View the Puerto Rico Trip 2007 Blog
First Year Experience Seminar Trip, December 9-17, 2007

Albion students enrolled in the First Year Experience Seminar "Puerto Rico: Boricua to Colonial West Side Story...and Jennifer Lopez" will be traveling to Puerto Rico to examine firsthand the issues raised by the course. The group will spend time in metropolitan San Juan as well as traveling to the southern city of Ponce, the radio telescope in Arecibo, the island of Vieques, the El Yunque Rainforest, and the Camuy Caverns. Assistant Dean of Program Development Tracey Howard, will post reports throughout the trip.

View the Poland Trip 2007 Blog
Holocaust Studies Program Service-Learning Project, May 12-20, 2007

Albion students and staff traveling in Poland for the Holocaust Studies Program Service-Learning Project will post blogs about their experiences restoring a neglected Jewish cemetery, visiting sites related to the Holocaust and Jewish history, and touring Nazi death camps. Please check back often for photos and impressions of the 2007 Holocaust Studies Trip.

View the Antarctic Expedition 2006-07
During the austral summer 2006-07, Albion faculty, students, and alumni will be in Antarctica working on multiple geology research projects funded by the National Science Foundation. The projects include studies of ancient climate archives, submarine volcanoes, and meteorites. Participants in these projects include Dr. Thom Wilch (Geological Sciences) and Dr. Nicolle Zellner (Physics and Astronomy); students Paul Roberts, ’07, and Lisa Colville, ’07; and alumna Dr. Ellen Cowan, ’79. This travel blog is authored by Thom Wilch, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences.

Questions about research or life in Antarctica should be directed by email to twilch@albion.edu.

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Briton Singers Make Music in Budapest
Director Doug Rose Reports on International Choir Competition

The Briton Singers skipped the first week of classes in April at the invitation of the International Choir Competition and Festival of Budapest, Hungary, where they have been singing with other choirs from around the world. The ensemble was one of a small handful of groups invited from North America to participate in one of Europe’s longest-running international choir festivals.

For more details, read Director Doug Rose's Reports on International Choir Competition.

View the Poland Trip Blog
Holocaust Studies Program Service-Learning Project, May 7-15, 2005
Reports from Albion students and staff traveling in Poland for the Holocaust Studies Program Service-Learning Project, spending four days restoring a Jewish cemetery, visiting sites related to the Holocaust, and touring Nazi death camps.

View the England Trip Blog
Choir trip with students and alumni, May 12-21, 2005
Journals from the “Britons in Britain Tour." Students who are current Albion College Concert Choir and choir alumni are traveling throughout England to perform a series of concerts in churches and cathedrals.