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June, 2009
 
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Kappa Key Missing
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Whitman Magazine

Livewire, a magazine for Whitman College's young alumniYoung Alumni! Contribute to Livewire
Deadline for next issue is June 12, 2009

Any alumni from 1999 to 2008 can contribute
a wedding 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.
  Read the Livewire Online.

Special Summer College Event
Summer College 2009 - SURVIVALReception with the President
and Summer College Participants

An outdoors hors d'oeuvre reception

June 10, 2009 • 5:30PM - 7:30PM PT • Sherwood House
The home of President George Bridges 1107 Alvarado Terrace Walla Walla WA

Be our guest for an hors d'oeuvre reception with President Bridges and the participants in this year's Summer College program. Mingle with old friends and talk with the President.

Read More and RSVP online by Friday, June 5.

East Coast Event
Whitman College Alumni - Clambake at the Cape, June 21, 2009Clambake at the Cape
June 21, 2009 • 2:00PM - 6:00PM ET
20 Granite Lane, Barnstable, MA.

Bruce J. Jones ’67 and Maggie Sullivan invite you to a clambake at their home. Bruce is the Assistant Director of Admission, New England Regional Office.

This event continues the tradition begun in 2004 for Whitties in the area. Includes traditional New England Clambake complete with fresh lobster, corn on the cob, and the scenery of the Cape in summertime. Of course, we’ll have plenty of non-seafood options for vegetarians and others.

Read More and RSVP by May 22
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Seattle Events
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey
Seattle Book Club, Whitman College Alumni
June 3, 2009
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey

Read More and RSVP Online...

Whitman College W ClubAlumni-Student Softball Game
Parents welcome to play!

August 1, 2009 • 2:00PM - 4:30PM PT Dahl Playfield - Ballfield #2
7700 25th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA

Think you have what it takes to face down a Whitman athlete? Come find out and spend an afternoon amongst Whitties of all ages! We will provide bats, balls, and band-aids. Don't forget your mitt! Not interested in playing? Come cheer or volunteer to be a base coach.

Read More and Register Online.

Reunions

Whitman College Fall Reunions 2009
2009 Fall Reunion • RSVP NOW!!!
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Whitman College W ClubThe W Club will be hosting a
Golf Tournament Fundraiser
on Friday, October 2, 2009
during reunion weekend.

Shotgun start will be 1 PM at Wine Valley Golf Club. We are presently enlisting CAPTAINS who are interested in taking responsibility for a foursome.

Please contact Skip Molitor for details at molitore@whitman.edu or (509) 527-4970. Details subject to change.

Harper Joy Theatre, Whitman College

Save the date

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Whitman College Reunion
A Half Century of Harper Joy Theatre coming April 23 - 25, 2010


The spotlight is shining on Harper Joy Theatre! Reconnect with old friends and celebrate the fiftieth birthday of the gem of Whitman College’s Theatre Department. Remember the good times and the great productions. Visit with favorite faculty from the theater department and meander through the beautiful Whitman campus in spring. More information to come.

RSVP now and see who else is coming!

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

Fifty Year Plus News
Whitman College 50 Year Plus MagazineFifty Year Plus News wants your stories, letters, photos, and memories!

If you are in a graduating class from 1958 or earlier, we encourage you to contribute, and to encourage your classmates in submitting items. Stories about life at Whitman when you were here, or things “Whitman-related” in your life in the intervening years, are welcome.

Mail materials to Margaret Hoglund at the Whitman College Alumni Office, 345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362, or email hoglund@whitman.edu.

Whitman Magazine, March 2009 featuring Pete Reid '49

Whitman Magazine Online includes Bonus Features

View the latest issue of the Whitman Magazine online
at www.whitman.edu/magazine/.


Open season: fellowships and grants

Is graduate school, independent travel and study, or teaching abroad in your academic plan? Now is the time to consider and begin to prepare applications for the next round of national fellowships, scholarships and grants, as most deadlines arrive early in the fall term. Visit the Fellowships and Grants Web site (and bear with us as we update listings) for information about opportunities.

Contact Keith Raether, director of Fellowships and Grants or administrative assistant, Karen Kinder to let us know of your plans. We look forward to working with you.

CLASS OF 2009 FACES DIFFICULT JOB MARKET

As the Whitman College class of 2009 prepares to graduate, you can help our seniors succeed in their job searches. College seniors are facing the most difficult job market in 30 years. Networking and referrals continue to be the most effective way to find jobs and internships. By being our “eyes and ears,” you can help the members of the class of 2009 by listing jobs and internships you are aware of with the Career Center so that we can forward them on to our seniors and recent grads.

To list a job or internship, simply send a job description to postjobs@whitman.edu or visit the Whitman College Career Center web site. Your assistance as valued Whitman alumni is greatly appreciated!


Whitman College goes rafting down the Salmon River in Idaho
July 28 - August 1, 2009
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Whitman in Ashland
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
(Shakespeare) evening
Saturday:
Equivocation (Cain) matinee
Macbeth (Shakespeare) evening
Sunday:
Paradise Lost (Odets) matinee
Don Quixote (Cervantes) evening

Egypt


Egypt and Jordan with Associate Professor of Anthropology Gary Rollefson
Dec 29, 2009 – Jan 12, 2010

$3695 per person, double occupancy; single supplement $925. Includes round-trip air from New York-Cairo, internal flights, lodging, excursions, 4-night Nile cruise, traditional New Years gala dinner in Cairo, most meals.

Deposit of $900 per person due by June 1; final payment October 29.
Minimum of 15 guests by June 1, 2009.

Read more about this fascinating adventure.
Call Margaret in the Alumni Office, (509) 527-5167 or (800) 835-9448 ext.1 for more information and to register.

Whitman College Athletics Web Site
Varsity Team Pages
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Whitman College Men's Golf

Kappa KeyWhitman is missing a piece of its history.

Do you know the whereabouts of the Kappa Key? It has been missing for a few years now but the Chapter and its alumni would love to have it back. No questions asked.

You may ship it to the Whitman College Alumni Office, attn: Jason Arp, 345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362, or contact Jason at arpjs@whitman.edu and arrangements can be made for transport.

Please consider helping restore a bit of Whitman tradition.
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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:
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  • Connect with other Whitties
  • Search for classmates using enhanced search capabilities
  • View expanded professional and post-graduate information
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  • Use the new email forwarding system
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    Alumni Class Notes

    Alumni Recognition Awards
    Whitman College Alumni Recognition Awards Recipients 2009
    Pictured left to right are: Mark Abrahamson ’66, Alumnus of Merit Award • Nancy Bell Evans ’54, Gordon Scribner Award for Distinguished Service • Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg ’01, Pete Reid Young Alumni Award • Charles “Chuck” Anderson ’50, Sally Rodgers Award for Lifelong Achievement • Dr. Samuel Beall ’40, Sally Rodgers Award for Lifelong Achievement • Professor of Rhetoric and Film Studies Bob Withycombe, Faculty Award for Service

    Whitman College’s Alumni Association annually honors alumni who exemplify outstanding achievement in their careers, communities, or through service to Whitman College. Each year a Whitman faculty member is also honored. To read about this year’s award recipients go to http://www.whitman.edu/content/alumni/involved/alumniawards.

    Nominations for 2010 awards are encouraged.
    For a description of each award, a nomination form and profiles on past recipients, go to http://www.whitman.edu/content/alumni/involved/alumniawards.


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

    Whiman College - Ankeny
    Whitman College - Reid Campus Center
    Sherwood Athletic Center Renovation Project
    Ankeny Field
    Reid Campus Center
    Sherwood Center Renovation
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    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
    Scenes of Whitman College

    Whitman College Alumni Whitman College Bookstore
    Whitman College Online Giving Whitman College Athletics
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    Whitman College Alumni ClassNotes Form Whitman Alumni Change My Address Form

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

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