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.

On April 23, Albion College students will be bouncing off the walls to “Bouncing off the Walls.”
Sugarcult will headline this year’s April 23 Big Show, Union Board announced tonight.  Formed in 1999 in Santa Barbara, Cali, the band’s hit singles include “Memory,” “Pretty Girl” and “Bouncing off the Walls.”
Sugarcult was chosen after Union Board polled [...]

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, 2009 [...]

When Samantha Reidt, Warren junior, heard the fire alarm blare at 2:18 a.m. in Whitehouse Hall on Thursday, March 18, she first thought it was a St. Patrick’s day joke.

On March 15, 2010, the Rho Epsilon chapter of the Phi Mu Fraternity was closed, effective on May 30, 2010.

The 2009 GLCA winner for creative non-fiction, Melissa Delbridge, visited Albion College to read from her latest book, “Family Bible” on March 18, 2010. After her reading, Delbridge sat down with The Pleiad to discuss her work, craft and the experiences she has had while promoting “Family Bible.” Photo courtesy of Danit Brown.

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 to [...]

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 only [...]

This summer, renovations will take place in the Albion College Stockwell-Mudd Library to remove asbestos and improve the lighting. Photo by Chris Amos.

The lecture hall in Norris 101 is not always filled to capacity, but students lined the walls on Tuesday, March 2, during the Student Senate meeting at 9:10 p.m.
President Donna Randall, Susan Conner, provost, and college vice-presidents were in attendance.
President Randall began the evening with a power point presentation detailing the recent decision of the Board [...]