“Kaos in the KC” is Friday, Sept. 8

By Students

Campus Life would like to welcome students back with our first Kaos in the KC event this Friday, September 8 from 8-10pm.  There will be free fun events in the Kellogg Center, open to everyone.  First floor will be “Make Your Own Vision Boards”, second floor will be full of all different kinds of board games, and the fourth floor loft will be a crafty quiet space to hang out.

Our upcoming Kaos in the KC dates are October 27 (Halloween Themed), November 10 (Gratitude and Thankfulness), and December 1 (Stress Relief).  If your student organization or department is interested in sponsoring an activity for one of the upcoming Kaos events, please email jyawson@albion.edu.

Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2023 by Jennifer Yawson (jyawson@albion.edu)

Free Bohm screenings of “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once” Sept. 19 & 20

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Join us at Albion’s Historic Bohm Theatre for a free screening of Everything Everywhere All at Once as part of the 2023 Common Reading Experience.

Screening 1
Tuesday, September 19
6:30 – 9pm with a 7pm start time

Screening 2
Wednesday, September 20
6:30 – 9pm with a 7pm start time

The concession stand will be open for purchases during these free public screenings.

The 2023 Common Reading Experience selection is a curated collection of easily digestible works centered on the theme of belonging, identity and self discovery.  Everything Everywhere All At Once beautifully and chaotically wrestles with themes of immigration, mental health, parent-child dynamics, generational trauma, and the impulse many of us have to question what our lives might look like if we had made different choices. This film is notable for casting a middle-aged Asian American woman in the role of superhero, and is the first Best Picture Oscar winning film depicting the lives of Asian Americans.

Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2023 by Jill Mason (jmason@albion.edu)

Dance team tryouts

By Students

Is dance your passion? Looking for a new dance home? Come dressed in all black ready to learn! All 3 Tryout days are mandatory. Come prepared with a set of two 8 counts to My power -Beyoncé.

TRYOUTS START: Thursday September 7 and continue on September 11 & 12 at 5:30pm -7:30pm in the Dow dance studio

Follow us on Social Media/Contact us on insta with any questions or concerns

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Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2023 by Shania Clemon-hawkins (skc13@gmail.com)

Student Organization Leadership Summit

By Students

Attention all student organization leaders!  This Saturday is the Student Organization Leadership Summit that all current organizations are required to attend in order to submit a budget and actively function on campus.  The Summit will be from 1-5pm starting in Norris 101 Auditorium.

Each student organization is required to send at least one representative, President and Treasurer preferred, and bonus this year, you can send as many members as you would like, so more people hear the important information for your group.  Please note, each person can only represent up to 2 organizations.

Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2023 by Jennifer Yawson (jyawson@albion.edu)

Bobbitt Visual Arts Center exhibition program

By Faculty and Staff, Students

The Department of Art and Art History announces the opening of the exhibition programs in the Munro and Dickinson galleries, located in the Bobbitt Visual Arts Center. We invite you to visit our first two shows of the fall semester. The Dickinson Gallery will feature “Signs, Symbols, Serenades,” prints from the Albion College Collection. The Munro Gallery will feature “What Keeps You Up At Night,” by Tomiko Jones. Please join us for Tomiko’s virtual lecture Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. in the Bobbitt Auditorium.

Open gallery hours are:

  • Monday, by appointment only
  • Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Wednesday, by appointment only
  • Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Friday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2023 by Mary Morrow (mmorrow@albion.edu)

Join us for Beyond Albion

By Faculty and Staff, Students

Beyond Albion is Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 4-6 p.m. in Upper Baldwin. The event merges the Gerstacker Institute Recruitment Night, the Ford Institute Service Organization and Grad School Fair, and the Domestic Off-Campus Program Fair. This annual fall event is for students seeking full-time employment, internships, after-graduation service projects, information on graduate/professional programs and domestic off-campus studies. For those seeking a job or internship, Beyond Albion is an opportunity to present yourself professionally in person to a potential employer while showcasing your communication skills. Remember to request a professional resume review with the Career and Internship Center (careers@albion.edu). For questions, please contact one of the following: Roy Mathews (Gerstacker) at rmathews@albion.edu; Eddie Visco (Ford) at evisco@albion.edu; or Dawn Hernandez (CIC) at dhernandez@albion.edu.

Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2023 by Dawn Hernandez (dhernandez@albion.edu)

Labor Day reflection: A requiem of thanksgiving – Colored National Labor Union

By Faculty and Staff, Students

As the summer winds down, Labor Day brings appreciation for the sacrifices for an equitable America. After Emancipation, newly freed Black people sought economic independence and parity with their white American contemporaries. Emerging from this pursuit was the creation of Black organized labor. One of these, which approached labor rights from intersectional identities of the people who did the labor was the mostly Black Washers Woman. Not apprised of the rights of white women of the era, Black women forged together to establish one of the first women’s labor unions in America. For more info see Tera W. Hunter’s book “To ’Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women’s Lives and Labors after the Civil War”.  In 1869, the Colored National Labor Union was created due to discrimination Black people faced in mostly white, larger national labor unions. Its expansion captured the attention of civil rights leaders of the era prompting Frederick Douglass to become its second president in 1872.

 

Posted on Monday, September 04, 2023 by Mr. Ari McCaskill (amccaskill@albion.edu)