Category Archives: Faculty and Staff

Barbara Putnam Smith ’74 Endowed Award in Natural Resources

This award is to support a full-time student of any major, who has attained at least sophomore status, and has demonstrated a career interest in an environmental area by studying natural resources or environmental science.  The nomination is open to all science majors who intend to pursue a career in one or more of the natural sciences. The recipient does receive a monetary award.

To apply:

Submit a brief essay in which you indicate your present aims in life, especially in relation to your environmental interests, your present activities related to them, and how you see your Albion College education relating to those aims.  Include with your essay, a current Albion College student transcript; both documents should be in pdf formatting.  Email your application by Monday, March 25 to Elisa Reynolds (ereynolds@albion.edu) in the Biology Department with the subject line, Barbara PutnamSmith ‘74 Endowed Award.

Posted on Monday, March 18, 2024 by Elisa Reynolds (ereynolds@albion.edu)

Live Michigan Birds of Prey!

Francis Krawcke, Executive Director of the Michigan Avian Experience (a wildlife refuge in Brooklyn, MI) presents live birds of prey! Join Albion’s Ornithology students (BIOL 248) as we meet four Michigan raptors (red-tailed hawk, eastern screech-owl, bald eagle, American kestrel) and discuss their remarkable behaviors and survival adaptations. We will learn about flight, physical structures, feather types, and wing shapes by observing live birds. Our focus will be understanding how to protect and conserve raptors you can find right in your backyard. This event is free and open to anyone interested! Hosted by Albion Biology Department.

The show runs Monday March 18, from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. in Upper Baldwin Ballroom.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Joanna Sblendorio (jsblendorio@albion.edu).

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Posted on Friday, March 15, 2024 by Joanna Sblendorio (jsblendorio@albion.edu)

AC Drip Fashion Show

It’s that time of the year!!! AC Drip will be hosting its Third Annual Fashion Show Sunday, April 7, from 6:30 ‐ 10 p.m. at the KC Stack.

If you are interested in participating, attending, or designing for the fashion show, please sign up online.

Auditions will be March 15, 16, and 20. If you are unable to make any of the audition times, email Dior Love at dtj12@albion.edu. First dress rehearsal will be held Wednesday, April 3 (time and place TBD).

Posted on Friday, March 15, 2024 by Joy Babatunde (jib10@albion.edu)

Student Speakers Series: Global Fellows Presentations 3/19 at 7 p.m., Norris 102

Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in Norris 102, three Albion Global Student Fellows will present on what they learned while studying abroad.

These are going to be great presentations, we hope you will join us!

Posted on Friday, March 15, 2024 by Cristen Casey (ctcasey@albion.edu)

Monday Meditation

Albion College Spiritual life and local Buddhist meditation teachers will facilitate a meditation session and lead discussion in Kellogg 412 from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. every Monday evening for the rest of the semester. Teachers Bruce and Teri Nelson are lay practitioners and authorized meditation instructors in the Kagyu-Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Anyone interested in learning more about meditation is welcome. Chairs and cushions will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.

Posted on Friday, March 15, 2024 by Laura Todd (ltodd@albion.edu)

Do you have Thesis Questions??

What is it really like to write a Thesis Q & A.

Wednesday, March 20
6 p.m.
Norris 102

Our current Thesis writers will answer all your questions about Thesis research, the writing process and have a candid conversation about the ups and downs, opportunities and challenges of writing a Thesis.

This event is open to all future thesis writers, whether it be for Honors or a specific department.

Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2024 by Renee Kreger (rkreger@albion.edu)