Whitman Student Named 2025 Watson Fellow
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Senior Kenzie Bay ’25 has been awarded the prestigious and highly competitive Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.
The Watson Fellowship allows recent college graduates to conduct yearlong independent research abroad, broadening their worldviews while making a lasting impact on the communities they visit. Recipients receive a $40,000 stipend to be used over a year as well as other benefits to help them make the most of this opportunity.
This year, Bay is one of only 37 students nationwide to be selected. She will begin her research in the fall and will focus on how remote and under-resourced communities in Nepal, Tanzania and Thailand access prehospital medical care.
Bay says the Watson Fellowship is an experience she’s only dreamed of.
“I am super excited for the opportunity to pursue my passion on a global scale and for all of the unknown discoveries that lie ahead,” she says. “Receiving the news was a very surreal and joyous moment.”
Throughout her time at Whitman, Bay has explored her passion for emergency medicine. In her courses, she studied how biological and cultural factors in medical sciences, humanities, and anthropology influence human interactions—which led to the creation of her individually planned major: Health and Humanism.
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Staff Member Leads Walking Tour at Conference
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At the recent Continuums of Service Conference in Seattle, Noah Leavitt, Co-Director for the Career and Community Engagement Center for External Affairs and College Liaison for Community Affairs, led a group of conference attendees on a walking tour. Leavitt, who lived and worked in Seattle in the early 1990s, guided participants through the Capitol Hill, First Hill and Central District neighborhoods to provide a richer understanding of the histories, cultures, natural and built environments, and challenges faced in the part of the city where the conference was based.
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Immigration Rights Information Sessions This Week
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Whitman College has invited immigration attorney Kirsten Eklund to visit campus for an information session titled “Understanding Your Rights and Risks Amid Immigration Changes” in Maxey Auditorium. Students are invited to attend on Monday, April 7, at 4 p.m. Faculty and staff are invited to attend on Tuesday, April 8, at 4 p.m. Zoom meeting options are available for both sessions (see calendar below).
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Monthly Trivia Schedule Update
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The monthly Battle of the W(h)its Trivia and Sips and Suds—previously scheduled for tonight—will take place on Monday, April 14 from 5–7 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Café. Alcoholic beverages will be available to purchase (for those 21 and over). Teams of five players compete in four rounds of trivia. All are welcome!
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Guest Lecturer in French & Francophone Studies
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Sarah Buchanan, Associate Professor of French at the University of Minnesota Morris, will deliver a guest lecture on Thursday, April 10, at 4 p.m. in Olin 129. Buchanan will detail her theory of the “Inside Realm of Immigrant Imagined Community” and show how it manifests in the Yamina Benguigui film “Inch‘Allah Dimanche.” This lecture is sponsored by Whitman’s French, Sociology and History departments, with additional funding provided by the Virginia Penrose Cagley Lectureship in Foreign Languages and Literatures. (Flyer attached.)
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Visiting Snake Expert To Speak on Friday
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Cara Smith, a snake venom expert from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, will deliver a talk titled “Foul and Loathsome Creatures? Why We Should Care About Reptiles” on Friday, April 11, at 4 p.m. in Brattain Auditorium. This event is intended for a general audience and is open to the public. (Flyer attached.)
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The Great Game: Whitman College Adventure
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Looking for a fun activity for your office, department, student organization or other small group? Check out the new Whitman College Visitors’ Day Adventure on The Great Game mobile app. Form a team of up to eight players and visit locations across campus to solve the adventure. See the attached flyer for additional instructions.
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At the conclusion of the recent Continuums of Service Conference in Seattle, at an awards ceremony at Seattle University, Brain, Behavior and Cognition major Natalie Lundberg ’25 (fourth from left) and Sociology major Mavie Pham ’25 (fifth from left) were awarded the Student Civic Leadership Award from Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good. Lundberg was also selected as a Runner-Up for the Governor's Award, presented by Governor Bob Ferguson and Abby Juhasz, Director for Community Engagement.
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Information Session for Students: Understanding Your Rights & Risks Amid Immigration Changes
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Maxey Auditorium (and via Zoom)
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Information Session for Employees: Understanding Your Rights & Risks Amid Immigration Changes
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Maxey Auditorium (and via Zoom)
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Penrose Library, Lounge ’41
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 222
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Reid Campus Center, Room G02
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Reid Campus Center, Queer Resource Center
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Reid Campus Center, Room G02
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom (RSVP)
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Welty Student Health Center
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Hall of Science, Brattain Auditorium
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Hall of Science, Chism Recital Hall
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Reid Campus Center, Coffeehouse (RSVP)
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Whitman Events Board: Prom Night
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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SAC (Stanton Anderson Cleve) Field
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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