Martial Arts 5/18/25

We will be meeting in structured group lessons for the first hour, and will have an open drop-in event for the second hour! Students of all experience levels are welcome! Learn more at http://whitman.presence.io/event/martial-arts-5-18-25

Reid Side Lawn

Final Exams - 9-11am and 2-4pm

Final exams for Spring 2025 will take place May 15-17 and 19-20, 2025

Final Exams - 9-11am and 2-4pm

Final exams for Spring 2025 will take place May 15-17 and 19-20, 2025

Applications for Incompletes due to Dean of Students by 4pm.

End of Semester

Last day to pre-register for Fall 2025

Grieving@Whitman

A space for those who are experiencing loss and grief and who would welcome the support of others. No weekly commitment required. Please arrive on time.

Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room (RCC110)

Senior grades due 9am

Grades for all 2025 graduates (May, September, & December) due no later than 9 am.

Staff Recognition Breakfast

Staff recognition breakfast honoring retirees and recognizing new employees, promotions, years of service and the 2025 Janice Abraham Award winners.

Reid Center, Ballroom

Chess Club

All experience levels welcomed! We meet weekly to play over the board games.

Reid Campus Center, 207

2025 Baccalaureate Ceremony

The 2025 Baccalaureate will take place on Saturday, May 24 at 2:30 p.m. in Cordiner Hall. Hosted by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Baccalaureate is an hour-long celebration featuring music from graduating music majors and brief readings, prayers and reflec......More

The 2025 Baccalaureate will take place on Saturday, May 24 at 2:30 p.m. in Cordiner Hall. Hosted by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Baccalaureate is an hour-long celebration featuring music from graduating music majors and brief readings, prayers and reflections from a wide range of religious traditions including humanist/non-religious perspectives. It is an opportunity to gather in community around whatever each of us finds meaningful or sacredâfor those of all faith traditions, for those of no faith tradition and for everyone in between. The keynote address at Baccalaureate will be delivered by Elizabeth Knapp, Ph.D, Professor of Earth and Environmental Geoscience at Washington and Lee University where she also serves as Director of the Johnson Program in Leadership and Integrity. She is the mother of Jenner Smith â22 and graduating senior, Charlie Smith â25, both Geology-Environmental Studies majors.

Cordiner Hall

139th Commencement Ceremony

Whitman College will celebrate its 139th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11 a.m. (the processional started at 10:50 a.m.). The ceremony will be held on the south lawn of the Memorial Building. The commencement speaker will be Charles (Chuck) F. Sams II......More

Whitman College will celebrate its 139th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11 a.m. (the processional started at 10:50 a.m.). The ceremony will be held on the south lawn of the Memorial Building. The commencement speaker will be Charles (Chuck) F. Sams III, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and distinguished conservationist and public leader who served as Director of the National Park Service from December 2021 to January 2025. Sams was the first Native American appointed to this national leadership role. For more information, visit the Commencement website.

Memorial Building, South Lawn

Grades due 9am

Student supervisor training: Recruiting & Hiring

All supervisors of student employees are invited to join us to learn about strategies for recruiting student employees and expected guidelines for hiring.

Memorial Building, 331