Albion College Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service

Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service. Photo of Robinson Hall by Dave Trumpie.

Featured Students

Ford students selected to participate in 2008 Elkin Isaac Research Symposium

Sophomore Mark Anthony Arceño wins Outstanding Delegate Award at Midwest Model UN

Senior Catherine Fontana wins 'Irish Rhodes', George J. Mitchell Scholarship

Check out what Ford students have been up to...

Lectures/Events

1/31 - Civil Rights Activist Juanita Abernathy addresses the College and community at the Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation.

2/1 - Elected Officials Respond to Environmental Issues

2/20 - Ford Institute sponsors Stem Cell Panel for College and community.

2/25 - Tim Sears, U.S. State Department addresses Ford students.

3/18 - Chief Justice Cliff Taylor, Michigan Supreme Court to address Albion college and community.

3/28 - Michigan Canadian Studies Roundtable at Albion College.

3/31 - Kristen Verdame from the British Telecom to discuss internship opportunities with Ford students.

4/3 - Judge Amy Krause, Michigan District Court 54-A in Lansing to address Albion college and community.

More...

Albion Named 2008 America's Best Value Colleges by Princeton Review

Welcome to the
Gerald R. Ford Institute
for Public Policy and Service

Are you interested on making an impact on your community, your city, your world? Are you motivated to go beyond the surface and what is "required" to learn more regarding topics you feel passionate about? Are you committed to serving others to improve their reality? If so, then please read on to learn more about the Institute.

President Gerald R. Ford created the Ford Institute at Albion College in 1977 to provide an opportunity for undergraduate level students to explore policy issues more fully and to prepare future leaders in all fields though coursework, service, internships and personal mentoring.
Whether your future is in politics, law, education, science or the arts, government policy decisions will impact you personally or professionally. Participation in the Institute will prepare you to analyze and interpret these issues more critically so you can take action.

The Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service has more than 175 student members from a broad range of majors and minors. The program is administered by Dr. Al Pheley, former Robert Wood Johnson Fellow for Policy Research in Senator Rockefeller's D.C. office. In addition, Albion College faculty are specially chosen to teach Ford Institute courses. Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you may have.

Click here to learn more about the Ford Institute

Albion College ◦ Albion, Michigan ◦ 517/629-1000