Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Volunteer alongside Walla Walla University and Walla Walla Community College during the Tri-College Community Day! 

 

This Sunday, April 24, starting at 8 a.m. at the Fort Walla Walla Museum, the Tri-College Community Day returns after a two-year hiatus! The colleges of the Walla Walla Valley will volunteer alongside each other to work on a project like stream restoration, garden clean-up, packing bags of food and more. Learn about the various projects. 

 

The Career and Community Engagement Center invites you to sign up individually or with a group of friends. There will be free t-shirts while supplies last and lunch will be provided. 

 

To sign up:

Create an account with the Blue Mountain Volunteer Corps portal. 

Choose a project happening on Tri-College Community Day 

 

There is a carpool that you can sign up on this spreadsheet for if you’d like transportation there and back. You can also volunteer to drive others on the same spreadsheet.

 

If you have any questions about the event or need help finding information, you can reach out to the Whitman student leaders, Jackie Jones and Julia Hess, at serviceevents@whitman.edu. 

Gift Card Giveaways

A friendly reminder from the Business Office about giving out awards and prizes: Cash and cash equivalent benefits (for example, gift certificates, gift cards and cash cards), no matter how little, are all considered taxable income to the recipients. If you give a gift card using college funds, please submit the Gift Card Reporting Form to the Business Office. In addition, non-cash benefits (such as tangible awards and gifts) that exceed certain taxable limits may also be considered taxable income to the recipients. Please consult with the Business Office if you have given or plan to give a non-cash award or gift using college funds. 

Whitman Events Board Brings Visiting Artist Mari Esabel Valverde

Mari Esabel Valverde is an award-winning composer in steady demand in the United States and beyond. She holds degrees from St. Olaf College, the European American Musical Alliance in Paris and San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Valverde is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the American Choral Directors Association and Chorus America. Valverde is visiting Whitman on April 22 and 23, and the events are open to everyone who is vaccinated and boosted. For more information about the artist, visit marivalverde.com.

Medea: A Female Immigration Tragedy

This Saturday, the Whitman Classics Department will host a theatrical production of Euripides’ “Medea,” featuring musical settings that range from jazz to heavy metal. This ancient narrative highlights the intersection of gender, immigration and racism and reflects the tragic situations faced by real female immigrants, past and present.

The evening performance will be framed by an afternoon panel featuring scholars and community activists discussing the experiences of real women facing displacement and insecurity. 

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 hours, fourteen people with Whitman access were confirmed positive for COVID-19. These people are now in isolation 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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