Third Space Speaker Series: Connie Wun
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The Third Space Speaker Series continues today with a talk by Connie Wun, Ph.D., on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. in Olin Auditorium—following the opening of the Third Space Center earlier in the day at 4 p.m. on the lawn by Fouts Center for Visual Arts. (Flyer attached.)
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Wun is one of the co-founders of AAPI Women Lead, a queer, feminist, survivor-led and former sex-worker-led, community-based, intergenerational organization that works to end violence against Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women, girls and non-binary communities. She is also a co-editor for the anthology “Abolition for the People” with Colin Kaepernick and Christopher Petrella.
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Wun is a former National Science Foundation Fellow, Soros Justice Fellow, UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fellow, and received the Excellence in Civil Rights Award from the California Asian American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus in 2021. She earned her doctorate in Education from the University of California and is a scholar of race and gender-based violence, and a community organizer. Wun has been published in academic journals, anthologies, online platforms, and has appeared on Democracy Now!, MSNBC, NPR and a range of podcasts.
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Welcome New Faculty & Staff Members
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Please join us in welcoming the following new Whitman faculty and staff members who started in September:
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- Timothy Duncan, Borleske Stadium Manager
- Cat Diebel-Wilson, Career Development and Fellowships Specialist
- Calvin Alexander, Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach
- Cindy Rivas, Security Officer - On Call
- Racquel Pleasants, On Call Nurse
- Aimee Milne, Assistant Vice President for Wellness
- Susan Marney, Nurse Practitioner
- Sean Duffy, Clinic Physician
- Jennifer Maxon, Temporary On Call Nurse
- Olivia Smith, Administrative Assistant for Admission
- Feng Kang, Temporary Collaborative Pianist
- Claudia Ness, Temporary On Call Nurse
- David Reyes, Custodian
- Andrew Hanson, Assistant Swimming Coach
- Eleanor Elkins, Studio Music Instructor
- Nathan Hingley, SSRA Outdoor Fee Course Temporary Assistant
- Melissa Welling, Managing Editor
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Emergency Preparedness Training Tomorrow
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Please plan to attend one of the four identical training sessions on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m., Noon., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. in Maxey Auditorium. Each hour-long training session will begin with an overview on various emergency scenarios, and then focus more in-depth on how to respond in the case of an active shooter on campus. The sessions will be presented by EPS, a consulting firm that specializes in emergency management for institutions of higher learning.
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Fall Job & Internship Fair Tomorrow
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The Fall Job and Internship Fair will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. This event is an excellent opportunity for students to learn about 14 different organizations and get face time with recruiters.
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Nominations Open for Resident Assistants
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The Residence Life and Housing Office seeks nominations of students (sophomore and above) to be a Resident Assistant (RA) for the 2025 calendar year. Students, staff and faculty are all encouraged to nominate students who they think would make a great RA.
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Photo (@sigmachiwhitman): This summer, Whitman College’s Gamma Epsilon chapter of Sigma Chi sent Vice President Louis Stark ’27 (left) and President Aden Lepp ’26 (right) to attend the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop—the fraternity’s longest-running leadership engagement event, held this year in Ohio.
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Movement That Matters: MELT
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Welty Student Health Center
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Fouts Center for Visual Arts, Lawn
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Reid Campus Center, Basement
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