Category Archives: Faculty and Staff

Fall (or Summer) in love with Washington, D.C.!

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Join the Career and Internship Center, Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service, and The Washington Center on Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. for a virtual information session to see how you can intern in Washington, D.C. while earning academic credit on campus.

Mark your calendar and register for the info session

Even if you aren’t able to attend at that time, by registering, you will receive the recording of the session.

For those who would like to join us at the Career and Internship Center, Ludington Center, room #114, we will be providing pizza and beverages while we connect to the session and learn more about The Washington Center.

Contact the Career and Internship Center at careers@albion.edu or 517-629-0332 for more information.

Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 by Dawn Hernandez (dhernandez@albion.edu)

History of Cinema in the 1910s and 1920s, TODAY at 4:15 p.m.

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Far from Hollywood: Class, Respectability, and the Transformation of American Mass Culture is the topic of a talk by Dr. Sam Backer, TODAY (Monday, Feb. 12) at 4:15 p.m. in Robinson 203. Dr. Backer is a postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Digital Humanities, and is a candidate for assistant professor of history at Albion College. He is interested in themes of race, capitalism, gender, technology, and class, centered around American popular culture in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Please join the History department to hear how locally-organized negotiations around class, respectability, and gender in communities around the country shaped Hollywood’s motion picture industry in the 1910s and 20s. This event is free and open to the public.

Posted on Monday, February 12, 2024 by Ellen Wilch (ewilch@albion.edu)

Join us for Declare-A-Major/Advisor 2024!

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Have you declared your major or do you want to learn more about the different majors/minors available at Albion? Do you have an advisor in your major? Then come and join us for Declare-A-Major, Declare-An-Advisor Day!

Stop by on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 3 – 5 p.m. in Upper Baldwin. Faculty and the Career and Internship Center staff will be on hand to answer your questions and guide you through the process to help you Declare-A-Major/Minor or Declare-An-Advisor!

Snacks and beverages will be available and a prize drawing will be held! Enter to win Wireless Headphones, Albion Swags, a Hydro Water Bottle, a Choice of Parking Pass location (purchase still necessary), Class Registration in the first group for fall 2024, First Place in the lottery for fall housing 2024 with Community Living, and Albion Gift Cards!

Please get in touch with the Career and Internship Center at careers@albion.edu or 517-629-0332 with further questions. Hope to see you there!

Posted on Monday, February 12, 2024 by Dawn Hernandez (dhernandez@albion.edu)

Monday Meditation This Evening

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Albion College Spiritual life and local Buddhist meditation teachers will facilitate a meditation in Kellogg 412 from 7 to 7:45 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12. (Meditation will be held every Monday this semester at the same time and place.) 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 Monday, February 12, 2024 by Laura Todd (ltodd@albion.edu)

Bird Walk in Whitehouse Nature Center, Sat February 17

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Be part of a Global Bird Count this weekend! Join Dale Kennedy and Doug White for a bird walk in Whitehouse Nature Center on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. Meet at the WNC Interpretive building. All levels of birders are welcome. This walk is an event for the Great Backyard Bird Count, an international bird count that produces information to “help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world.” And looking for birds is fun!

Posted on Monday, February 12, 2024 by Dale Kennedy (dkennedy@albion.edu)

Lunar New Year Celebration with ACE Group, Union Board, and ISU

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Join us for a vibrant Lunar New Year celebration hosted by the Asian Cultural Engagement (ACE) group! Let’s welcome the Year of the Dragon together on Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 7 – 9 p.m. at the KC Stack. Enjoy mesmerizing Taiko drumming, explore calligraphy, snap photos at our themed booth, taste delicious East Asian cuisine, and share in the festive atmosphere. It’s a chance to experience Asian culture, connect with others, and start the new year with joy and prosperity. See you there!

Posted on Sunday, February 11, 2024 by Gerelmaa Batjargal (gb10@albion.edu)