Category Archives: Faculty and Staff

State of the College with President Webster

By Faculty and Staff, Students

The Student Senate and the President’s Office are hosting a State of the College address/town hall Wednesday, March 13, at 7 p.m., in Norris 101.

President Webster will provide updates on topics such as finances, communications, and renovations. There will also be an open Q & A session. Free refreshments will be provided.

If you have any questions, please contact senate@albion.edu.

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 by The Albion College Student Senate (senate@albion.edu)

Monday Meditation Tonight – New Time

By Faculty and Staff, Students

on 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. this evening. 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. (Note that meditation will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday evenings for the rest of the semester.)

Posted on Monday, March 11, 2024 by Laura Todd (ltodd@albion.edu)

TKE’S Annual Pig Roast

By Faculty and Staff, Students

TKE will be hosting its annual philanthropy event Pig Roast. For $10 a ticket, you can enjoy pulled pork, mac and cheese, cornbread, collard greens, and baked beans on Saturday, March 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Tabling will be at the Kellog center on Tuesday, March 12, Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Stop by and buy a ticket!

Posted on Monday, March 11, 2024 by Kevin Herrera (Kh19@albion.edu)

Yinger Lecture – Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m.

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Please join us for the annual Yinger Lecture on Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in the Towsley Lecture Hall/Norris 101.

This year’s invited speaker is New York Times-bestselling author Kiley Reid. Reid’s debut, Such a Fun Age, was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Outstanding Literary Work by a Debut Author and for the 2020 Booker Prize. Her second novel, Come and Get It, was released in January 2024.

Reid earned her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was awarded the prestigious Truman Capote Fellowship and taught undergraduate creative writing workshops focusing on race and class. She has had work featured in The New York Times and TIME, and her short stories have appeared in several notable publications like Playboy, Ploughshares, December, New South, and Lumina. She is currently an assistant professor at the University of Michigan.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments served.

Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2024 by Mary Morrow (mmorrow@albion.edu)

Student Accounting Hold (AR)

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Notices from Student Accounting have been sent via email to accounts that fall under the following criteria:

  • Balance over $1,250.00
  • Over $1,250 and not enrolled in a payment plan
  • Over $1,250, enrolled in a payment plan, but has missed payments.

Students who have received this email have been notified that their account is on hold preventing them from registering for Summer and Fall 2024 classes. If the student is graduating this summer this will also hold their diploma.

They have also received links to view and pay their eBill in TouchNet as well as phone (517-629-0507), email (accounting@albion.edu) and physical location information for Student Accounting so that we may work to find a positive resolution.

Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2024 by Student Accounting (Accounting@albion.edu)

“Know My Name” Book Club and Chanel Miller Speaking Event

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Join our Monday evening book club at the Anna Howard Shaw Center for Gender Equity! Explore the intricacies of advocacy, systemic challenges, and campus culture surrounding sexual assault. Following the final Monday night session of the book club, seven participating students will be invited to attend the Sexual Assault Services Benefit on April 4, where Chanel Miller will be speaking. Snacks provided at all sessions of the book club for those who register at least seven days in advance.

Chapter Breakdown:

📖 March 11: Intro – Chapter 4; RSVP Here

📖 March 18: Chapter 5 – Chapter 7; RSVP Here

📖 March 25: Chapter 8 – Chapter 11; RSVP Here

📖 April 1: Chapter 12 to End (including impact statement); RSVP Here

Want to participate but need help affording a book? Contact Mikayla by March 6, 2024!

Important Note:

Know My Name includes survivor descriptions of sexual assault that may be triggering to some individuals. Please put your mental health first when reading!

Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2024 by Mikayla Campbell (MCampbell@Albion.edu)