Category Archives: Students

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

By Faculty and Staff, Students

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.

lux fiat

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)

Pinwheels for Prevention

By Faculty and Staff, Students

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)

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

By Faculty and Staff, Students

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 Panel

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)

Spotlight On Albion | Seeley G. Mudd Learning Center

By Faculty and Staff, Students

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

By Faculty and Staff, Students

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)

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

By Faculty and Staff, Students

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)

Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Join us for one of the most exciting events of the year! The Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium is an annual celebration of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity across the liberal arts and sciences. The participants are nominated by their faculty sponsors after having participated in independent research that results in the significant synthesis of new knowledge. The research must have been performed under the direct supervision of an Albion College faculty member, or in a College-approved off-campus program.

View the symposium program.

  • 8 to 9 a.m.: Refreshments (Science Complex Bridge)
  • 9 to 10:15 a.m.: Platform Presentations (Norris 100 – 104)
  • 1:15 to 4 p.m.: Platform Presentations (Norris 100 – 104)
  • 4 to 5 p.m.: Poster Presentations (Atrium)

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