On this week’s episode of the Whitman Wire Podcast, reporter Apichaya Jiracharoenying spoke with Kaitie Dong '18 to learn about her work with OneAmerica, an immigrant and refugee advocacy organization....
Most people who play sports in high school don’t play sports in college, and most people who play sports in college don’t go on to play further sports. However, some former Blues go on to play professional...
Jaime Fields, Campus Life Editor
• November 11, 2021
Last week, The Wire covered the recent generous donation to the Career and Community Engagement Center, as well as its clarifying name change. This week, we’re shining the spotlight on the Fellowships...
The rebranding of the Student Engagement Center, commonly referred to as the SEC, was announced on Thursday, Oct. 21, in a Whitman Today message titled “Introducing the Career and Community Engagement...
Cade Schott, Journalist and not really sure how to make rice
• March 11, 2021
As their time at Whitman comes to a close, seniors are preparing their next steps. Many are in the midst of submitting dozens of job applications, trying to crack the stingy post-pandemic job market. However,...
The senior thesis, required by most majors, is an arduous culmination of the Whitman education-- one final push towards the commencement cap and gown. Some might hand in their thesis and never think about it again. But for other seniors, the thesis becomes more than just a space-filler in the Allen Reading Room.
The class of 2011 will disperse to locations across the country and the globe after the graduation ceremonies come to a close on May 22, but a passion for public service remains a common thread in many seniors' after-Whitman plans.
All that time spent on Facebook isn't actually a waste. According to Susan Buchanan, director of the Student Engagement Center, many companies are looking for students who have proficient knowledge of how to use online social networks.
This semester, 37 Whitties have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, joining the likes of Henry Kissinger, Mark Twain, Glen Close, Tom Brokaw, Helen Keller and Peyton Manning, not to mention 17 U.S. presidents, 38 U.S. supreme court justices and 136 Nobel laureates. While election is prestigious and selective, many students are unaware of the organization's existence, let alone the advantages of membership, before being chosen to join.
