Additional Offices Within The Division of Student Affairs:

Anna Howard Shaw Women's Center
Campus Programs and Organizations
Campus Safety
Career Development
Chaplain's Office
Counseling Services
First-Year Experience
Intercultural Affairs
Intervention and Prevention Services
Residential Life
Sleight Servant Leadership Program
Student Health Services

Anna Howard Shaw Women's Center: The Women's Center coordinates social, cultural, and political programs focused on women for the Albion Community. The Center also works to develop and disseminate resource materials that help educate the community about ideas and issues that impact and involve women. Acknowledge that a key component of feminism is sisterhood, the Center seeks to co-create an environment at Albion in which women can flourish and achieve to their potential.

Campus Programs and Organizations: The Office of Campus Programs and Organizations (CPO) provides students with numerous opportunities to enhance and complement their classroom experiences through co-curricular programs such as Greek life, community service, orientation, services to student organizations and many major campus-wide programs and events. CPO works diligently to augment students’ academic experiences while supporting a broad and challenging series of opportunities beyond the classroom.

Campus Safety: The Department of Campus Safety, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, works with the college community to ensure the safety and security of the entire campus. Directed by professional staff members, with the assistance of dispatchers and student officers, the Department provides building patrols, building openings and closings, after-hour admittances, escorts, parking enforcement, emergency fire and medical response, and general patrol of campus property. The department works very closely with the City of Albion’s Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement agencies.

Career Development: To gain information about themselves in relation to the world of work, students are encouraged to analyze their personal interests and abilities so that both short-term and long-range plans can be formulated and pursued. Exploring alternatives, making choices and implementing action plans are essential components of the Career Development process. To facilitate this process the Career Development staff provides individual guidance on a variety of career-related issues. The career library serves as an excellent source of information about various career choices and specific career fields. Information is available for exploring majors, identifying internship opportunities, job searching, interviewing and pursuing graduate or professional study. The Career Development office offers job and internship opportunities, general information on majors and careers, specific job and internship opportunities, general information about the job search process and graduate school information services.

Programs and services are continually provided to assist students throughout their college education in attaining their professional goals. This type of support covers topics such as skill and interest assessment, securing internships, gaining entry into advanced study programs, job search preparation and interviewing. The Office of Career Development works closely with other College resources, including faculty, to disseminate information and promote activities that facilitate the career development process.

Chaplain's Office: The Chaplain's Office celebrates and cultivates religious devotion and spiritual development, and strives to create a welcoming and affirming context for the entire College community. The office sponsors (and co-sponsors) programs that cross the lines of academic discipline to provide fresh thought on meaning, ethics, religion, and issues of justice, and ideas for collaborative programs that include spirituality are encouraged.

Counseling Services: In both group and individual settings, Counseling Services provides students a confidential environment to explore concerns related to a variety of issues. College is a time of growth and transition and students often attend counseling to address eating concerns, depression, interpersonal relationships, stress management, sexuality, loss and grief, and other concerns. Educational programs, consultation on counseling-related topics, and referrals to area mental health resources can be provided as well. Counseling Services welcomes students from all backgrounds and embraces a philosophy of respectful diversity.

First-Year Experience: The First-Year Experience Office coordinates the many activities the First Year students participate in when they attend Albion College. This Office also offers a Sophomore Experience Program. Contact this Office for more information.

Intercultural Affairs: The office of Intercultural Affairs is dedicated to the support of minority students and to promoting the awareness of multicultural issues among students, staff and faculty. The office affords students the opportunity to participate in a number of organizations, activities and programs that assist minority students in developing a sense of belonging at Albion and helps the entire student body expand it’s knowledge of multicultural issues.

Intervention and Prevention Services: Intervention and Prevention Services assists students in making appropriate and healthy lifestyle decisions related to alcohol and other drugs (AOD). This Office can be used as a resource clearinghouse for printed materials, programs, workshops, referrals and on-site feedback. Other services include AOD group and individual counseling and coordination, three peer education programs on AOD, safer sex topics and sexual aggression.

Residential Life: While at Albion College, you will find that learning opportunities provided in the campus residences enhance the more formal classroom learning. Sharing common living spaces with other students challenges each resident to develop skills such as communication and assertiveness. Students can also gain leadership and organizational skills through their participation in hall government and program development.

Sleight Servant Leadership Program: The Sleight Servant Leadership Program is a comprehensive, four-year progressive leadership and service program. By connecting experiential learning, theory, and skills-based training, this developmental program seeks to foster actively engaged global citizens. The Program is housed in the Career Development Office where resources are available to assist campus organizations and students interested in leadership development. First-Year students will have an opportunity to become involved with the program through their First-Year Seminar experience.

Student Health Services: The emotional and physical health of Albion students is important to Student Health Services (SHS). SHS takes a holistic approach stressing health promotion and disease prevention. All visits are free and there are convenient, daily walk-in hours. Under the direction of Medical Director (M.D.), SHS is staffed full-time by registered nurses. The M.D. and a Physician Assistant provide an additional 10 hours of service weekly.