Thursday, February 3, 2022

Attendees view poster presentations at the 2015 Whitman Undergraduate Conference.

 

The 24th annual Whitman Undergraduate Conference (WUC) will take place on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. The organizing committee is moving forward with planning an in-person event for both panel and poster sessions while actively monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation. 

 

Proposals focused on coursework and research related to this year's “Climate Reckonings, Climate Justice” academic theme are especially encouraged, as the WUC hopes to hold entire sessions of the conference on presentations linked to this theme. The organizing committee also encourages proposals from participants in this year’s Power & Privilege Symposium, as well as proposals from students whose work in the First Year Seminars program lends itself to the conference.

 

Students interested in presenting should review the submission and presentation preparation guidelines on the WUC website. Presentation proposals should be submitted by Friday, Feb. 18 using the WUC online application system. 

This is part of a weekly series to provide education and information for our community in preparation for hosting a Long Tent on Whitman's campus in April.

 

The Plateau Long Tent has a 1,000 year evolutionary history and legacy, originating as a sub-surface, permanent dome-framed pit house, heavily covered with wood planks and shrub mass. It evolved to a surface-level structure, with a more advanced semi-permanent, semi-dome wood framework with tule mats coverings and then to a surface structure with a more pyramidal, lighter and taller wood framework efficiently shingled with highly developed and lightweight tule matting.

 

The Long Tent then evolved into a very long pyramidal, community surface structure, with tule or canvas, designed to be light and easily moved so that it could be built and taken down very quickly and efficiently as people moved through various frequented landscapes to engage and harvest traditional foods and resources at different elevations, during different seasons and ecotones.  

 

Traditional Plateau ways of life included moving fast, moving light, working efficiently and working hard. In addition, the yearly cycle also focused on ensuring community and extended family responsibilities were fulfilled in nine months of the year with three winter months devoted to carefully and quietly teaching skills, systematically downloading cultural and historical knowledge and focusing on developing the mind, body and spirit of the individual and community.  

Noteworthy

McCracken Garners Fourth NWC Student Athlete of the Week Honor

For the third straight week and fourth time this season, senior chemistry major Kaylie McCracken has been named the Northwest Conference’s Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week. McCracken led the No. 6 Blues to wins over Whitworth and Willamette to remain undefeated in conference. She scored 22 points and 11 rebounds against Whitworth and 22 points and 13 rebounds against Willamette for her 11th and 12th double doubles of the season. All four stats were game highs.

Announcements

Upcoming Recruitment and Information Sessions, Senior Programming and More from the CCEC

The Career and Community Engagement Center hosts recruiting and information sessions, professional development workshops, alumni panels and discussions for post-Whitman planning. Whitman is also part of the Mountain Pacific Association of College & Employers, which hosts the Virtual Career Trek series with major entities like the FBI, Incyte Diagnostics and ORISE. View upcoming Virtual Career Treks.

Specifically for seniors, the Next Steps programming begins soon with an alumni discussion on “What they don't tell you about the working world.” Learn what early transitions look like, what they wish they'd done differently and how you can capitalize on your experiences to enter the working world spirit.

All these events and more are available with more details and registration on Handshake. Register now.

In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that in the past 24 hours, four 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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