Whittie News December 2008 - Whitman College Alumni Newsletter


December, 2008

Things To Do: (Select link to locate information.)

Whitman Online	Update My Address	Seattle Club Event
Calendar of Events	Reception with the President	Portland Club Event
Campus Events	Submit a Class Note	Geology ROCKS!
Travel with Whitman	2008 Alumni Starter Kit	2009 Reunions

Things To See: (Select link to locate information.)

Campus Web Cams

Whitman Athletics

Whitman Magazine's New Look

Happy Holidays from the Whitman College Alumni Office

Above image used with permission from the Oregon Zoo.

Portland Club

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 - 5:30 to 8:00 PM
ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo in Portland

Join alumni, parents and friends for an evening of ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo!
Nearly a million lights transform the Zoo into a holiday wonderland. New interactive characters, decorated buildings and a holiday train make this an evening for the entire family.

Read more about this event and purchase tickets.

Geology ROCKS!
December 18, 2008, 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Kate O'Brien's, 579 Howard St. @ 2nd
San Francisco, CA, (415) 882-7240
Read More and RSVP by December 12...

What is going on in your area?
For events and more, visit our Calendar of Events,
http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/WIM/eventcal/eventcal.cgi

What's Happening on Campus	Whitman in the News
http://www.whitman.edu/content/events	http://www.whitman.edu/content/news

Young Alumni! Contribute to Livewire
Deadline for next issue is December 5, 2008.
Any alumni from 1999-2008 can contribute a wedding, union, or new baby picture!

Fill out the Class Notes submission form at www.whitman.edu/content/alumni/connected/classnotesform
Then, email photos to livewire@whitman.edu. Electronically submitted photographs must be at least 300 dpi for a three- by five-inch photo and must include an accurate caption to make it in time for the next issue. Don't forget to name everyone in the picture!
You may mail original photos to Livewire, c/o Whitman College Alumni Office, 219 Marcus Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362.
If you would like your photos returned to you, please include a note.

Seattle Club and Area Events

December 3, 2008
Read more and Register Online

Reception with the President

Phoenix, AZ • December 2, 2008 • 5:30 PM
• Desert Botanical Garden; Binns Wildflower Pavilion •
Read More....

Whitman College Athletics Web Site
Varsity Team Pages

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Reunions

2009 Spring Reunion Weekend
Classes of 1963, 1964, and 1965
Class of 1969

View the schedule of events, RSVP, find accommodation information, etc.

Read More: http://www.whitman.edu/content/alumni/events/reunions/reunions_spring

Fiftieth Reunion Weekend

The Centennial Class of 1959 * Turning Dreams Into Reality
View the schedule of events, RSVP, and find out who else plans to attend.

Read More and RSVP Online:
https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/WIM/events/WIM2161075.html

Fifty-Plus Reunion Weekend

a view to Lakum Duckum, Whitman College Campus

June 5-7, 2009
Fifty-Plus Reunion for alumni from the Classes of 1959 and earlier. Special gatherings for the Classes of 1944 & 1945, 1949 & 1950 and 1954 & 1955.

Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae banquet,
Thursday, June 4, 2009.

Read More and RSVP Online:
https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/WIM/events/WIM2161608.html

Whitman College explores the Erie Canal in June, 2009.

June 2-11, 2009
Read More....

Whitman College goes rafting down the Salmon River in Idaho

July 28 - August 1, 2009
Read More...

Associate Professor of English, Theresa DiPasquale will lead the discussions. Price ranges from $550-$765 per person double occupancy, depending on package. Read more about and sign up for this trip.
Friday: Much Ado about Nothing (WS) evening	Saturday: Equivocation (Bill Cain) matinee Macbeth (WS) evening	Sunday: Paradise Lost (Clifford Odets) matinee Don Quixote (Cervantes) evening

Class of 2008 Alumni Starter Kit

Please take a few moments to review the Class of 2008 Starter Kit and register for Whitman Online. Information you provide in the directory will help us serve you better.

Class of 2008 Alumni Starter Kit...
Register for Whitman Online...

2008 Graduates

Whitman Magazine Online in New Format

Whitman Magazine, October 2008
Check out Whitman Magazine’s new and improved Web site. It’s more reader friendly (no more PDFs to wade through) and easier to search for your favorite articles. You’ll also find bonus features, such as photo galleries. The October 2008 issue includes photo galleries of Opening Week on campus, the Fouts Center for Visual Arts dedication and alumni enjoying trips organized by the Office of Alumni Relations. Check out the new online version now at www.whitman.edu/magazine/.

Keep in touch with your Whitman family...

Let your classmates and friends know what you're up to
and be sure to let us know too. Helpful ways are listed below.

Change of Address: Update your address or other information

Have you moved recently?
Changed your email address?
Taken a new job?

If so, let Whitman know at http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/changemyaddress.htm.

Notice: If you attended Whitman College, please visit the Whitman Online community to update your address and other relevant information, as we only need to be notified in one location. Thank You.

While visiting the Whitman Online community you can:

Update your biographical information

Connect with other Whitties

Search for classmates using enhanced search capabilities

View expanded professional and post-graduate information

Upload photos

Use the new email forwarding system

Review the alumni calendar and sign up for events

Campus Views - Take a look to see what is going on right now.

Ankeny Field	Reid Campus Center	Sherwood Center Renovation

Want to know how much fun your fellow alumni had at past events? http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/photogalleries.cfm
and our Reunions Photo page at
http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/photos_reunions.cfm

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Editor	Jason S. Arp '94
Graphics, Layout and Design	Teri Durfee
Contributors	Polly Schmitz '83, Nancy Mitchell, Margaret Hoglund

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