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Gone Fishing— Letter from the editor

MacKenzie Burger - 4:40pm June 15, 2010 [ News ]
Gone Fishing— Letter from the editor

Today at 5:00, the publishing of articles by Pleiad staff members will discontinue until classes begin for the fall 2010 semester. This also means that any comments posted on the Web site will not be approved or made public until regular Pleiad operations resume in August.
For The Pleiad, summer publishing was a first. Albion alumnus [...]

First Students To Form First Responders – Organization in planning stages

MacKenzie Burger - 4:31pm June 15, 2010 [ News ]
First Students To Form First Responders - Organization in planning stages

Trevor Fisher, Tipton junior, knows from experience the impact that medical first responders can have. A licensed emergency medical technician (EMT), Fisher responded to a situation where a patient was undergoing cardiac arrest.
“Anytime there is a possibility of cardiac arrest or major trauma, stress goes through the roof,” Fisher said. “The patient became stabilized at [...]

Making the Grade—College receives C- on sustainability report card

Kelsey Lauer - 10:31pm June 14, 2010 [ News ]
Making the Grade—College receives C- on sustainability report card

Going green is in the forecast at Albion College—the 2010-2011 academic year has been dedicated to sustainability as part of the college’s strategic plan.
But last fall, the college received an overall grade of C- for 2010 in the College Sustainability Report Card (CSRC), according to greenreportcard.org. The website compiled evaluations for 332 colleges and universities [...]

Reactions to Program Cuts – Albion faculty invited by BOT to discuss shared governance

MacKenzie Burger - 9:24pm June 14, 2010 [ News ]
Reactions to Program Cuts - Albion faculty invited by BOT to discuss shared governance

On May 13, the Board of Trustees (BOT) determined which departments would be eliminated to execute the mandate of the reduction of 15 FTE faculty members.
The decision includes the elimination of computer science and physical education (with and without teacher certification) majors, as well as dance, journalism, and physical education (PE) minors and one tenured [...]

Another Dam Venture – Kalamazoo River potential site for white water rapids

Kelsey Lauer - 3:26pm April 24, 2010 [ News ]
Another Dam Venture - Kalamazoo River potential site for white water rapids

Kayakers and canoers on the Kalamazoo River may have rough water to paddle through with the possible creation of a white water rapids area in Victory Park.
After a 2006 inspection of the Victory Park dam by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) revealed leakage in an earthen portion of the dam, it became obvious [...]

Zero-tolerance for Jaywalkers — ADPS will find you and fine you

Kelsey Lauer - 9:12pm April 15, 2010 [ News ]
Zero-tolerance for Jaywalkers — ADPS will find you and fine you

Use the crosswalk—or your checkbook may regret it.
On April 9, the Albion Department of Public Safety (ADPS) announced the Albion City Council had adopted  a zero-tolerance policy in enforcing local ordinances against jaywalking or walking in the street at inappropriate locations. Violators receive a $100 fine from ADPS.
“It’s spring time and the snow’s gone; we [...]

Tenure-Track Faculty Receives Letter of Appointment Non-Renewal – BOT mandate still in effect

MacKenzie Burger - 11:38am April 15, 2010 [ News ]
Tenure-Track Faculty Receives Letter of Appointment Non-Renewal - BOT mandate still in effect

On April 14, all 28 tenure-track faculty members received notification that their appointments would not be renewed. According to Susan Conner, provost, this action should not be interpreted as a change from the original BOT mandate to eliminate 15 full-time equivalent positions.
The faculty handbook states that notification is required to tenure-track faculty with “two or [...]

Post-Grad – Sticking close to their alma mater

Steven Gadzinski - 10:14pm April 13, 2010 [ News ]

Albion College promises that an undergraduate degree will be obtained in four years. Some people, however, would like to keep working with the school for a few more by becoming a student graduate trustee.
The two-year position on the Board of Trustees (BOT) gives a recent graduate the opportunity to work with the BOT as a [...]

Third Gift’s a Charm – Class of 2010’s senior gift settled

MacKenzie Burger - 3:55pm April 8, 2010 [ News ]
Third Gift's a Charm - Class of 2010's senior gift settled

Is it a mace?  Is it a scholarship?  No – it’s a plaque and time capsule; the senior class gift.  On March 23, the senior gift committee changed the senior class gift for the third time, settling on a bronze plaque.  The plaque will be affixed to a boulder in the green space that is currently [...]

Breaking News: Board of Trustees changes Faculty Handbook, effective immediately

MacKenzie Burger - 2:45am April 4, 2010 [ News ]
Breaking News: Board of Trustees changes Faculty Handbook, effective immediately

On March 30, the Board of Trustees (BOT) amended the Faculty Handbook “in all ways necessary to permit the reduction of 15 full time equivalent (FTE) existing faculty positions, which may include tenured faculty positions, by the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year,” according to a memo sent to faculty members by Paul Tobias, chair [...]

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CAMPUS SAFETY

According to Ken Snyder, Director of Campus Safety,

Campus Safety...

- works to provide and promote a safe living, learning, and working environment for all members and guests of the College community.

- is the primary (but not sole) office on campus that responds to violations of the community standards-practices, expectations, and regulations- of the Albion College community.

April 22 3:14 am

ASSIST ADPS:  A report that a student had parked his vehicle on the train tracks.  The car was removed.

April 18 4:45 pm

SUSPICIOUS SITUATION:  A student reported that she heard someone running in the Herrick Center and it was suppose to be empty.  Officers did a walkthrough and everything was alright.

April 17 3:11 pm

SUSPICIOUS PERSON:  A report of someone with a bucket outside Mitchell Towers.  Officers did a walkthrough and found no one around but a janitor was seen earlier washing windows.