Pandemic Preparedness & Response Plan - Whitman is in process of developing a pandemic flu preparation and response plan as part of the overall Emergency Management Plan for the college.  Members of the pandemic planning team meet regularly and will share information and resources with the campus community.

Support for Innovation in Teaching and Learning - Recognizing that Whitman faculty and staff have a scarcity of time and resources for developing new learning experiences for students or integrating new pedagogies into teaching, the college is establishing an initiative: Support for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. This program will make grants available to faculty and staff members, on a competitive basis, for pursuing new approaches to instruction and student learning.

President's Budget Advisory Committee - Created to increase feedback, participation and transparency in the college budget process the committee consists of students, staff and faculty. The committee advises the president on how best to balance the need to keep tuition affordable while also providing the college with the resources needed to continue to strengthen programs and services.

Whitman Institute for Summer Enrichment (WISE) - WISE will provide an opportunity for local middle-school students who show academic promise and are from first-generation, minority, or low-income families to have an extended visit to Whitman and develop an action plan for going to college after high school. The program will take place in August 2006 and will be offered each summer.

President's Advisory Council on Diversity - Beginning in February 2006, this small, action-oriented group of students, staff and faculty are developing a plan for campus conversations on diversity. The Council also will offer suggestions for new diversity initiatives, track and monitor progress in increasing diversity, and assist in communicating with the campus community about priorities and events related to diversity. 

Task Force on Student Engagement - Charged with a comprehensive review of student engagement at Whitman with a focus on the first-year student experience (see Announcement of Task Force), the group completed the Task Force on Student Engagement Report in March 2006.  The report includes a review of current practices and an extensive list of recommendations for the future.

Women, Leadership and Society Lecture Series - Founded to address concerns that despite three decades of upward mobility in American society, relatively few women occupy senior leadership positions in politics, business or education, this new lecture series features prominent women leaders who discuss their professional achievements, address the challenges they have encountered in their careers, and offer advice to Whitman women about pursuing professions and positions of leadership. Inaugural speakers:  Paula Boggs (Starbucks), January 2006; Laurette Koellner (Boeing), March 2006.