Our Whitman, My Story

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Rosaura's story. Rosaura Albizo, a first-generation college student from Boise, Idaho, shares her journey at Whitman, highlighting the supportive community, diverse extracurricular activities and engaging academics. From her in...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Feras’s story. Feras Natshen is a Physics and Astronomy combined major. He came to the U.S. from Palestine and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. At Whitman, he's found a place where he can explore a challenging and excit...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Cleopatra’s story. Cleopatra Nabyonga is from Dallas, Texas,  and majoring in Film & Media Studies with a minor in Art. Hear how this busy future sportscaster ended up at Whitman and what she loves most (hint: there are mountain...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Alistair’s story. Alistair Ganholm, a Psychology major from Seattle, brings the Renaissance to life at Whitman College as Co-President of the Renaissance Fair Planning Committee. From organizing fantasy-themed events like boffing to...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Astrid’s story. Astrid Ketcham is a senior Art major from Fort Smith, Arkansas. Hear how her family inspired her to come across the country for college and what she discovered at Whitman—including a love of painting, mixed media and...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Pavita’s story. Pavita Sidhu is an English major from Vancouver, B.C. and the Captain of the women's varsity golf team at Whitman. Hear what she loves about Whitman, Walla Walla and the supportive folks who have made her time h...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Thomas’s story. Thomas McElfresh, a Geology major from Duvall, Washington, doesn't shy away from an adventure or a challenge. He shares his transformative experiences from hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to ice climbing trips an...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Kasey’s story. Kasey Moulton is a History major with Creative Writing and Film and Media Studies minors from Nampa, Idaho.  Kasey came to Whitman to be on the Debate Team and found so much to explore and do, including being the Edit...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Gabe’s story. Gabe Wasserman came to Whitman from Madison, Wisconsin. He immediately loved the community he found and believes it helped him grow and succeed as a runner and a student. Hear about his experience as a student-athlete,...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Big Joe’s story. Big Joe is a bluegrass band made up of four talented Whitman students. Hear how they first started jamming together and how they are bringing their love of the genre to new audiences.  The “ Our Whitman, My Story ”...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Rosa’s story.  Rosa Woolsey is a junior from Mill Creek, Washington, majoring in Anthropology. She says at Whitman can be inventive and have fun while you're here. Some of her favorite things to do are throwing tea parties, sen...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Gerry’s story. Gerry Todd is a junior from Seattle, Washington, majoring in politics. He is also a standup comedian who thought it was time for a change after living life on the road. He applied to Whitman which has led him to exper...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Genevieve’s story. Genevieve Vogel is a sophomore from Brunswick, Maine, studying Economics and History. Having never visited Whitman, Genevieve knew what to expect on paper but she did not foresee the amazing opportunities, great f...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Eyleen’s story. Eyleen Menchu Tuy is a first-year who came to Walla Walla from Santa Ana, Costa Rica but is originally from Guatemala. When she was researching colleges, she knew she wanted to go to a place where she could get invol...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is John’s story. John Leeds is a sophomore from Austin, Texas, majoring in computer science. He is a speed typing wiz, a Rubix cube extraordinaire, and a swimmer among other things. John found Whitman to be perfect because the same opp...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Austin’s story. Austin Chiles is a senior from Centerville, Utah, studying BBMB—biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. Austin came to Whitman to swim. He came to college very introverted and very competitive but he says he...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Tejashree’s story. Tejashree Jadhav is a sophomore from Pune, India majoring in Psychology. Her Whitman experience started off in India due to the pandemic. When she made the move to Walla Walla, Washington it was a complete culture...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Dana’s story. Dana Walden is from Hixson, Tennessee, studying Rhetoric, Writing, and Public Discourse. Dana had no intention of studying at a college in Tennessee so they begged their parents to get the book "381 Best Colleges...

Whitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Silivan's story. Silivan Munguarakarama is a sophomore from Lusaka, Zambia majoring in computer science. The Off-Campus Studies program is what initially attracted Silivan to Whitman. He is aware that he is already studying abr...