RAs Reapply in Record Numbers
Sylvie Corwin, Staff Reporter
November 29, 2018
Filed under FEATURE, Front Page Slideshow, NEWS
Earlier this month the Residential Life department finalized the new Resident Assistant (RA) assignments for next semester. 12 current RAs reapplied for the 36 RA positions available, a record number of returnees. Unlike most schools, Whitman’s RAs are hired on a calendar year. Director of Res...
Mind the Gap: New Res Hall Promises to Shake Up Campus Culture

Chris Hankin, News Editor
February 13, 2018
Filed under NEWS
From the corner of Alder and Park the progress on Whitman’s newest residence hall is clear. What was an empty lot this time last spring is now a building nearing completion. Though the Cleveland Dining Hall isn’t scheduled to open until a few months after the Fall 2018 semester begins, students will file into the new...
Resident Assistant Training
Andy Monserud, Investigative Director
December 7, 2016
Filed under NEWS
A lot is expected of Resident Assistants (RAs) at Whitman. They are confidants, leaders, and enforcers to their residents. To cope with these various pressures, the Residence Life office holds a ten-day training prior to each semester for RAs as they prepare to join their new sections. RA training aims to achi...