Whittie News April 2003 - Whitman College Alumni Newsletter

Whittie News, the Whitman College Alumni e-newsletter

April, 2003

Whitman College presents "The History and Sociology of Rock 'n' Roll"

Weekend College 2003 Whitman College Campus June 27-29, 2003 This course will examine the development and significance of the musical genre typically known as "rock 'n' roll," from its origins in the 1940s and 1950s to the present. Read More About It Register
April 14, Whitman Campus *Sneak Preview!*	Hear Dr. Schmitz give a lecture on The History of Rock 'n' Roll and view the photo exhibition Legends of Rock 'n' Roll in Sheehan Gallery. (keep in mind, Exhibition closes April 17) Reception, 5:15 p.m. Lecture, 5:45 p.m. in Olin Hall. RSVP to littlerr@whitman.edu. Read More About It

Summer College

You are invited to the Whitman College campus for a week of intellectual challenge, lively discussion and entertaining experiences at Summer College 2003 (formerly Senior Alumni College). Our Summer College offers a glance into the Whitman experience of today with instruction by professors and alumni, a field trip excursion and social events all in the beautiful campus setting. The week begins with an informal gathering Sunday evening, June 15, in Prentiss Hall and concludes Saturday morning, June 21.

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Area Events

Check out our Calendar of Events for info about upcoming events
in Walla Walla, Portland, Chicago, New York, Washington D.C. and Oakland.

Reunion Information
Class Reunions at Whitman College
April 24-27	Spring Reunion Weekend Classes of 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963 and 1973 Registration due by April 15! Register Now
May 22-25	50th Reunion/Commencement Weekend Class of 1953 registration due by May 10 Contact the Alumni Office for a copy of the registration form. Submit your biography for the Reunion booklet by April 30. Class of 1953 Questionnaire
June 12-15	50-Plus Reunion Classes of 1952 and earlier. Registration due June 1st. Contact the Alumni Office for a copy of the registration form by sending an email to Nancy Mitchell.
October 3-5	Fall Reunion Weekend Classes of 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993 and 1998 Please RSVP to aid us in the planning process.

Trips! Individual mailings are no longer sent out for trips. Please email Margaret Hoglund or call 509.527.5167 or 800.835.9448, ext. 1 for more details on these trips.
Whitman in Ashland August 8-10, 2003	Join professor of English, Ed Foster for a weekend of theatre. For more details: http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/tripsschedule.htm#ashland03
Whitman in the Woods August 15-17, 2003	A weekend trip to IslandWood, the Puget Sound area’s new environmental learning center on Bainbridge Island with Whitman faculty Julia Davis, Tom Davis, U.J. Sofia, John Winter, Deborah Winter and Heidi Sofia, research associate. For more details and pricing: http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/islandwoodrsvpform.htm

Whitman Alumni Author, Craig Lesley, '67

Whitman Bookstore Highlights Alumni Authors
This month we highlight the works of Craig Lesley, '67, and Katie Ford, '97, as both will be reading from their works as a part of the Visiting Writers Reading Series.

Craig will appear April 10, at 7:00 p.m.
Katie on April 23, at 7:00 p.m.
Both in the Kimball Theatre of Whitman's Hunter Conservatory.

Craig is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Whitman, teaching creative writing and literature. His titles include River Song, The Sky Fisherman, Storm Riders, and Winterkill. He has also edited Talking Leaves and Dreamers and Desperadoes: Contemporary Short Fiction of the American West.

Katie currently studies poetry and teaches creative writing at
the University of Iowa. She will read from her book, Deposition.

Available online at http://bookstore.whitman.edu - follow the Whitman Author link. If you have authored a book which you would like to have listed, please contact Douglas Carlsen, '74, Director of the Bookstore at carlseda@whitman.edu.

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