Whitman College Magazine Winter 2022

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First snow. Thomas McElfresh, a first-year from Sammamish, Washington, puts the frosty finishing touches on the snow pal he built on Dec. 16, 2021.
18 34 36 Inside 18 22 30 34 MEET SARAH BOLTON Get to know Whitman’s 15th president: a scientist, teacher and leader who is a champion for students and the liberal arts. A GRAND FINALE We take a close and personal look at the why behind perhaps the most challenging assignment of a Whittie’s college career: the senior thesis. THE LONG JOURNEY HOME After a canceled flight stranded 15 international students in Seattle, they set out on a great American tradition: the road trip. LEAVING AFGHANISTAN For first-year Angela Eliacy, the journey to Whitman started with saying goodbye to a home she fears she may never see again. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ................. 2 ON BOYER AVENUE ............................ 3 FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: EUNICE BLAVASCUNAS .......12 SPACES .....................................14 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: WAKO SOMA. ...............16 CLASS NOTES ............................... 39 SYLLABUS. ................................. 48 36 A RETURN ON INVESTMENT Connecting at a Whitties Helping Whitties event paid off for Michelle Mathieu ’92 and Sam Geschickter ’20. Whitman College is located on the traditional Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla homelands. We pay our respect to tribal elders both past and present and extend our respect to all Indigenous people today. We honor their stewardship of the land and ecosystem and commit to continuing that important work. ON THE COVER Starry skies above the Semester in the West program’s campsite at White Clouds Preserve in central Idaho. Photo by Morgan Sharp, sophomore, from Seattle.
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