Albion Pleiad

On April 1, the Board of Trustees released a statement declaring the elimination of the confectionary department, including its three faculty members – two tenured and one adjunct professor – effective at the start of the 2010-2011 school year.

With the announcement of the Board of Trustee’s plan to terminate 15 FTE faculty, the college is buzzing with questions about money.  The Pleiad sat down with Mike Frandsen, VP Finance, to get a grip on the deal with Albion’s dough. Frandsen assumed his role as VP Finance on an interim basis on July 7, [...]

At the faculty meeting on March 18, the FSC presented a motion to the tenured and tenure-track faculty that, upon its passing, was presented to the Board of Trustees.  The motion was passed with 89 votes of yes, one vote of no and four abstentions. “The motion represents a good faith effort by the faculty [...]

In an email addressed to the members of the Faculty Steering Committee (FSC), Paul Tobias, chair of the Board of Trustees (BOT), stated that the BOT will continue to move forward with program review. This response came after tenured and tenure-track faculty passed a resolution proposing that the elimination of 15 FTE positions be made [...]

FireKeepers Casino opened in August, 2009, just 21 miles from Albion’s campus in Battle Creek.  With 2,680 slot machines and 78 table games including blackjack, craps and roulette, according to their Web site, there are many ways for students over the age of 21 to gamble, if they’re willing to risk their cash in hopes [...]

Ten-year? Tenor? Tenure? The administration is spitting jargon like an angry llama. Read on to wipe the saliva out of your eyes and figure out exactly what they’re actually saying.

Sure, DR sent out a carefully worded memorandum regarding the faculty cuts.  But what was she really thinking?  Check out the bold. To: Faculty, Staff, and Students From: President Donna Randall Date: February 22, 2010 Re: Important Anouncement from the Albion College Board of Trustees As I have noted in previous communications (I’ve warned you [...]

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Student founds trivia night in Albion

With the men’s cricket team season just around the corner and fresh off of a spring break trip, the Brits don’t have much hope for a winning season. According to rookie coach Rob Handler, hard work in practice and a competitive drive would help, but a general apathy dominates the team’s spirit.