Each summer you are invited to participate in week of intellectual stimulation and camaraderie. During Summer College there are morning sessions, afternoon sessions, and a field trip, exploring a theme from the liberal arts perspective.
Below you can view the topics and agenda for Summer College 2011
Whitman College - Seeking a Global Perspective - June 8-11, 2011
Summer College has transformed into a shorter, more engaging session of intellectually challenging classes, lively discussions and entertaining experiences on the Whitman College campus. Join us June 8 to 11, 2011 to connect with the Whitman experience of today.
We are becoming more closely connected thanks to travel, technology and world conflict. How do we effectively partner in our world community? How can we better understand one another? Summer College 2011 draws upon Whitman’s Global Studies initiative in Seeking a Global Perspective.
Here is a sampling of lectures on tap for this summer:
Global Geologic Processes and Human Interactions
Patrick Spencer, professor of geology
Globally Connected: How the Net and Mobile Apps Are Changing the Way We Communicate
Keiko Pitter, chief information officer
Freedom From Fake Medication: How to Check If Your Drugs Are Real Using a Cell Phone
Ashifi Gogo ’05, CEO of Sproxil, Inc
Making the Global Peasant: Anthropology in Cold War Peru
Jason Pribilsky, associate professor of anthropolgy
Addressing the Most Dangerous Activity a Woman in the Developing World Can Undertake - Cooking for Her Family. The Story of StoveTeam International
Nancy Sanford Hughes ’64, StoveTeam International
Envisioning the Future
George S. Bridges, president
The Other of Globalization: The Other in Globalization
Zahi Zalloua, associate professor of foreign languages and literatures - French & general studies
Constructing the Caribbean
Nicole Simek, assistant professor of foreign language & literatures - French & general studies
Deservingness in US Social Policy
Susanne Beechey, assistant professor of politics
Reinventing Church in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Patrick Turner ’82, Brooklyn Vicariate Representative
The Invention of Nature
Dana Burgess, professor of classics
Thirty Years of Teaching at Whitman
Robert “Bob” Withycombe, professor of rhetoric and film studies
Arrive a day early for Summer College and participate in one of these field trips.
(These two programs will need a minimum number to sign up and will be limited to 10 participants.)
Geology Field trip with Pat Spencer
Kayaking at Palouse Falls with the Outdoor Program (locations subject to change depending on conditions)
Registration is due by May 1. Summer College begins with a welcome reception at 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 8th in Prentiss Hall and concludes with Saturday’s lunch.
Full registration: $300 per person: dormitory-style housing in Prentiss Hall, all events, and meals.
Day student: $200 per person: full program without housing and breakfasts.
Lectures only option: $100: Wednesday reception, lunches and lecture sessions.
Optional Tuesday and/or Saturday night in Prentiss: add $40 per person, per night.
Additional information on Summer College will be sent in May upon receipt of registration. To pay by credit card, contact the Alumni Office at 1(800) 835-9448 ext. 1 or register online.
Summer College 2011 Registration
Paper form - Summer College 2011 Registration Form (pdf)
Register Online
For questions, call 1-800-835-9448 ext. 1, (509) 527-5168, or email schmitpc@whitman.edu.
