Thursday, October 13, 2022

From Mary Raschko, associate dean for faculty development:

 

The Center for Teaching and Learning invites applications for Spring 2023 Pedagogical Inquiry Grants. Faculty should submit applications by October 31. 

 

In Summer and Fall 2022, Pedagogical Inquiry Grants are supporting projects that make Whitman's curriculum more engaged, inclusive and accessible. Today we highlight projects focused on individual courses. Look for descriptions of broader curricular projects later this month. 

 

Jack Iverson (French and Francophone Studies) seeks to expand the global reach of his teaching in a course called "French Beyond France." With assistance from Math and Economics major Awa Gaye '24, he is documenting case studies from Francophone countries in North and West Africa to feature in the course.

 

Lisa Uddin (Art History) developed more community-based and equitable art historical pedagogy in partnership with Oregon’s Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center (MHIC). The project facilitated BIPOC students’ work with the Maxville site, a racially segregated logging town in the Wallowa Mountains that flourished in the 1920s and 1930s. 

 

Elyse Semerdjian (History) is developing a course on History, Politics, and Food in the Middle East. With the help of Elle Palmer '25, a prospective South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies major, she is investigating links between foodways in the Middle East and local producers in Walla Walla. 

 

Additionally, Aaron Bobrow-Strain (Politics) and Camilo Lund-Montaño (History) are working together to connect their Mexico-focused teaching and engage with the local community through a new co-taught course on the history and politics of Mexican food.

Noteworthy

Raymond and Elsie DeBurgh Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology Michelle Janning was featured in a recent BBC article, "Emotional infidelity: The flirtation that undermines couples." According to Janning, historically, marriages were often based around economic security, geography or family ties rather than being founded in love, and the idea of being emotionally unfaithful is a relatively modern concept.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Tom Hicks will perform a piano recital on Friday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. in Chism Recital Hall. The recital will include works by Schumann and Ireland. 

The Intercultural Center and LGBTQIA+ Student Services will host a "Pride Lotería Celebration" event on Friday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. in Glover Alston Center. Play queer Lotería, enjoy pan dulce and learn about queer Latinx history.

The Welty Student Health Center is currently offering walk-in flu shots for students, every afternoon from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Leftover flu shots will be made available to employees at a later date. 

In order to streamline the process, tracking COVID positive test results for employees will no longer be handled by Human Resources. Students, faculty and staff should all report their test results to the Welty Student Health Center at 509-527-5295 or healthcenter@whitman.edu. 

Daily COVID-19 Update

In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that since yesterday, no one with Whitman access was confirmed positive for COVID-19. 

 

Please continue to follow all our campus COVID-19 protocols to help prevent transmission. If you have any symptoms that may be COVID-19 or know that you may have been exposed to coronavirus, please be tested. Additional masks and rapid test kits are available 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Welty Student Health Center. 

Have an event you'd like to share with campus? Submit the information to the Events Calendar.

“Whitman Today” is produced by the Office of Communications and is emailed Monday through Friday to Whitman College staff, faculty and students. All times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time. 

 

All submissions are welcome! If you have accomplishments to celebrate, an event to publicize or other content to share with the Whitman community, email whitmantoday@whitman.edu. Submissions should be 125 words or less. The deadline is noon for the following day's newsletter. Submissions may be edited and/or held for a later date according to space and editorial needs. Your submission also authorizes use on Whitman's social media unless otherwise specified.

 

Previous issues of Whitman Today are archived on our website.