Whitman College To Launch CHECK IT Program
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Feature by: Culture of Respect Campus Leadership Team
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After a year of reflection, collaboration and groundwork, Whitman has moved into a new chapter of its Culture of Respect journey, translating what we’ve learned into visible action and momentum.
The Culture of Respect Campus Leadership Team has been moving this work forward, grounded in both national best practices and the lived realities of our campus community.
In preparation for the coming academic year, we’ve selected CHECK IT as the foundation of our student programming. We’re also reviewing results from last year’s Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey. While response rates were limited, the feedback that was received is helping inform how we think about student experience and guide next steps in policy, education and support.
We’re introducing CHECK IT as a central part of our efforts to prevent sexual violence. It will serve as the foundation for Whitman’s student-focused prevention programs and directly supports Pillar 3: Multi-Tiered Education in Whitman’s Culture of Respect initiative. CHECK IT ensures that our prevention work is comprehensive, student-centered, and sustained throughout the campus community. CHECK IT will be implemented through collaboration between students and college administrators. This creative, intersectional, transformative and student-powered movement is designed to shift culture and establish new consent-centered norms.
“This is all of our work,” says Aimée Milne, Associate Vice President for Wellness. “Prevention belongs to the whole community. That’s why we’re building something rooted in Whitman’s values and student voice. With CHECK IT, we’re helping staff, faculty and students take care of each other and shift the culture together.”
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Biology Professor and Students Contribute to Forest Service Research
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service recently released the “2024 Northern Blue Mountains Wildlife Monitoring Update”—a summary of progress on a forest restoration project in the northern Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington in the Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla National Forests. Research Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Brain, Behavior and Cognition Ben Vernasco is a collaborator on this project, with a focus on using noninvasive audio-based detection methods to measure bird populations. Five Whitman students, Margaret Burgess ’25, AJ Ferris ’25, Maille Moynahan ’26, Piper Rylander ’25 and Morgan Sherwood ’25, also contributed to this research.
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Climbing Center Hours During Finals
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The Climbing Center is operating on an adjusted schedule through the end of the semester.
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- Monday, May 19, from 5–8 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 20, from 5–8 p.m.
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Library Hours During Finals
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Penrose Library is operating on an adjusted schedule during finals.
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- Monday, May 19, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.
- Tuesday, May 20, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Book Buybacks and Rental Returns at the Bookstore
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Book buybacks and rental book returns will take place at the Whitman College Bookstore through Tuesday, May 20. The bookstore is operating on an adjusted schedule through the end of the semester.
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- Monday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Photo (@whitmanbookstore): The Whitman College Bookstore just restocked its Bargain Books section, including cookbooks, kids books and novels, all priced from $1 to $10.
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Reid Campus Center, Room 207
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