Category Archives: Students

Albion College Reading Series Welcomes Poet Sarah Green

By Faculty and Staff, Students
Join us as we welcome poet Sarah Elizabeth Green on Monday, November 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the Bobbitt Auditorium (Bobbitt 113).
Sarah Green‘s most recent book The Deletions was the 2023 Editor’s Choice for the Akron Poetry Series and is forthcoming in spring 2025. She is also the author of Earth Science (421 Atlanta, 2016) and the editor of Welcome to the Neighborhood: An Anthology of American Coexistence (Ohio University Press/Swallow Press, 2019). Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Paris Review, Ploughshares, Best New Poets, 32 Poems, Sixth Finch, Pleiades, Gettysburg Review, Copper Nickel, and elsewhere. Honors include a Pushcart Prize in poetry and fellowships to the Vermont Studio Center and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. She teaches English and Creative Writing at St. Cloud State University.
The event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served.

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 by Mary Morrow (mmorrow@albion.edu)

Symphony Orchestra Concert Sunday

By Faculty and Staff, Students

The Albion College Symphony Orchestra will perform on Sunday, November 17, at 4:00 pm in Goodrich chapel.  The concert, entitled “Deep Underground,” will take listeners on a musical journey from Aaron Copland’s folk-inspired melodies and William Herschel’s classical symphony to Roger Zare’s quantum physics-inspired premiere, composed during his Fermilab residency. “Deep Underground” showcases the fascinating interplay between scientific discovery and musical innovation.

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 by Hope Anderson (hbanderson@albion.edu)

Author Talk With Barbara Barton “Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan”

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Hello Brits, you are invited to an Author Talk With Barbara Barton, “Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan.” This is an adventure to explore and learn about wild rice at the Dorothy Hull Library in Windsor Township. We will meet in Ferguson Lot at 10:40AM, returning to campus by 3:00PM. Hope to see you there!

Please click this link to RSVP.

 

Sponsored by the Office of Belonging.

If you have any further questions please contact

Rivkah Gamble

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 by Rivkah Gamble (rgamble@albion.edu)

Critical Language Scholarship for summer 2025

By Students
Want to learn a critical language for no cost to you? Apply for the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) SPARK program!. If accepted, you would spend 8 weeks this summer learning through online classes and activities from native speakers. This also gives you preference to apply for the CLS Program abroad for summer 2026.
Language options: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu.
November 19th application deadline. Instructions are here.
Schedule a time to meet with Cristen if you want to apply and have any questions.

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 by Cristen Casey (ctcasey@albion.edu)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service park ranger, alumna, Madeline Drury ’15 Lecture

By Faculty and Staff, Students

“You May Not Know Your Future Career Exists Yet”, Lecture by Albion College alumna and park ranger, Madeline Drury, Thursday, November, 14th from 7-8pm, in Norris 102

Madeline (Maddie) Drury ‘15, was a sociology major while at Albion. Today, Madeline works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a park ranger. Stationed at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, Maddie works to create and facilitate learning opportunities for underserved communities.

We hope you all can join us and get a chance to learn more about Maddie and her career as an environmental and social changemaker!

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 by Ashlynn Reed (areed@albion.edu)

Kappa Delta Shamrock Week Tabling!

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Kappa Delta will continue t-shirt sales this week! We will be tabling to sell tickets to our Pancake brunch on Saturday, ribbons so you can show support, and t-shirts! We will be tabling from 11:00-2:00 pm Monday-Thursday, and from 4:30-6:30 pm on Friday. All proceeds will be going to our philanthropy: Prevent Child Abuse America!

 

  • T-shirts are $20
  • PCAA ribbons are $1
  • A regular ticket to the Pancake brunch is $5. You will receive two pancakes and a drink
  • For $8 you can get a ticket to the Pancake brunch, which will have two pancakes, a drink, and two pieces of sausage
  • For $10 your ticket to the Pancake brunch will be four pancakes, a drink, and two pieces of sausage

Posted on Monday, November 11, 2024 by Abby Meade (agm17@albion.edu)