Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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Community Learning Days Event
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All Whitman faculty and staff members are invited to attend a Fall 2023 Community Learning Days Event on Monday, Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon in Olin Auditorium.
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Michelle M. Jacob, Ph.D., will deliver a presentation titled “Nákxtwishana pxwit, wáwnakwshash, ku wak’íshwit (We are strengthening mind, body and spirit): Inclusive Excellence Honors Indigenous Education.” Jacob is an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation, Professor of Indigenous Studies and Co-Director of the Sapsik’wałá Program in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Oregon. She participates in scholarly and activist work that seeks to understand and work toward a holistic sense of health and well-being within Indigenous communities and among allies who wish to engage with decolonization.
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Jacob has won numerous awards for her scholarship, leadership, mentorship and teaching, including most recently the United Academics Strong Voice Award and the University of Oregon College of Education’s Equity and Inclusion Award. She is the author of seven books and has numerous articles published in social science, education and health science research journals.
Community Learning Days provide Whitman faculty and staff with access to essential information and valuable learning opportunities prior to the start of each semester. Community Learning Days help faculty and staff prepare for the arrival and return of our students by providing information about the changing needs and demographic profile of Whitman students, while also building capacity to advance inclusive excellence. Previous sessions have focused on strategies to create a more inclusive classroom, cultural taxation and systems of oppression, as well as content to help staff navigate professional boundaries and hierarchies from different social identities.
Please RSVP in advance.
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Biology Professor Presents at Yeast Club Meeting
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Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Brit Moss recently presented at the first Pacific Northwest Yeast Club which took place in Bellingham. Moss presented on her development and refinement of the Biology 331: Synthetic Cell Biology course—a class that engages students in a semester-long research project using yeast and focuses on what it means to “do” science and “be” a scientist. Students read and present on recent research papers in the field of synthetic biology, learn how scientists acquire funding for their research, write short research grant proposals similar to those submitted to the National Science Foundation, engage in peer review of each other’s proposals and present their final research results in a poster session.
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Help Welcome New Students Today
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Please help us welcome our newest students to campus by lining the sidewalks on both the north and south sides of Sherwood Center at 3:30 p.m. today to cheer them on as they head to Cordiner Hall for a special welcome event.
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Home in Pásx̣apa Presentation Tomorrow
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Whitman College is situated in the Walla Walla Valley, known by the Cayuse and Walla Walla tribes as Pásx̣apa—the place of the balsamroot sunflower. The “Home in Pásx̣apa” student orientation session focuses on the history and heritage of the Walla Walla Valley from a Native American perspective. This year, we are pleased to invite any interested Whitman students, staff and faculty members to attend the session, which will take place on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 2:45 p.m. in Cordiner Hall.
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Designate a Beneficiary for Retirement Account
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Did you know that the beneficiary designation you make on your TIAA 403(b) retirement account takes priority over your will? To add or change your beneficiaries, login to TIAA.org, and select “Beneficiaries” under the “Action” tab. For assistance, call 800-842-2252 or visit the online beneficiary resource center.
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Jocelyn Awe is starting his third year as Director of Sports Performance and the Baker Ferguson Fitness Center. Learn about his coaching philosophy and more in “Q&A: Fast 5 with the Director of Sports Performance” from the latest issue of Whitman Magazine.
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International Student Support Group
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Cordiner Hall, South Lawn
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