Category Archives: Faculty and Staff

Curtis Summer Bridge promotes self-exploration in STEM

By Faculty and Staff, Students

August 31st was a monumental occasion, it was the first day of the James L. Curtis Institute for Race and Belonging Summer Bridge. Powered by a Department of Education’s Title III grant to expand STEM programming access to historically underrepresented student populations, the summer bridge is designed to promote student success. With intersecting topics focused on people, places, and things, this interdisciplinary bridge fosters the most authentic spirit of Liberal Arts Education and self-exploration. During this three-week immersive learning experience, students learn the history, language, and sociological factors that impact our environment. Additionally, students will participate in cultural opportunities that further enrich their learning. This Summer Bridge would not have happened if not for the collaborative efforts of our Albion College colleagues in the Office(s) of Belonging, Student Success, Student Life, and Community Living: Thank you! Questions:  amccaskill@albion.edu

Posted on Thursday, August 03, 2023 by Mr. Ari McCaskill (amccaskill@albion.edu)

Lunch and Learn event rescheduled for Aug. 9

By Faculty and Staff

The Albion College Office of Belonging final Lunch, Learn and Lead summer workshop, “Identifying Trigger Words,” originally scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 2 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 9 at noon in Norris 101. The workshop will explore foundational principles of belonging and justice and share promising practices that move our community closer to inclusive excellence. Bring your lunch and come with questions.

Posted on Tuesday, August 01, 2023 by Ward Mullens (wmullens@albion.edo)

Open Swim Hours Rest of Summer

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Open Swim hours for the rest of the summer based on lifeguard availability:

Normal hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 12:00-2:00 / 5:00-7:00

Week of 7/24 – 7/28: normal hours; not available Friday, 7/28, 5:00-7:00pm

Week of 7/31 – 8/4: pool will not be available all week

Week of 8/7 – 8/11: normal hours; not available Friday, 8/11 both times.

Week of 8/14 – 8/18: normal hours; this will be the last week until school starts

Posted on Monday, July 24, 2023 by Eric Scott (escott@albion.edu)

Call for community engaged courses at Albion

By Faculty and Staff

Do you teach a course that requires students to engage with the Albion community? Do you facilitate Albion-based service or research projects with students in your classroom? If so, we would like to feature this community-engaged course!

My name is Kalli Onai, and I am working on a Community Engaged Learning course catalog to document all existing academic courses that provide students an opportunity to intentionally connect with the community of Albion through service and/or research. Examples of this work include, but are not limited to: volunteering and service projects, visiting historical artifacts, community research projects, etc.  If you offer a course that fits this scope, please answer this Google Form to provide more information for the catalog. All courses will need to be submitted by October 20th at the latest to be featured in the 2023-2024 Catalog year. This project is a part of the Community Engaged Learning Initiative sponsored by a grant from the Bonner Foundation.

Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 by Kalli Onai (konai@albion.edu)