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Summer Internships Promote Professional Development
Summer internships are stepping stones to a successful career. As this year’s cohort of summer interns begin their learning process, here’s a taste of the exciting work experience students gained last year thanks to the Whitman Internship Grant.
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“Go Out of Your Way to Be Kind”: Ashifi Gogo ’05 Cheers On Whitties at Commencement
Rain couldn't dampen the spirits of Whitman graduates and their families at the college's 132nd Commencement ceremony on May 20. The Class of 2018 heard from Chairman of the Board of Trustees Brad McMurchie '84, Whitman President Kathleen Murray and class speaker Chris Meabe '18, all of whom urged their continued pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
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Nikki Antenucci ’18 Receives Governor’s Civic Leadership Award
Psychology major Nikki Antenucci ’18 from Evergreen, Colorado, won the 2018 Governor's Civic Leadership Award at Campus Compact’s Students Serving Washington Awards.
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The Uber of Laundry: John Lee ’16 Folds Innovation into Daily Living
John Lee '16 founded Loopie Laundry to turn household chores into revenue streams. The film and media studies major hopes to bring modern mobile solutions to one of humanity's most enduring hassles-dirty laundry. And he's using his creative problem solving ability to do it.
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From Nagasaki to Hanford: Survivor Shares His First-Hand Account
Mitsugi Moriguchi was only a child when his home city of Nagasaki was hit by a 21-kiloton plutonium bomb on August 9, 1945. Now he is the first known hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor) to have visited the Hanford nuclear reactor.
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Chasing Equality: Andrea Williams ’09 Fights for Immigrant Rights
As executive director of Causa, Oregon's leading immigrant rights organization, Andrea Williams '09 is on a mission to lift up the voices of Latino immigrants and their families. A politics major and Spanish minor, she was inspired to join the movement for social justice for all after taking part in Whitman's U.S./Mexico border trip.
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Call it Karma: Professor Jonathan Walters Translates Ancient Buddhist Text
In an effort spanning decades, George Hudson Ball Endowed Chair in the Humanities and Professor of Religion Jonathan Walters did the seemingly impossible. He produced the first-ever complete translation of the Apadāna into a Western language.
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Whitman Hosts Regional Students of Color ConferenceWhitman Hosts Regional Students of Color Conference
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The Whitman NeighborhoodAs a resident adviser in the Interest House Community, Devon Yee ’18 welcomes students to MECCA, the Multi-Ethnic Center for Cultural Awareness.
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Finding New LifeMitchell Cutter ’17 makes for the University of Montana, investigating some of the oldest lifeforms on Earth at Yellowstone National Park.
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People, Nature, TechnologyHow have humans shaped their environment, and how has the environment shaped us? Tackling these issues with Associate Professor of History Nina Lerman.
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The Untold Stories of Walla Walla's FrenchtownStudents working with French professor Sarah Hurlburt research the stories of the women of Frenchtown, a 19th century settlement on the Walla Walla River.
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Rest Stop ReminiscencesInterstates 82, 84 and 90 are oft-traversed highways for Whitman students from the West and Pacific Northwest. Here are some of their favorite stops on the way.
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