Whitman College Events

Tuesday August 19 8:30am - 10:00am PDT

Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom

All Staff Breakfast

All Whitman staff members are invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast prepared by Bon Appétit. President Sarah Bolton will make a few remarks and new staff will be introduced.

Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom

Wednesday August 20 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

Stop by these every-other-week virtual drop-in hours to ask questions about the Watson Fellowship or to work on your application with Dr. Jess Hernandez, Director for Fellowships and Grants. The Watson Fellowship offers college graduates of unusual promise a year of in......More

Thursday August 21 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Walla Walla, Wash., James Hayner Field

Whitman College Men's Soccer vs Corban University (Ore.) (scrimmage)

Walla Walla, Wash., James Hayner Field

Thursday August 21 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT

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Know Before You Go: Opening Week Preview

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Friday August 22 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom

Community Learning Days Fall 2025 - Dr. Gladys Rowe

Community Learning Days provide Whitman faculty and staff with access to essential information and valuable learning opportunities prior to the start of each semester. Community Learning Days (CLD) help faculty and staff prepare for the arrival and return of our students by providing information about the changing needs and demographic profile of Whitman students, while also building capacity to advance inclusive excellence. Previous CLD sessions have focused on strategies to create a more inclusive classroom, cultural taxation and systems of oppression, as well as content to help staff navigate professional boundaries and hierarchies from different social identities. Session DescriptionStories shape how we understand ourselves, each other, and the world—but how can we ensure the stories we tell—and the innovations we pursue—honor the communities they represent and serve? In this session, Gladys Rowe will invite participants to engage with the principles of Respect, Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Relationality as powerful guides for justice-oriented innovation in higher education.Through personal reflection, storytelling, and a hands-on creative process, participants will explore their own positionality, purpose, and insights into what it means to lead and learn in ways that foster connection, inclusion, and meaningful change. Together, we’ll consider how Indigenous approaches to innovation and the stories we carry can transform institutions from within—toward deeper authenticity, accountability, and right relationship. Gladys Rowe–BiographyDr. Rowe is a Muskego Inniniw Iskwew (Swampy Cree woman) from Fox Lake Cree Nation, currently living on the lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples in Washington State. Their work weaves together Indigenous wisdom and experiences, storytelling, and academic knowledge, focusing on decolonization and resurgence. They received a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Manitoba, where their research focused on Indigenous birthworkers and resurgence. They advocate holistic approaches to well-being across the lifespan and decolonial futures.Through their podcast, Indigenous Insights, they explore Indigenous evaluation practices, fostering spaces for reflection and learning. They believe in the power of stories to build relationships and foster healing, which is why contributing to projects like the Stories of Decolonization film series feature in their work.Dr. Rowe's professional journey spans years of teaching, facilitating, and supporting program development and community-driven research. They love thinking inside the circle, envisioning and working toward transforming the futures we are collectively living into.

Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom

Saturday August 23 All Day