Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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Gwendolyn Trice To Speak at Commencement
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We are pleased to announce the selection of Gwendolyn Trice (pictured) as speaker for our 140th Commencement Ceremony. Trice is Founder and Executive Director of the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center (MHIC) in Enterprise, Oregon, which celebrates the rich history of African American, Indigenous and immigrant loggers in the Pacific Northwest.
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Founding MHIC in 2008 was a deeply personal way of honoring the memory of Trice’s father and grandfather, both African American men who migrated from the U.S. South in the early 20th century. Her family joined the small multiracial railroad logging town of Maxville, Oregon, which flourished between 1923 and 1933 despite Oregon’s exclusion laws banning free Black people from living and working in the state and local laws modeled after Jim Crow-style segregation.
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“We are deeply honored to welcome Gwendolyn Trice as our speaker for commencement this year,” says President Sarah Bolton. “Trice has worked closely with many of our faculty and students over the past decade and has generously shared her knowledge. She is an expert leader in our region, and an important member of the extended Whitman community. I look forward to hearing the inspiring message she will bring to our graduates and their families.”
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Power & Privilege Symposium Week
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Centering the Labor of Student Workers
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The Power and Privilege Symposium team will host an event titled “Centering the Labor of Student Workers” on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 6–8 p.m. in the Third Space Center. This conversation invites students, faculty and staff to engage in a critical conversation about power, access and belonging on campus. (Schedule flyer attached.)
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Change in Process To Order Whitman Stationery
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Due to unexpected technical difficulties with our vendor, the process to order Whitman-branded stationery this semester will be modified. To place an order, email Andrea Volz at volza@whitman.edu between Wednesday, Feb. 18, and Monday, March 9, to receive a list of options, pricing and instructions for how to proceed. Estimated delivery is April 22.
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Faculty Teach-In Event Today
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A multidisciplinary group of faculty members will participate in the second of two teach-in events titled “Making Sense of Crises: The Power of Creative Thinking.” The event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 4–5:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. (Flyer attached.)
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Global Ecocinema Series Begins This Week
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A four-part film series titled “Global Ecocinema: Environmental Storytelling and Social Justice Through Visual Media” will begin this week. The first screening will be of the Guatemalan film “Ixcanul” (2015) on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 5:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. Additional films from Chile, Japan and China are also scheduled. Each film will be screened with English subtitles. This series is made possible with the support of a Global Dialogues Faculty Development Grant and the Center for Global Studies at Whitman College, in collaboration with the Departments of Hispanic Studies and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. (Flyer attached.)
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The countdown to commencement is under way—less than 100 days to go!
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President Bolton’s Open Office Hours for Staff
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Cleveland Commons, Lizzie Murr Dining Room
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106
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Faculty Teach-In: “Making Sense of Crises: The Power of Creative Thinking”
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Sharpstein Elementary School
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Welty Health and Counseling Center
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Welty Health and Counseling Center, Wellnest
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Reid Campus Center, Coffeehouse
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Departing from Reid Campus Center
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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