Walla Walla’s three colleges joined forces this past Sunday, Apr. 13, to engage in 19 community service projects, which partnered with local organizations. Volunteers gathered from Whitman College,...
On Feb. 13, while snowfall covered Whitman’s campus in a sheet of icy white, students warmed up in Reid while Caitlin Hunsaker and Chris Eckstadt held a training session for a volunteer partnership program...
Last semester, the word “ramp” was commonplace around campus, sprawled in colorful chalk on steps and next to cracks and ramps (or the lack thereof) as students highlighted the inaccessibility...
Whitman can feel like its own separate reality, tucked away amidst winding streams, academic buildings and manicured lawns. It can be easy to remain cloistered in this reality, treading familiar paths...
With nearly two dozen activities, Tri-College Community Day aims to involve students at all three Walla Walla colleges in altruistic activities to benefit the greater Walla Walla Valley.
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Sometimes, the best way to destress after a day of exams, multiple classes and a stack of homework is to get your mind off the academic track. For some people, this could be by walking dogs, taking care...
For Whitties lamenting the infamously isolating “Whitman bubble,” volunteer organizations offer the perfect opportunity for engagement that gives students the chance to understand Whitman as just one...
We have all seen this photo on social media: a varying number of white people are surrounded by a varying number of smiling brown or black children. The backdrop is vaguely exotic–perhaps the white people...
Living in the "Whitman Bubble," most students spend most of their time interacting with people their own age. However, some service learning organizations on campus are working with community members to...
Story Time is one of five ongoing weekly service programs managed by the Student Engagement Center (SEC). It was started by staff member Rebecca Thorpe and several others about 10 years ago, and was officially recognized and funded by ASWC three years ago.
In the spring of 2010, Whitman graduate Emily Lorente started an outreach program called College Coaches, which focused on one-on-one mentorship for students at Walla Walla High School.
For the most part, the majority of students when fulfilling a community service requirement will find that they enjoy giving back and being made to feel as if they made a difference. Perhaps like me, high school students will decide to take on service as a passion of theirs and pursue it as they go into college and even for the rest of their lives.
