Thursday, September 26, 2024
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Compassion Leads Alum to a Career in Finance
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Few things mean as much as home to Matthias Argenyi ’18.
His parents fled Soviet-occupied Hungary in 1979, gaining asylum in Germany, before relocating to the United States. His newfound security in the U.S. gave him perspectives that would help shape his career ambitions.
“My mom has said that what I’ve always wanted to do, ever since I was 5 years old, was open a house for the homeless,” says Argenyi, who graduated from Whitman with a degree in Economics-Mathematics.
Argenyi’s compassion for others seeking a place to call home has remained steadfast through his rise in the world of finance.
Until this past summer, he was Associate Director at Social Finance, a Boston-based nonprofit group that develops creative financing for socially impactful projects around the country. For his part, Argenyi helped expand the operations of Home for Good, Alaska’s largest permanent supportive housing program designed to serve 150 people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage.
In the fall, Argenyi will be pursuing his MBA at Harvard Business School in Boston. He says this advanced schooling will help him expand his knowledge of creative financing opportunities that can generate further solutions to solve homelessness.
Read the full story in Whitman Magazine.
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Director of Debate and Forensics Published in Journal
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Director of Debate and Forensics Baker Weilert-Pekar, along with eight collaborators from colleges and universities around the country, contributed to “Forum: The Efficacy of Intercollegiate Competitive Debate: Does it Remain a Wise Investment?” published in Volume 109.1 of the peer-reviewed journal, Forensic of Pi Kappa Delta. The forum discusses efficacy and pedagogic outcomes of intercollegiate competitive debate focusing on the benefits for students and institutions.
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“Being Black in Walla Walla” Discussion Tonight
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Evan Hundley ’78 and Stephen Hammond ’79, who both attended Whitman when there were few Black students at the college, will discuss their experiences at an event on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. in Olin Hall, room 129. (Flyer attached.) Hundley’s senior thesis, titled “Being Black in Walla Walla” chronicled the histories and perceptions of Walla Walla’s Black residents at the time.
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Whitties Helping Whitties Tomorrow
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Current Whitman students are invited to attend Whitties Helping Whitties, hosted by the Career and Community Engagement Center and Alumni Relations, on Friday, Sept. 27 from 3:30–5 p.m. at Cordiner Hall. This event is a great opportunity to build your professional network with Whitman alumni. Register in advance on Handshake.
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Emergency Preparedness Training Next Week
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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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Call for Pete & Hedda Reid Award Nominations
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Each year, the Pete & Hedda Reid Award recognizes one Whitman faculty or staff member for their exceptional volunteer work within the community. Nominations are due one week from today on Thursday, Oct. 3. The award recipient will be honored during a Chamber of Commerce Awards Ceremony to be held in December and will receive $1,000. Candidates must have worked at Whitman for at least three years. Visit the Campus Awards page to read more about the award and view past recipients.
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The Whitman College men’s basketball team (@whitmanbasketball), led by the Outdoor Program (@whitmancollegeoutdoorprogram), recently enjoyed a weekend rafting on the Salmon River, building stronger bonds with each other in preparation for the upcoming season. Be sure to catch the Blues in action later this semester!
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Penrose Library, Room 313 (“The Fishbowl”)
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Hall of Science, STEM Hub
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Cleveland Commons, Lizzie Murr Room
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Movement That Matters: Step Aerobics
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Memorial Building, Room 331
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Penrose Library, Room 313 (“The Fishbowl”)
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Leaving from Reid Campus Center (RSVP)
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