Human-Centered Design Receives Grant Funding
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Whitman College will receive nearly $150,000 in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support its Human-Centered Design program. The award was part of $26.2 million in NEH grant funding for 238 humanities projects nationwide. Whitman College is the largest grant recipient in the state, receiving $148,716 out of the $226,716 awarded in Washington during this grant cycle.
“I am beyond excited that the NEH recognized the value of what we are doing at Whitman with the HCD program,” says Sharon Alker, the Mary A. Denny Professor of English and General Studies.
“We are most appreciative for the support we received from Whitman’s administration ... which demonstrated to the NEH that the college stands behind the program.”
Whitman’s Human-Centered Design (HCD) program launched at the beginning of the 2023–2024 academic year and allows students to add a concentration in HCD to any major.
The new area of focus combines multiple disciplines and encourages students to consider how people interact with the designed world. It is an approach to problem-solving that puts people at the heart of the solution. Every system, sculpture, survey and sidewalk was made by someone and for someone. And that means they can be redesigned if they are not working.
“I’m particularly excited to collaborate with Whitman students from a wide variety of academic disciplines and local community partners,” says Michelle Janning, the Raymond and Elsie DeBurgh Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology.
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Computer Science Professor Presents at International Conference
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Parteek Kumar, Visiting Professor of Computer Science, recently delivered an online talk on “Unleashing Generative AI Shaping Tomorrow’s World” for the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computing and Data Sciences organized by LISV Laboratory, Université Paris-Saclay, in association with École d'Ingénieurs in Paris, France.
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Athletics Banquet Tonight
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Please note that the Athletics Banquet will take place on Thursday, May 16 at 5 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom.
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Lactation Space Available in Penrose Library
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As a reminder, Whitman College has a dedicated lactation space, open to the entire Whitman community, including campus visitors during events like those happening during commencement weekend. This clean and private room is located on the first floor of Penrose Library and available during library hours. Ask for the key at the front desk. (Flyer attached.)
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This semester, the Disability and Difference Community (DISCO ) student affinity group and the Climbing Center collaborated on several Accessible Climb events. Kate Moe ’25 (pictured) was one of the coordinators. Reach out to the Climbing Center to learn more about several recently added adaptive climbing systems and capabilities.
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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