Thursday, November 20, 2025

Assistant Director of Debate and Forensics Kiefer Storrer and Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Writing, Public Discourse Matthew Bost were invited to speak at the National Communication Association’s Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado, later this week.

Storrer will be a panelist in the session titled “Coaching from the Inside Out: The Power of Intersectionality in Shaping Forensics.” And Bost will speak on the panel titled “Rhetoric and Economic Power: Unpacking the Material Forces Behind Contemporary Political Discourse.” 

The Welty Health and Counseling Center will be open for phone and walk-in medical assistance on Monday, Nov. 24, and Tuesday, Nov. 25, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, Nov. 26, from 8 a.m. to noon. When Welty is open, counselors are available for urgent walk-in assistance at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Free teletherapy for students is available anytime through Uwill. Welty will reopen on Monday, Dec. 1.

The Office of Human Resources is piloting a Staff Professional Development Fund Program this spring to support staff learning opportunities. Staff may apply for funding to attend conferences, workshops, training or similar opportunities. Priority will be given to staff who have not participated in professional development in recent years. Applications are due Tuesday, Dec. 2. Email hr@whitman.edu with any questions.

The Outdoor Program will host several wilderness first aid courses next semester. (Flyer attached.)

Courses are open to students, staff, faculty and community members. Students should sign up through the normal course enrollment process. Community folks should contact Lish Gutierrez at rileyab@whitman.edu to register. More information is available online.

Associate Professor of Astronomy and General Studies Andrea Dobson ’82 (center) teaches a class of Whitman students in the Clise Planetarium. Located on the first floor of the Hall of Science, the planetarium introduces students to constellations, coordinate systems and seasonal changes in the night sky. It is one of the many ways Whitman inspires the next generation of scientists.

9 a.m.

Information Session for Employees (in Spanish): Open Enrollment

Hall of Science, Room 138

Noon

Information Session for Employees: Open Enrollment

Memorial Building, Room 331

12:10–12:50 p.m.

Movement That Matters: Step Aerobics

Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106

4 p.m.

Post-Board Meeting Forum for Faculty & Staff

Olin Auditorium

4–5:30 p.m.

Soran Bushi Dance Workshop

Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114

4–6 p.m.

First-Gen Too! Student, Staff & Faculty Mixer

Reid Campus Center, Coffee House (Lower Level)

6–8 p.m.

Film Screening:  “Divine Intervention”

Olin Hall, Room 233

6:30–8 p.m.

Trans Day of Resilience/Remembrance

Third Space Center

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