Two Juniors Awarded Goldwater Scholarships
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From an estimated pool of over 5,000 nominees, 438 students nationwide received this year’s Goldwater Scholarship, named for two-term U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater. Among them are two Whitties—Kaleo Toguchi-Tani ’25 and Eliza Daigle ’25—who join 10 other Whitman College students to receive the prestigious scholarship since 1992.
The Goldwater Scholarship supports college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in the natural sciences, math and engineering. Toguchi-Tani and Daigle will receive up to $7,500 toward tuition, fees, books, and room and board for the 2024–2025 academic year.
Goldwater Scholars are chosen for their strong commitment to a research career, an effective display of intellectual intensity and the potential for a significant future contribution to research in their chosen field.
Read more.
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Economics Professor Coauthors Book
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In an upcoming book by World Scientific, titled “Economic Bifurcation and Chaos,” prominent economist William A. Barnett (University of Kansas) along with Whitman faculty member Ruoning Han, Assistant Professor of Economics, delve into over three decades of research on economic bifurcation, nonlinear dynamics and chaos. The book highlights that policy inferences based solely on point estimates of model parameters may overlook important dynamics possible at other nearby points within the parameters’ confidence region. Instead, policy inferences should be based on simulations conducted at various points within the confidence region of parameter estimators to reveal the full implications of the model’s dynamics.
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Blues Brunch for Seniors Next Week
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The Office of Alumni will host a Blues Brunch for the Class of 2024 on Wednesday, May 15 at 10 a.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. Graduating seniors will be treated to a breakfast spread from Bon Appétit, mimosas and more. Please RSVP in advance.
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NW5C Virtual Author Talk Next Week
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The Northwest 5 Colleges Consortium (NW5C) will host a virtual talk with the authors of “The Activist Academic” on Wednesday, May 15 at 1 p.m. Faculty and staff are invited to join their NW5C colleagues for an interactive conversation. RSVP in advance to receive the Zoom link.
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Students: Pick Up Mail Before Leaving Campus
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Students, please check your Reid Campus Center mailbox before leaving campus for the summer. Any unclaimed mail will either be returned to the sender or disposed of. Every Whitman student has a mailbox in the Reid Campus Center Post Office—even if you live off campus. Graduating seniors should sign up for USPS permanent mail forwarding to ensure your mail follows you to your next destination. Returning students are encouraged to sign up to temporarily forward your mail while away from campus.
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Photo (Andrea Dobson): Yesterday morning, a hot air balloon was spotted floating over Harper Joy Theatre. Depending on the weather, you may see quite a few balloons in the air this weekend for the annual Walla Walla Balloon Stampede.
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Cleveland Commons, South Corner
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Reid Campus Center, Room 209
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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