Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Sarah Hurlburt Earns
Pete & Hedda Reid Award
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The annual Pete and Hedda Reid Award recognizes a Whitman faculty or staff member for their exceptional volunteer work within the community. This year, the award was given to Sarah Hurlburt ’91, Chair and Professor of French and Francophone Studies. President Sarah Bolton presented the award recently at a Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce Community Awards breakfast.
Hurlburt is recognized for her dedicated service with the Frenchtown Historical Foundation, which works to preserve and interpret sites related to a 19th-century mixed community of Native American, French Canadian and Métis families in the Walla Walla Valley.
Hurlburt has been involved in many capacities with the nonprofit organization, including researching and translating historical documents, recruiting and managing student interns, developing relationships with local tribal entities, leading efforts to identify and plant native flowers and trees, educational outreach to local schools, publishing a newsletter and much more. She joined the Executive Board in 2014 and currently serves as President of the Frenchtown Historical Foundation.
This year, the Pete and Hedda Reid Award was given in memory of Bryan Lubbers who worked at Whitman College Technology Services for more than 25 years.
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Staff Employment Opportunities
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Whitman College is currently hiring for the following staff positions:
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Drip Drop Dance Troupe Auditions Today & Tomorrow
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Drip Drop Dance Troupe is starting an exclusive dance squad for hip-hop dancers, cheerleaders and people who are interested in joining a close-knit dance team. Drip dancers will train together, perform at athletic games and make other community appearances. Drip Drop Dance Troupe values impact, art, movement and community, and is looking for dancers who can be dynamic and take charge. Open auditions will be held on Thursday, Feb. 29 from 6–7:30 p.m. and Friday, March 1 from 3:30–5 p.m. in Sherwood 114. (Register in advance.)
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Environmental Studies Public Lecture Next Week
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Annie Merrill, the Thomson Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of English at Davidson College, will deliver a public talk on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. in Maxey Auditorium. The talk, titled “From the Archives: Researching Popular Botany in 19th-Century America,” will show how everyday Americans connected with plants, including in forms that are not immediately apparent as botanical. Merrill will also reveal some of her archival discoveries, showing how the past informs the present and confirming the importance of archives for Environmental Studies.
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Whitman Stationery Portal Closes Next Week
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The twice-yearly opportunity to get bulk pricing on Whitman-branded stationery will close next week. The online portal is open for orders through Tuesday, March 5. Estimated delivery is April 18. As a reminder, your portal login information is not the same as your Whitman login. Questions? Contact Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Communications Andrea Volz at 509-527-5160 or volza@whitman.edu.
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This week, Amy Heitstuman ’23 (left) successfully completed her Ben Rabinowitz Award project, Bridging the Gap, a Tri-College event featuring nationally-acclaimed and Washington-based educator Erin Jones (right). Applications for the 2024 Ben Rabinowitz Award cycle will be accepted through Monday, March 4.
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Strategic Planning Feedback Session: Connecting Whitman, Walla Walla and the World
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Cleveland Commons, Lizzie Murr Conference Room
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Welty Student Health Center
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Trina Soske ’83: How ML & AI are Reshaping the Science of Learning (for Faculty)
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Auditions: Drip Drop Dance Troupe
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Black History Month Movie Night
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Gods at the Movies: Bollywood Film Screening
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Hunter Conservatory, Room 107
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Reid Campus Center, Basement
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Harper Joy Theatre, Alexander Stage
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