May 2002

WHITMAN UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE

The College celebrated the scholarship of its students with the fourth annual Whitman Undergraduate Conference. About 150 students from all disciplines presented their original research and creative projects to the faculty, their classmates, and other members of the Whitman community.

Left, poster presentations in Penrose Library’s Allen Room.

Leah Wilson-Velasco, “Rebecca Clarke.” (As part of her presentation, Wilson-Velasco performed a passacaglia by the 19th-century composer.)

Dave Prins, “A Monk’s Life: Experiences in a Buddhist Forest-Dwelling Monastery in Sri Lanka.”

John Houghland, “Reducing Pesticide Use: Effect of Herbivory and Water Stress on Fruit Productivity.”