Celebrating Our Recent Paul Garrett Fellows
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We are pleased to announce the latest faculty members to be awarded the Paul Garrett Fellowship.
As a liberal arts college repeatedly recognized for excellence in undergraduate teaching, Whitman is committed to supporting the development of faculty members throughout their careers. The Paul Garrett Fellowship is awarded to Assistant or Associate Professors who combine a deep commitment to teaching with active, creative scholarship. Fellows retain the Paul Garrett Fellow title until their next academic rank promotion, as well as a professional development stipend that remains an ongoing addition to their base salary.
Joining Associate Professor of Art History and Paul Garrett Fellow Lisa Uddin, Whitman congratulates the following faculty as new Paul Garrett Fellows starting with the 2025–2026 academic year (pictured, from left):
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- Associate Professor of Chemistry Dalia Biswas
- Associate Professor of Art Maria Lux
- Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Pahlke
- Assistant Professor of Politics Andrea Sempértegui
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Effective Tuesday, Dec. 16, Whitman College will implement E-Verify for all employment eligibility verifications in order to strengthen our hiring practices and enhance compliance with federal requirements.
E-Verify will enable Whitman to support the hiring and retention of employees on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Optional Practical Training (STEM OPT) extensions, establish a “good faith” safe harbor for Whitman and our employee community, offer better protection of sensitive personnel information, and maintain strong compliance with employment eligibility regulations. E-Verify also offers a more efficient electronic verification process for hiring.
The Office of Human Resources welcomes supervisors to one of three brief virtual information sessions regarding the implementation and its impact to the student employment hiring process.
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- Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 4–4:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Dec. 4, from 3–3:30 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 5, from 8:30–9 a.m.
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Dates and times are shared for scheduling purposes. Zoom links will be released closer to the information sessions.
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Faculty and staff are invited to attend either of two open budget forums on Friday, Nov. 7, at noon and at 3 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. Questions may be anonymously submitted in advance or asked in person.
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Living Data Concert Today
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The Computer Science and Music departments invite you to “Living Data Concert: Hear Your World Differently” on Friday, Nov. 7, from 6–8 p.m. in Chism Recital Hall in the Hall of Music. This free, live, participatory event blends science, story and sound—where real data becomes music, poems turn into texture, and audiences listen to the world in a new way. Jordan Wirfs-Brock, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, will be one of the featured performers. (Flyer attached.)
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Ken Burns Documentary Screening & Conversation Tonight
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The Office of Native American Outreach and Northwest Public Broadcasting will present a preview screening of “The American Revolution,” a new Ken Burns documentary, on Friday, Nov. 7, from 6–7:30 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. The event will also feature a “Tribal Sovereignty” discussion with local community members including Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Executive Director J.D. Tovey and Whitman Šináata Scholar Joel Satterwhite ’27. (Flyer attached.)
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First Foods Events This Weekend
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The First Foods Station—honoring the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and its traditional foods (water, fish, game, roots, berries)—will be open on Friday, Nov. 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5–7 p.m. at Cleveland Commons. Adjunct Assistant Professor of English Althea Huesties-Wolf will also deliver a First Foods Talk in advance at 11 a.m.
The second annual First Foods Festival will take place on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. (Flyer attached.) The event will feature a screening of the recent film “These Sacred Hills” followed by a panel discussion with people involved with making the film.
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Budget Forum for Faculty & Staff
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Welty Health and Counseling Center
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Budget Forum for Faculty & Staff
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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