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- Spring Quarter Quest Membership
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Fee: $19.00
The Quarterly Quest Membership is valid for the current academic quarter and may be renewed each subsequent quarter. Membership includes interesting programs designed especially for Quest members (must have a Quest membership to participate in Quest classes), a quarterly social, use of the WWCC Library, free entrance to WWCC sporting events, and much more.
This membership includes online access to a class that explains what the Quest membership is, what it offers, how to access benefits, and how to register for classes.
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- Hike with the Flower Moon ⬥ NEW!
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Fee: $49.00
Dates: 5/12/2025 - 5/12/2025
Times: 9:10 PM - 11:10 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Location: Main Campus
Room: Off Campus
Instructor: Kathleen Obenland
Seats Available: 6 out of 15
Named for the abundance of flowers that bloom at that time of year, the Flower Moon is the full moon that appears during the month of May. If you'd like to enjoy its full beauty this May, come join us on this evening hike at Bennington Lake! Together, we will enjoy a mellow hike of approximately three miles as the Flower Moon rises and paints the hillsides silver.
Required Materials: Good walking shoes; a flashlight.
Class will meet at the Bennington Lake Headquarters on 3211 Reservoir Road, Walla Walla, WA.
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- Historical Cemetery Tour ⬥ Founding Families
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Fee: $49.00
Dates: 4/26/2025 - 4/26/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: Sa
Sessions: 1
Location: Main Campus
Room: Off Campus
Instructor: Joanna Lanning
Seats Available: 11 out of 20
Take a walking tour of the historic Mountain View cemetery and learn about the fascinating people who are interred in this serene setting.
With burials dating back to the mid-1800s, numerous intriguing individuals have been laid to rest on these grounds. On this tour, we will visit the gravesites of the early pioneers whose hard work and perseverance made them pillars of this community.
Class will meet at the Mountain View Cemetery on 2120 S 2nd Ave, Walla Walla.
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- Historical Cemetery Tour ⬥ Those Who Danced in the Dark
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Fee: $49.00
Dates: 5/10/2025 - 5/10/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: Sa
Sessions: 1
Location: Main Campus
Room: Off Campus
Instructor: Joanna Lanning
Seats Available: 8 out of 20
Take a walking tour of the historic Mountain View cemetery and learn about the fascinating people who are interred in this serene setting.
As sedate a final resting place as the Mountain View Cemetery might be, the graves do not hold saints alone. On this tour, you will learn about the lives of those community members who conducted their business on the dark side of the law in the late 1800s... and perhaps even their deaths.
Class will meet at the Mountain View Cemetery on 2120 S 2nd Ave, Walla Walla.
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- How Did We Get Here? ⬥ NEW!
- THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below and we will notify you if space opens up in this class.
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Fee: $69.00
Dates: 5/14/2025 - 6/18/2025
Times: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: John Jamison
...And where are we going? How did we come to be in such a state of dramatic opposition? In this age, we have unprecedented wealth but an unhealthy distribution of it; technological progress combined with environmental degradation; and scientific understanding opposed by conspiracy theories and disinformation. Can civil society survive? Can freedom prevail? Can artificial intelligence help? Together, using history to inform us, we will investigate all of the above and more.
This is a Hyflex class, meaning that each class meeting you may choose to attend either in person or online via Zoom. The Zoom Meeting ID and link will be included in your registration confirmation email.
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- Photography & Historical Headstones ⬥ NEW!
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Fee: $49.00
Dates: 5/17/2025 - 5/17/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: Sa
Sessions: 1
Location: Main Campus
Room: Off Campus
Instructor: Kathy McConnell, Joanna Lanning
Seats Available: 10 out of 12
Experience Walla Walla Valley history through a photographer's eye! Join Joanna Lanning (Cemetery historian) and Kathy McConnell (photographer) for an enjoyable outing at the beloved Mountain View Cemetery. Joanna will guide the group to her favorite unique and artistic headstones, where you will learn fascinating stories about the people who helped shape our valley. Along the way, Kathy will give tips for taking and editing photos - helping you make the most of your opportunity to capture splendid snapshots of these gorgeous grave markers.
Class will meet at the Mountain View Cemetery on 2120 S 2nd Ave, Walla Walla.
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- Smartphone Photography ⬥
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 5/30/2025 - 6/6/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 2
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 214
Instructor: Kathy McConnell
Seats Available: 3 out of 12
Smartphone photo quality is well beyond the capacity of your childhood Brownie film camera. Join this class to learn how to use your iPhone or Android smartphone to “see” interesting photo opportunities and discover your phone’s simple but marvelous editing tools. The class will include PowerPoint presentations, shared work, and collaborative discovery.
Bring your smartphone of any model and brand.
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- Advanced Art of Writing ⬥
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 4/11/2025 - 6/13/2025
Times: 9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Days: F
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 220
Instructor: Kathy McConnell
Each of us has a story to tell. Whether your story is fiction, creative nonfiction, or an essay, the elements of writing are the same. Students will work on different writing elements each week and share their writing by reading it aloud, then critique the work of other class members.
For writers with some previous writing experience.
Required Texts:
- Kidder, Tracy & Todd, Richard. Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction. Random House, 2013. ISBN: 9781400069750.
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- All Levels Hatha Yoga ⬥
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $189.00
Dates: 4/8/2025 - 6/12/2025
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Days: Tu Th
Sessions: 20
Location: Main Campus
Room: REC CNTR (W) Studio 2303
Instructor: Rob Robinson
Enhance your balance, gain strength, improve physical grace, and promote mindfulness and spiritual awareness with Hatha yoga. We'll focus on the foundations of yoga postures (asanas) with movement and flow, as well as emphasize the benefits of Hatha yoga to the body and mind. Join us for a lifelong journey!
Please note that a prerequisite for this class is the ability to independently rise from and get down on the floor without assistance.
A $9 fee for use of the Student Recreation Center (SRC) is included in the course fee. All students must sign the SRC Usage Policy Acknowledgement before the start of class in order to attend. You will be asked to sign the policy during the registration process.
Yoga mat recommended. Yoga blocks provided.
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- Art History According to Cats ⬥ NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 4/9/2025 - 5/14/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Art Room 117
Instructor: Lorna Barth
Step into a world where art history and cats collide in the most delightful way possible! Through engaging lectures, discussions, and hands-on painting sessions, unravel the mysteries of Modern Art movements while embodying the spirit of each artist through cat-inspired creations. By the end, you'll not only have a deeper appreciation for art history but also a collection of purr-fectly unique artworks.
Required Materials:
- Acrylic paint tubes
- Small & medium acrylic paint brushes
- Six (6) 8"x10" canvases or smaller
Suggested Materials: whatever additional art supplies you would like to work with. Click here to see suggested materials list!
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- Dostoevsky's Short Fiction ⬥
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $129.00
Dates: 4/9/2025 - 6/18/2025
Times: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 11
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 214
Instructor:
Before the publication of his final great novel, The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky penned a number of short stories and novellas. In this class, we will read and discuss several of these stories, spanning from the earliest works that launched his career to his penultimate publication. Along the way, we'll encounter both the loveliest and the nastiest pieces that Dostoevsky ever wrote.
This is a Hyflex class, meaning that each class meeting you may choose to attend either in person or online via Zoom. The Zoom Meeting ID and link will be included in your registration confirmation email.
Required Texts:
- Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2004. ISBN: 9780060726461.
- Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Poor Folk and Other Stories. Penguin Classics, 1989. ISBN: 9780140445053.
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- Downsizing: When Less is More ⬥
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 4/10/2025 - 5/8/2025
Times: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 121
Instructor: Don Gibbons
Whether you're making end-of-life preparations or simply getting ready to move from one home to another, paring back your possessions is usually no less daunting than it is necessary. In this class, we will learn how to set up a transition plan; sort your possessions and declutter effectively; determine which items should be donated, sold, or discarded; handle the moving process; and more. By the end, you'll have put together a specific and personal transition plan that will suit your needs - so when it's time for your next big move, you'll be prepared!
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- Friday Films ⬥
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $89.00
Dates: 4/11/2025 - 6/20/2025
Times: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: John Remington
Explore a series of thematically-related films. We'll engage in lively discussions as we analyze the films and our responses to them, while developing a sense of each film's creation, impact, and place in history.
Come ready to experience and discuss films from the 1960s and 1990s! Many of the directors, actors, and other auteurs who had made their mark in the former decade were still active in the film scene by the latter – creating unique visions which were often in conversation with their own and each other’s earlier works. Through their films, we will explore a variety of genres and themes relevant not only to the respective decade that produced them, but also today.
No class held 4/25.
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- Hanford Reach Wildflower Hike ⬥ NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 4/26/2025 - 4/26/2025
Times: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Days: Sa
Sessions: 1
Location: Main Campus
Room: Off Campus
Instructor: Kathleen Obenland
Timed for the desert wildflower bloom on the Hanford Reach, this dramatic hike packs a lot into one trip - history, wildflowers, sweeping views of the Columbia River, and more! During this four-mile round trip, we will cross rolling hills and one large sand dune. After lunch atop the dune, we will visit one of the oldest structures in Franklin County: the remains of a cabin from the 1800s, when the town of White Bluffs was an important trade center along the river.
Students will carpool to secondary locations. All students must sign a field trip liability waiver before the start of class in order to attend. You will be asked to sign the form during the registration process.
Required Materials: Good walking or hiking shoes; lunch; water; a backpack or bag; hat; appropriate clothes for the weather; sunscreen.
Suggested Materials: Hiking poles.
Arrive a little early! The group will meet in the main WWCC parking lot, in front of the Dome/Gym. We will depart at 8:30am.
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- Quest Speaker Series ⬥ NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 4/9/2025 - 6/18/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 11
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 243
Instructor:
Discover fresh ideas and inspiring perspectives with the Quest Speaker Series! Each weekly session will feature a dynamic presentation by experts, community leaders, and organizations sharing impactful work and thought-provoking insights.
This Spring’s lineup is as follows:
- 4/9: Chinese Pioneers on the Western Frontier with Dale Hom
- 4/16: Pillow Talk: A Community's Path to Better Sleep with Richard Simon
- 4/23: No Bones About It: Freshwater Mussels and Pacific Lamprey Research and Restoration with Alexa Maine
- 4/30: Using Modern Technologies to Understand and Conserve Blue Mountains Birds with Ben Vernasco
- 5/7: Whitehouse Crawford Lumber Company: Its History and Its Family with Peggy Willcuts
- 5/14: What's Going On in Mill Creek? Salmon Recovery in Our Watershed with Brian Burns
- 5/21: Speak the Speech, I Pray You: A Guide to the Pleasure and Practice of Reading Aloud with Sundry Examples from Shakespeare with Nancy Simon
- 5/28: Do You Still Want This? Decluttering as a Family Communication Project with Michelle Janning
- 6/4: Pioneers with Cameras: Walla Walla's First Photographers with Donna Cummins
- 6/11: Sea Cucumbers: Rotting and Regenerating Zombies of the Sea with Jim Nestler
- 6/18: What's In A Story? with Rebecca Hom
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- The Constitution: What? Why? ⬥ NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 4/7/2025 - 6/16/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 105
Instructor: Tom Scribner
In American society, we venerate the United States Constitution. Some believe it was divinely inspired. We cite the Constitution for whatever rights we claim. But how many of us have read the Constitution or know what it says? Is the Constitution democratic or anti-democratic? Why give states equal representation in the Senate instead of proportional, and why choose the president through the Electoral College? In this class, we will study the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, and the ratification process. We will examine all seven articles of the Constitution and discuss what amendments may be needed. By the end, you will know not only what the Constitution states, but also why it was initially stated that way. What it all means is a different question - but one that we shall heartily debate.
No class held 5/26.
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- The Constitution: What? Why? ⬥ NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 4/10/2025 - 6/19/2025
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 243
Instructor: Tom Scribner
In American society, we venerate the United States Constitution. Some believe it was divinely inspired. We cite the Constitution for whatever rights we claim. But how many of us have read the Constitution or know what it says? Is the Constitution democratic or anti-democratic? Why give states equal representation in the Senate instead of proportional, and why choose the president through the Electoral College? In this class, we will study the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, and the ratification process. We will examine all seven articles of the Constitution and discuss what amendments may be needed. By the end, you will know not only what the Constitution states, but also why it was initially stated that way. What it all means is a different question - but one that we shall heartily debate.
No class held 5/29.
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- The Native American Novel ⬥ NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 4/8/2025 - 6/10/2025
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: John Remington
This class will explore five novels from contemporary Native American authors - including Tommy Orange, N. Scott Momaday, Velma Walls, Stephen Graham Jones, and Leslie Marmon Silko - alongside short stories and films. Together, we will engage in reading and discussing both the lives of the authors and the worlds their novels dramatize. Come and experience some great stories from a fresh perspective!
Required Texts:
- Jones, Stephen Graham. The Only Good Indians: A Novel. Saga Press, 2021. ISBN: 9781982136468.
- Wallis, Velma. Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival. Harper Perennial, 2013. ISBN: 9780062244987.
- Orange, Tommy. There There. Vintage, 2019. 9780525436140.
- Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony. Penguin Books, 2006. ISBN: 9780143104919.
- Momaday, N. Scott. House Made of Dawn. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2018. ISBN: 9780062909954.
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- Women Peacebuilders ⬥ NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 4/10/2025 - 6/12/2025
Times: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 214
Instructor:
In this course, we will explore the role of women in international conflict resolution and peacebuilding. We will consider what makes women effective peacemakers, why they are sometimes able to defuse conflict and forge peace when men cannot, and how women's peacemaking activities differ in essence and effectiveness from the individual heroic model. Additionally, so that we can become familiar with even more figures, students will even give a brief presentation about a woman peacemaker not covered on the syllabus.
Student presentations will be held on 6/5 and 6/12. Students will schedule their presentation with the instructor after the start of class.
This is a Hyflex class, meaning that each class meeting you may choose to attend either in person or online via Zoom. The Zoom Meeting ID and link will be included in your registration confirmation email.
Required Texts:
- Menchú, Rigoberta. I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala. Verso, 2010. ISBN: 9781844674183.
- Kanogo, Tabitha. Wangari Maathai. Ohio University Press, 2020. ISBN: 9780821424179.
- Yousafzai, Malala. I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. Back Bay Books, 2015. ISBN: 9780316322423.
- A course packet. This packet will become purchasable at the WWCC bookstore sometime after the start of class.
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