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Whittie News, the Whitman College Alumni e-newsletter

January, 2005

Happy New Year from Whitman College

New York Theater Tour, October 18-23, 2005
Our tour will include:
• Five nights hotel
• Three theater shows
• A concert on a houseboat
• Tours of Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, the Players Club, the National Arts Club, the Apollo Theater
• A chance to"Meet the Broadway Artists"
• Walking tours of several New York neighborhoods and much, much more! For more detailed information, call the Alumni Office at 1 800.835.9448 ext. 1. Cost of the trip is $2700 per person, double occupancy (for single occupancy add $766 to the cost of the program) and includes five nights hotel. (Not inclusive of air fare to/from New York). A deposit of $1,000 is due April 1, 2005 and balance is due August 1, 2005
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Join us for these other fabulous trips!!!
Trip to Philadelphia, PA Discovering the Constitution:
The Great Debates,

with Bob Withycombe, professor of rhetoric and film studies at Whitman.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 11-15, 2005

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Whitman in Ashland 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

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Fire and Ice Trip to Mt. Rainier
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.
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Trip to the Galapagos Islands 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!
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Spring Reunion Weekend, April 28 - May1, 200550th Reunion Weekend, May 19-22, 200550-plus Reunion Weekend, June 16-19, 2005Fall Reunion Weekend, September 30 - October 2, 2005
For Reunion information, the online RSVP form and lists of those planning to attend,
view our Reunions page at http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/reunions.cfm.

What is going on in your area?
For events and more, visit our Calendar of Events, http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/calendar.cfm


Presidential Pose

Presidential Pose

Can you name the familiar Whitman face in this photograph? Submit your answer and name below for a chance to win a Whitman sweatshirt, courtesy of the Alumni Office. Two winners will be drawn at random from all correct answers on January 25, 2005 and will be announced in the February edition of Whittie News.

Employees of Whitman College and their families are not eligible to win.
Your Answer:

name of person and position in photo
e.g. John Q. Public, front row, third from left
Your First Name:
Your Last Name:
Your Email Address:
 
 
 

nothing like a good booknothing like a good book
Seattle and Portland Area Book Clubs
January 5 -- Seattle The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien   Details...
February 2 -- Seattle In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez   Details...

Whitman Connections
Save the Date for this annual networking event. Watch your email for details!
     -Seattle, March 14
     -Portland, March 15
     -San Francisco, March 16

blue moon
blue moon, 2004
May 2005, will mark publication of the 18th edition of blue moon, Whitman College's annual literary arts magazine. Entirely student produced, the magazine features the work of Whitman students, staff, faculty and alumni.

Submissions:
February 5, 2005, is the deadline for submissions to the 2005 edition of blue moon. Up to three prose pieces (10 page limit for each piece), four poems, and five pieces of art (including photography and slides or photographs of 3D art) may be submitted. Submissions can be mailed to blue moon, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362 or emailed as RTF attachments to bluemoon@whitman.edu. To receive a blue moon or donate, please visit our website for more information: www.whitman.edu/bluemoon.

Class Notes Submit a Class Note

Alumni Starter Kit for the Class of 2004...
Have you thought about what to do with the rest of your Whitman career? Your Whitman connections have not ended just because classes have. Visit the Whitman Alumni Starter Kit page to see all of the exciting ways we help you keep in touch with each other and the College. Take a short online survey and receive a small gift of appreciation from the Alumni Office.

Want to know how much fun your fellow alumni had at past events? http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/photogalleries.cfm
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Lewis & Clark and the Corps of Discovery Whitman in Ashland, August 6-8, 2004