Monday, November 10, 2025
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Welty Health & Counseling Center: November Update
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By Michelle Shin ’23, Prevention Specialist
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With the Welty Health and Counseling Center now focusing on serving students through a holistic, integrated approach, our team is also setting our sights toward prevention work.
Every Wednesday, we are tabling at Cleveland Commons for “Wellness Wednesdays,” with a wellness theme and activity for students to interact with and learn from. We tested health literacy for Health Literacy Month and created a “Web of Support” for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, where students wrote encouraging messages to survivors of domestic violence.
We have also started the process of launching the CHECK IT program, a sexual bystander intervention program designed by Recognize Violence, Change Culture that brings together students on campus to create a consent culture. Students were nominated by staff, faculty and their peers to work with us to launch this program. Last month, we kicked off this work by holding a Launch Team Retreat (pictured) that engaged students in this work and prepared them for the work to come.
Be sure to read last week’s Wellness Column published in the Whitman Wire—“A Therapist’s Guide for the Yet Again Perplexed” by Rachel Wyman—and keep an eye out for these upcoming wellness events:
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- Wellness Tea Party: Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 5 p.m. in the Welty Health and Counseling Center
- Wellness Wednesdays: every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Cleveland Commons
- Destress Fest: Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom
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Notice for Students: Taxable Benefits
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Has the college reimbursed you for or paid a personal expense on your behalf? Did you know these payments could be taxable to you?
As of July 1, 2025, the college will review payments to or on behalf of students to determine if they are a taxable benefit. If taxable, the college will ensure tax is withheld, remitted and reported timely as required by IRS regulations. The college will do one of the following:
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- Add the value of the benefit to the student’s gross taxable wages on student payroll
- Add the value of the tax due to the student’s account for reimbursement by the student
- Report the value of the benefit to the student on a Form 1099 at year end
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Examples of personal benefits might be emergency payments, personal travel funding, college-paid or discounted housing, and college-paid or discounted meal plans.
Every individual’s tax situation is unique and will vary if you are a domestic vs. an international student. Please don't hesitate to reach out to the Accounting and Business Services department with questions at studentpayroll@whitman.edu.
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Free Counseling Service for Students
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Whitman students have access to free teletherapy and counselors through our partnership with Uwill (log in with your Whitman credentials). You can choose your therapist, a time of day that meets your schedule and appointment type (video, phone, chat). For questions, contact the Welty Health and Counseling Center at 509-527-5281 or reach out directly to Uwill at 833-998-9455 or support@uwill.com.
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Upcoming Website Maintenance & Content Freeze
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Whitman College’s public website (whitman.edu) will be undergoing scheduled updates from Monday, Nov. 17, through Wednesday, Dec. 3. During this time, the site will be unavailable for updates and under a content freeze. Any urgent updates that need to be published before the freeze should be submitted using the Website Request Form.
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Employee Wellness Webinar on Wednesday
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Whitman employees are invited to attend a “Surviving the Holiday Party Food” webinar hosted by Active&Fit on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from noon–1 p.m. Participants will learn how to balance holiday indulgences with mindful eating, staying active and managing stress. Advance registration is recommended.
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HSA Webinar for Employees on Thursday
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In preparation for the upcoming open enrollment period for Whitman employees, Navia Benefit Solutions will host a webinar on the topic of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 11 a.m. to noon. Please register in advance.
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In October, Environmental Studies students discussed environmental humanities and practiced some nature writing at the Stuart and Joyce Johnston Wilderness Campus. (Photo by Eamon Winkelman ’28.)
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Sherwood 114 or Reid Side Lawn (weather dependent)
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106
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Welty Health and Counseling Center
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Hunter Conservatory, Room 107
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Sherwood 114 or Reid Side Lawn (weather dependent)
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Cleveland Commons, Room 116
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Employee Webinar: Health Savings Accounts & Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106
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Welty Health and Counseling Center
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Cleveland Commons, Lizzie Murr Room
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Hall of Science, Room 116
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Hall of Science, Room 142
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Welty Health and Counseling Center
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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The Rhapsody Project: Protest Song Concert & Sing-Along
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Mill Creek, College Cabin
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Cordiner Hall [community event]
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Would you like to share an event with campus? Submit the information to the Events Calendar.
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