Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Employee Federal Tax Withholding Allowances
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Feature by: Business Office
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Employees, now is the time to check your federal tax withholding allowances. If you recently married, divorced, had a change in the number of dependents or other major changes in your family income, you may need to file a new Form W-4.
If you moved to Oregon, please make sure to complete an Oregon W-4. If you moved to Washington from Oregon, make sure to let Payroll know
that you are no longer an Oregon resident.
If you are claiming “exempt” from tax withholding, you must submit a new W-4 by Thursday, Feb. 15, if you wish to retain your exempt status. If a new form is not filed and submitted to the Payroll Department, withholding for federal taxes will be based on “Single” marital status.
As you prepare to file your 2023 taxes, please remember that Whitman now offers electronic delivery of W-2s and 1098s. You must opt in to receive these documents electronically. Log in to myWhitman for a link to the W-2 page, where you can check your setting for electronic delivery.
Tax forms will be available on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
Please email hr@whitman.edu if you need a new W-4 or have any questions.
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Xiaobo Yuan Co-Edits Special Issue of China Perspectives Journal
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Religion Xiaobo Yuan co-edited the recently published special issue of the interdisciplinary journal China Perspectives. In an introduction to the issue, titled “Interrogating Futurity in Contemporary China: Towards Plural Horizons of Political Imagination” (co-authored with Shiqi Lin, Cornell University), Yuan and Lin explore how the concept of futurity shapes political imaginations, social practices and aesthetic production in China today. Bringing together research from disparate fields—including literature, anthropology, urban studies, digital media, environmental humanities, and science and technology studies—the issue examines common threads in these multidisciplinary studies of futurity, as well as distinctions in methodology and analysis in mapping future-oriented discourses and practices across contemporary China.
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Human Trafficking Awareness Event Postponed
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Due to road conditions and inclement weather, the “Human Trafficking Prevention & Awareness” event previously scheduled for today has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. in Maxey Auditorium. Kersten Bergstrom, Assistant Director of Community Health and Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist, will moderate a panel of specialists who advocate for our community and individuals who have been trafficked. Advocates will also be available in a quiet space for anyone needing to decompress. Resource tabling and hot chocolate begins at 6 p.m. and the panel discussion begins at 6:30 p.m. (Flyer attached.)
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Campus Sustainability Plan Listening Sessions Announced
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The Sustainability Department is hosting several opportunities in the upcoming month for the Whitman community to provide feedback and comments on the drafting of the Campus Sustainability Plan. This is the best time to see the work being done on the plan by our consultants, GreenerU and Cascadia, as well as ask any questions you may have. Refreshments provided at each session! (Flyer attached.)
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The Whitman Community didn't let the cold weather dampen their enthusiasm for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration and Legacy Walk. Activities included making signs, walking from campus to Gesa Power House Theatre for a concert by Chris Pierce and community service projects. More photos on Instagram (@whitman.today).
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Art Department Candidate Presentation
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Fouts Center for Visual Arts, Room 201
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Gods at the Movies: Bollywood Film Screening
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Harper Joy Theatre, Freimann Studio
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