Category Archives: Faculty and Staff

Make a Plan to Vote Tuesday, Nov. 5!

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5. Do you have a plan to vote? You can register in Michigan even on election day at your local City Clerk’s office (if you are registering in Albion, go to City Hall – 112 W Cass St, Albion). Have questions or need to learn more about voting options in your home state? Check out TurboVote for more information.

Need additional help? Email voting@albion.edu for assistance.

 

Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2024 by Kelly Finn (voting@albion.edu)

Election Night Watch Party

Albion Dems, Albion Republicans, and The Ford Institute will be hosting an joint Election Night Watch Party on Tuesday the 5th from 7:00-11:00 in the KC Stack. We encourage everyone to come and to bring a companion along. There will be snacks and beverages provided! We appreciate your time and we look forward to having you all there!

Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 by Katy Cobian (kdc11@albion.edu)

Piano Festival Starts Friday night!

The Albion College Piano Festival will take place from Nov 1st-3rd this year featuring talented pre-college pianists who will compete for prizes in a piano competition and play in private lessons with our piano faculty and master classes with our two guest artists, Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo and Dr. Immanuela Gruenberg.  This is the 16th year of the festival which opens with a guest artist recital Friday Nov. 1st at 7:30 p.m. in Goodrich Chapel.  Students will perform in Goodrich Saturday and Sunday.  Founded by Drs. Lia Jensen-Abbott and David Abbott, this festival is dedicated to the goal of supporting and inspiring young late elementary pianists through advanced performance levels.

Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 by Hope Anderson (hbanderson@albion.edu)

Campus Talk on Linguistic Justice Nov. 8!

Calling all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in learning more about how to practice linguistic justice at Albion College and beyond! Dr. April Baker-Bell of the University of Michigan will be joining us on November 8 to give a campus-wide talk on linguistic diversity and justice. 

Campus-Wide Talk: Working Towards Linguistic Justice at Albion College

Drawing on the research and teaching in her book, Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy, Dr. April Baker-Bell will lead attendees towards a larger conversation about how to celebrate the diverse languages, knowledges, and cultures of our campus community through practicing linguistic justice in our classrooms and beyond. 

When: Friday, 8 November 2024

What time: 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Where: Norris 101

For more information about the event or to request accommodations, please email Ian Kelley at ikelley@albion.edu. 

Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 by Ian Kelley (ikelley@albion.edu)

Sterling Books and Brew survey

The following is a CLASS research project conducted by faculty/students at Albion College looking at local Albion community establishments and their consumption by Albion College students, faculty, and staff. Your participation in this research is completely voluntary and you can withdraw from the study or choose not to answer any question without penalty of any kind. For any questions or concerns regarding the study or your participation in it, please contact Dan Lake; Albion College E&M marketing instructor at dlake@albion.edu

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OJw1Fvv4GomHH0yJ7QVUtA6wpuV4n79M_Rkl83ZD-Vo/edit

Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 by Sarai Martinez (sm20@albion.edu)

Community Ofrenda with OLA

In order to celebrate Day of the Dead The Organization of Latinx awareness will be having a community ofrenda in the KC stacks this year! With the attached link students can upload photos of anyone they want placed on the Ofrenda to remember their passed loved ones. We will print them out and place them on our ofenda and students can also feel free to put gifts and memorabilia on the ofrenda this year!! If you have any questions regarding the ofrenda feel free to reach out to Laura Todd or the office of spiritual wellness!!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AXGcM194DuOe1xoMHWeYQWIwb_mh9_TR?usp=sharing

Ltodd@albion.edu

 

Posted on Sunday, October 27, 2024 by River Morelli (afm13@albion.edu)