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Dining and Hospitality Services plans to have an agreement with Bon Appétit Management Company by July 1, 2011. Some workers are voicing concern over a potential loss of retirement and health care plans, along with other benefits, said Brian DeKoninck, president of the Albion College Education Support Association (ACESA), a union in which full-time dining and hospitality [...]

In 2009, Albion implemented the marketing program “Albion Always Thinking.”  Currently, Albion is looking at consulting firms to change the marketing program, including a new slogan to emphasize the Albion Advantage. “We have the Albion Advantage under way and we want to give greater visibility to the Albion Advantage,” said Sarah Briggs, associate vice president for communications. [...]

Catie Castelli, St. Clair Shores senior, started searching for a job in September, almost immediately after she returned to Albion. She is still looking. First-time enrollment for graduate school students grew six percent nationally from 2008 to 2009, according to the Council of Graduate Schools in USA Today. According to Mary Jones, director of career development, [...]

Taylor Slow, Bad Axe first-year applied to only one school, Albion. She had no other option. “My parents saw that Albion had a new program called the Albion advantage, and since they knew I wasn’t going to get a job they said that they would only pay for me to go to Albion,” Slow said.  “That [...]

Mold spores and fungal particles will be closer to Albion student apartments than usual. This year, it’s a good thing. Albion College received notification on April 1 that they were awarded a grant from National Institute of Health (NIH). The $1,000,000 grant will allow them cultivate the fungi into penicillin for medicinal use. Student health services plans to  prescribe the locally-grown [...]

The cultural phenomenon of Harry Potter, “the boy who lived” began in 1998 when J. K. Rowling wrote “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” With each of Rowling’s book, people of all ages entered into a magical world filled with Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, potions classes and Quidditch games. After pulling in $125.1 million in US [...]

It is tough to get into medical school. Half who apply are accepted, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Albion students may have a better chance if Albion becomes part of Michigan State University’s Early Assurance Program. The Early Assurance Program (EAP) was created in 2009. The program sets aside several spots for [...]

Albion College swimmers took to the water in an inaugural swim at Reiger Park’s newly renovated swimming and ice-skating pond. The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Reiger Park pond took place Nov. 10. Pond renovations completed in September offer a safe place for children to swim in the summer and ice-skate in winter months. The [...]

Courses such as ENGL 101 or MATH 121 are always on the academic catalog, but learning community classes aren’t as familiar. While learning communities have been offered at Albion for at least 10 years, many students have never heard of them. The most basic definition of a learning community is two classes that have a [...]

Albion College’s fundraising efforts paid off in a 46.5 percent increase in overall fundraising for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Donations from alumni, faculty and staff increased by $2.7 million, bringing the fundraising total to $8.3 million. “We work really hard to increase alumni participation—there’s no gift that’s too small,” said Sue VanWassenhove, associate vice president [...]