New Major: Brain, Behavior & Cognition
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Beginning with the 2023–2024 academic year, Whitman College will offer a multidisciplinary major for students wanting to study the intricacy of neural science. Whitman faculty announced a new major: Brain, Behavior and Cognition (BB&C), which integrates courses in Biology and Psychology, for a new focus in neuroscience.
Students majoring in BB&C will explore the workings of the nervous system, in both human and animal models, to learn how differences in nervous systems contribute to the rich diversity of animal behavior and make connections between the science of the mind and the science of the brain. The new major will draw from multiple disciplines including biology, psychology and chemistry among other related foundational areas.
“Bridging these departments will give students an opportunity to study each discipline as they work together in the brain rather than having to study both separately,” says Nancy Day, Assistant Professor of Psychology. “Having a major that combines both Biology and Psychology is a major I wish I had when I went to school at Whitman. Especially now that we have five faculty members with doctorate degrees in the neuroscience realm.”
Read the full story online.
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Whitman Wins Educational Advertising Awards
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Digital Video Ad-Less than 2 minutes:
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- Gold Award: “Interest House Block Party”
- Silver Award: “Find Your Friends”
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Magazine Advertising-Single:
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- Gold Award: “We are Whitman”
- Bronze Award: “Day in the life - Sascha”
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Blood Drive Seeks Backup Donors
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The Pre-Health Society and the American Red Cross are hosting a two-day Blood Drive in the Young Ballroom today and tomorrow! All appointments are filled but backup donors are needed in case someone cancels their scheduled appointment. To sign up to be a backup blood donor, please email Peyton Smith with any times you are available (in 15 minute increments) between 10 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
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Women in Entrepreneurship Lunch Tomorrow
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Are you interested in starting your own business or being your own boss? Join the CCEC at noon on Tuesday, March 7 Reid 207 for a lunch discussion on women in the entrepreneurial world. We will be joined by local business owners in the realms of health and wellness, real estate, arts and agriculture. (You do not need to identify as a woman to attend.) Be ready to engage and ask questions and register for the lunch on Handshake. Questions? Email ccec_info@whitman.edu.
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Teach-In Tomorrow: Catastrophic Earthquakes
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In solidarity with the people who have lost their loved ones, homes and belongings after the catastrophic earthquakes on February 6 in southeast Turkey, northwest Syria and northern Kurdistan, Professor of History Elyse Semerdjian and Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Özge Serin invite the Whitman community to remember and honor the lives that were lost and to engage in an informed dialogue around the politics of the disaster. A teach-in event titled “In the Ruins: The State of the Earthquakes in Turkey, Syria, and Kurdistan and Terror as Usual” will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7 in the Reid Campus Center Basement.
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Open Office Hours with President Bolton Tomorrow
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President Sarah Bolton will co-host open office hours to visit with students from 4–5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7 in Memorial Building 304. Drop by to share your thoughts or just to chat. Dates for future open office hours are available online.
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Summer Job and Internship Fair Wednesday
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The Summer Job and Internship Fair takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8 in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. This is a great opportunity for students to learn about organizations and get face time with recruiters. Come prepared to engage with organizations where you might spend your summer. CCEC staff are available to help you prepare your resume and questions for recruiters. Schedule an appointment and register for the job fair on Handshake. Questions? Email ccec_info@whitman.edu.
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In accordance with Washington State Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that since Friday, two people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19.
Please continue to follow all our campus COVID-19 protocols and if you have any symptoms that may be COVID-19 or know that you may have been exposed to coronavirus, please be tested.
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President Bolton’s Open Office Hours for Students
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Welcome: Ping Fu, Director of Penrose Library
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Brattain Auditorium (RSVP)
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The Outhouse Interest House (RSVP)
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