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Gap Year Offers German Studies Major Path for Discovery and Growth
April 23, 2020 Before starting her first year at Whtiman College, Anneke Sherry '22 spent a year traveling the globe and learning more about herself and the world.
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Two Seniors Receive Prestigious Watson FellowshipsApril 22, 2020 Two Whitman College seniors will have the chance to travel the world and pursue knowledge thanks to awards from the Watson Foundation. Evangelos Sarantinos '20, a biology major from Seattle, Washington, and Cameron Conner '20, a rhetoric and politics double-major from Spokane, Washington, are recipients of the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.
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Schwa A Capella Performance of 'Distance' by Emily King
April 17, 2020 Whitman College a cappella group Schwa virtually performs a cover of "Distance" by Emily King. Students submitted recordings from Walla Walla, Washington, Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, and Breckenridge, Colorado.
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Professor of Chemistry Frank Dunnivant Reflects on 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
April 17, 2020 Detailing what he describes as the three phases of climate policy in the U.S., Dunnivant grapples with how capitalism almost destroyed the planet and how it might save it, plus how to hold powerful climate deniers accountable.
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Whitman Sciences Give Precious Supplies to First RespondersApril 16, 2020 Frontline workers in the medical and emergency response industries are getting a boost in access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand sanitizer thanks to the generosity and expertise of Whitman College faculty, staff and alumni.
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President's Scholarship Allows Math Major Sylvie Corwin ’22 to Pursue Art PassionApril 15, 2020 Whitman offers President’s Scholarships and talent-based scholarships in theatre arts, fine arts, debate and music. For the fine arts award, recipients have to at least minor in the Art Department. Now a sophomore mathematics and English double major, with an art minor, Sylvie Corwin included images of painted mailboxes in her art portfolio, and received a talent-based President’s Scholarship to study at Whitman.
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Evan Martin ’16 Finds Opportunity in ‘Riverdale’ Writers RoomApril 14, 2020 Archie and his friends are a long way from where they started as innocent teens in the pages of comic books. And along for the ride is Evan Martin ’16, a film and media studies major, who has served as a writer’s assistant for the “Riverdale” TV show on The CW since December 2017.
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Co-Taught Indigenous Politics Course Brings Tribal Perspective to PandemicApril 13, 2020 Before Whitman College announced the move to online teaching in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sams and Thayne had already made the decision to shift the course to an online format out of concern for the safety of students and the CTUIR community.
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Interfaith Chaplain Adam Kirtley Bridges Social Distancing With Technology
April 11, 2020 Kirtley has been sending out weekly video messages to students during this time to help them feel connected despite the recent shift to distance learning.
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Haley King '20 Completes College's First Special Effects Makeup ThesisApril 10, 2020 Senior theater major Haley King '20 went to her thesis advisor with an idea to do her senior thesis project on special effect make-up. When the production, "Playing with Fire: (After Frankenstein)" came on the table for the 2019/2020 season, King was able to make her idea a reality.
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Zidane Galant-LaPorte '21 Views COVID-19 Through Lens of Community HealthApril 10, 2020 Even before COVID-19 hit Washington and forced the closure of Whitman College’s Walla Walla campus in March, Zidane Galant-LaPorte was already talking about the novel coronavirus in her health and illness class, led by Associate Professor and Garrett Fellow Alissa Cordner.
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Willamette Chemistry Professor Sarah Kirk '95 Helps Boost Hand Sanitizer Production
April 9, 2020 The chemistry department partnered with a Salem, Oregon, distillery to lend expertise and develop a quick recipe for much-needed hand sanitizer, preparing the correct portions of glycerin, hydrogen peroxide and water in batches on campus.
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Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Pahlke on Kids' Interpretations of Women in Politics
April 8, 2020 Citing her own experience conducting a study during the 2016 election cycle, she wrote that while 65 percent of kids surveyed knew that a woman has never been elected president of the United States, only 25 percent mentioned gender discrimination as a factor.
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Professor of Psychology Melissa Clearfield on Promoting Early Learning in Infants
April 6, 2020 She joined host Jessica Rolph for a discussion on executive function in babies, including the famous "marshmallow test," and how parents can boost such development.
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Assistant Professor of Psychology Tom Armstrong on Anxiety Disorders During Lockdown
April 5, 2020 "Even when we're not in the middle of a pandemic, most people with anxiety disorders grapple with trying to distinguish between excessive fears to threats that aren't real, or what's called false alarms," explained Armstrong, who researches anxiety-related disorders and phobias. "Now we're being told those fears that once seemed irrational are rational. The alarm isn't false."
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Spring Semester Re-Launches with Focus on Online LearningMarch 31, 2020 In response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, on March 12, 2020, President Kathleen Murray announced that Whitman would move to online learning for the remainder of spring semester. With classes restarting March 30, Whitman’s faculty and staff had only two weeks to move their material and prepare students — and themselves — for the unprecedented shift.
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Supportive Environment Leads to Success for Alpine SkiersMarch 30, 2020 The Alpine Ski Team is one of seven club sports at Whitman College. The team isn’t only lifelong skiers like Hoffman and Carron, many of the athletes started racing in college. The night before a race, the team will sit down and talk about their goals for the race day ahead.
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Associate Professor Jim Russo Talks About Social Distancing and COVID-19
March 27, 2020 Jim Russo, an associate professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (BBMB) at Whitman College and an expert in infectious diseases, talks about the importance of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gregory Glenn '77 Leads Lab Team Developing COVID-19 Vaccine
March 27, 2020 The head of research and development for Pharma-Tech Lab, NOVAVAX, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, Gregory Glenn '77 and his team have joined scientists all around the world who are committed to fast-tracking a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
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Emerging Entrepreneur Matt Dittrich '12 Launches New Search Fund
March 26, 2020 The Whitman politics major and 2018 graduate of the Yale School of Management is kick-starting his career with the formation of Blue Wood Capital, a search fund aimed at acquiring a business he will lead as CEO.
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