Book Talk: Mejdulene Shomali
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“Between Banat” (Duke University Press 2023)
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Whitman’s Gender Studies Department is pleased to announce a book talk with Mejdulene Shomali at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 in Kimball Theatre in Hunter Conservatory.
Shomali is a queer Palestinian poet and Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and author of “Between Banat: Queer Arab Critique and Transnationals Arab Archives.” The talk will examine homoeroticism and nonnormative sexualities between Arab women in transnational Arab literature, art and film.
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“The best way to celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month is by celebrating Arab American culture in all of its diversity,” says Professor of History Elyse Semerdjian. "Mejdulene Shomali is a trailblazing Arab American poet and scholar who has in ‘Between Banat’ produced an archive through which we can queer Arabic literature, art and film.”
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Email list owners, if you recently received any bounce back messages from your listserv, please know that these are legitimate. The old EZMLM style lists (@lists.whitman.edu) are getting rejected more and more by Google and that is why the college recently migrated the standard mailing lists (forsale, rides, lostandfound, announcements, community and students) to Google Groups. All other EZMLM lists should also be converted to Google Groups to ensure successful message delivery.
The process is as follows:
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- A current list owner should request a new Google Group with the same list mail address as the existing EZMLM list. (The email address will change from listname_here@lists.whitman.edu to listname_here@whitman.edu.)
- Technology Services will then create the new group and subscribe everyone from the old list to the new group.
- The old EZMLM list will then be deleted.
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Staff Coffee Break Tomorrow
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Whitman staff members are invited to take a midweek break for the next Staff Coffee Break at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19 at Facilities Services, located at 804 Penrose Avenue, north of Isaacs Avenue.
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Brew Night & Reid Tomorrow
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The Student Activities Office will host the final Brew Night of the year from 4–7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 at the Reid Market Café. The event is open to anyone 21 and older in the Whitman community. Enjoy $5 beers (and ciders), plus complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and popcorn.
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Third Space Speaker Series Tomorrow
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The Division of Diversity and Inclusion invites you to the next event in the Third Space Speaker Series, featuring Matika Wilbur at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 in Maxey Auditorium. In 2012, Wilbur launched Project 562, with the goal of meeting, interviewing and photographing Indigenous people from each of what were then the 562 federally recognized Native American Tribal Nations.
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Salary Negotiation Workshop for Seniors
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Seniors, don’t leave money on the table! The Career and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) invites you to learn all you need to know about confidently negotiating your salary and benefits. Register on Handshake and join the CCEC at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 22 in Maxey Hall 104 for the Salary Negotiation workshop (and brunch). Bring a copy of your resume along with one or two job descriptions that interest you. Questions? Email ccec_info@whitman.edu.
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In accordance with Washington State Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that since yesterday, nine people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Today's number of new COVID-19 cases is higher than we have seen on campus in recent months. The college, in collaboration with the Health Center, is looking into this spread. Initial indications are that most cases are linked to a group of students who showed COVID-19 symptoms after being in close contact with each other. Students who tested positive have been notifying other potential close contacts.
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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Tea with Hasegawa Daishin
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Olin 129 (livestream watch party)
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Strategic Planning Feedback Opportunity (Students)
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