As writer Kim Miller stated in the first paragraph of her article, "Although Albion does not offer an equine science degree, it has everything else an equestrian enthusiast could want."

Musser will talk about sustainability efforts at the hotel, including the challenge of air conditioning all of the public space and rooms that don't face the front of the hotel. The solution involved a system using a heat exchanger to produce enough hot water to heat the half-million gallon swimming pool for most of the summer and temper some of the water to the golf course.

The Grand Hotel was able to reduce its electric use by 14 percent.

Click here for a link to the interview posted on MLive.com's environmental page.

According to Darren Mason, an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Albion as well as an adjunct associate professor of chemical engineering and materials science at Michigan State University, Albion College has a strong record of preparing students for engineering specialties such as biological, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental / renewable energy, mechanical, materials science, and engineering physics.