Whittie News, the Whitman College Alumni e-newsletter
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Whittie News, the Whitman College Alumni e-newsletter |
October, 2004 |
| Presidential Search- Whitman College's Board of Trustees has been working diligently on one of its most important tasks ever, finding our next president. As Tom Cronin's retirement date nears check out the Board's progress at http://www.whitman.edu/presidentialsearch/ |
  Whitman College Alumni Association invites Alumni, Parents and Friends, on a journey, Discovering the Constitution: The Great Debates, with Bob Withycombe, professor of rhetoric and film studies at Whitman College. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 11-15, 2005 Read More About It... |
| Attention 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. |
What
is going on in your area?
For events and more, visit our Calendar of Events, http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/calendar.cfm |
| October 4 -- Washington DC | DC Club Steering Committee Read More About It... |
| October 7 -- Eugene, OR | Whitman Alumni hit the Links! Read More About It... |
| October 8 -- San Francisco, CA | Reception with Tom Cronin Read More About It... |
| October 10 -- Liberty Lake, WA | Afternoon Potluck on the Beach Read More About It... |
| October 10 -- Torrance, CA | Whitman Alumni at Oktoberfest Read More About It... |
| October 21 -- Portland, OR | Portland Book Club Kick-Off Read More About It... |
| October 29 -- Portland, OR | Whitman Symphony & Whitman Wind Ensemble Read More About It... |
| October 30 -- Seattle, WA | Spain in the Age of Exploration, Seattle Art Museum Read More About It... |
 Seattle and Portland Area Book Clubs |
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| October 6 -- Seattle | Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi Details... |
| October 21 -- Portland | We Should Never Meet by Aimee Phan Details... |
 Class notes for the December 2004 issue of the Whitman magazine are due by November 1st. Submit your note by using the online form at http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/classnotesform.htm. |
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| For the past two years Jordan Kirk, ’97, has worked with an interagency team in Seattle to improve outcomes for youth in the foster care system. As a result of these efforts, the Department of Social and Health Services and Seattle Public Schools have recently signed a groundbreaking agreement to proactively identify the educational needs of foster youth within the school system. This program is the first of its kind in the nation. You can read more about the program and even listen to an interview of Kirk by 94.9 KUOW radio at http://www.kuow.org/DefaultProgram.asp?ID=7688. (To listen to this audio, it may be necessary to download RealPlayer.) |
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Whitman
in Ashland date is set! August 12-14, 2005. Love's Labor's Lost, Richard III, Twelfth Night, The Belle's Stratagem (Cowley), and Dr. Faustus (Marlowe) Details coming soon. |
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Whitman Director of Penrose Library, Henry Yaple accepts Darwin's On the Origin of Species from Chris Bromley, '97, while Heidi Brown Bromley, '98, and President Tom Cronin look on. |
| WOW focuses this month on a young alumnus that has passed on a piece of history to the College. On August 28, 2004, Chris Bromley, ’97, delivered a rare first edition of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. Find out more by reading the Whitman Press Release and the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin article. |  |
Fire and Ice September 9-11, 2005  Spend the weekend at the Alta Crystal Resort, and hike to the Emmons Glacier
in the northeast corner of Mount Rainier National Park, as well as other
beautiful sites in the park. Professor of geology Bob Carson will lead the
hikes during the day, and will lecture in the evenings on glaciation,
volcanology, and the story behind the scenery. Price to be determined.
Includes lodging, meals, transportation around the park, and educational
activities. |
How
will your favorite Whitman Varsity sports team do this year? Check out the new rosters at http://www.whitman.edu/athletics/ |
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important Whitman College information? Keep your address up to date, http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/changemyaddress.htm |
Want
to know how much fun your fellow alumni had at past events? http://www.whitman.edu/alumni/photogalleries.cfm
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