A new dining hall, sophomore residence hall, and apartments for juniors and seniors could be new campus facilities as early as the fall of 2017, if a project titled the Living at Whitman Initiative is approved by college’s trustees and overseers in November.
During the week of finals, the Residence Life staff will hold study halls every evening to help students relax after stressful days.
For Whitman students living in on-campus, organized study breaks...
Residence Life brings an end to Camp Whitman, the period between the end of finals and graduation. Students must move out of residence halls by Thursday, May 22 this year, in order to prevent disruptive behavior.
Sophomore GLBTQ intern Evan Griffis is continuing to push administration to create a gender-neutral housing option for incoming students in the next two years.
First-year rooms become a home away from home for most Whitman students––a chance to redecorate and create lifelong friendships. Though most Whitties only live in a particular room on campus for one...
The incoming class of 2016 received their final housing assignments yesterday for the 2012-13 school year.
Whitman's housing assignments are typically announced later in the summer, around the first week of August. However, the Residence Life and Housing Office discovered that preliminary housing assignments had been posted on my.whitman.edu, a new portal site for the college. Because this information was available, Director of Residence Life and Housing Nancy Tavelli said that her office decided to release final results earlier.
"Interest suites" are being introduced as a new housing option for Whitman upperclassmen. An interest suite is a group of eight students who have a common interest and want to share it with the campus. The suites will be housed in Douglas Hall.
With on-campus housing deadlines looming after spring break, A&E reporter Mallory Martin has prepared a comprehensive guide to help you through the jungle of housing options.
The priority of any institution for higher education is to endow knowledge and to allow students to explore intellectual interests. Yet at a college like Whitman with few commuting students, there are other needs that must be met: food and shelter.
As prospective students flock to Whitman this spring for events like Admitted Students Day and Spring Visitors Day, many will be taking into account sports, class offerings, the residence halls or Whitman's location. Students in wheelchairs face not only these concerns, but also concerns about wheelchair accessibility.
