Thursday, September 25, 2025
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Whitties Lead the State in College Voting Challenge
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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs (front row, second from right) visited Whitman College last week to celebrate student leaders for their work in promoting civic engagement and voter participation on campus.
At a special luncheon with the Whitman Votes club, Hobbs honored students for taking part in the 2024 All In Campus Democracy Challenge, commending their leadership and dedication in propelling Whitman to the highest student voting rate among four-year institutions in Washington state.
“Thank you for showing up for Walla Walla, Whitman and democracy,” said Jonathan Becker ’26 (back row, second from right), a Hispanic Studies and History double major, as he addressed his classmates. “This is a collective effort, whether you helped out at a candidate forum or were at a tabling or community event that our club put on. It was all a piece of the work that led to this.”
Becker co-chaired Whitman Votes during the 2024 election cycle alongside Vinson Russell ’28 (front row, center). The club is Whitman’s chapter of Every Vote Counts, a student-led nonpartisan organization dedicated to voting rights education and legislation.
Read more.
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Emeriti Professors Publish Translation of André Trocmé Memoir
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A memoir translated by Mary Anne O’Neil, Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (French), Emeritus, and Pat Henry, the Cushing Eells Professor of Philosophy and Literature and Foreign Languages and Literatures (French), Emeritus, has been published. “The Memoirs of André Trocmé: The Pastor Who Rescued Jews” (Plough Books, 2025) provides first-person accounts from a Protestant pastor in France—a “Righteous Gentile” who was responsible for saving no fewer than 2,000 Jews during the Holocaust. His memoirs were originally published in French in Geneva in 2020.
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Religion Department Lecture Today
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The Religion Department will host a guest lecture titled “Theology Beyond Christianity” on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m. in Olin 129. Visiting educator Sam Shonkoff is the Taube Family Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. His scholarship on modern Jewish spirituality focuses mainly on German-Jewish, Hasidic and neo-Hasidic contexts. (Flyer attached.)
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Whitties Helping Whitties Event Tomorrow
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Current Whitman students are invited to attend Whitties Helping Whitties, hosted by the Career and Community Engagement Center and Alumni Relations, on Friday, Sept. 26, from 3:30–5 p.m. at Cordiner Hall. This event is a great opportunity to build your professional network with Whitman alumni. Register in advance on Handshake.
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Fridays @ 4 Concert Tomorrow
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The Music Department invites the Whitman community to a free Fridays @ 4 Concert on Friday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. in Chism Recital Hall. The event will feature three visiting musicians, performing Carnatic (South Indian classical) music, blending deep tradition, technical mastery and youthful creativity. (Flyer attached.)
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Homeless Housing Forum Next Week
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The first day of the Walla Walla County 2025 Homeless Housing Community Forum will take place on campus next week on Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 6–7:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. The event will include a presentation by Whitman parent Gregg Colburn, co-author of “Homelessness Is a Housing Problem,” followed by a Q&A session and a panel discussion. Advance registration is requested. (Flyer attached.)
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The 2025–2026 Harper Joy Theatre season opens tonight, with performances of “Art” by Yasmina Reza continuing through the weekend. Tickets—free for Whitman students—are available through the box office. (Photos by @harperjoytheatre.):
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In Front of Penrose Library
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