2017
September 29, 2017
Whitman wins Chamber of Commerce $mart Business Partner Award
Campus Sustainability Coordinator Brandon Bishop called the milestone “the culmination of years of effort by our faculty, staff and students” to improve Whitman’s resource management, greenhouse gas offsets and reduction of its global and regional ecological footprint.
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September 29, 2017
Video: Student thrives at Wild Salmon Center internship
Emma Hansen '20 connected her studies to future opportunities while interning at the Wild Salmon Center in Portland, Oregon.
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September 29, 2017
Whitman Sociology Professor Michelle Janning Speaks about work-life balance
Janning presented at the annual Tulsa Small Business Summit
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September 28, 2017
NSF grants promote faculty-student research
Four Whitman faculty members received three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) research grants this year emphasizing the integration of teaching and research.
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September 27, 2017
Whitman Professor involved in first joint detection of gravitational waves
Whitman Assistant Professor of Physics Greg Vaughn-Ogin is part of the collaboration
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September 25, 2017
Much more than par for the course: W Club Golf Tournament and awards reception
More than 90 students, coaches, community members and Whittie alumni spanning the generations participated in the eighth annual W Club Golf Tournament last weekend to reconnect and raise money for Whitman’s 15 varsity athletic teams.
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September 22, 2017
Whitman alumnus named Oregon's Teacher of the Year
Matthew Bacon-Brenes '89 wins $10,000 to share with his Portland school
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September 21, 2017
Visiting writer Kimberly Johnson on the craft of poetry
Voracious readers might make the greatest writers-so says poet Kimberly Johnson, the inaugural speaker in this year's Visiting Writers Reading Series.
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September 21, 2017
Whitman to host NEH-funded institute on the Native American West
A new summer institute for faculty development is in part the result of Whitman’s dedication to becoming a better neighbor and educational partner for Native peoples in the region, according to Associate Professor of English Christopher Leise. The institute was funded through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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September 19, 2017
Professor Jennifer Tobin traces the history of the Seven Wonders of the World
Where does our concept of the Seven Wonders of the World come from and how has this list of marvels changed since ancient times? Jennifer Tobin enlightens Whitman community members on Thursday in a lecture titled "The Creation of the List of the Seven Wonders of the World: The Uses of Thaumata."
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September 19, 2017
Walla Walla honors hometown superhero Adam West ’51
The Batmobile, the Bat-Signal and at least one Caped Crusader turned Walla Walla into a miniature Gotham City for today’s Adam West Day celebrations, which honored the life and legacy of TV’s Batman and Whitman graduate Adam West (William West Anderson) ’51 on what would have been his 89th birthday.
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