Our Place in Walla Walla: Higher Education
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Feature by: Noah Leavitt, College Liaison for Community Affairs
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Photo: Natalie Lundberg ’25 and Brenna Mack ’27, performing community service at Sharpstein School as part of the 2024 Tri-College Community Day.
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Our place enjoys and benefits from a vibrant higher ed sector.
Yesterday, Whitman students along with students from our two local higher education partners, Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) and Walla Walla University (WWU), along with area residents joined hands for the Spring Tri-College Community Day. More than 200 students helped 14 local organizations.
Christian Gachet ’22, Community Engagement Coordinator in the Career and Community Engagement Center (CCEC), who came to Whitman as a transfer student from WWCC, has a wonderful observation about the importance of the day. “This is a unique opportunity for all colleges in Walla Walla to exchange experiences, ideas, knowledge and passion for their community by offering the opportunity to create bonds between the students of all the colleges.”
Jonathan Simons, Assistant Director for Career Mentoring Programs in the CCEC, who worked at WWU before coming to Whitman, added “Tri-College Community Day is one of many ways that our valley benefits from its colleges. When the energy, creativity and passion of college students meets community need, great things happen and the community is better for it.”
This annual opportunity to bring students together is a wonderful reminder that our community is fortunate to have three excellent and distinct institutions of higher education within just a few miles of each other. Walla Walla Community College, selected as the top community college in the nation, helps area residents prepare for rapid entry into the workforce and offers English language acquisition, high school completion, enrichment classes, short certificates, and two- and four-year degrees, according to Director of Outreach Melissa Rodriguez. Walla Walla University is a private institution based in College Place with branch campuses throughout the Pacific Northwest that is part of the global Seventh Day Adventist education system.
Their collective impact on the Walla Walla Valley is significant. The three campuses are among the 11 largest employers in Walla Walla County creating nearly 1,600 jobs for area residents (out of about 31,000 total jobs in the County).
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Student Contributes to Report on Police-Free Schools
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Last summer, Mwamba Muntanga ’25 interned with the Baker McKenzie law firm in Chicago. As part of his work, Muntanga collaborated with The Center on Gender Justice and Opportunity at Georgetown Law and contributed to a recently published report on the police-free schools project titled “Fulfilling the Promise: A Blueprint to Build Police-Free Schools.”
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Open Forums for AVP for Wellness Candidates
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The Dean of Students Office will host open forums this week for students, faculty and staff to meet potential candidates for the position of Assistant Vice President for Wellness.
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- Monday, April 22 at 4 p.m. in Olin Auditorium.
- Tuesday, April 23 at 4 p.m. in Brattain Auditorium.
- Wednesday, April 24 at 4 p.m. in Kimball Theatre.
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Third Space Speaker Series Tomorrow
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The Third Space Speaker Series continues on Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in Maxey Auditorium. The guest speakers will be April Warren-Grice, Ph.D., founder of Liberated Genius, and Alma Itzé Flores, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education at California State University, Sacramento. (Flyer attached.)
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2024-2025 Holiday Schedule Published
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The Whitman College staff holiday schedule has been updated through June of 2025. Please contact Human Resources with any questions.
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The Technology Services building held its first ever Chili Cook Off competition last week, featured entries from Technology Services, Environmental Health & Safety, and Conferences, Events & Scheduling. Three awards were given out to (pictured, from left): Mathew Bockus, Client Services Consultant for “Most Creative” with his Chicken & White Bean Chili; Jennifer Casper, Director of Conferences, Events and Scheduling, for “Best Overall” with her Everything but the Kitchen Sink Chili; and Robert Fricke, Director of Client Services, for “Spiciest” with his Vegan Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili.
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Open Forum: Assistant Vice President for Wellness Candidate
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Reid Side Lawn or Sherwood 114 (weather dependent)
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Open Forum: Assistant Vice President for Wellness Candidate
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Hall of Science, Brattain Auditorium
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Memorial Building, Room 205
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Open Forum: Assistant Vice President for Wellness Candidate
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Reid Side Lawn or Sherwood 114 (weather dependent)
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Penrose Library, Room 313
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Hall of Science, Room 138
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Welty Student Health Center
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Reid Campus Center, Side Lawn
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La Maison (Interest House)
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Cleveland Commons, South Corner
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Harper Joy Theatre, Lobby
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Tau Kappa Epsilon, Backyard
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Reid Campus Center, Room 209
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Fouts Center for Visual Arts, Outside
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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