Student Volunteers Celebrate National Mentoring Month

The Walla Walla Mentoring Coalition will celebrate the achievements of its volunteers and their young charges in an event on Thursday, Jan. 31 in Maxey Auditorium from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include a keynote address by Mark Brown and Teri Barila of the Children’s Resilience Initiative.

The event is sponsored by the Whitman Student Engagement Center and other members of the Walla Walla Mentoring Coalition including START, YoungLives, Trilogy, Children’s Home Society and the Friends of Children of Walla Walla.

Counseling Center Offers “Pro-Active” Weekly Events

Assistant Director of Counseling Tracee Anderson will be putting on an event for Whitman seniors preparing to make the transition from college life to life outside the Whitman atmosphere. Students will have the opportunity to meet with people going through similar experiences to discuss issues like finding jobs, saying good-bye to other Whitties and moving. These sessions will take place every Wednesday at 12 in Reid 240.

Anderson and several Whitman students will also be opening the Whitman Dance Studio at every Sunday starting Feb. 3 at 11 a.m for Whit-Rhyth, an opportunity to for students to explore themselves and their creative faculties through free dance.

Washington State Searches for Pot Consultant

With the legal sale of marijuana in Washington slated to begin in December, the state’s Liquor Control Board is in the midst of searching for an adviser on licensing and regulating the sale of marijuana. Candidates gathered in Tacoma on Wednesday, Jan. 30 to learn more about the position, which would involve determining how many growers and stores should be allowed, and how to ensure product safety.

Bids for the position are due Feb. 15. Candidates are expected to have a law degree and have experience in the medical marijuana industry.