Whittie News, the Whitman College Alumni e-newsletter
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Whittie News, the Whitman College Alumni e-newsletter |
April, 2005 |
Spring Reunion Weekend Online Registration |
| Pre-registration for Spring Reunion Weekend is required. Please fill out the registration form and send along with your payment by April 15. Meals cannot be guaranteed without advance registration; walk-ins will be charged an additional 20% for meals. When you arrive on campus, drop by the Alumni House, 219 Marcus Street, to pick up your final schedule of events, list of reunion attendees and nametags. See http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/reunions.cfm#spring05. For information on the 50th, 50-Plus and Fall Reunion Weekends, visit: http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/reunions.cfm. |
| You are invited step back in time for a look at the 1960s as we examine that eventful decade during Summer College 2005, on the Whitman College campus. With the post World War II baby boomers coming of age and the end of European colonization, the world experienced a great deal of social and political change. This year's program takes a look at some of the history, politics and science of that decade and their lasting impact. Join us for Summer College 2005. Read More About Summer College 2005 |
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| Taking advantage of Whitman College's central location, we are offering alumni, parents and friends the opportunity to come to campus for a weekend in June to examine the subject of wine from the liberal arts perspective. We will hear from Whitman professors, alumni in the industry and local winemakers about the transformation of the Walla Walla valley. Join us for Weekend College 2005. Read More About Weekend College 2005 |
Join us for a fabulous trip!!! |
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Discovering the Constitution: The Great Debates, with Bob Withycombe, professor of rhetoric and film studies at Whitman. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 11-15, 2005 Read More About It... |
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Whitman in Ashland August 12-14, 2005 Love's Labor's Lost, Richard III, Twelfth Night, The Belle's Stratagem (Cowley), and Dr. Faustus (Marlowe) with professor of English, emeritus, Ed Foster Read More About It... |
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Fire and Ice September 9-11, 2005 Geology and Mythology of Mt. Rainier and the Washington Cascades with Bob Carson, professor of geology and environmental studies, and Don Snow, visiting professor of environmental humanities. Read More About It... |
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Playbill: Paint the town Whitman Blue and Gold October 18-23, 2005 A theater tour of New York with Jack Freimann. Read More About It... |
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The Galapagos Islands March 10-19, 2006 Take a walk on the wild side with professor of biology Delbert Hutchison. Cruise with Lindblad's Special Expeditions through the islands of Darwin's discoveries, get up-close and personal with the incredible animal life, swim with the fishes, learn about this beautiful area from Whitman's own evolutionary biologist! Read More About It... |
What
is going on in your area?
For events and more, visit our Calendar of Events, http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/calendar.cfm |
What's Happening on Campus |
Whitman in the News |
 feature by Katie Innes, '06 As the 2004-2005 ski season winds down, WOW focuses this month on Ingrid Backstrom, '00. A Seattle native, Backstrom is an internationally-ranked freeskier who recently won Best Female Performance and Breakthrough Performance for her film-debut in the ski-film Yearbook. 2004 was her first year skiing for a film company. After Whitman, where she was a three-time All-American racer, Backstrom entered her first big mountain competition in 2001. By 2002 she was second in the International Free Skiing Association's world rankings. She has maintained this position despite never having finished the three-event Freeskiing World Tour. In 2004, she won the Canadian Freeskiing Championships and came in third at the U.S. Freeskiing Nationals. In 11 of 12 career freeskiing events Backstrom has finished on the podium. "I think attitude is everything," says Ingrid, 26. "If you go into the contests like, 'this is awesome, this is fun, I'm just skiing with my friends and challenging myself,' then it doesn't matter how you finish, and I think you end up skiing a lot better." Read More about Ingrid at http://www.thenorthface.com/na/news/news-20050202.html |
2005 Alumni Association Award Recipients |
| Whitman College's Alumni Association annually recognizes alumni who exemplify outstanding achievement in their careers, communities, or through service to Whitman College. To read about this year's award recipients go to http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/alumniawards.cfm. Nominations for 2006 awards are encouraged and due by April 10th. For a description of each award and a nomination form, go to http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/alumniawards.cfm. |
 Seattle and Portland Area Book Clubs |
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| April 6 -- Seattle | The Color of Water:A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride. Details... |
| May 4 -- Seattle | Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Details... |
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May 14, 2005 Wine Tasting and Open House The Whitman Club of Portland and Soléna Cellars of Carlton, Oregon, invite alumni, parents, and friends to enjoy the Oregon countryside and a special winery open house. Carole Skeeters Stevens, '97, will host this event. Along with the winemaker Laurent Montalieu and Proprietor Danielle Andrus Montalieu, Carole will give insight into the challenges and rewards of winemaking in Oregon. Soléna Cellars, 213 South Pine Street, Carlton, OR 97111 503-852-0082 http://www.solenacellars.com/ info@solenacellars.com Tasting of current release wines begins at 2 pm. Barrel tastings will happen periodically between 2:30 and 4 pm. Read More About This Event... |
How
will your favorite Whitman Varsity sports team do this year? Check out the new rosters at http://www.whitman.edu/athletics/ |
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Want
to know how much fun your fellow alumni had at past events? http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/photogalleries.cfm
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