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 On Jan. 1, 2012, our colleague and dear friend, Dr. George Ball, passed away at the age of 96. He has served Whitman College as a professor of religion and mentor to students since 1960. An anchor on campus and in our community, George was a standard-bearer for ethics and justice, a beloved and exceptional teacher of and adviser to generations of Whitman students, and an extraordinarily decent and caring person.Members of the Whitman community reflect upon Dr. Ball’s influence on Whitman College and his impact on students’ lives since 1960. Click here for photos, stories, remembrances, and shared memories from Facebook. |
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Whitman News
 Whitman launches “Now Is the Time” Campaign  Visit the campaign web site. Read the news announcement. Watch the video. See the Seattle Launch photo gallery. College web site gets a make-over  The Whitman home page will be evolving and enhanced to better spotlight the attributes and characteristics that distinguish Whitman from other liberal arts colleges. A key enhancement will be how the home page portrays the academic excellence that is a Whitman hallmark. Nord Award Winner, runner-up bring new creative perspectives to projects This year’s winner of the David Nord Award, an annual prize given for projects designed to address critical issues facing the GLBTQ community, is Ryan Creal ’12, an art history and visual culture studies major from Hawthorne, Calif. His project, based on his thesis, is the first in the award’s 16-year history at Whitman to examine its topic through the lens of visual art. He was awarded $2,500 to spend on the project. Read more. Whitman Student starts first “Best Buddies” chapter in Washington state Biology major Michaela Lambert ’14 used to hate Mondays. For the first two years of high school, Lambert, from Napa, Calif., dreaded Monday mornings as much as any other student. But during her junior year, she came across the notebook. It was a notebook full of remarkable cartoon sketches, said Lambert and it led her forge new ground at Whitman. Read more. Google.org awards $100K grant to non-profit founded by alumna Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg ’01 The philanthropic arm of Google has awarded a $100,000 grant to a leadership incubator foundation that invests in the next generation of African women leaders. Read more. Visit the Newsroom. Parents Fund  The Whitman College Parents Fund seeks to raise $250,000 to support additional stipends for Internships and Student Faculty Research projects. Your support will make a difference! Make your gift to these experiential learning programs online. Events  W Club Tailgate • Spokane, WA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Game: Whitman vs. Whitworth at Whitworth University January 17, 2012 6:00 p.m. - Women’s game • 8:00 p.m. - Men’s game Read more and RSVP online. Harper Joy Theatre - One Act Play Contest February 8-12, 2012 • Freimann Studio Theatre • Tickets available January 27, 2012 Students submit original scripts. A chosen three compete for cash prizes. You are the judge. Read more. Ski with the President March 1-4, 2012 • Sun Valley Lodge President George Bridges and Kari Tupper invite you to join them for a weekend of skiing in beautiful Sun Valley. Rooms have been blocked at the historic Sun Valley Lodge from March 1-3; for those who want to come early or extend their vacations beyond our group weekend, group rates will be honored for three nights on either side of our dates. Read more and RSVP online. Parting Shot Parting Shot by Greg Lehman, Whitman photographer  Memorial Hall on a frosty night. While heading back to Mem at halftime of a recent women’s basketball game vs. Santa Cruz, I stopped for 1/30th of a second to get this shot of the clock tower framed by frosted trees. View the full size photo. |
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