Students Present at PIELC Conference
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- Theo Delmonaco ’24, Anthropology-Environmental Studies major.
- Jacqueline Luna ’24, Anthropology major.
- Margaret Kanyoko ’25, Economics & Chinese double major.
- Ishaan Swami ’26, Geology+French major.
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The Whitman students were also joined by several community partners who talked about their involvement in the course:
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- Gwen Trice, Executive Director of the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center, whose exhibit “Timber Culture” is currently featured in the Maxey Museum.
- Roger Amerman ’80, ethnogeologist/artist and O’Donnell Visiting Educator at Whitman College.
- Yesenia Hunter, Assistant Professor of History at Heritage University.
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Land, Water, Justice is a three-week field course, made possible during the past two years through funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The course was designed by Associate Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies Eunice Blavascunas and taught in 2022 and 2023 by Blavascunas and Senior Lecturer of Environmental Studies Stan Thayne.
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Lacrosse Player Sets Scoring Record
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Last week, Madeleine Sherry ’24 set a new single-game program record with 10 goals, leading the Whitman College women’s lacrosse team to an 18–17 overtime victory in the opening game of the Northwest Conference season.
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Timothy Kaufman-Osborn Publishes Essay in Encyclopedia of Critical Political Science
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Baker Ferguson Professor of Politics and Leadership Emeritus Timothy Kaufman-Osborn recently published an essay titled “Critical University Studies” in the Encyclopedia of Critical Political Science. The Encyclopedia, writes its publisher, “adeptly navigates the multidisciplinary field of critical political science, providing a comprehensive overview of the methods, approaches, concepts, scholars and journals that have come to influence the discipline’s development over the last six decades.”
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WCTS Announces Next Generation Antivirus Protection
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Over the next several months, Whitman College Technology Services (WCTS) will launch SentinelOne on campus, a new Endpoint Detection and Response cybersecurity solution for Whitman-managed devices. To learn more, read the new knowledge base article. You will receive additional emails in advance of your device receiving the upgrade.
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NW5C Book Read & Discussion
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This semester, 41 faculty and staff from the Northwest 5 Consortium (NW5C), including six from Whitman College, are reading “The Activist Academic” in a common read experience. A final in-person gathering on Wednesday, May 15 from 12:30–2:30 p.m. will be open to all Whitman faculty and staff. The event will include a virtual discussion with the authors of the book, lunch and a discussion of community engaged scholarship. Please RSVP in advance.
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For pedestrian safety during the current construction efforts on campus, please utilize the north side of Boyer Avenue and cross at the intersections at Park or Palouse.
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Palouse Falls & Fish Hatchery
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