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![Maddy Gold '19 accepts the 2019 IMPACT Service Program of the Year award.](/images/whitman-stories/stories/2019/February/Gold%20IMPACT.jpg)
February 28, 2019
Whitman Teaches the Movement Wins IMPACT Service Program of the Year Award
Whitman Teaches the Movement (WTTM) — Whitman College’s student-led program that brings civil rights lessons to Walla Walla public schools every January and February — received the Service Program of the Year award at the IMPACT Conference, held Feb. 21-24, 2019, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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February 24, 2019
Sheehan Gallery Adds Color to Local Art Scene
For a town its size, Walla Walla certainly sustains a vibrant art scene. Since 1973, Whitman's Sheehan Gallery has played a proud part in that tradition, welcoming countless visitors through its wide wooden doors to enjoy the six exhibitions it mounts each season, all of which are free and open to the public.
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![Student panelists discuss their experiences in the "Socioeconomic Status at Whitman: Understanding SES and the Experiences of First Generation and/or Working Class Students" workshop during the 2019 Power and Privilege Symposium.](/images/whitman-stories/stories/2019/February/21-2-P_P_2019-12.jpg)
February 22, 2019
Whitman Students Engage, Expand Discussion of Power & Privilege at Annual Symposium
"Attacking Apathy" was the theme of this year's Power and Privilege Symposium, held Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in classrooms and lecture halls across Whitman College's campus.
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February 21, 2019
Entrepreneurial Alumni Share Paths to Success
Three Whitman College alumni shared their stories of failure and defeat - and ultimately, success - at a panel hosted by the Student Engagement Center on Feb. 14, 2019. The event was put on to encourage students to think about how their decisions at Whitman will influence their futures, but each speaker emphasized that the path to a successful and fulfilling career is anything but linear.
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![Whitman College students read a story to a group of first-graders.](/images/whitman-stories/stories/2019/February/WTTM-Thumbnail.jpg)
February 21, 2019
Video: Whitman Teaches the Movement Brings Equity Lessons to Classrooms
First-graders at Edison Elementary School in Walla Walla, Washington, learned about equality and the civil rights movement through the lens of the story of Ruby Bridges during the annual Whitman Teaches the Movement.
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![A portrait of Danielle Garbe Reser](/images/whitman-stories/stories/2019/February/Danielle_GarbeReser-Thumbnail.jpg)
February 15, 2019
Alumna Follows Her Dreams to White House and Back
Danielle Garbe Reser '97 knows the value of the Whitman College network. It was, after all, a Whitman alumnus who helped set her on a career path that took her overseas and to the White House, twice. Now Garbe Reser is back in Walla Walla, giving back to the community that gave her so much, and serving current students at Whitman.
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February 13, 2019
Fridays at Four Recital Series Connects Community with Music
At the second Fridays at Four concert of the semester on Feb. 15, four of John David Earnest’s compositions will be performed by fellow Whitman faculty members, vocalist and senior lecturer Diane Gray-Chamberlain and pianist and senior lecturer Jackie Wood.
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February 12, 2019
Whitman's First Processing Day Combines Software and Art
In February 2019, Whitman College held its first Community Processing Day, celebrating the software that allows anyone to create three-dimensional art using programming language.
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February 12, 2019
Life After Whitman: Bella Zarate '14
Whitman alumna Bella Zarate '14 is using her psychology degree from Whitman College to help connect prospective employees with career at Facebook in San Francisco, California.
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![Portrait of DeLisa](/images/whitman-stories/stories/2019/February/img-delisa-fairweatherthumbnail.jpg)
February 8, 2019
Cardiovascular Expert and Alumna Joins Diverse Panel Discussion on Gender
Each February, many people are focused on hearts - from the palpitations of love on Valentine's Day to concerns over health for American Heart Month. Whitman alumna DeLisa Fairweather '87 will share her expertise on heart health and the impact of gender at "Gender, Skin, Bodies: A Gender Studies Research Roundtable" at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the Kimball Theatre.
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![Portrait of Jessica](/images/whitman-stories/stories/2019/February/1901_Jessica-Matthews.jpg)
February 6, 2019
Meet Jessica Matthews, Whitman's Victim Advocate
Education and advocacy are two principles Jessica Matthews upholds as Whitman's new Sexual Assault Victim's Advocate (SAVA). Hailey Powers was Whitman's first SAVA, holding the position for two years prior to Matthews assuming the role.
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![Aisha Fukushima portrait](/images/whitman-stories/stories/2019/February/aishaurban2thumb.png)
February 5, 2019
RAPtivist Aisha Fukushima ’09 to Return as Commencement Speaker
A professional singer, speaker and educator, Fukushima is the founder of RAPtivism (rap activism), a hip-hop project spanning 20 countries and four continents. As a public speaker, she combines the art of performance and lecture, linking themes such as global citizenship, empowerment and feminism with live musical performance.
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