Whitman College Undergraduate Conference Program 2020

SESSION 3
Outdoor Engagements
REID G02
Clauds Bueermann, moderator
Jonathan Falk, coach
3 p.m. DAVID LILBURN, Outdoorsyness? Who’s In and Who’s Out
What is outdoorsyness? What do we mean when we call
someone outdoorsy? What effect does being outdoorsy have
on us socially and on the world around us environmentally?
My presentation attempts to answer these questions through
data from interviews and surveys that I conducted for my
thesis research. My research finds that, while outdoorsyness
seems like a relatively straightforward measure of one’s skill
in the outdoors, the reality is that a multitude of seemingly
unrelated factors, such as language, class and race, play
vital roles in how we perceive and define outdoorsyness. My
presentation calls attention to these factors and others that
affect our perception of outdoorsyness. Through my research,
I hope to shed light on the impact that this seemingly
omnipresent identity has on our campus community.
Faculty Sponsor: Alissa Cordner
3:15 p.m. ADAM ROONEY, Study with Practice:
Leadership in the Outdoors
My presentation examines leadership broadly and in the
context of Whitman’s Outdoors Program. The Outdoor
Leadership curriculum at Whitman pairs leadership study
with leadership practice to help students grow as leaders.
Outdoor Leadership courses introduce students to effective
leadership strategies. Two multiday backcountry trips serve
as ideal opportunities to apply leadership skills learned in
the classroom. They also provide the time and space for
individual reflection and further learning. Multiday outdoor
trips require group organization and collaboration. In the
experience of a trip, everyone acts as a leader in some way.
Students practice teaching, self-reflection and feedback to
improve as leaders.
Faculty Sponsor: Stuart Chapin
3:30 p.m. CLAUDS BUEERMANN, Outdoor Recreation on Sacred
Sites: History, Tension and Search for Agreement
My presentation focuses on research I conducted on the
overlap of popular outdoor climbing sites in the Walla Walla
Valley and sites deemed sacred or valuable to indigenous
peoples in the region. I consider the political tension between
outdoor recreation communities and indigenous communities
over land use. I explore the history, cultural significance and
stories of these areas for all who use them. My research will be
compiled in a series of podcasts available to the community.
In considering the treatment of landscapes through two
perspectives — as recreational areas or as sacred spaces — I
aim to foster mutual understanding across groups about how
meaning and value are attached to these lands.
Faculty Sponsor: Suzanne Morrissey
Dance Theatre • Tanztheater (German Expressionist Dance)
2 P.M., DANCE STUDIO
Augusta Drumheller, Sophia Strabo
How is avant-garde dance at an amateur
level created, performed and received? As an
extension of previous performances in the
tradition of Tanztheater (“dance theater”),
Whitman students Augusta Drumheller
and Sophia Strabo have created a program
that explores this performance form, which
grew out of the German expressionist dance
movement in Weimar and Vienna. Tanztheater
combines dance, speaking, singing, chanting,
conventional theater and the use of props, sets
and costumes, all in an integrated event. This
event features a performance by Drumheller
and Strabo followed by a presentation of
research and an open discussion between
performers and audience. The choreography,
six months in the making, depicts
relationships of memory and presence.
Faculty Sponsor: Peter de Grasse
Sunshine Alvarez De Silva.........36
Alissa Antilla..................................19
Eli Baez...........................................34
West Bales.....................................26
Isaiah Banta...................................24
Moses Barton...................................8
Estella Bastian.................................8
Gustavo Béjar López................... 31
Audrey Benner..............................25
James Bent......................................8
Matt Bihrle................................8, 39
Bella Blanco...................................27
Reeve Boyer..................................26
Zane Boyer........................................8
Jessica Boyers.................................8
Madeline Boyle..............................37
Maxwell Brown.............................24
Clauds Bueermann......................40
Eduardo Julian Cabrera..............10
Annie Carilli....................................10
Bryn Carlson..................................32
Chloe Carothers-Liske................38
Mat Chapin....................................34
Sihan Chen..................................... 31
Drew Conkin..................................12
Cameron Conner..........................34
Travis Craven.................................10
Madi Crowley..........................24, 28
Benny Jean Cytrynbaum..........11
Michael Daniel...............................11
Yann Dardonville...........................28
Owen Davis-Bower......................37
Nikki Delgado................................27
Haven Dick-Neal..........................11
Tina Dilworth.................................28
Casey Doe......................................11
Brenna Donohue..........................18
Augusta Drumheller....................40
Liam Dubay............................11, 39
Grace Dublin..................................36
Noah Dunn.....................................22
Noah Eberle...................................11
Blythe Eickerman.........................38
Henrique Ennes............................ 31
Sarah Fassio..................................26
Sara Federman.............................12
Abbey Felley..................................37
Tricia Ferrer....................................34
Natalie Flaherty............................32
Grant Gallaher...............................38
Lian Gamble..................................12
Nadia Ganjoloo..............................12
Claire Garrett.................................33
Holden Gaupo...............................22
Alex Gerber....................................12
INDEX
Hope Giddings..............................32
Kacey Godwin...............................12
Emily Goldfarb...............................33
Isabel Gough..................................24
Andreas Guerrero.........................36
Thomas Harris...............................12
Andrew Harvey.............................24
Leila Hauser........................... 26, 28
Ian Hawkins...................................28
Scarlett He.....................................25
Abby Hill.........................................13
Jaclyn Hodgson...........................13
Becca Hoffman............................13
Eli Holliday......................................26
Ellen Hom.......................................37
Anissia Hughes.............................19
Alex Hung.......................................25
Alex Izbiky......................................38
Nick Jacuk.....................................14
Gavin James-Beckham..............24
David Johnson..............................14
Loa Jones......................................14
Sabrina Jones............................... 31
Austin Kamin.................................14
Harry Kelso....................................14
Blake Killingsworth......................38
Ben Lahr.........................................14
Katy Laliotis...................................15
Kyle Levin.......................................15
David Lilburn.................................40
Calvin Lincoln................................30
Becca Linn.....................................27
Faye Liu..........................................36
Yuwei Liu........................................27
Tori Londrigan...............................34
Sophie Love...................................15
Jessie Mano...........................15, 27
Kaia Martin.....................................15
Aubrey May....................................15
Nick McClellan..............................24
Angie Mead....................................24
Michael Mehlman..................16, 27
Chloe Michaels..............................32
Silas Miller....................................... 31
Louis Moench...................................8
Ronja Mokranova.........................39
Alexandra Moore..........................16
Leah Mortimer..............................27
Rudo Ndamba............................... 17
Sharon Ndayambaje.................... 17
Mika Nevo............................... 17, 36
Mary Noyes.................................... 17
Buyaki Nyatichi...................... 17, 28
Christopher Pyles.........................28
Robert Qin......................................28
Nick Quazzo...................................33
Ethan Raffman.............................24
Thys Reynolds...............................18
Whitney Rich.................................28
Laurel Richardson........................18
Ree Robson...................................22
Adam Rooney................................40
Michael Rubsamen......................18
Emma Saas....................................30
Rhea Sablani..................................18
Alec Salvino...................................18
Soren Sandeno.............................19
Addison Scarff..............................33
Charlie Schneider.........................28
Bryanna Schreiber.......................27
Dylan Seidler..................................38
Nick Sekits.....................................19
Georgia Seltzer..............................22
Allie Seracuse................................19
Perth Sethapanichsakul.............28
Ellery Shore Nelson.....................19
Cam Sipe........................................27
Katie Stahl......................................19
Isaiah Standard.............................28
Liv Staryk.......................................22
Olivia Steinmetz............................30
Ali Stiller..........................................19
Makana Stone...............................20
Sophia Strabo................................40
Allyssa Sullivan...................... 20, 27
Camilla Tarpey-Schwed..............33
Jack Taylor............................. 24, 37
Kimberly Taylor..................... 20, 28
Spencer Thulin.............................. 31
Ngan Tran.......................................25
Walter Tunnell Wilson..................20
Liam Twomey................................24
Samarah Uribe Mendez..............27
Eliza Van Wetter...........................20
Trung Vu.........................................28
Dana Walden.................................36
Kristen Wanke...............................21
Ben Ward-DuBois........................21
Claire Weissman...........................32
Jonathan Williams.......................21
MJ Wilner....................................... 31
Michael Wu....................................25
Yiwen Xiang...................................24
Andrew Yeon.................................24
Joa Yun..........................................21
Alie Zagata.....................................21
Gabe Zansberg.............................14
Ruilong Zhuang............................24
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