News & Events

Friday, April 27, 2012
Whittier College Partners with Chinese Institutions to Promote Language and Culture

This summer Whittier College will host a series of summer programs that promote Chinese language and culture for domestic students, and explores American education and culture for students from China. These programs include the Chinese Language... More

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Whittier College to Celebrate 109th Commencement Ceremony

Nobel Prize Winner Mario J. Molina, Groundbreaking Theologist Rosemary Radford Ruether, and Distinguished Teacher Chauncey Veatch to Receive Honorary Degrees  Whittier College will celebrate its 109th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2012,... More

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Whittier College Receives National Recognition for Community Service

For the second year in a row, Whittier College has been admitted to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction for its exemplary commitment to service, developing campus-community partnerships that produce... More

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Whittier College to Stage Classic Comedy: She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith

She Stoops to Conquer written by Oliver Goldsmith will come to the Whittier College stage April 18-21, 2012 at 8 p.m. and April 22, 2012 at 2 p.m. in the Robinson Theater of the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, 6760 Painter Ave.,... More

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Whittier College to Commemorate Five-Year Anniversary of Virginia Tech Massacre in Nationwide Movement

Under the direction of Dr. Katherine Nigh, Whittier College students from all fields of study will come together to perform "What A Stranger May Know," a series of plays by Erik Ehn in the Campus Center Courtyard on Monday, April 16, at 12:30 p.m.... More

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Public Invited to Poetry Reading and Lecture with Award-Winning Dramatist Nilo Cruz

Cuban-American playwright and Pulitzer-Prize winner Nilo Cruz will be returning to Whittier College on Thurs., April 19 to take part in a poetry reading and special lecture, titled "Theatre Accompanied by Light." This free event begins at 7:00 p.m.... More

Friday, February 24, 2012
Top Environmental Scientists James Galloway '66 to Receive Poet Award for Alumni Achievement —Galloway Will Meet with Students, Faculty, and Alumni in and out of the Classroom

Award-winning biogeochemist, educator, and author James N. Galloway '66 will be a visiting scholar at Whittier College on March 7 and 8. Galloway will receive the Poet Award for Alumni Achievement during a special ceremony on Wednesday, March 7 at 6... More

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Athletics Celebrate Academic Achievement for Fall Semester

One hundred and fourteen individual Poet athletes have been recognized for their success in the classroom having maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the fall semester. "We are extremely proud of the extraordinary and continued academic... More

Monday, February 13, 2012
Whittier College Presents its 75th Annual Johann Sebastian Bach Festival

The oldest collegiate Bach festival west of the Mississippi, running March 16-19, 2012. This year's series, Bach and the Piano, will feature five concerts that explore the connection between the music of Bach and an instrument which has had a great... More

Monday, February 13, 2012
Inside Latin Jazz Continues with Grammy Nominated Mongorama

The Inside Latin Jazz series continues to offer fascinating and penetrating onstage interviews and performances with leading Latin Jazz artists moderated by Grammy-winning flute soloist and music professor at Whittier College, Danilo Lozano. The... More

Pages

RSS

Sep
28
Wed, 09/28/2016 (All day)
Begin Withdrawal Date
Sep
29
Thu, 09/29/2016 - 4:30pm
Feminist Library on Wheels
Please join Wardman Library, DigLibArts, and Alumni... More
Oct
03
Mon, 10/03/2016 - 8:00am
Rosh Hashana
Oct
04
Tue, 10/04/2016 - 8:00am
End Credit/ No Credit Option
Oct
10
Mon, 10/10/2016 - 8:00am
Indigenous Peoples Day
Oct
12
Wed, 10/12/2016 - 8:00am
Yom Kippur
Oct
14
Fri, 10/14/2016 - 8:00am
Mid-Semester Break
Oct
18
Tue, 10/18/2016 - 8:00am
End Withdrawal Class Date
Oct
21
Fri, 10/21/2016 - 8:00am
Whittier Weekend
Oct
28
Fri, 10/28/2016 (All day)
Summer Term Incompletes Due
Oct
30
Sun, 10/30/2016 - 12:00pm
Preview Day
The Office of Admission will hold its Whittier Preview... More
Oct
31
Mon, 10/31/2016 (All day)
Academic Advising
Nov
08
Tue, 11/08/2016 (All day)
Election Day
Nov
09
Wed, 11/09/2016 (All day)
End Withdrawal College Date
Nov
11
Fri, 11/11/2016 (All day)
Veterans Day
Nov
14
Mon, 11/14/2016 (All day)
Pre-Registration
Nov
23
Wed, 11/23/2016 - 8:00am
Student Travel Day
Nov
24
Thu, 11/24/2016 (All day)
Thanksgiving Day (College Closed)
Nov
25
Fri, 11/25/2016 (All day)
Thanksgiving Break (College Closed)
Dec
09
Fri, 12/09/2016 (All day)
End of Fall Instruction
Dec
12
Mon, 12/12/2016 - 8:00am
Reading Day
Dec
13
Tue, 12/13/2016 (All day)
Final Exams
Dec
20
Tue, 12/20/2016 (All day)
All Grades Due
Dec
24
Sat, 12/24/2016 - 5:00pm
Hanukkah Begins
Dec
25
Sun, 12/25/2016 (All day)
Christmas Day
Jan
01
Sun, 01/01/2017 (All day)
New Year's Day
Jan
01
Sun, 01/01/2017 (All day)
End of Hanukkah
Jan
03
Tue, 01/03/2017 (All day)
JanTerm Begins
Jan
06
Fri, 01/06/2017 (All day)
End Credit/ No credit
Jan
06
Fri, 01/06/2017 (All day)
End Add/Drop Date
Jan
06
Fri, 01/06/2017 (All day)
Jan Term Grades Due
Jan
07
Sat, 01/07/2017 (All day)
Begin Class Withdrawal
Jan
13
Fri, 01/13/2017 (All day)
End Withdrawal Class Date
Jan
16
Mon, 01/16/2017 (All day)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (College Open)
Jan
24
Tue, 01/24/2017 (All day)
JanTerm Ends
Jan
24
Tue, 01/24/2017 (All day)
Spring Orientation
Jan
26
Thu, 01/26/2017 (All day)
Spring Term Begins
Feb
01
Wed, 02/01/2017 (All day)
End Instructor Drop
Feb
02
Thu, 02/02/2017 (All day)
End Class Add
Feb
15
Wed, 02/15/2017 (All day)
End Drop Date
Feb
16
Thu, 02/16/2017 (All day)
Begin Withdrawal Date
Feb
20
Mon, 02/20/2017 (All day)
Presidents Day (College Open)
Feb
22
Wed, 02/22/2017 (All day)
End Credit/No credit
Feb
24
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 8:00am
Fall Incompletes Due
Mar
08
Wed, 03/08/2017 (All day)
End Withdrawal Class Date
Mar
13
Mon, 03/13/2017 (All day)
Spring Break
Mar
27
Mon, 03/27/2017 (All day)
Academic Advising
Apr
03
Mon, 04/03/2017 - 8:00am
JanTerm Incompletes Due
Apr
10
Mon, 04/10/2017 (All day)
Pre-Registration
Apr
11
Tue, 04/11/2017 - 6:00pm
Passover Begins
Apr
16
Sun, 04/16/2017 - 8:00am
Easter Sunday
May
02
Tue, 05/02/2017 - 8:00am
End of Spring Instruction
May
03
Wed, 05/03/2017 - 8:00am
Reading Day
May
04
Thu, 05/04/2017 (All day)
Final Exams
May
09
Tue, 05/09/2017 - 8:00am
Senior Grades Due
May
12
Fri, 05/12/2017 - 8:00am
Commencement
May
24
Wed, 05/24/2017 - 8:00am
All Spring Grades Due
May
29
Mon, 05/29/2017 - 8:00am
Memorial Day - College Closed
Jul
04
Tue, 07/04/2017 - 8:00am
Independence Day - College Closed
Jul
17
Mon, 07/17/2017 - 8:00am
Spring Incompletes Due
RSS