Our Place in Walla Walla
Our Place in Walla Walla is a periodic column published by the Career and Community Engagement Center. It was created as a tool to help Whitman students learn more about the Walla Walla Valley, many of whom are living in Walla Walla for the first time. Each piece, also published in the Whitman Today newsletter, examines a different element of the area, from annual events to landmarks to community leaders.
Danielle Garbe Reser ’97: “Commit to Community”
An interview with Danielle Garbe Reser ’97, Executive Director of Blue Mountain Action Council.
November 18, 2024
Joshua Huh: “Making Friendships Through Entrepreneurship”
An interview with Joshua Huh, owner of Carte Coffee.
November 04, 2024
Andrew Trogstad-Isaacson ’11: “Get out and explore”
An interview with Andrew Trogstad-Isaacson, Interim Director of the Water & Environmental Center at Walla Walla Community College.
October 21, 2024
Michelle Jamison Adams: Indigenous Heritage of Walla Walla
An interview with Michelle Jamison Adams, a key member of the Planning Committee for the Pasxapa Powwow.
October 07, 2024
Amy Ly ’06: Envisioning Possibilities
An interview with Amy Ly ’06, Project Manager for the Gates Foundation-funded Horizons initiative with United Way of the Blue Mountains.
September 23, 2024
Sandy Garcia ’08: Community Connections
An interview with Sandy Garcia ’08, supervising attorney for Legal Counsel for Youth and Children.
September 09, 2024
Our Place in Walla Walla #18: Summer!
Our place knows how to enjoy summer vacation. Long days and no school mean that it’s time to take full advantage of the Valley.
May 20, 2024
Our Place in Walla Walla #17: Wine
Our place loves grapes. This past weekend, you may have noticed extra traffic in town and around our community as Walla Walla hosted the annual Spring Release weekend, with thousands of people visiting town to participate in dozens of special events, tastings and other wine-related festivities.
May 06, 2024
Our Place in Walla Walla #16: Higher Education
Our place enjoys and benefits from a vibrant higher ed sector. Yesterday, Whitman students along with students from our two local higher education partners, Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) and Walla Walla University (WWU), along with area residents joined hands for the Spring Tri-College Community Day.
April 22, 2024