Celebrating Junior-Senior Village Progress
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The new Junior-Senior Village apartments are on track to open for the fall semester. In this video, President Sarah Bolton celebrates the construction progress, shares her appreciation for the many donors who made this possible through the Upward Together campaign, and thanks the many other partners who are contributing to the project.
We also have some great news for juniors and seniors who may still be looking for fall housing—we still have available spaces in the Junior-Senior Village! Additional nine-month housing agreement options have been added in Robart Hall and Stegner Hall. If you are interested in joining this new community or would like help in being paired with a roommate group, please email studenthousing@whitman.edu or come by the Residence Life and Housing Office in Memorial 130.
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Basketball Players Receive Conference Accolades
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Last week, the Northwest Conference recognized individuals on both of Whitman’s basketball teams. On the men’s team, three students, Grant Hunt ’25, Isaiah Amato ’25 and Ali Efe Isik ’26, were named to the Northwest All-Conference Men’s Basketball Team. Hunt was also named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.
On the women’s team, Korin Baker ’25 and Natalie Lundberg ’25 were both named to the Northwest All-Conference Women’s Basketball Team. Baker was also named Player of the Year, and Lundberg was also named Defensive Player of the Year.
In addition, Head Women's Basketball Coach Michelle Ferenz was named Coach of the Year after leading the Blues to their fifth regular season title in six seasons and third tournament title in four seasons. This weekend, Whitman’s women’s basketball team won their opening NCAA Tournament game on Friday, but were eliminated on Saturday.
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Off-Campus Studies (OCS) will host an awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 11 at 5 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center coffeehouse to celebrate the winners of the 2024–2025 Off-Campus Studies Photo Fest. A showcase of photos from students who spent a semester or summer abroad is also currently on display in Stevens Gallery.
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Third Space Speaker Series Event Tonight
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The next Third Space Speaker Series event will take place on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. (Flyer attached.) The event will feature activist and astronaut Amanda Nguyen, who is set to become the first Vietnamese woman to go to space. Her activism led to Congress passing the sexual assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act of 2016. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 and was on Time magazine’s “Women of the Year” list in 2022.
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Mining Extraction Talk Tomorrow
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The Center for Global Studies and Politics Department will host the next talk in the “Critical South-North Dialogues on Mining Extraction and the Energy Transition” series on Wednesday, March 12, from 5–7:30 p.m. in Maxey 306. William Sacher will present “How To Estimate the Social Costs and Benefits of ‘Mining Gigantism’” via Zoom. (Flyer attached.)
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Native Regalia Talk Tomorrow
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The Center for Global Studies will host a talk titled “Regalia in Relation: Northwest Coast Arts and Ties to Territory” on Wednesday, March 12, at 5:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. Speaker Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, Curator of Northwest Native Art at the Burke Museum at the University of Washington, will examine Northwest Coast textile arts within a holistic culturally focused context. (Flyer attached.)
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Campus Awards Portal Closes Tomorrow
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Last year, the Office of the President launched a new consolidated nomination form to handle many of the annual campus awards for students, faculty and staff. Visit the new webpage to learn more about the different available awards and consider who you might like to nominate for one or more of them. Nominations for the current award cycle will be accepted through Wednesday, March 12.
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Last week, 2,000 admit boxes were packed and shipped to the new Whitties in the Class of 2029!
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Open Office Hours: External Review for Student Activities, Involvement and Leadership
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Reid Campus Center, Room 210
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Multipurpose Gym
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Reid Campus Center, Coffeehouse
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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