WHITTIER COLLEGE

Instruction, research, and sponsorship: Whittier College faculty are fully committedto design and deliver the highest quality instruction to students, combiningtraditional pedagogy, available technology, personal innovation, and practicalapplication to provide a holistic system that engenders interdisciplinary learning at all levels. Additionally, and critical to keeping classroom instruction contemporary, Whittier College faculty are predominantly active and working scholars, artists, and researchers in their respective fields. While not classified as a research institution, the faculty currently pursue research projects and complete fieldwork across a broad spectrum of disciplines--from the applied and social sciences, to the arts and humanities, to the natural sciences, and more--eliciting financial and other resource support from both federal agencies and private foundations.Academic resources: Whittier is a college of academic rigor, where ideas are constantly being dissected, connected, and explored. Through an education that is rooted in the liberal arts tradition, students choose from among 30 majors and 30 minors, or create their own interdisciplinary major through the Whittier Scholars Program. While here, students have a breadth of assistance available to ensure academic success at all levels. Resources and programs include faculty advising; peer tutoring; basic and advanced skills training in the Writing Center; library and information technology instruction; computer labs smart classrooms, and campus-wide WiFi; mentoring programs; assessment; and an early warning system to identify students who may be experiencing temporary difficulty in the classroom. Additionally, a formal program targeting the first-year encompasses a comprehensive support systems that includes specialized seminars. For students requiring physical or other support, an array of programs both curricular and non-curricular are available through the Office of Disability Services, as well as through a Health and Wellness Center.Student services: Whittier is a dynamic and active campus, where there is a clearunderstanding that learning and growth takes place outside the classroom as well asinside. As such, the College offers a variety of co-curricular programs, services,and opportunities for exercise of student leadership and new experiences. Currently,Whittier operates 21 competitive athletic teams and a yearlong intramural sportsprogram; and, 10 local societies (fraternities/sororities). Integral to the liberal arts program in general and a Whittier College education in particular, campus programs that provide additional academic,professional, and personal development are also available via foreign study (semester and yearlong programs), off-campus internships, and careercounseling.