Barbara Putnam Smith ’74 Endowed Award in Natural Resources

This award is to support a full-time student of any major, who has attained at least sophomore status, and has demonstrated a career interest in an environmental area by studying natural resources or environmental science.  The nomination is open to all science majors who intend to pursue a career in one or more of the natural sciences. The recipient does receive a monetary award.

To apply:

Submit a brief essay in which you indicate your present aims in life, especially in relation to your environmental interests, your present activities related to them, and how you see your Albion College education relating to those aims.  Include with your essay, a current Albion College student transcript; both documents should be in pdf formatting.  Email your application by Monday, March 25 to Elisa Reynolds (ereynolds@albion.edu) in the Biology Department with the subject line, Barbara PutnamSmith ‘74 Endowed Award.

Posted on Monday, March 18, 2024 by Elisa Reynolds (ereynolds@albion.edu)

Holy Week and Easter Service Transportation

Spiritual Life and Campus Safety are working together to arrange transportation to students for Holy Week services, including Palm Sunday, Maundy/Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter services in town (within Albion city limits). These services are part of the Christian remembrance of events such as Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, suffering, death, and resurrection. Many, but not all, Christian denominations remember these events in the last week of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday.

Use this form to request transportation to a Holy Week or Easter service.

Please submit the form at least three business days before the requested services to give Campus Safety time to make arrangements. Learn more about Campus Safety transportation services here.

Posted on Monday, March 18, 2024 by Laura Todd (ltodd@albion.edu)

Tonight – Monday Meditation

Albion College Spiritual life and local Buddhist meditation teachers will facilitate a meditation session and lead discussion in Kellogg 412 from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. this evening (and every Monday evening for the rest of the semester). Teachers Bruce and Teri Nelson are lay practitioners and authorized meditation instructors in the Kagyu-Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Anyone interested in learning more about meditation is welcome. Chairs and cushions will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.

Posted on Monday, March 18, 2024 by Laura Todd (ltodd@albion.edu)

“Keep Calm and Fidget On”

On March 25 per numerous requests we are bringing the fidget toys back. “Keep Calm and Fidget On” will be held from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the KC. Our staff will have a table set up with information on how fidget toys can help with daily stress and anxiety.

Posted on Monday, March 18, 2024 by MELISSA SOMMERS (msommers@albion.edu)

Faculty Recital–Sunday, March 24

The Albion College Department of Music presents a faculty recital at Goodrich Chapel on Sunday, March 24, at 4:00 pm. The recital will feature Jenny Ribeiro, voice; Nicholas Laban, piano; Matthew Kay, trumpet; David Abbott, piano; and Nathan Salazar, saxophone.

Posted on Saturday, March 16, 2024 by Hope Anderson (hbanderson@albion.edu)

Live Michigan Birds of Prey!

Francis Krawcke, Executive Director of the Michigan Avian Experience (a wildlife refuge in Brooklyn, MI) presents live birds of prey! Join Albion’s Ornithology students (BIOL 248) as we meet four Michigan raptors (red-tailed hawk, eastern screech-owl, bald eagle, American kestrel) and discuss their remarkable behaviors and survival adaptations. We will learn about flight, physical structures, feather types, and wing shapes by observing live birds. Our focus will be understanding how to protect and conserve raptors you can find right in your backyard. This event is free and open to anyone interested! Hosted by Albion Biology Department.

The show runs Monday March 18, from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. in Upper Baldwin Ballroom.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Joanna Sblendorio (jsblendorio@albion.edu).

For more information:

• Michigan Avian Experience website
• Michigan Avian Experience on Facebook

Posted on Friday, March 15, 2024 by Joanna Sblendorio (jsblendorio@albion.edu)