Category Archives: Faculty and Staff

Installation Symposia | Albion Alumni in the Creative Arts | Bobbitt Visual Arts Center

9 to 10:30 a.m.: Albion Alumni in the Creative Arts (Bobbitt Auditorium 113)

Ever wonder what the life of an art major is like after Albion College? Come hear these graduates talk about how they built an art career through exhibition, curation and graduate school! Learn about what they wish they knew as Albion College students and more.

Alumni moderator and panelists include:

• Moderator: Aubrey Thornton Martinson ‘01
• Camille Hamilton ‘05
• Trevor Hawks ‘04
• Emily O’Hara ‘06
• Steve Nyktas ‘02
• Angie Redmond ’09

Click here to view the complete schedule for the Purple & Gold Weekend and Presidential Installation.

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Jill Mason (jmason@albion.edu)

Installation Symposia | Lux Fiat: Shining a Light on Legacy Alumni Panel | Bobbitt Visual Arts Center

10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: Lux Fiat: Shining a Light on Legacy Alumni Panel (Bobbitt Auditorium 113)

The premise for the Lux Fiat Award is to celebrate senior students who holistically showcase strong academics, a drive for community service and campus involvement, and a commitment to diversity. Join us as we shine a light on our previous Lux Fiat award recipients, the legacy they left on campus, and their lives after Albion. Vice President of Student Development and Dean of Students Leroy Wright will provide opening and closing remarks.

Alumni panelists include:

• Maddie Drury ’15
• Dan Moilanen ’09
• Alexis Tillery ’16
• Eryn Lewis ’23
• Robert Joerg ’19

Click here to view the complete schedule for the Purple & Gold Weekend and Presidential Installation.

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Jill Mason (jmason@albion.edu)

Installation Symposia | Building inclusivity on small private liberal arts campuses through the practice of civil discourse | Bobbitt Visual Arts Center

1:30 to 3 p.m.: Building inclusivity on small private liberal arts campuses through the practice of civil discourse (Bobbitt Auditorium 113)

This panel of current and former college presidents will explore the many innovative ways they have or are currently working to create opportunities for civil dialogue and build cultures of inclusivity on their campuses. The discussion will be moderated by Vice President of Student Development and Dean of Students Leroy Wright.

Presidential panelists include: 

• Dr. Zach Messitte, executive director, higher education and social impact at Russell Reynolds and former president of Ripon College
• Dr. Anita Thomas, president of North Central College
• Dr. Sarah Bolton, president of Whitman College
• Dr. Wayne Webster, president of Albion College

Click here the view the complete schedule for the Purple & Gold Weekend and Presidential Installation.

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Jill Mason (jmason@albion.edu)

Pinwheels for Prevention

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Join SAS and the Sigma Pi chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority at Albion College for a child abuse prevention walk. A short gathering and comments will take place on the steps of the Kresge Gymnasium at Albion College at 4:00. The walk will begin at 4:15 and end with the planting of a pinwheel garden representing the carefree childhood all children deserve. We hope you can join us to raise awareness of child abuse and the work that we all must do to ensure that children grow up in an environment of safety and acceptance.

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Rhiannon Slotnick (rms15@albion.edu)

Spotlight On Albion | Seeley G. Mudd Learning Center

3 to 7 p.m. | Spotlight on Albion: Creating Connections through Experiential Learning | Seeley G. Mudd Learning Center

Join us as we celebrate experiential learning, student research, and curricular innovation at Albion College. Featuring presentations from faculty, staff, and students, Spotlight On Albion will cover a variety of topics from the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to the community gardens and student farm. Learn about the interesting, outside the box things happening on campus and beyond.

3 to 3:10 p.m.: Opening remarks from Lisa Lewis, provost and professor of chemistry

3:10 to 4 p.m.: Student “5 and Done” Presentations

4:10 to 5:30 p.m.: Experiential Learning in the Community Keynote Presentations

5:30 to 7 p.m.: Student Poster Presentations and Reception

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Jill Mason (jmason@albion.edu)

Installation of Dr. Wayne P. Webster

Albion College is thrilled to celebrate the upcoming installation of Dr. Wayne P. Webster as its 18th president this Saturday, April 20 at Goodrich Chapel, with a formal academic processional beginning promptly at 9:45 a.m. Faculty members who will take part in the academic processional should be in line outside Goodrich Hall at 9:15 a.m. All guests who are not processing should be seated by 9:30 a.m. On Friday, the College will host a series of alumni and presidential panels, as well as a special Spotlight on Albion event featuring faculty and students that highlight Albion’s commitment to the liberal arts and experiential learning in the local community and beyond. The full schedule of public events, which kicks off Thursday with the 34th Annual Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium and ends with the annual Alumni Awards on Saturday, is available at albion.edu/purplegold.

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Jill Mason (jmason@albion.edu)

Therapy Animals Will Be Back On The Quad!

On April 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Healing Hooves Helping Paws LLC will be back for the third year. Stop in and see therapy goats, bunnies, sonic the hedgehog and more!

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by MELISSA SOMMERS (msommers@albion.edu)

Build Albion Fellows Selected as finalist in the 2024 Michigan Campus Community Challenge (M-C3)

Build Albion Fellows: Cadence Easterwood, Tyland Martin, Ella Lattimore, Ivan Green, and Breanna Ridley’s community-based project was selected as a finalist in the 2024 Michigan College Alliance’s, Michigan Campus Community Challenge (MC-3). The project, a community needs assessment survey, connects City of Albion residents to current non-profit home repair resources. Focusing on demographic data collection, Fellows from the 49224 zip code area gained an understanding of the pressing needs of their community members. The team presented their project and preliminary findings last Thursday during the “Final Pitch” where they were required to present a one-minute recording and discuss outcomes.  We celebrate the efforts of these four fellows whose project speaks to the power of “Liberal Art at Work”.  To learn more about the Build Albion Fellows, Albion College Community Collaborative (AC3), or the Albion Community Resource Connection Project please email amccaskill@albion.edu

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 by Mr. Ari McCaskill (amccaskill@albion.edu)