Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Feature by: Residence Life and Housing

An artist rendering of the new Junior-Senior Village, set to open in Fall 2025.

This fall, juniors and seniors at Whitman will have more housing options than ever, including on-campus residence halls, interest houses, sororities and fraternities, the new Junior-Senior Village apartments, Whitman-owned off-campus rentals, and privately owned off-campus rentals. 

The Residence Life and Housing Office now manages all of the Whitman-owned student housing processes. 

Sign-ups for the next Junior-Senior Housing Lottery will take place from Wednesday, Feb. 12, through Tuesday, Feb. 25, and will include both the Junior-Senior Village apartments and a variety of Whitman-owned off-campus housing units. 

The Junior-Senior Village will consist mostly of three- and four-person apartments, with individual rooms for each student. They have full kitchens, are semi-furnished, and include shared living spaces and laundry facilities. Other Whitman-owned off-campus student rentals are a mix of stand-alone, unfinished houses and apartments, all within walking distance of campus. 

Two upcoming Junior-Senior Housing Forums, on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 4:30 p.m. in Stanton Hall, will provide more information. Bring your questions! (Flyer attached.)

Whitman College recently secured a new contract with Adobe resulting in better access options for our entire campus community.

Students now have free access to Adobe Express Premium, an upgraded version of Adobe Express. To get your license, follow these instructions. This is a pilot project and will be reevaluated in 18 months.

Faculty and staff now have free access to Adobe Acrobat Pro. To get your license, follow these instructions. In addition, faculty and staff can purchase a license to Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) for $73—the lowest price Whitman has ever offered.

The Politics Department will present a lecture titled “Performing and Rehearsing Colonial Toxicity” on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. Writer, historian and educator Samia Henni will present her latest research on the French nuclear weapons testing program (1960–1966) in the Algerian Sahara. The event is sponsored by the Henry M. Jackson Endowed Lectureship in International Relations. (Flyer attached.)

The Welty Student Health Center and Residence Life will present the next event in the Health in the Halls series on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in Stanton Hall. Special guest Dr. Cory Mitchell from Providence St. Mary Medical Center will join us for an invigorating discussion about concussion management and recovery. There will be time for questions. (Flyer attached.)

The StoryTime Project, a volunteer program led by Whitman students, will present a “Tales and Technique” workshop on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 4:30–6 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center lower level. Learn tips and techniques for reading to and working with children in different age groups (pre-Kindergarten up to second grade). Additional topics of discussion will include classroom management, book choices and ideas for interactive activities. (Flyer attached.)

Whitman students are invited to complete The Princeton Review survey to share their unique perspective and experiences about academics, social activities, residence life, food and more. Participants will be entered for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card! These anonymous insights help guide future college-bound students and will be featured in The Princeton Review’s resources. Responses are due by end of day on Thursday, Feb. 20.

Photo (Ashmeet Singh): Last week, the Physics Department hosted a visit by Dr. Tasshi Dennis ’92 (back row, second from left), a scientist from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). While on campus, Dennis gave several talks about his work on developing instrumentation for quantum computers and networks, about his career trajectory and about the history of the mountain bike. He has also created a summer Whitman student internship opportunity at NIST.

12:10–12:50 p.m.

Movement That Matters: MELT

Sherwood Athletic Center

2:15–5 p.m.

Pickleball Open Play

Sherwood Athletic Center, Multipurpose Gym

4–5 p.m.

Post-Board Open Forum for Faculty & Staff

Maxey Auditorium (Zoom registration)

4:30–6:30 p.m.

Climbing Clinic: Basics

Climbing Center

5–6 p.m.

AAUW Speaker Series: Andrea Sempértegui Barreiros

Maxey Hall, Room 119

6–7:30 p.m.

Performing and Rehearsing Colonial Toxicity

Olin Auditorium

7–8 p.m.

Health in the Halls: Concussions

Stanton Hall

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