Monday, December 13, 2021

Students, there’s still time to apply for a Spring 2022 Whitman Internship Grant!

 

The Whitman Internship Grant (WIG) is a competitive grant program that provides funding to students who secure or build an unpaid internship opportunity at a nonprofit, some for-profits organizations or government/public offices. The spring grant cycle is for internships that will last from January to May 2022 and awards $940.

 

Any Whitman student who is eligible to work in the U.S. and is currently enrolled full time may apply. Before applying for a WIG the following need to be completed:

• Download the WIG Application Packet and review all the information included. 
• Applicants must meet with a Career and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) career staff or a Student Career Advisor to review, edit and enhance their resume. Our career staff are available over winter break for resume review appointments, which you can schedule via Handshake.
• Attend at least one WIG information session. The next and final workshop offered is “Breaking Down the Whitman Internship Grant” at 1 p.m. on Jan. 7. (Register here)
• Secure a WIG eligible unpaid internship opportunity. The internship supervisor will need to sign documents for the application. You can browse WIG eligible internships in Handshake.

The final application deadline is 11:55 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 9. If you have any questions, email the CCEC office at ccec_info@whitman.edu or talk to them in Reid 219.

Whitman Today Winter Break Publication Schedule

The final 2021 issue of Whitman Today will be Monday, Dec. 20. If you have a Noteworthy submission, an announcement or event information to share prior to the winter holidays, please send it to whitmantoday@whitman.edu by noon on Friday, Dec. 17. The first publication of 2022 will be Thursday, Jan. 6 and daily publication will resume Monday, Jan. 10.

Premera participants: Create a member account at premera.com to manage your care. Everything you need to get the most out of your health plan is right at your fingertips at premera.com.

 

When you sign in at premera.com, you can:

• Estimate the cost of certain treatments.
• Manage and order your prescriptions.
• Track claims and plan spending activity.
• Use the Find a Doctor tool to locate in-network healthcare providers.

Get started by setting up your account online. You need your Premera ID card. Go to premera.com and select the Log In button in the upper-right corner. Then select Create Account.

Positive COVID-19 cases in our campus community are noted in Whitman Today in compliance with state regulations. We also update the data in our COVID-19 Dashboard every Monday.

 

In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that in the past 24 business hours, four people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19. These people are now in isolation for 10 days in accordance with our campus and CDC guidelines. Though the likelihood of transmission is low due to our campus COVID-19 protocols, it is possible that others may have been exposed to COVID-19. There is nothing you need to do at this time aside from following our campus COVID-19 protocols. Anyone identified through the contact tracing process as a close contact (within 6 ft. for at least 15 minutes over 24 hours) will be personally notified. 

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