Category Archives: Faculty and Staff

Ice Cream Social with The Center for Sustainability and the Environment (CSE)

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Come enjoy some ice cream and learn about The Center for Sustainability and the Environment. Join us in the KC loft Thursday, September 5th, from 4-6 pm. 

The Earth and its many creatures need environmental and social changemakers like you! Learn how you can be involved with CSE and be a part of the change!

Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 by Ashlynn Reed (areed@albion.edu)

Albion Community Day

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Albion College’s annual Community Day is fast approaching! Brought to you by Albion College’s Center for Sustainability and the Environment (CSE), 2024’s annual Community Day is a day of celebration, service, and camaraderie and will take place on September 7th, 2024 from 9am-12pm throughout the city. 

This year we are introducing CSE’s 2024/2025 theme of “One Albion”.

This year possible service projects include: 

  • Painting at various parks around Albion
  • Harvesting at the Albion Community Gardens
  • Assisting the Citizens who Beautify Albion
  • Picking up litter along the Kalamazoo River and in our neighborhoods
  • Volunteering at the Community Table of Albion

Please meet at the Ludington Center at 9 am. We encourage you to RSVP using the link. T-shirts will be available and be on a first come-first serve basis. A taco bar lunch will also be provided.

If you would like to attend with a large group (student organization or department) please let us know.

Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 by Ashlynn Reed (areed@albion.edu)

Study Abroad Fair during Briton Bash

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Study Abroad Fair, Wednesday Aug 28, 4:30 – 8.  Briton Bash, near Olin Hall

Meet 15+ Albion’s Study Abroad providers and explore the 100+ programs that allow you to study, intern, and travel during the semester or summer.  Stay on track for graduation, and maybe even save money after applying for the many study abroad scholarships/fellowships open to Albion students.

Also start the process to apply for your FREE US passport, thanks to a generous Albion College donor.

Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 by Cristen Casey (ctcasey@albion.edu)

Weekly Mindfulness Meditation on Thursday Evenings

By Faculty and Staff, Students
Join Spiritual Life for weekly mindfulness meditation, discussion, and snacks on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Kellogg 405. Our leaders, Teri and Bruce Nelson, are local lay practitioners and authorized meditation instructors in the Kagyu-Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
We will have some chairs and meditation cushions, but feel free to bring your own. Whether you are an avid meditator or just curious to learn more, you are welcome!
Email assistant director for spiritual wellness Laura Todd with questions at ltodd@albion.edu.

Posted on Monday, August 26, 2024 by Laura Todd (ltodd@albion.edu)

Subscribe to “The Sacred Squirrel” for Spiritual Life Email Updates

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Subscribe to “The Sacred Squirrel” email newsletter for updates twice a month about upcoming religious and spiritual events, student reflections, food for thought, and spiritual resources at Albion College. Click this sentence to subscribe.

For more frequent updates, follow @albioncollegespirituallife on Instagram.

Posted on Saturday, August 24, 2024 by Laura Todd (ltodd@albion.edu)

Dow Schedule

By Faculty and Staff, Students

The Dow schedule for August 26- September 8 will be as follows:

August 26- September 1

  • Monday – Thursday: 6:00am -10:00pm
  • Friday: 6:00am -6:00pm
  • Saturday- Sunday: CLOSED (Labor Day Weekend)

September 2-8

  • Monday : CLOSED (Labor Day)
  • Tuesday- Thursday: 6:00 am- 10:00pm
  • Friday: 6:00am – 8:00pm
  • Saturday : CLOSED ( Home Football Game vs University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point)
  • Sunday: 8:00am -8:oopm

 

 

Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 by Joan Eagen (jeagen@albion.edu)