Kanoe the Kazoo this Friday at Festival of the Forks!

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Come canoe the Kalamazoo River in downtown Albion this Friday during the Festival of the Forks.

In the afternoon of the first day of the festival, Friday September 20th, festival-goers will have a chance to experience Albion from the river. On a first-come-first-served basis, people will launch from the Porter Street Canoe Launch, float 1/2 mile downstream where they will take out just past Superior st. Canoes, paddles and life preservers will be provided. 

Please join us between 3-6 pm for the opportunity to paddle down the Kalamazoo River!

The Center for Sustainability and the Environment (CSE) at Albion College is partnering with the Kalamazoo Watershed Council, the Calhoun County Conservation District,  Barry Calhoun Kalamazoo Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (BCK CISMA) and the Calhoun County Trailway Alliance to provide this opportunity.

For more information, please contact CSE staff at cse@albion.edu.

Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2024 by Ashlynn Reed (areed@albion.edu)

Are you in need of professional clothing for Beyond Albion an interview, job fair, or event?

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Thanks to the Class of 2023 Senior Gift, the Career and Internship Center has received numerous clothing donations for our Career Closet. Please stop by our office, Ferguson Hall, 3rd floor, during business hours, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. to shop for your professional clothing needs. All clothing is FREE of charge and does not need to be returned. Donations of clean, modern, and professional clothing are welcome. 

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

 

 

Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2024 by Dawn Hernandez (dhernandez@albion.edu)

Who Gets To Vote? Free pizza and workshop on the history of voting rights, Tuesday October 8, 5:30-7:00pm

By Faculty and Staff, Students

First time voting in November? Lovers of democracy everywhere congratulate and thank you! First-timers and old-timers, if you want to learn a little more about this precious right, join the History department at 5:30 pm in the library’s Mudd Learning Center on Tuesday, October 8th, for a workshop on the history of voting rights. Freedom isn’t free, but the pizza is. Open to the public; everyone is welcome

Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 by Ellen Wilch (ewilch@albion.edu)

Student Senate Elections

By Students

Are you a student that wants to be more involved and make changes on campus?

Become a Student Senator!

Student Senate meets every Wednesday @ 8pm in the Kellogg Center on the 3rd floor.

Applications are now open: First-Year and Transfer Students Election [Application Link], and Special Election (2nd-4th year students) [Application Link].

All you have to do is print out the correct petition which includes collecting 50 signatures from your fellow peers and a 100 word paragraph explaining your interest in serving on Student Senate – detailed in the timeline on each form.

Return completed forms to the ‘Turn In’ bin outside the Student Senate Office on the 4th floor of the KC room 444.

The application deadline is TODAY September 18th @ noon.

Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 by Susanna Doss (sad13@albion.edu)