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November 2010
Welcome to the new Whittie News, now featuring an expanded news section as well as events, travel opportunities and much more. Be sure to visit the “Parting Shot,” which showcases the beauty of Whitman through the talents of campus photographer Greg Lehman.
In This Issue:
Whitman in the News
Events
Reunion Updates
Whitman Magazine
Fellowships and Grants
Why We Love Whitman

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Alumni Starter Kit
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Book Club


You are invited to the November gathering of the Seattle Book Club. Our selection is: The Family
by Jeff Sharlet.
Campus Bookstore


Visit the new web site for the Campus Bookstore.
Greater Yellowstone
June 19-26, 2011

Visit Yellowstone with Bob Carson, professor of geology and environmental studies.
Read more.
Whitman in the News

President Clinton praises Whitman alumnus for “remarkable achievement”
Ashifi Gogo ’05 recently shared a New York City stage with President Bill Clinton, who commended the Whitman alumnus for his work to combat pharmaceutical fraud in developing nations. Earlier this year, Gogo launched an enterprise called Sproxil, which provides an easy way for consumers to use cell phones to identify counterfeit drugs. Read more.

Hall of Fame honors for alumnus who founded lacrosse at Whitman
Charley Rosenberry ’81 is inducted into the Washington State Chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Read more.

Student publishes philosophy paper in online journal
Gary Wang ’10 is published in the international undergraduate philosophy journal Prometheus. Read more.

Visit the Newswroom.

Events

Featured Faculty Lectures

The Scarlet Letter
with Rick and Jean Carwile Masteller, Professors of English
Join Whitman alumni, parents and friends for Intiman Theatre’s production of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s literature classic, The Scarlet Letter. The Whitman group will have a special pre-play discussion entitled, Still Modern After All These Years: Hawthorne’s Tale for Our Times. Read more.

Delbert Hutchison & the California Academy of Sciences
“Darwin and Wallace: Same Nation, Different Backgrounds, Similar Experiences and the Discovery of Natural Selection.” Read more and register online.

Reunions Updates

Spring and Debate Reunion Weekend • April 28 – May 1, 2011.
Return to Whitman campus to catch up with your close friends and classmates and see what is currently taking place during the Spring Reunion Weekend of 2011. Read More.


More Reunions: Class of 1961 50th • 50-Plus and Greek 50-Plus • Fall Reunion.

The Whitman Magazine

In your October 2010 Whitman Magazine:
  • President George Bridges reports on a 2009-10 academic year filled with the extraordinary inspiration and promise of the collective achievements of the Whitman community.
  • The Annual Report of Gifts extends appreciation to the many generous donors who supported Whitman, its students and programs this year.
  • The college announces four new major scholarship endowments. Learn more about the alumni who founded them.
  • And you can enjoy reading about your classmates in the most popular section of every Whitman Magazine: Class Notes.
Coming in December: “Where We Learn.” Find out where and how Whitman students learn and study best. You might be surprised at some of their answers.
Fellowships and Grants

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Fellowships for graduate school study in the sciences

Carnegie Junior Fellows Program
Research assistantships in international affairs in D.C.

Princeton in Asia
Fellowships for teaching and other service in Asia

Princeton in Latin America
Fellowships for teaching and other service in Latin America

Princeton in Africa
Fellowships for service in Africa

For more information visit:
http://www.whitman.edu/content/fellowships/

Contact Keith Raether, director of Fellowships and Grants.

Why We Love Whitman

Parting Shot by Greg Lehman, Whitman photographer

Recently the Memorial clock tower received a face lift. View More.
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