Tuesday, April 26, 2022

“I am so grateful for the funding that the Whitman Internship Grant provided for me to have an experience so linked with my academic and career interests. With a background in environmental studies and sociology, it has been rewarding working to address inequities in food access, as well as work to create new avenues for local foods in our communities.”

With support from a Whitman Internship Grant, junior environmental studies-sociology major Sammy Smith is interning with Walla Walla Valley Farm to School, an organization working to improve kids’ nutrition and food access through garden experience and supporting schools to purchase locally grown produce for their cafeterias.

 

Smith’s connection with the nonprofit started as a volunteer last semester through coursework for Community Based Sociology (SOC 211). With input from her volunteer supervisor, Smith developed a job description that she turned into an internship this spring. 

 

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Security: Vehicles and Possession

In the past few weeks, we have had several reports of vehicle break-ins. Whether you’re parking your car in a campus parking lot, on the street or in a driveway, remember these tips for keeping your vehicle and possessions safe:

• Always lock your doors.
• Roll up and close car windows.
• Do not leave valuables (such as phones, wallets, laptops, backpacks, sports equipment, etc.) in your vehicle.
• Put valuables and packages in the trunk or out of sight if you cannot remove them from the vehicle.
• If you have the option, choose a parking spot that is well-lit.
• Do not hide a spare key in or on your car.

Do you have clothes, tools, plants or other items you’re ready to get rid of? Are you looking to buy a bookshelf or borrow a baby gate? We have an email list for that!

 

Any time you need to buy, sell, give away, borrow or trade something, send an email with the details and, when possible, photos to forsale@whitman.edu. If you have multiple items, you may include a link to a Google Doc or Slides containing the information.

 

You don’t have to be subscribed to the forsale list in order to post to it, but if you want to receive forsale emails, log in to the Mailing List Manager to subscribe or update your settings.

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 in the past 24 hours, 21 people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19. These people are now in isolation in accordance with our campus and CDC guidelines. Please continue to follow our campus COVID-19 protocols to help prevent transmission. 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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