Thursday, July 11, 2024

Photo (from left): Anthony Crawford ’28, Sky Smith ’28 and Allen Zamudio ’28

Whitman College in partnership with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is proud to announce that Anthony Crawford, Sky Smith and Allen Zamudio have been awarded the Šináata Scholarship. All three are 2024 graduates of Nixyáawii Community School, a public charter school located on the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton, Oregon.

“We are so pleased to have Allen, Anthony and Sky joining the Whitman College community as Šináata Scholars,” says President Sarah Bolton. “Their academic achievements and leadership qualities are an honor to the families and the communities who have raised them. We look forward to welcoming them to campus this fall for the next step in their educational journeys.” 

Lisa Ganuelas, CTUIR Board of Trustees Member at Large, says, “On behalf of the Board, I congratulate Nixyáawii Community School graduates Sky Smith, Allen Zamudio and Anthony Crawford for being selected recipients of the Šináata Scholarship at Whitman College. The Board and I wish them the best in their academic endeavors.”

The Šináata Scholarship is Whitman’s most generous scholarship, covering the full cost of attendance at Whitman. It builds on a number of educational initiatives developed under the framework of the Memorandum of Agreement that Whitman and the CTUIR signed in 2017 and renewed in 2022.

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In the spirit of collectively celebrating successes in our Whitman community, we invite you to brag a little about the personal and collective accomplishments in your lives and areas of influence. Were you recently published? Did you win an award or secure a competitive research grant? Did your office, department or student organization accomplish a long-term goal or finish a time-intensive project? We would love to celebrate your good news with you!

The Outdoor Program Bike Shop is now open Monday–Friday from 2–4 p.m. in its new location in the alley off of Merriam Street. Drop your bike off for service or stop by to browse the retail items for purchase or to rent a mountain bike.

Please join us in welcoming Whitman’s new Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak. An informal reception will be held today, Thursday, July 11 from 2–3 p.m. in the Hall of Science atrium.

All FY2024 Chrome River expense reports must be complete by the end of day on Monday, July 15. Staff and faculty are reminded to double-check their Chrome River accounts to verify all FY2024 expense reports have been submitted and approved. If you have any questions or need any assistance, reach out to pcard@whitman.edu.

If you are looking for some reading inspiration, stop by Penrose Library to pick up a Summer Reading Book Bingo card (or print your own). Each square features different genres and categories. Physical books, audiobooks, graphic novels, young adult and poetry all qualify. Visit the library to view the current Disability Pride Month display with some options for the Body Liberation square and to collect some temporary bird tattoos and thematic reading suggestions for the Sky Creatures square. Library staff are also happy to make book suggestions.

Prospective students and their guests visit Whitman College all summer long to learn more about our community. On Friday, July 19 and Friday, Aug. 9, the Office of Admission is hosting two special visit day events. Whatever your role at Whitman, you have a vital role to play in welcoming potential students. Here are a few ways to help:

Thank you to everyone who engages with these students from the initial point of contact through their upcoming visits and decisions, answering questions, and sharing what you love about Whitman.

The first of two Summer Fly-In cohorts were on campus this week, meeting classmates, making friends and learning about Whitman College in advance of Orientation. A second cohort will arrive on Monday.

2–3 p.m.

Welcome Reception: Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak

Hall of Science, Atrium

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