A Sweet Walla Walla Welcome
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We are eager to welcome our incoming Class of 2027 and give them a taste of what life is like in our community. Continuing a decades-long tradition, this week every new Whittie will receive a box of Walla Walla Sweet Onions.
A big shout out to the crew at our own Mailing Services Office who were responsible to package and mail 430 boxes (2,610 onions) to incoming students.
Fun Fact:
Walla Walla Sweet Onions—the official state vegetable of Washington since 2007—were cultivated from an Italian sweet onion that a French soldier brought here in the late 1800s.
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Whitman College Podcast Wins CASE Award
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The “Our Whitman, My Story” podcast recently won Gold at the 2023 Circle of Excellence Awards by CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education). This podcast is a collaboration between the Whitman College Office of Communication, Director of Content Margie Reece and author and podcaster John Moe ’90. The judges appreciated this podcast for its universal appeal, focus on nontraditional students and solid storytelling.
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Michelle Janning Presents at Future of Design in Higher Education
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Last month, Michelle Janning, the Raymond and Elsie DeBurgh Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology, attended and presented at the annual convening of Future of Design in Higher Education at Dartmouth College. Janning facilitated a conversation with other faculty leading U.S. design programs about the process of creating an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Human-Centered Design. Janning is part of the team at Whitman College that co-created the new academic concentration in Human-Centered Design, which will begin in the upcoming academic year.
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Annual Fire Alarm Inspections This Week
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Please note that annual fire alarm inspections will continue on campus throughout the summer. Testing will start at 8 a.m. and may continue for two to four hours. This week, testing will occur in Harper Joy Theatre, Whitman College Technology Services, Sherwood Center, Hall of Science, Jewett Hall, Hunter Conservatory and Olin Hall (see calendar below for details).
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Virtual Health Care for Employees
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Whitman employees can access general medical care and mental health care services—at any time—through virtual care options provided by Premera. Download the Premera MyCare app to access text, phone and video services from 98point6, Doctor on Demand, Talkspace and more!
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Photo (@whitman_dg on Instagram): Krista Conrad ’25, a member of Whitman’s Delta Gamma sorority chapter, recently attended the Delta Gamma Homecoming Celebration in Memphis, Tennessee where she enjoyed meeting sorority sisters from other chapters.
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Whitman College Technology Services
& Sherwood Center
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Hunter Conservatory
& Olin Hall
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