Whittie News, the Whitman College Alumni e-newsletter

 May, 2003
Whitman Alumni Events
For details, see our Calendar of Events
May 3 Portland Chas McKhann lecture on Naxi culture
May 4 Honolulu Reception with Tom Cronin
May 8 Portland The Sham plays @ the Dublin
May 18 New York Concert by Lee Thompson and Noelle Woods
May 24 Walla Walla Young Alumni gathering @ Mill Creek Brewpub
June 8 New York Mets vs Mariners @ Shea Stadium
June 12-15 Walla Walla 50-Plus Reunion
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Lewis and Clark map		 June 15-21
Summer College
Be a college student again for a week this summer! Our Summer College offers a glance into the Whitman experience of today with instruction by professors and alumni, a field trip excursion and social events all on the beautiful Whitman campus.
Details and pricing
June 19 Washington DC Happy Hour at Fado Irish Pub
June 27-29
Weekend College 2003
It's been a hard day's night and you've been working like a dog...so come to Whitman for a weekend of music, fun, nice weather, wine, beer, good friends and a great subject - The History and Sociology of Rock 'n' Roll! Straight from one of our newer classes at Whitman, this weekend takes a look at the beginnings for the music genre known as rock and roll. Explore The History of Rock 'n' Roll with professors Keith Farrington and David Schmitz during this fun and educational weekend at Whitman.
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July 2 Oakland, CA A's vs Mariners game with Travis Feezell, Athletic Director
August 8-10
Ashland, OR
Join professor of English Ed Foster for a weekend of theatre at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival!
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August 15-17
Whitman in the Woods
Spend a weekend at IslandWood, the Puget Sound area's new environmental learning center on Bainbridge Island. Explore environmental studies through the lenses of several academic disciplines with Whitman faculty Julia Davis and Tom Davis (philosophy), U.J. Sofia (astronomy), John Winter (geology), Deborah Winter (psychology) and Heidi Sofia, research associate (biology).
Details and pricing
Announcing 2004 Reunion Dates 


Whitman College Reunions
Memorial Building Clock Tower, Whitman College
April 22-25, 2004 Spring Reunion Weekend
Class of 1964
Cluster Reunion: Classes of 1968, 1969, 1970
May 20-23, 2004 50th Reunion/Commencement Weekend
Class of 1954
October 1-3, 2004 Fall Reunion Weekend
Class of 1979
Cluster Reunion: Classes of 1988, 1989, 1990 Class of 1994
Whitman Athletics Newsletter
Find out the latest in Whitman Athletics from Athletic Director Travis Feezell.

Whitman Bookstore Highlights Alumni Authors
William Ashworth, '65, is the author of twelve books, four of which are still in print. William is the winner of the 1999 Oregon Book Award for Literary Nonfiction for his The Left Hand of Eden (Oregon State University Press, 1999) and a Colonial Dames of America award in 1987 for "a notable contribution to the documentation of life in the United States of
America".

His other works in print are:
The Late, Great Lakes (Wayne State University Press, 1987)
Great Lakes Journey (Wayne State University Press, 2000)
and The Wallowas: Coming of Age in the Wilderness (20th anniversary edition published in 1998 by Oregon State University Press).

To order these books, contact Douglas Carlsen at carlseda@whitman.edu, or call 509-527-5274.

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.
Class Notes Due
Submit Class Notes by May 30th for publication in the July issue of Whitman magazine using our Class Notes form.

Alumni in the classes of 1993-2002, email a photo of your wedding or baby to livewire@whitman.edu by
June 15 for publication in the summer 2003 issue of Livewire magazine. For good printing quality, electronic photos should be at least 300dpi and 3x5 inches. Please use our Class Notes form to submit your text.
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