Whitman Emergency Training Exercise
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On Monday, a group of Whitman College staff, faculty and administrators, together with representatives from the Walla Walla Police Department and the Walla Walla Fire Department, spent the morning thinking and talking about emergency preparedness. The workshop was facilitated by Emergency Planning Solutions (EPS), a consulting firm which specializes in emergency management for institutions of higher learning. It included an emergency response presentation (provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency) and a tabletop exercise where the participants considered how to respond to a hypothetical emergency scenario involving an active shooter on campus.
Whitman College’s Emergency Planning Team meets monthly and holds larger training exercises like this one quarterly. This week’s event also included members of the Emergency Policy Group and provided a valuable opportunity for each group to discuss their respective roles in a potential crisis situation and an opportunity to ask questions.
If you would like a basic refresher on emergency preparedness, a video recording of a previous EPS presentation is available to view at your convenience. Whitman’s Emergency Operations Plan is also available on the website.
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Whitman Swimmer Wins Two NCAA Titles
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At the 2023 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships last weekend, Tanner Filion ’23 won two NCAA national titles, setting a new NCAA record time in each category. Filion won the 100 yard backstroke title with the record-breaking time of 45.75, then just one day later, he went on to win the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 1:41:17—breaking his own record set at last year’s championships. Following the championships, Filion was named Men’s Swimmer of the Year and received First Team All-America honors by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America.
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Women’s Lacrosse Scores Historic Win
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On Tuesday, the Whitman College women’s lacrosse team posted its first ever shutout in a 17-0 win at Spalding University in Kentucky. Gracie Maulik ’25 scored a game-high six goals, and Korin Wheaton ’24 played 60 minutes in goal for the win.
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Faculty Member Presents at Music Conference
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This past weekend, Michael Simon ’02, Senior Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, presented at the College Music Society Northwest Chapter Regional Conference at Boise State University. The presentation, “Creating Intimacy at a Distance: Producing Compelling Remote Recordings During the Pandemic,” highlighted the design, process and creative work Simon undertook to make an album of original music during the early stages of the COVID-19 lockdown during the spring and summer of 2020. The EP, titled “Social Distancing: Four Songs of the Pandemic,” is available on all major streaming services.
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Community Volunteer Fair Next Week
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Whitman College, Walla Walla University, Walla Walla Community College and Blue Zones Project Walla Walla Valley will host a volunteer fair from 4–6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. More than 30 nonprofit organizations looking for volunteers will be at the event.
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Purpose Workshop Next Week
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How often do you think about your gifts and talents? What about your purpose and how you’re applying it to your professional life? Blue Zones Project Walla Walla Valley will lead an interactive workshop on identifying your gifts and strengths and how they can be incorporated into your life from 3–5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29 in Reid Campus Center Room G02. Please RSVP in advance.
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NW5C Workshops Announced in April
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The Northwest 5 Consortium (NW5C), a collaboration between Whitman College, Willamette University, Reed College, the University of Puget Sound and Lewis and Clark College, will present two virtual professional development events in April by the authors of “Faculty Service-Learning Guidebook: Enacting Equity-Centered Teacher, Partnerships, and Scholarship.” The events, which take place at noon on April 7 and 14, are available to any member of the Whitman community. Register in advance. (See flyer for more information.)
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In accordance with Washington State Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that since Monday, nobody with Whitman access was 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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