Albion Pleiad

With improvements to Stockwell Library complete, the time came to formally recognize Sally Cutler, ’75 alumna, whose endowment made the remodeling possible. Albion College held a dedication ceremony for Cutler last Friday morning.  The library is now supplied with new technology, furniture, and an overall appearance.  The Stockwell section is completely transformed from the old. “I [...]

Position: Assistant Director of Global Diversity, in the Intercultural Affairs Office Age: 26 Where are you from? I’m from Southfield, where I’ve spent the majority of my home life. I’ve lived in China, Korea, Monroe, Detroit. I went to school in Detroit for eleven years. I lived in Miami. I was in third grade and [...]

Standing empty since 2008, downtown Albion’s Bohm Theatre is getting closer to a revamped exterior and refurbished interior. In the form of a title to the property, a major roadblock was removed from the advancement of the project on Sept. 15th. The nonprofit corporation known as the “Friends of the Bohm” now holds ownership of [...]

Marijuana, mary-jane, pot, weed–the name has changed over the years, and so has the potency of the substance itself. On Albion College’s campus, the number of students caught with it has also changed. In the past academic year, the number of students charged with violating the Student Handbook illegal drug use code doubled from seven to 14, according to Ken Snyder, director [...]

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. [...]

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 held its first official Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning (LGBTQ) Safe Zone training on Nov. 11 and 12 in the Albion Room in Baldwin Hall. Organized by the division of student affairs, the event offered students, faculty and staff the opportunity to be trained as potential ‘allies’ in Safe Zone training according to the [...]

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 [...]

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