Whitman Professor Helps Install Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at Gonzaga
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From left: Mia Bertagnolli, Interim Provost at Gonzaga University; Andrea Dobson, Associate Professor of Astronomy and General Studies; Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, Provost and Dean of the Faculty; and Kirk Besmer, Professor of Philosophy at Gonzaga University and co-sponsor of the new chapter.
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On Monday, thanks in part to a multi-year effort by Andrea Dobson, Associate Professor of Astronomy and General Studies at Whitman College, Gonzaga University installed a new chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Dobson was appointed by Phi Beta Kappa as a reviewer on the project and received high praise at the ceremony for her contributions.
Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary. For more than 200 years, the society has pursued its mission of fostering and recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Phi Beta Kappa members include 17 U.S. presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court justices and more than 150 Nobel laureates. Only 10% of all colleges and universities in the country have been awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, and only about 10% of their students receive invitations to join.
Installed in 1920, Whitman College’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter is the second oldest in the Pacific Northwest. Dobson currently serves as Secretary-Treasurer for the chapter. Whitman Phi Beta Kappa students are recognized and listed in the program at commencement.
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Welcome New Staff Members
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Please join us in welcoming the following new Whitman College staff members who started in April:
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- Adi Repudi, Endpoint System Administrator
- Hew McKinney, Library Technology Specialist
- Lillian Angus, Temporary Administrative Assistant for the Reid Campus Center
- Juan Plasencia, Landscape Specialist
- ’Brielle Cunnison, Assistant Director of Stewardship
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Staff Employment Opportunities
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Whitman College is currently hiring for the following staff positions:
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Visiting Writers Reading Series Event Tonight
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The 2024–2025 Visiting Writers Reading Series concludes this week with an event on Thursday, May 1, at 6 p.m. in Kimball Theatre in Hunter Conservatory. Award-winning authors Rose McLarney and Justin Gardiner ’99—both faculty members in the Creative Writing Program at Auburn University—will read from their works, which range from poetry to memoir. (Flyer attached.)
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First Foods Station at Cleveland Commons Tomorrow
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The final First Foods Station of the semester will take place on Friday, May 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (lunch) and from 5–7 p.m. (dinner) at Cleveland Commons. The First Foods Station honors the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and its traditional foods (water, fish, game, roots and berries). At 11:30 a.m., Althea Huesties-Wolf, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English and Indigeneity, Race and Ethnicity Studies, will talk briefly about the significance of First Foods and answer audience questions. (Flyer attached.)
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Pre-Powwow Presentation Tomorrow
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As part of the cultural and educational presentations leading up to the Pášx̣apa Powwow this weekend, Jeanine Gordon, Special Assistant to the President for Native American Outreach, will present “Powwow Etiquette” on Friday, May 2, at 4 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. The presentation will include information about regalia and dance styles that will be seen at the powwow as well as general etiquette information for attendees—especially useful for anyone who has never attended a powwow before. (Flyer attached.)
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Last week, two good friends (from left: Linnea Morris ’25 and Jane Gotzler ’25) completed their Politics thesis defenses on what happened to be the fourth anniversary of the day they met on an admitted students tour!
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Reid Campus Center, Room G02
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Reid Campus Center, Queer Resource Center
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Penrose Library, “The Fishbowl”
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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