Whittie News, the Whitman College Alumni e-newsletter

 March, 2003
Whitman Connections 2003

Whitman Connections
Connect, network, make contacts! Whitman Connections 2003 is the perfect opportunity to meet fellow alumni, students and parents who work or seek work in Seattle or Portland.

Seattle
  
Portland
Monday, March 24
 
Tuesday, March 25
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
  
 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Washington Mutual Tower
15th floor
  
Mallory Hotel
 
full details and registration information
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

deer fence at IslandWood on Bainbridge Island, Washington		 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
Graduation Announcements  


Attention... Parents of Seniors!

Graduation Announcements are available for purchase at www.royaltpapers.com
Talk with your student soon and order before April 25 to avoid late fees.
Whitman College graduation announcement
Three books by Deborah Hopkinson: "Maria's Comet", "Our Kansas Home" and her latest "Girl Wonder"
 Whitman Bookstore Highlights Staff Author
Deborah Hopkinson, Director of Grants and Advancement Services, has just had three books published this year: her newest, GIRL WONDER, is the story of Alta Weiss, a woman who pitched for a semi-pro men's team at the turn of the century. Before that, OUR KANSAS HOME, the third in her pioneer series, was released. A paperback reprint of MARIA'S COMET, the story of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer is also available. Deborah has been writing historical fiction and biographies for children for years and is the recipient of the 1994 International Reading Association Award, and a Parent's Choice Silver Medal Award winner for her book BIRDIE'S LIGHTHOUSE.


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.
On-Campus Events  


Alumni Events at Whitman College

Whitman Memorial Building
April 24-27 Spring Reunion Weekend
May 22-25 50th Reunion/Commencement Weekend
June 12-15 50-Plus Reunion
June 15-21 Summer College (formerly Senior Alumni College)
June 27-29 Weekend College: A History of Rock and Roll Weekend with professors Keith Farrington and
David Schmitz
October 3-5 Fall Reunion Weekend
Upcoming Concert
Robert Bode, professor of music, will conduct a program of Bach Solo Cantatas, with the Seattle Choral Company at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Medina. You can find information about the concert at www.seattlechoralcompany.org (select "solo cantatas")
Whitman Athletics Newsletter
Find out the latest in Whitman Athletics from Athletic Director, Travis Feezell.
Whitman College Alumni http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/
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