Connect With Purpose at Community Learning Days
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Feature by: Mary Raschko, Inclusive Excellence Council Member
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This summer, national narratives about higher education emphasize government interventions, shrinking budgets and rapid technological change. At the upcoming Community Learning Days event on Friday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom, Whitman staff and faculty are invited to center a different perspective—focusing on the stories that bring us to our work as educators and reflecting on how they inspire innovations that foster relationality and justice.
“Stories of Innovation” will be facilitated by Gladys Rowe, Ph.D., a Muskego Inniniw Iskwew (Swampy Cree woman) from Fox Lake Cree Nation, currently living on the lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples in Washington state. Rowe’s work weaves together Indigenous wisdom and experiences, storytelling, and academic knowledge, while focusing on decolonization and resurgence.
The workshop will explore how Indigenous approaches to innovation and the stories we carry can transform institutions from within—toward deeper authenticity, accountability and right relationship. Participants will learn about centering respect, responsibility, reciprocity and relationality as we experience and pursue change. In addition to learning from Rowe’s stories, participants will connect with their purpose, gifts and relationships through individual or communal reflection and a playful, hands-on creative process.
Community Learning Days is a biannual event, sponsored by the Division of Inclusive Excellence and the Inclusive Excellence Council, that provides valuable learning opportunities at the start of each semester. All Whitman staff and faculty are invited to attend but should register in advance.
For further information or to request an accommodation, please email diversity@whitman.edu.
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New Access to Google AI Tools on Campus
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Google Gemini and NotebookLM are currently being rolled out for use with your @whitman.edu Google account. You can access them directly via these links:
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There may be a short delay before you are able to access these new tools as they are rolled out progressively to all Whitman accounts. If you are not able to access them right away, please check back in a day or two.
Please review Whitman’s AI Guidelines and keep in mind key considerations when utilizing this AI technology, like data privacy, safe uses including consent, and ethical usage. You can also learn more about how Google uses your data when you interact with its AI tools.
If you have any questions, please contact the Help Desk.
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As of today, the Whitman College Bookstore has returned to standard operating hours: open Monday–Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Saturday–Sunday.
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All Staff Breakfast Tomorrow
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All Whitman staff members are invited to an All Staff Breakfast on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 8:30 a.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. Enjoy delicious food prepared by Bon Appétit, socialize with your colleagues and meet new staff members.
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Volunteer for Opening Day
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In just nine days, our newest students and their families will be arriving on campus. Please sign up to volunteer on Opening Day, Wednesday, Aug. 27. Opportunities include helping with check-in, traffic control, move-in assistance and more.
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Institutional Access to 404 Media Launched
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Penrose Library is pleased to announce our new institutional subscription to 404 Media, an independent digital media company that focuses its reporting on technology in society. Coverage includes hacking, cybersecurity, cybercrime, sex, artificial intelligence, consumer rights, surveillance, privacy and the democratization of the internet. For access, sign up for a free account at 404 Media with your @whitman.edu email address. Your free account will be automatically upgraded to the paid subscription account. (In library testing, it took about 5 minutes for the upgrade to take place.) You do not need to create a separate password; access is handled through your email account.
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Last Wednesday, most of Whitman’s next cohort of Šináata Scholars and their family members came to campus for a reception. Following lunch in Cleveland Commons, they met with more than 30 staff members from various offices and departments and took a tour of campus.
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Virtual Orientation Event
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom (RSVP)
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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