Voting for the 2024 Leadership Awards is now open! Please cast your vote through the following link. If you have any questions, feel free to contact campuslife@albion.edu.
Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2024 by Sharese Shannon Mathis (smathis@albion.edu)
Dr. Kirsten Scheid, an associate professor at the American University of Beirut and author of Fantasmic Objects, offers the first English-language monograph of modern art in Lebanon and the first study of Lebanon through art on Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m. in Towsley Lecture Hall.
An historical ethnography of “art acts” which played a significant role in founding the nation during French occupation (1920-1950), Fantasmic Objects foregrounds the decolonizing and self-civilizing efforts of painters, sculptors, and activists who fiercely upheld aesthetic development and battled for new forms of political and pious being. It thus recontextualizes the art of Lebanon’s recent “postwar period” by closely reading artworks and careers, such as those of Moustapha Farrouk and Omar Onsi, through the lens of Islamic theories of fantasm that informed twentieth-century civic experimentation.
Sponsored by The Daoud Family Lectureship in Middle Eastern Studies. Free. Open to the public.
Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2024 by Linda Clawson (LClawson@albion.edu)
English majors and minors — and students interested in English — are invited to a career exploration event! Students will complete a career interest survey, administered by the Career and Internship Center, and they will have a chance to discuss future opportunities for using the skills they are building in their English studies. Bring your questions and concerns about life after graduation — all are welcome!
TODAY: April 4 from 3:45 to 5 p.m.
Vulgamore 102
Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2024 by Krista Quesenberry (kquesenberry@albion.edu)
The Global Medical and Dental Brigades Club will be selling baked goods in the Kellogg Center on Thursday, April 4th from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All proceeds go towards supporting their travels to Panama in May to assist in providing healthcare to underserved communities. Stop by to get some baked goods and learn more about Global Brigades!
Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 by Melanie Foust (mcf15@albion.edu)
Join the Muslim Students Association (MSA) for a celebratory Iftar dinner on the 23rd day of Ramadan (Wednesday, April 3rd) from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in Upper Baldwin. Come learn about this Islamic fast-breaking ritual and enjoy tasty Middle Eastern food. Contact MSA president Maiwand Zahin (mz10) if you have any questions.
All are welcome!
(This event is open to Muslims and non-Muslims who want to support and celebrate with their Muslim peers.)
Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 by Maiwand (mz10@albion.edu)
If you are planning on writing a Senior Thesis in Honors or Departmental for the 2024-2025 year you will need to submit a Thesis Registry form by Monday April 15, 2024 2nd floor #204 Old Observatory.
You can find the form and the directions at https://www.albion.edu/academics/centers-institutes/prentiss-m-brown-honors-program/current-honors-students/honors-and-departmental-theses/ OR email rkreger@albion.edu with any questions or concerns
Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 by Renee Kreger (rkreger@albion.edu)
Dr. Kirsten Scheid, author of Fantasmic Objects: Art and Sociality from Lebanon, 1920-1950, offers a striking study of both modern art in Lebanon and modern Lebanon through art on Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m. in Towsley Leture Hall, Norris Center.
Dr. Scheid will speak about her book and its accompanying exhibition, which focuses on the careers of Moustapha Farrouk, Omar Onsi, and their student Saloua Raouda Choucair. Scheid traces an emerging sense of what it means to be Lebanese through the evolution of new exhibition, pedagogical, and art-writing practices. She reveals that art and artists helped found the nation during French occupation, as the formal qualities and international exhibitions of nudes and landscapes in the 1930s crystalized notions of modern masculinity, patriotic femininity, non-sectarian religiosity, and citizenship.
Sponsored by The Daoud Family Lectureship in Middle Eastern Studies. Free. Open to the public.
Questions? Contact Religious Studies.
Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 by Linda Clawson (LClawson@albion.edu)
Offered by the Ford Institute, the Social Innovation certificate allows you to explore social, economic, and environmental issues of your choice. You’ll identify possible solutions to these community needs and put your ideas into action with a community partner. Once completed, you’ll earn a digital credential on Credly to verify your hard work.
If you’re interested, please fill in the interest form.
Questions? Please reach out to Chrissy Pfeil at cpfeil@albion.edu.
Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 by Chrissy Pfeil (cpfeil@albion.edu)
