celebrated author renowned for her evocative poetry and insightful prose which dive into themes of love, freedom, and the intricacies of the human experience. She earned her undergraduate degree in English at Wesleyan University before going on to get her Ph.D. in English Literature at City University of New York. She is now a professor at the University of Southern California.
Nelson’s writing includes scholarly work, poetry and nonfiction which have won her many accolades including the National Book Critics Circle Award. She was the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2016 and has since garnered dedicated readers. Her books “The Argonauts,” “Bluets,” and “The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning” are critically acclaimed. Her upcoming book “Like Love: Essays and Conversations” is eagerly awaited for its promise of engaging discourse and profound introspection.
“I’ve been moved by Maggie Nelson’s genre-defying work for decades, and have followed the inspiring moves she’s made through her life and on the page with admiration and fascination,” says Katrina Roberts, the Director of the VWRS. “In her pages, Nelson has weighed in on so many of the most crucial cultural and social issues, offering us all challenging questions, insights and perspectives drawn from meticulous research and so much lived experience.”
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Sueli Gwiazdowski ’24 Honored By Order of Omega
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Sueli Gwiazdowski ’24, immediate past president of Whitman College’s Delta Gamma sorority chapter, was recently awarded a $500 Patrick W. Halloran Scholarship from the Order of Omega, a premier honor organization for sorority/fraternity leaders. The award recognizes the top 3–5% of members for their service, leadership, academics and character. Gwiazdowski was also recently named a 2023 Member of Impact by the Delta Gamma executive office.
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Gina Ohnstad Interviewed About Why Physical Mail Still Matters for College Recruitment
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Vice President for Communications Gina Ohnstad was recently interviewed by Next Avenue for an article titled “Why Your High Schooler Gets So Much Mail.” The article explores how, in today’s world of digital advertising and spam email, a piece of printed mail can stand out and make an impression.
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Drip Drop Resumes Tonight
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Drip Drop Dance Club, a student affinity group for choreographed dance, will resume tonight with its first class of the semester on Thursday, April 4 at 6 p.m. in Sherwood Athletic Center, room 114. All levels of experience are welcome!
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Kappa Alpha Theta Fundraiser on Saturday
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The Kappa Alpha Theta sorority will host their annual carnival fundraiser on Saturday, April 6 from noon to 3 p.m. on the Cordiner Hall side lawn. Proceeds will support the Walla Walla County Child Advocates, which provides support to children in the foster care system. The event will include a variety of carnival games and activities (face painting, ring toss), carnival snacks (popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones), and the opportunity to pie a fraternity member in the face! Tickets are $1 and each booth costs one ticket. (Flyer attached.)
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“Storytelling Against the Crisis” Lecture Announced
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Vann R. Newkirk II, a senior editor at The Atlantic and the host and co-creator of narrative podcasts “Floodlines” and “Holy Week,” will deliver the 2024 Hosokawa Lecture on Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. The lecture, titled “Storytelling Against the Crisis,” considers the twinned issues of a climate crisis and racial inequality and whether the tools of journalism—oral history, documentary and photography—can stand in the way of an apocalypse. (Flyer attached.)
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The Princeton Review consistently puts Whitman on its top lists for “Most Accessible Professors” and “Best Classroom Experience.” In this video, several faculty members talk about how they connect with and get to know their students.
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Sarah Eltantawi Session With Student Life (Dialogue & Dignity Series)
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Memorial Building, Room 331
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Luncheon: “Islamophobia and Liberalism/Liberal Arts Education” (Dialogue & Dignity Series)
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Memorial Building, Room 331
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Strategic Planning Feedback Session for Faculty & Staff: Vibrant Campus Community
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Open Office Hours with Sarah Eltantawi (Dialogue & Dignity Series)
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Memorial Building, Room 326
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Welty Student Health Center
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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