Community Fellow Blog

Community Fellow Blog

The Community Fellow Program at Whitman College is an academic year-long community-engaged immersive learning experience that offers students the opportunity to work alongside a community partner on a project that addresses critical social, educational, environmental, or health-related challenges facing our local community. Additionally, Fellows participate in a supportive cohort for professional development, planning, and reflection. The program gives junior and senior students opportunities to solve real-world problems and helps them think critically about their studies, their future, and the community around them.

Whitman’s Community Fellow program is primarily funded by the Donald and Virginia Sherwood Internship Endowment, which was established in 2012 thanks to a grant from the Sherwood Trust.

Building Resilience, Together

Natalie Fearn's fellowship with the Walla Walla Community Change Team (CCT).

April 10, 2026

Community Engagement Through Food Sustainability

Garett Gaub's fellowship with the Sustainable Living Center

December 19, 2025

Sharing Science Outside of Whitman’s Campus

Ishaan Swami’s fellowship with the Water and Environmental Center

December 15, 2025

Making a Difference Through Trauma-Informed Care and Resilience

Natalie Fearn's fellowship at Walla Walla Community Change Team

December 06, 2025

Studying how small-group interventions affect student outcomes

Josie Bygrave's fellowship at Communities in Schools of the Blue Mountain Region

November 21, 2025

Translating Community Energy into Action in a Time of Fear

Adam Simon's fellowship with Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition

November 14, 2025

Supporting Community Health by Building Access and Trust in Walla Walla

Fernando Lopez-Vega's fellowship with Greater Health Now

November 07, 2025

Putting Sociology Classwork Into Practice to Better Understand Attitudes Toward the Outdoors.

Jeimy Lainez worked as a community fellow with the Blue Mountain Land Trust.

September 01, 2024

Fellow works to help locals afford homeownership with community land trust.

Grace Canny worked as a community fellow at Common Roots Housing Trust.

June 20, 2024