Thinking About Working:
Determining What Work is Right for You
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From Noah Leavitt, director of the Career and Community Engagement Center:
Like many topics we discuss at Whitman, “work” is complex. Of the myriad professional roles and ways to be employed there are few straightforward answers to the question “Should I take (or keep) this job?” Choosing how to invest one’s time, labor and expertise varies by individual. Today I want to explore an example of how decisions about working can be different for different people.
Should I take work projects that are paid “per project”?
As you may have read in yesterday’s weekly Career and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) newsletter, Whitman students now have access to micro-internships, shorter-term projects that employers around the country need help with and are willing to pay students to complete.
One way to think about these micro-internships is that they are an excellent opportunity to gain professional experience, get paid, and work on your own schedule. A different way, though, is to see them as creating a way to reduce the number of staff needed at an organization or company by outsourcing work to people that aren’t looking for the benefits or commitment that come with being a full-time employee.
Read more.
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Whitman is currently hiring for the following staff positions:
Please share these employment opportunities with anyone you know who might be interested!
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November Food and Clothing Drive
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Beginning today and running until Thanksgiving break, the Whitman Food Pantry, Food Justice Project, Bon Appetit, and campus partners will be running a Food and Clothing Drive across campus. Proceeds will support the Whitman Food Pantry (whose needs increase dramatically during Thanksgiving break) and Blue Mountain Action Council. Collection bins for nonperishable foods and warm winter clothing will be found at events and locations across campus. Questions? Contact DEIA Program Coordinator Quin Nelson.
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Dia de los Muertos Celebration Tomorrow
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The Intercultural Center will host a Dia de los Muertos celebration from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. There will be food, games, prizes and a community ofrenda for folks to honor their ancestors.
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History Department Visiting Speaker Tomorrow
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The History department will present a talk by William L. Lang, emeritus professor of history at Portland State University, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Olin Auditorium. Lang's talk, "The Big Fish Eats the Little Fish" will discuss a little-known dam moratorium on the Columbia River that resulted from a 1947 meeting in Walla Walla.
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Staged Reading of Student One Act Play Tomorrow
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There will be a staged reading of "Robbed Women" a one act play written by Sylvia Adome '22, a double major in economics and theater, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at Harper Joy Theatre. The play is based on domestic violence and human trafficking issues in Kenya, and is performed by International Whitman students. Free admission.
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COVID-19 Test Kits Available
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COVID-19 rapid test kits are now available in Welty Student Health Center front entryway, instead of at the back door.
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In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that over the weekend, 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. 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.
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Z-Fit
Reid Campus Center Side Lawn
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| 8-10 p.m. |
Open Kayak
Baker Ferguson Fitness Center, Harvey Pool
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| 7 p.m. |
WEB Movie Night: Legally Blonde
Olin Auditorium
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| 8-10 p.m. |
Open Kayak
Baker Ferguson Fitness Center, Harvey Pool
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Z-Fit
Reid Campus Center Side Lawn
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