Our Campus
Perhaps it's our location in the Pacific Northwest. Maybe it's the dynamic community of supportive peers, caring and mentoring professors, and friendly staff who live and work here. Whatever it is, to visit our beautiful, facility-rich campus is to find a place that is distinctively different from other college campuses across the nation.
Whitman students live and work on a residential campus that doubles as both an arboretum and an outdoor art museum. Located in a welcoming college town, it is a place that is home to an extraordinary diversity of talents, interests, activities and people. It's easy to venture outside your comfort zone, extend yourself intellectually, collaborate with others and share new ideas and insights. You will find the teachers, friendships, resources, inspiration, time, and space you need to discover yourself and your ability to make a difference in the world.
Whitman offers students a classic, liberal arts campus that blends beauty with contemporary facilities, modern technologies and historic buildings. Take a stroll along the beautifully landscaped paths of our campus and you'll find why students describe it as the perfect place to strike a balance between the academic, the professional, the social and the personal. Explore the facility cards below and our interactive map to learn more about what makes our campus and facilities special.
Facilities
Anderson Hall is a traditional college residence hall. It houses about 138 students, most of whom are first-year students. Anderson features a large central lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows and a fireplace.
Physical address:
344 Linden Lane
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Ankeny Field is a hub and gathering place, study hall and classroom, as well as an ultimate Frisbee, flag football and Quidditch field.
It's a must-see on your campus visit, especially around 4 p.m. when it springs to life. Flanked by residence halls and academic buildings, including Jewett Hall, Lyman House, Maxey Hall, the Hall of Science and Penrose Library, Ankeny Field reflects the active, engaged life of whitties and the social, intellectual and physical dimensions of the Whitman experience.
The colonial-style Baker Center was built in 1904 for Mabel Ida Baker Anderson and Louis Anderson, a professor of Greek and Latin who was one of the first three faculty members at Whitman College. Baker Center was bought by the college in 1956. In 2013, it underwent a significant renovation and is now home to the offices of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving. The facility includes a conference room for 15 people, a dining room and side lawn for receptions and meal functions. Make a reservation for your event with the Office of Conferences and Events.
Office of Alumni Relations: 509-527-5167, alumni@whitman.edu
Office of Annual Giving: 509-527-5189
Physical address:
364 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 9936
The Baker Ferguson Fitness Center and Louise and Paul Harvey Pool is a 38,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, open to Whitman students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Located north of Cordiner Hall at the corner of Park and Main streets, the facility has a 10,000-square-foot fitness center with an elaborate array of the latest in weight training and cardiovascular equipment. Harvey Pool is a sparkling 30-meter swimming pool with eight competitive lanes and three practice lanes.
Physical Address:
10 South Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Baker Ferguson Fitness Center: 509-526-4729
Borleske Stadium is home to Whitman College's baseball team. The stadium was named for the legendary athlete and coach Raymond V. Borleske '10.
The Walla Walla Sweets, Walla Walla's hometown baseball team, Walla Walla High School, and many other local sports teams also play at Borleske Stadium.
Physical Address:
409 E. Rees Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Boyer House was built in 1901 and from 1925-1992, it operated as a funeral home. After the college purchased the building in 1992, it held faculty offices and space for the Blue Mountain Action Council. It was renovated in 2013 and is now home to the Office of Communications and Printing & Mailing Services.
The communications staff oversees Whitman Magazine and feature stories, the college's website, social media, design services, enrollment material and photo and video. The Printing and Mailing Services department, located on the ground floor, provide bulk mailing and FedEx services, as well as printing services for the campus community.
Office of Communications
Printing Services
Mailing Services
Physical Address:
34 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office: 509-526-3014
The Bratton Tennis Center is named in honor of former Whitman College president Walter A. Bratton.
Located on Boyer Avenue between Touchet and Tucannon streets, the 28,000-square-foot masonry building houses four indoor courts, dressing rooms, restrooms and a balcony area where people can observe matches in progress.
The Bratton Center, in addition to its use by the men's and women's varsity tennis teams, provides a year-around setting for intramural tennis competition, physical education courses and recreational tennis.
Physical Address:
115 Boyer
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office Phone Number: 509-522-4404
College House, near the Bratton Tennis Center, is a residence hall offering furnished double, triple, or quad apartments for about 35 students. College House is available to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Learn more about Residence Life at Whitman College.
Physical Address:
7 Touchet St.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Cordiner Hall is the main auditorium for the Whitman campus. The building is used for ceremonies, speeches, and performances. The auditorium's acoustics are well-regarded by musicians of all styles, ranging from alternative bands to the local Walla Walla symphony.
See a list of upcoming events scheduled for Cordiner Hall.
Reserve Cordiner Hall for your event with the Office of Conferences and Events.
Physical Address:
46 S. Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office Phone Number: 509-527-5282
Named after longtime Dean of Students Chuck Cleveland, Cleveland Commons opened in fall 2018. The 500-seat dining facility serves as the primary dining hall for the entire campus community. It features a variety of dining stations, including pizza, sushi, noodles, comfort food, global cuisine, a deli, soup and salad bar, and more. There are also private meeting spaces for group meals. Cleveland Commons is open extended hours.
Physical Address:
114 Otis
Walla Walla, WA 99362
The Whitman College Climbing Center offers a wide variety of routes and climb types. Run by the college's Outdoor Program, the facility was designed with the help of Brien Sheedy, Outdoor Program director and a mountain climber who has scaled the Seven Summits. He rates it as one of the most innovative walls in the nation and believes it offers something for all levels of climbing and climbing instruction.
The climbing wall, comprising hundreds of imprint and free-form panels, has a total climbable surface of about 7,000 square feet. The main wall is 104 feet long and 39.24 feet at its highest point. An outer wall of windows allows for natural lighting while providing climbers with protection against ultraviolet sunlight. The wall is open to Whitman students, faculty, staff as well as their family members and guests. Classes and clinics take place at the climbing wall every week.
Physical Address:
Sherwood Athletic Center, 47 South Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Climbing Center: 509-527-5223
The Dance Studio serves as both a classroom and a performance space for Whitman's dance program.
The Dance Program at Whitman College is rooted in contemporary dance, a global concert form which incorporates disparate approaches to the body, aesthetics and ideas. Contemporary dance practice varies according to the artistic vision and history of individual choreographers and practitioners.
Physical Address:
16 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Dance Studio: 509-527-5796
Located in the Fouts Center for Visual Arts, Whitman's Digital Arts Laboratory was designed with artists in mind. Features include professional grade large format and photo printers, Mac Pro workstations with Wacom graphic tablets, and two massive 65" flat screen LCD screens capable of displaying the contents of any of the Mac Pro workstations. Though targeted primarily to art students and faculty, the Greg Hickman Digital Arts Lab is a general access computing facility available for the entire Whitman campus.
Physical Address:
Fouts Center for Visual Arts, 150 S. Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Fouts Center for Visual Arts: 509-527-5204
William O. Douglas Hall is a favorite of sophomores and juniors who like a quiet home for study.
There are 10 single rooms available in the hall, and nine suites which house eight students each. There are two bathrooms, a kitchenette, lounge, and laundry facilities in each suite. The suites are built around a central courtyard that is the site of barbecues and informal gatherings. Learn more about Residence Life at Whitman College.
Physical Address:
18 Otis St.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Built in 2008, the Fouts Center for the Visual Arts embodies the value of studio art within the construct of a liberal arts education. The 38,000-square-foot facility is home to the college's Art Department.
The Fouts Center for Visual Arts is named for Elizabeth (Betty) Fouts van Oppen, Class of 1940 and the matriarch of a large Whitman College family.
Physical Address:
150 S. Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office Telephone Number: 509-527-5204
The Glover Alston Center (GAC) is a resource to facilitate Whitman's commitment to sustaining a diverse community. By providing a safe space for meaningful conversation and interaction, the Glover Alston Center welcomes and supports differences, collaborates with academic departments, encourages input from divergent perspectives, enhances intercultural and international awareness, and models respect for all in the Whitman community.
The center hosts a variety of events each week and is home to the LGBTQIA+ resource coordinator and Intercultural Center program advisor.
Physical Address:
26 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office: 509-522-4410
The Hall of Music houses the Music Department and features Chism Recital Hall, a 300-seat performance space, as well as a listening center, an electronic music studio, 14 teaching studios, and 25 practice rooms. Reserve Chism Recital Hall for your event.
137 S. Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office: 509-527-5232
The Hall of Science is home to Whitman's sciences departments, including astronomy, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology and geology.
The building houses the Clise Planetarium and a rooftop astronomy observation lab where 12 high-quality telescopes enable students to view the cosmos above Walla Walla. Other equipment housed in the Hall of Science includes a scanning electron microscope and a confocal microscope. And the Hall of Science features a favorite interior signature architectural spot on campus — an atrium and soaring glass inner walls that open into student laboratories, allowing for observation of ongoing experiments and study areas with natural light for classwork.
Recent updates in the Hall of Science include the creation of several new faculty research labs in chemistry, geology and biology to meet the needs of new faculty and the increasing emphasis on opportunities for faculty-student collaborative research.
Physical Address:
810 E. Isaacs
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office: 509-527-5225
The Harper Joy Theatre is located on the Whitman College campus south of Isaacs and between Penrose and Park Streets. It houses two performance spaces, the 310 seat Alexander Stage and 100 seat Freimann Studio Theatre. It houses the Department of Theatre and Dance, with a scene shop, design classroom, costume shop, acting studio, and other learning and performance spaces.
Physical Address:
41 South Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Administrative Office: 509-527-5279
Box Office: 509-527-5180
Hunter Conservatory houses the 75-seat Kimball Auditorium as well as offices for Whitman's Film and Media Studies professors.
The Kimball Auditorium is available to rent for your next event.
Physical Address:
324 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Administrative Office: 509-527-4983
Several residential interest houses at Whitman focus on learning foreign language, raising diversity, and expanding global awareness. Learn more about these interest houses by clicking their names.
Asian Studies
The Asian Studies house focuses on Asian-oriented interests. Traditional events such as the Chinese New Year are celebrated here.
Das Deutsche Haus
The Das Deutsche Haus focuses on German culture-oriented events. The house is affiliated with the German Department.
Global Awareness
Residents of the Global Awareness House focus on raising campus awareness about world issues such as hunger, population, and human rights.
La Casa Hispana
La Casa Hispana focuses on promoting the Spanish language and Spanish or Hispanic culture.
La Maison
La Maison promotes French culture and is affiliated with the French Department.
Multicultural House
The Multicultural House focuses on raising diversity awareness on Whitman's campus by celebrating and promoting different cultures.
Tekisuijuku
Tekisuijuku focuses on Japanese-oriented interests and is affiliated with the Japanese department.
Jewett Hall is a traditional residence hall and houses approximately 155 first-year students. It has spacious lounges with kitchen space, a recreation room, a free laundry room, and a recently renovated cafe area that serves grab-and-go meals, breakfast and lunch.
Learn more about Jewett Café. Learn more about Residence Life at Whitman College.
Physical Address:
960 E. Isaacs Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
The Stuart and Joyce Johnston Wilderness Campus is located on upper Mill Creek in Oregon, approximately 25 miles southeast of the Whitman College campus.
The 26-acre area includes a main lodge, three residences and several other buildings. This property was generously donated by Stuart and Joyce Johnston '60 in 1998. A principal use of the campus is environmental projects and retreats.
Reservation requests are processed by Facilities Services, via this form.
Scheduling: 509-527-5999 or plantinvoices@whitman.edu
Lyman House is also a first-year residence hall with two-room suites. Lyman houses 89 students. Learn more about Residence Life at Whitman.
Physical Address:
41 South Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Maxey Hall houses the social sciences, a natural history and anthropology museum, and a 350-seat auditorium.
Departments that are housed within Maxey Hall:
Anthropology Department
Economics Department
History Department
Maxey Museum
Politics Department
Psychology Department
Sociology Department
Physical Address:
173 Stanton
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office: 509-527-5798
Since 1899, Maxey Museum has been providing an opportunity for Whitman students to make history come alive. The Maxey Museum oversees a diverse set of exhibits spread out over the Whitman College campus. Located in Maxey Hall and Penrose Library, these exhibits are drawn from the museum's 3,500-artifact collection and are designed and created by students under the direction of the interim exhibitions and collections manager.
Physical Address:
173 Stanton
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Maxey Museum: 509-527-5294
Completed in 1899, the Memorial Building, also known as "Mem," is the oldest building on campus. The clock tower is a landmark on campus and in Walla Walla. Memorial serves as the administrative hub for Whitman College.
Offices housed within the Memorial Building include:
- Business Office
- Dean of Students
- Academic Resource Center and Disability Support Services
- Office of Development
- Financial Aid
- Human Resources
- Off-Campus Studies
- Office of the President
- Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculty
- Registrar
- Residence Life
Physical Address:
345 Boyer
Walla Walla, WA 99362
General Information: 509-527-5111
Olin Hall is where most mathematics and humanities classes take place. Olin Hall is also home to the Sheehan Art Gallery and an auditorium and a tiered classroom that are available to reserve through the Office of Conferences and Events.
Departments housed within Olin:
- Art History and Visual Culture Studies Department
- Center for Writing and Speaking
- Chinese Department
- Classics & Classical Studies Department
- Computer Science Department
- English Department
- French & Francophone Studies Department
- German Studies Department
- Hispanic Studies Department
- Mathematics Department
- Philosophy Department
- Religion Department
- Rhetoric, Writing & Public Discourse Department
- Sheehan Gallery
Physical Address:
920 E. Isaacs
Walla Walla, WA 99362
General Information: 509-527-5111
Penrose House is home to the Office of Admission. All campus tours start here.
Physical Address:
515 Boyer
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office Telephone Number: 509-527-5176
The library is comfortable, functional, centrally located on campus and provides a great view of Ankeny Field. It offers plenty of study rooms and cozy, light-filled nooks for whitties to curl up with their laptops, books and research materials for a long night of study. Penrose Library is home to the Allen Reading Room.
Physical Address:
810 1/2 E. Isaacs
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office: 509-527-5191
The Physical Plant Services Department is located on Penrose Avenue north of Isaacs.
The department is responsible for keeping Whitman working efficiently — from cutting the grass to fixing the heating system, painting the walls to vacuuming the residence halls, and repairing vehicles.
Physical Address:
804 Penrose
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office: 509-527-5999
Prentiss Hall with its brick facade and tall windows is a stately all-women's residence built in 1926 and completely renovated in 1992. Prentiss features an attractive arrangement of inner and outer rooms for all doubles, many study rooms, and an AV seminar room. About 145 women live here, including sorority members and new students. Learn more about Residence Life at Whitman.
Physical Address:
349 Linden Lane
Walla Walla, WA 99362
The Reid Campus Center is named in honor of longtime Whitman College employee and alumnus R.R. "Pete" Reid '49. Reid came to Whitman in 1946 after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After graduating from Whitman in 1949, Reid joined the staff, assisting with the new job placement office and traveling for a few weeks each fall and spring for the Admission Office. Reid worked in many areas of the college, including Career Services, Admission, Alumni Relations and special fundraising projects.
Today, Reid Campus Center houses the campus information desk, the Whitman College Bookstore, Student Engagement Center, campus post office, Student Activites, Office of Fellowships and Grants, the Intercultural Center, the Outdoor Program and Rental Shop, and the Reid Market - Cafe 66, which features grab-and-go dining and a coffee shop, as well as student media operations.
In addition, the Reid Campus Center is home to the George Ball, Ballroom and other venues that can be rented for receptions, banquets, meetings and other events. Learn more about the venue spaces in the Reid Campus Center through the office of Conferences and Events.
Physical Address:
280 Boyer
Walla Walla, WA 99362
The Sheehan Gallery supports the curriculum and provides exhibitions that will enrich the artistic and cultural experiences of Whitman College and the community. In conjunction with its series of exhibits, the Sheehan Gallery presents contextual lectures and films. The gallery is also the repository for the Davis Collection of Asian Art and provides special exhibits and study space for the college community and visiting artists and scholars.
The Sheehan Gallery is located in Olin Hall.
Physical Address:
920 E. Issacs
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Sheehan Gallery: 509-527-5249
Sherwood Center's multipurpose spaces complement the existing main gym (used primarily for varsity basketball and volleyball games) and helps meet the physical recreation needs of the entire campus community, including students involved in intramural and club sports, as well as faculty and staff.
The 71,000-square-foot Sherwood Center also features a stunning, state-of-the-art indoor climbing wall, team locker room space for varsity programs, and larger, modern athletic training room facilities.
An innovative new digital video editing and viewing room, named in memory of former athletic director and baseball coach Max Seachris, uses biomechanical software to help train athletes in proper movement mechanics.
Physical Address:
47 South Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Main Office: 509-527-5921
Sherwood House was built in 1922. The house was acquired by Whitman College, and became the residence of the president of Whitman College in 1995.
Physical Address:
1107 Alvarado Terrace
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Office of the President: 509-527-5132
Stanton Hall is Whitman's newest residence hall and was designed to create a greater sense of community among the sophomore class. It houses approximately 150 sophomore students in nine sections of 15-18 students each. The building is named in honor of alumnus John Stanton '77. Learn more about Residence Life at Whitman.
Physical Address:
47 South Park
Walla Walla, WA 99362
The Whitman College Technology Services Building is home to Whitman College Technology Services (WCTS), the Office of Security, Environmental Health and Safety, and Conferences, Events and Scheduling.
The WCTS Help Desk is open in the building from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Reach the Help Desk at 509-527-4976 or helpdesk@whitman.edu.
Physical Address:
416 E. Main
Walla Walla, WA 99362
The Welty Student Health Center is named for Dr. Robert Ford Welty '35 and longtime Whitman College trustee Dr. Elizabeth Main Welty.
The facility is home to the student health center and the counseling center. The Welty Student Health Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except during academic breaks.
Physical Address:
11 Merriam St.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Counseling Center Main Office: 509-527-5195
Health Center Main Office: 509-527-5281
Nurse's Phone: 509-527-5295