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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Home in Pásxapa

Christy Carley, Co-News Editor September 8, 2016

New students were welcomed to Whitman this year with an orientation program designed to introduce them to their new home–and to remind them of who they share it with. 2016 marks the inaugural year for...

Student Engagement Center Continues Rapid Growth

North Bennett April 7, 2016
The Student Engagement Center (SEC) provides Whitman students with a wide variety of career development and community service opportunities, but it has not always been that way.
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Visiting Educator Concannon Discusses Human Rights Advocacy

Sara Platnick February 4, 2016
Human rights lawyer Brian Concannon visited campus for a course and sessions on human rights advocacy.
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SEC, Women in Leadership Panelists Respond to Protest

Mikaela Slade October 26, 2015
Colleen Willoughby '55 invited three panelists to the Women in Leadership on Oct. 22. Willoughby and the SEC are receptive to changes after protesters decried a lack of diversity on the panel at the event.
Whitman and Walla Walla Interactions Take Good and Bad

Whitman and Walla Walla Interactions Take Good and Bad

Sara Platnick October 13, 2015
Current interactions between Whitman College and the greater Walla Walla community are generally positive. However, recent incidents and events show both a positive and negative side to Whitman’s relationship with the community.

To the Editor: Breaking the Whitman Bubble

October 1, 2015

To the Editor: Sometimes we hear that students are caught inside the “Whitman Bubble.” However, last week’s Pioneer should disabuse anyone that has to be true. The articles about homelessness...

State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu comes to campus as MLK speaker

Andy Monserud January 29, 2015

State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu visited campus for a speech and a conversation with President George Bridges and the student body on Tuesday, Jan. 29. As this year's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day speaker, Justice...

Internship grant program continues trend of expansion

Andy Monserud December 4, 2014

The Student Engagement Center (SEC) recently opened up applications for its summer internship grants. The grants, at 2,500 dollars each, are a core part of the SEC's rapidly expanding internship program....

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Pre-professional Majors, Liberal Arts Model in Conflict

Drew Edmonds April 17, 2014
In recent years, faculty and students have discussed the pros and cons of entering college with a specific major and career plan already in mind.

SEC to Fund More International Internships

Sam Grainger-Shuba February 20, 2014
ASWC’s 2013 lift on the ban on college-supported international travel will affect Student Engagement Center (SEC) funded internships for this coming summer. Students will be able to apply for jobs abroad and receive college funding to spend their summer there.

Whitman Online Makes Networking With Alumni Easier for Students

Andy Monserud February 6, 2014
Whitman students can now access Whitman's extensive alumni network through the Whitman Online program. In order to use the network, students must attend a mandatory training session, where they learn how to use the system and interact with alumni professionally.
Whitman Teaches the Movement Expands Civil Rights Education

Whitman Teaches the Movement Expands Civil Rights Education

Lorah Steichen November 21, 2013
In response to the failing grade Washington state received for its civil rights education standards, Whitman College created the program Whitman Teaches the Movement (WTTM) two years ago to supplement Walla Walla Public Schools' lack of civil rights education. Now entering its third year, WTTM is undergoing several changes that seek to expand and streamline the program.
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