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Tunnicliff Fellow David Utrata, ’15, Studies Sustainability in South Africa 
This past fall, the Kim Tunnicliff Endowment supported its first fellow, David Utrata, ’15. The member of the Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service and the Center for Sustainability and the Environment recently completed a semester in Stellenbosch, South Africa, through the CIEE Stellenbosch Sustainability and Community program.
Albion Enrolls First Class of 
Albion College is pleased to introduce its first class of Build Albion Fellows, a group of seven students residing in the local school district who will receive four-year tuition, room and board from the College, and who will bring to the campus a diverse and exciting array of passions and career interests.
‘Virus Hunter’ Nathan Wolfe to Deliver Calvaruso Keynote Address
The Bigger Read: A Powerful Partnership Makes Magic 
"It is almost impossible for me to imagine what this course would have looked like without the community," says Jess Roberts about English 314, an upper-level Albion College class offered for the first time last fall, and perhaps better known by its rather catchy name, Practical Persuasion.
Dunklin, Goering Join Albion Board of Trustees Professor emeritus Doug Goering and Albion civic leader Mae Ola Dunklin were recently appointed to Albion College's Board of Trustees. The two begin active service with the board beginning July 1.
Albion Makes Princeton Review ‘Green Colleges’ List for 2015
GLCA Grant to Provide Albion an Environmental Dashboard Albion College—in partnership with Antioch College, DePauw University, Hope College, and Oberlin College—has been awarded a grant from the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) as part of its “Expanding Collaboration Initiative,” funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
2015 Race for the Shield 
Members of classes ending in 5 or 0 (1955-2010) are invited to participate in this year’s Race for the Shield competition! Mark your calendar to reconnect with classmates on campus over Homecoming Weekend, October 16-17. Part of the fun surrounding Homecoming Weekend is helping your class win the 2015 Race for the Shield Competition that runs from July 1, 2014, to October 16, 2015.
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Student Profile 
STEPHANIE "I am excited to enter the next stage of my life, taking the lessons I have learned from Albion with me." Campus Events Elkin Isaac Student Research Symposium - April 22-23 Alumni Events Distinguished & Young Alumni Awards - Grand Rapids Alumni Networking Event - Detroit Revitalization Event - April 30 Philadelphia, PA Craftsman Farms in Boston Pier 6 Alumni Event - May 4 Grand Slam Summer - Chicago - June 7 Grand Slam Summer - Detroit - August 4 Admission Events Albion Advantage Athletic Schedules Brits in the News Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell, ’71, Talks Sustainability Albion College Students Pack 10,000 Meals in Kids Against Hunger Event Jack Wyman, '18, Adjusting to Busy Life at Albion Jon VanderWal, '01, Named Glenn Robinson Award Winner as Division III's Top Basketball Coach Angela Morrison, ’17, Finds Heptathlon Success Early at Albion College Nancy Peters-Lewis, '96, Gets Middle Schoolers Thinking About College In Marshall-Albion Partnership, a Focus on Youth Britons Volleyball Team Assists Local Shelter Let Us Know Have your own hands-on Albion experience? An internship, research endeavor, or creative project? We want to tell your story! Email us with details. |
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The Indiana Jones of virus hunting, Nathan Wolfe travels the world to track, study, and eradicate the next pandemic before it strikes. One of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2011, this Viral Storm author draws on his breakthrough discoveries to tell us where viruses come from, why they spread, and how to stop them. 
Just a few days before Earth Day, Albion College was named to The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges for 2015. An environmental studies academic requirement, showers for cyclists, locally-grown produce in the dining hall, and low-energy lighting were among many campus-wide initiatives that placed Albion on the list.