Campus News

24 Hours in Penrose Library

Photographer Greg Lehman spent 24 consecutive hours in Penrose Library during “dead week” (the week before finals), fall semester 2010.

Departures

Education colleagues end time at Whitman; department closes.

Kay Fenimore-Smith

Education professor’s future tied to the past: She plans to continue work with tribal school.

Tom Callister

Longtime education professor, associate dean ready to live the next chapter.

Lee Thompson

Thompson learned countless life lessons from his students, who feel he brought out the best in them.

Dave Glenn

Student: Glenn is our biggest fan and supports us in our musical growth.

Bob Withycombe

Withycombe closes 30-year Whitman career.

Whitman’s graduation rate among the highest in the country

…and the highest in Washington state.

Sustainability fund earns college a spot on “greening” list

Whitman is among 52 colleges and universities in the nation included in the “Greening the Bottom Line: The Trend toward Green Revolving Funds on Campus” report released in February 2011.

Lecture Scene

Distinguished speakers represent the broad spectrum of national figures who lectured on campus and interacted with students in the classroom this winter.

The best of Whitman student photography

The Office of Communications employs talented student photographers who help us document the life of the college by shooting photos of the plethora of lectures, activities and events on campus.

A moderate man in tumultuous times:

History professor examines American foreign policy in Scowcroft biography.

Students write policy papers on economic impact of key issues

From the economic impact of immigration legislation in Arizona to the pros and cons of implementing a value-added federal tax, several Whitman students had the opportunity to spend the summer and fall of 2010 deeply examining specific economic policy issues as they participated in the GO Policy Paper Project (GOPPP).

Art Rempel Scholarship

Blue Mountain Audubon Society honors professor, keeps his memory alive with annual scholarship.

“White out” in Walla Walla

The Whitman men beat Whitworth, the No.1-ranked team in NCAA Division III, in “white out” conditions at home on George Ball Court Feb. 15 as fans donned white shirts in support of their team.

Scoreboard

Whitman Athletics.

Whitman History 101

A timely comment.