Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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A New Center, a Third Space Speaker and a Senior Director
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Feature by: Dr. John Johnson, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
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Whitman College will unveil the new Third Space Center on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 4 p.m. on the Fouts Center for Visual Arts lawn. A project three years in the making, the Third Space Center is a campus resource designed to center the needs, concerns, interests, histories and cultures of the wide-ranging communities of color at Whitman.
With campus climate data and other sources indicating that many students of color at Whitman experience feelings of exclusion or marginalization in the predominantly white Whitman environment, it was essential that we create and provide a space where communities of color were centered, affirmed and that showcased the richness and cultural wealth of Black, Indigenous and all racialized communities of color.
During next Tuesday’s event, there will be remarks by representatives from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Division of Inclusive Excellence and President Bolton. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the space.
Shortly after the opening, there will be a Third Space Speaker Series event at 6 p.m. in Olin Auditorium featuring Connie Wun, Ph.D. (Flyer attached.) 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 (ANHPI) women, girls and nonbinary communities.
The Third Space Center will operate with reduced hours for the first week of operation in October with support from the part-time interim coordinator, Kaelyn Pyke, who has been instrumental in helping prepare to launch the center. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, Dr. Jace Kaholokula Saplan will join the Whitman College community as the Senior Director of Identity and Belonging and oversee the Third Space Center. Saplan holds a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Miami and obtained their undergraduate degree in Music from the University of Hawai‘i.
Read more.
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Sociology Professor Consulted for WIRED Article
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Garrett Fellow Alissa Cordner was quoted in a recent WIRED article titled “Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies.” Cordner considers the ramifications of decades of fire suppression and fuel buildup combined with more people living in close proximities to forests.
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Thesis Workshops at the Library This Week
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Penrose Library will hold two thesis-related workshops this week. A Senior Thesis Workshop will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9 a.m. This workshop will include research and organization tips, but may duplicate some information if your senior seminar already met with a librarian. A second workshop, “Using Zotero for Reference Management,” will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. This workshop will provide information about how Zotero can help with reference management.
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New Weekly “Art & Soul” Gatherings Announced
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The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life will host Art and Soul weekly on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center All Faiths Room. Each week, Art and Soul will feature a different facilitated art project and corresponding conversation topic as a way to quiet the mind and build community. (Flyer attached.)
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Antisemitism & Islamophobia Awareness Workshops Tomorrow
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The Dialogue & Dignity series continues with Antisemitism and Islamophobia Workshops facilitated by Marium F. Mohiuddin and Zack Ritter, Ph.D., from Isma’/Shema Consulting. Part II will include in-person sessions for students in Memorial Building room 331 and staff/faculty on Thursday, Sept. 26 in Olin Auditorium (new venue). Participation in Part I is not required to benefit from Part II. Please sign up in advance. (Flyer attached.)
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“All the Rare Birds” Art Dedication Saturday
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A new art installation in Reid Campus Center titled “All the Rare Birds” will be dedicated in memory of Kyle Martz ’07 on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. Join artist Daniel Forbes ’93, organizer Harmony Burright ’06, alumni, community members and friends to celebrate and honor Martz and all the rare birds in our lives. A reception will follow at Quirk Brewing from 4–7 p.m. (Flyer attached.) Additional related art pieces will be on display in Stevens Gallery.
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Last week, the Career and Community Engagement Center hosted an event celebrating the success of 90+ students who participated in summer 2024 internships, thanks to the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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Flu Shot Clinic for Students
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Welty Student Health Center
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Reid Campus Center, Room 207
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Movement That Matters: Strength & Stretch
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Penrose Library, Room 313 (“The Fishbowl”)
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Reid Campus Center Lawn or Sherwood 114
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Information Session: Responsible Partying
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Reid Campus Center, Room G-02
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Reid Campus Center, Basement
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