Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 22 and Thursday, October 13 (at 6 p.m.) for the Third Space Speaker Series!

 

This fall, we are pleased to have Dr. Jared Ball, Dr. A.D. Carson, Dr. Lissa Ramirez-Stapleton, and Dr. Subini Ancy Annamma scheduled to share their brilliance with the Whitman community (read more about the featured speakers).

 

The concept of a third space emerges from the work of scholars who saw a need to create new spaces where those who are often confined to the margins can be centered. The series places two scholars in dialogue with each other and with the Whitman community in an intellectual space where values of cultural humility, cultural wealth and cultural pluralism are embraced.

 

More details will be announced closer to each event. In the meantime, please feel free to contact diversity@whitman.edu with any questions.

Noteworthy

Georgia Cloepfil, assistant women's soccer coach, has published an essay "The Unusual Cool of Saabs," in The New York Times. Cloepfil's essay reflects on her first vehicle and its many eccentricities.

A virtual colloquium focused on this summer’s Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will be livestreamed on the Smith College facebook page today at 2 p.m. The colloquium is part of the Liberal Arts Diversity Officers Consortium (LADO), which Whitman College is an active member. 

Join us today at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium to learn more about volunteering opportunities in the Walla Walla Valley. Work alongside amazing community organizations with our student-run programs such as Adopt-A-Grandparent, Buddy Program, Food Justice Project, Story Time, and Whitman Friends Program. For questions, please contact Abby Juhasz, director for community engagement, or Devon Player, executive student leader for community projects.

Do you care about developing community, supporting student voices, and DEIA? Then apply to be a part of the Power and Privilege Symposium executive leadership team. Applications are available on Handshake and are due Sept. 12!

The Counseling Center offers engaging therapy and support groups to help you through difficult times. In the "Safer Than Words" group students move between visual art, music, dance/movement, drama and expressive writing to honor their capacity for resilience and personal strength. It is effective for individuals who represent a wide array of diversities and differences. All are welcome to join, registering in advance is encouraged. The group meets 1-2:30 p.m. on Saturdays between Sept. 17 and Nov. 12, in the Dance Studio at 16 Boyer Avenue.

Daily COVID-19 Update

In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that since yesterday, one person with Whitman access was confirmed positive for COVID-19. 

 

Please continue to follow all our campus COVID-19 protocols to help prevent transmission. Mask use will be required during the first couple of weeks of classes. 

 

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.

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