Tuesday, August 29, 2023

In 2022, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies Tarik Elseewi received the George Ball Award for Excellence in Advising for his outstanding dedication to students.

As a professor, Elseewi is tasked with imparting knowledge. This year he will teach Introduction to Television Studies, The Middle East in Media, Film and Media Studies Theory and Senior Seminar. But, according to Elseewi, the single most important—and rewarding—aspect of his work is fostering empathy while engaging young people in intellectual conversations of great interest and importance. 

“It’s often difficult,” says Elseewi. “We have to talk about really difficult subjects, like racism, homophobia and sexism, and not everyone always wants to go there. But those difficulties hopefully keep my mind sharp and my classes relevant.”

No matter the conversation, he models empathy by listening to students and caring about what they have to say—valuing their thoughts, ideas and beliefs.

Read the full story in Whitman Magazine.

Last semester, the Whitman College email listservs were converted to Google Groups. This method offers a new option for how to consume messages from these groups. In addition to being able to receive each email individually or groups of emails in digest form, you can now opt to not receive the emails in your inbox at all and view all of the messages together using the Google Groups app. Managing your settings and subscriptions is also easier now, too. Visit groups.google.com to explore the new Google Groups. Questions? Contact the Help Desk at 509-527-4976 or helpdesk@whitman.edu.

This semester, beginning on Thursday, Aug. 31, Vice President for Finance and Administration Jeff Hamrick will hold office hours every other week on Thursdays from 1:30–3 p.m. If you would like to schedule a half hour meeting with him during this time, please contact Caitlin Kiesz to reserve one of these three spots.

Students, are you looking for on-campus employment? Handshake is the place to look for open job opportunities. You can also upload your resume to Handshake to expedite the application process. Visit the app store to download the Handshake app and use your Whitman email address to get started.

The Student Activities Fair on Monday was a festive opportunity for students to learn about many groups and clubs on campus. Still thinking about which ones you want to join? You can learn more in the WhitLife (Modern Campus) app under “Organizations.”

8–10 a.m.

Donuts with the Dean

Reid Campus Center

3:30 p.m.

Whitman Men’s Soccer vs Walla Walla Community College

Athletic Fields

5:30 p.m.

Whitman Women’s Soccer vs Columbia Basin

Athletic Fields

7 p.m.

Sophomore Welcome Address & Dessert

Stanton Lawn

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