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Whitman College is an independent, co-educational, non-sectarian residential liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college established in 1883. Whitman has remained small, with approximately 1,400 students, in order to facilitate the close faculty-student interaction that is essential to exceptional higher education. Today, Whitman has the highest graduation rate, the largest endowment-and-trust-funds per student, and the highest alumni participation in its annual fund in the Pacific Northwest.
Semester in the West is a part of Whitman College's Environmental Studies Department. Whitman's program is multidisciplinary in organization, and local and regional in empirical emphasis. Students wrestle with the challenges, and come to understand the necessities, of an interdisciplinary approach in the elucidation of any environmental problem. They develop a literacy in understanding their Walla Walla environmental address, so they can appreciate the deep links between their temporary community and the surrounding human and natural environments. Field trips and internship opportunities are a vital part of this experience.
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