JULY 2012
Art Student Receives Statewide
Ceramics Award
Art major Soe Yu Nwe, '13, adds to her string of undergraduate achievements with the Michigan Ceramic Art Association's 2012 Scholarship Award. The statewide competition, intended to encourage serious students of ceramics, included a $1,000 prize.
An international student from Burma, Nwe knew nothing about ceramics before arriving at Albion College in 2009. She has since won other juried awards for her work, along with two grants from Albion College's Foundation for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity.
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See Nwe's work on the FURSCA Blog
 Mark Newell, '77, Provides Gift for Library's Center for Teaching and Learning
Innovative approaches to teaching with technology will be at the forefront in a new Center for Teaching and Learning at Albion College. The center, planned as part of the current Stockwell Library renovation campaign, has been underwritten by a gift from Albion College trustee Mark Newell, '77. In addition to Newell's personal contribution, support for this project comes from donations made by his partners in honor of his December 2011 retirement from the international law firm of Latham & Watkins.
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Recent Graduates Win Fulbright
Teaching Fellowships
Recent graduates Katie Kirsch, '12, and Sarah Julian, '09, are the latest in a streak of Albion graduate Fulbright winners. As 2012 recipients of Fulbright Teaching Scholarships, Kirsch heads to Rwanda in early 2013 to teach English, while Julian will teach English in Austria.
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Learn About the New Brit Kids Club
Do you have a child or grandchild between the ages of 2 and 12? Would they like to meet Brit the Briton and join his club of Albion fans? Then join us for our first-ever Brit Kids Club get-together at Albion's Community Day on September 8, 2012. You and your child can learn about our new club and have access to autographed memorabilia, games, sports fields and courts!
Stay tuned at our Community Day page.
Happy New (Fiscal) Year!
July 1 marked the start of a new fiscal year for Albion College. We are particularly proud of the 6,269 alumni, parents and friends who invested in Albion College between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Your gift this past fiscal year not only helped bring about many improvements on campus, but also provided the scholarship support that helped to bring a strong class of first-year students to Albion this coming fall.
We need to keep this momentum going! Be a part of the excitement this new fiscal year. We make it easy to give online. Join us in creating another outstanding year at Albion College!
NCAA Dedicates Office Building in Honor of Cedric Dempsey, '54
The NCAA dedicated its office building in Indianapolis' White River State Park in honor of Cedric Dempsey, '54, June 19. Dempsey, the Association's president from 1994-2002, orchestrated the NCAA's 1999 move from Kansas City to Indianapolis. Dempsey was a standout athlete in three sports at Albion and would later serve as his alma mater's head basketball and cross country coach and dean of men before moving on to become the athletics director at four Division I schools.
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Join Us for a Jewish Alumni Reunion
Jewish alumni, parents, and friends will join students, faculty and staff for Albion's first-ever Jewish Alumni Reunion on Sunday, Oct. 7. Reconnect with friends, meet current students, share in the last day of Sukkot, and learn how spiritual life has evolved at Albion College. The reunion is hosted by Albion College Hillel and the Office of Alumni Engagement. If you are interested in participating in the day's events, or in reaching out to other Jewish alumni, please email .
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